New uncertainty hangs over the future of Wigan’s once massively popular Pier tourist attraction today after the council confirmed that it and the developer which has restored the famous ...

The redevelopment of Wigan Pier will start in early 2023 - more than three years after plans were first announced. The final section of the former Wigan Pier Nightclub, popular during the 1990s ...

Canal-side walkways, houses, a food hall and events venue are all part of plans to bring Wigan Pier 'back to life' Share. by James Illingworth; 16:32, 2 May 2019 Updated 10:56, 3 May 2019; ...

As part of our Road to Wigan Pier 2017 project, 80 years on from the publication of George Orwell's essay, homeless project manager Andrew Omond explains why his service is stretched to breaking point ...

ANOTHER multi-award winning attraction, Wigan Pier is truly a day of fun for all the family. Take an unforgettable journey through time and visit the Victorian classroom -- watch out for the ...

As part of our Road to Wigan Pier 2017 project, 80 years on from the publication of George Orwell's essay, Kirstie Clarkson explains why a job and a home are hard to come by ...

The development partner of Wigan Council for the Wigan Pier complex of historic buildings is searching for leisure, culture and entertainment operators. Step Places is engaging the wider market for ...

The hard-cover book of George Orwell’s “Road to Wigan Pier” was due at the Hull Central Library all the way back in 1974. What would’ve been a hefty fee was eliminated thank… ...

Wigan Pier is a historic site on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal originally used as a coal loading jetty where wagons would unload coal on to canal barges.