Wigan Pier is set for an exciting new future as multi-million pound plans to breathe new life into the historic venue are revealed. The Pier, immortalised by George Orwell’s graphic 1937 ...

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Today’s slide show:Wigan Pier The Orwell, the pub at Wigan Pier Manchester’s emergence as the site and center of the industrial revolution was based on the “three C’s”: coal, cotton, and ...

The Pier's three 18th century industrial buildings - The Warehouse, which later became the Way We Were Museum, The Orwell public house and the Education Centre - stood as derelict eyesores.

But more of that later. Wigan Pier is very much a working museum. True, these type of attractions inhabit towns the length and breadth of the country, but this particular one is second to none.

The Wigan Pier Nightclub, popular during the 1990s house and rave scene, is to be demolished as part of the regeneration plans. The 40-year-old building was bought by the council last March after ...

The final section of the former Wigan Pier Nightclub, popular during the 1990s house and rave scene, is set to be demolished.

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… ...

A planning application proposing the overhaul of the iconic Wigan Pier to provide new homes, an artisan food hall and events spaces have been submitted. The project to redevelop the disused 18th ...

A former museum should become an attraction dedicated to Northern Soul music, a Greater Manchester MP said. Ian McCartney, MP for Makerfield, wants to turn part of the Wigan Pier area into a venue to ...

Becca Heron, director of economy and skills at Wigan Council, said: “This planning submission is a significant step forward in realising our collaborative plans for the Pier.