As part of our Road to Wigan Pier 2017 project, 80 years on from the publication of George Orwell's essay, former textile worker, Jean Faulkner, reflects on life in Orwell's time.

Passers-by and drivers will have noticed that the clock in the tower of the former Orwell building at Wigan Pier has disappeared in recent days. Many may have presumed it had been taken away for ...

Work on the iconic Wigan Pier, that was promised redevelopment back in 2019, is finally set to start in early 2023. Plans for the site, known as the inspiration for George Orwell’s 1937 novel ...

The redevelopment of Wigan Pier will start in early 2023 - more than three years after plans were first announced.

As part of our Road to Wigan Pier 2017 project, 80 years on from the publication of George Orwell's essay, retired mechanic, George Walsh, explains why he fears for the future of Wigan.

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 ...

Canal-side walkways, houses, a food hall and events venue are all part of plans to bring Wigan Pier 'back to life' ...

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 canals.

What's On Wigan Pier heading to 051 nightclub in Liverpool for one night only The collaboration will see two of the North West's most beloved nightclubs churning out tunes under the same roof.

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

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 ...

Wigan Pier is coming to the newly reopened 051 nightclub on Saturday December 2, for one night and one night only. The two celebrated and historic dance clubs will collaborate to re-ignite ...