Real Crafty on Upper Dicconson Street, Swinley, retained its crown as Cider Pub of the Year, and the restored, historic Colliers Arms on Wigan Road, Aspull, was Best New Cask Beer Pub.

Historic mill buildings will be brought back ... a single owner will see the construction of more than 800 new homes in Wigan. The 17-acre (7-hectare) site includes Grade II-listed Eckersley ...