Wigan Council news

Wigan Council in the UK will take back the management of all its leisure centres and wellbeing services from 1 April 2021, following a 'mutual ... More

Life Leisure's actilife health programme has been adopted by two North West leisure trusts planning to tackle the issue of inactivity in the community. The ... More

A new budget fitness gym has opened at the historic Pelican Centre in Tyldesley, Lancashire, following a £350,000 investment from Wigan Council. The centre currently ... More

Leisure and culture provider WLCT has rebranded as 'Inspiring healthy lifestyles' in a bid to better represent its mission of getting people in the north ... More

Climbing, skating and active play facilities have been added to the new-look Howe Bridge Leisure Centre near Manchester, forming the final piece of the puzzle ... More

Howe Bridge Leisure Centre has opened its brand new health and fitness suite – part of the ongoing £2.9m transformation at the WLCT-operated site. Members ... More

Work has begun on a £2.9m project to transform Howe Bridge Sports Centre into a “first class” family fitness facility. Alliance Leisure is working in ... More

Link4Life, the cultural trust operating leisure services on behalf of Rochdale Borough Council, has appointed Gillian Bishop as chief executive on a permanent basis. Bishop, ... More

A landmark deal in Wigan has resulted in a voluntary group taking over the management of a public swimming pool identified for closure. Wigan Council ... More

Wigan's new Healthy Living Zone, which forms one half of the Greater Manchester town's multi-million pound Life Centre development, has opened to the public for ... More

Communities secretary John Denham has rejected Peel Holdings' multi-million pound plans for the development of a new racecourse and nature reserve near Salford, Greater Manchester. ... More

The new Museum of WiganLife is set to open this spring, following the completion of a major £1.9m scheme to transform the former History Shop ... More

Plans for a £187m leisure and public services complex in Wigan, Greater Manchester, have been given the green light after the local authority reached an ... More

Plans for a new multi-million pound racecourse development near Salford, Greater Manchester, have gone before a public inquiry at the request of the developer behind ... More

Salford City Council (SCC) has opposed proposals to build a new international standard racecourse near Manchester as part of a major development project put forward ... More

A £1.3m project to transform the Wigan History Shop into a new "heritage hub" is set to get underway on 23 December in the Lancashire ... More

A £67m public service hub, featuring leisure and learning facilities, is being planned for Wigan. The complex – to be called the Joint Service Centre ... More