New York Post

Overdue copy of George Orwell’s ‘The Road to Wigan Pier’ returned to library 50 years later – and it ‘smelled downright awful’

A George Orwell book checked out of a library in the United Kingdom 50 years ago was finally returned by a mortified borrower. The hard-cover book of George Orwell’s “Road to Wigan Pier” was due at ...
The Mirror

There was a certain way you had to look at private school: My Wigan Pier Story

As part of our Road to Wigan Pier project, eight decades after the publication of George Orwell's essay, Becky Joyce explains how she used her own experience of addiction and homelessness to launch ...
Property Week

Local developer acquires Eckersley Mill in Wigan

Wigan-based property developer and contractor The Heaton Group has confirmed its acquisition of Eckersley Mill and Swan Meadow, a key regeneration site in the Wigan Pier Quarter.
Property Week

Step Places starts out on the road to Wigan Pier’s leisure recovery

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