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 ...

The future of the historic site appeared to be uncertain earlier this year when Wigan Council and developer Step Places parted ways, after much work had taken place. But it has now been revealed that ...

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 ...