General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

by the local population, do you mean the shopper ? if so the shopper does not spend there because,
1. morrisons was the last food shop, now its gone
2. traffic, its quicker to go elsewhere,
3, the market is in decline

All caused because of council decisions, The people's money will spend anywhere and the population are voting with their feet,
give the local population what the want, and they will gladly come back, this has been proven in other towns,

sit up and learn Wigan council,