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A LONG SHOT. Wigan Co-op History Book Pub. c 1913
Has anyone got a copy of this book tucked away? If you have any chance I could borrow it f...
admin - 125 17th Jun 2025, 16:42
admin
DWP scam
Just had a message from the”DWP” for me to apply for a grant of £200-£300 to pay for...
roylew 1 278 17th Jun 2025, 08:35
kathpressey
Its Oh so quiet
Not a lot of posts today, 6 hours, is the site working ok Well that answered my question.
First Mate 24 723 16th Jun 2025, 12:39
basil brush
DAVID JONES PLATT BRIDGE .
JUST RECEIVED THIS EMAIL CAN ANYONE HELP??? Dose anyone know David Jones,he was in the ...
admin 2 438 15th Jun 2025, 13:07
basil brush
Winter Fuel Allowance Part 2
It transpires that approximately 35000 UK pensioners living abroad will still get their Wi...
fedup 55 1,517 14th Jun 2025, 23:54
First Mate
Wigan on Pointless
OK, probably showing my/our ignorance here, but my mum and I were watching BBC's 'Pointles...
CanalAli 4 381 14th Jun 2025, 21:08
tonker
Billy Bostons, Royal Marine, Brother.
Just received this email Has anyone any information or can give me a contact for someone ...
admin 18 662 14th Jun 2025, 19:25
admin
Broadwings Birds of Prey?
I remember there was a place in Ashton Heath area called the above, but can't find anythin...
wnwanderer 1 162 13th Jun 2025, 23:02
First Mate
LPG
Had a surprise from Calor today saying the price of a litre of gas is going up 5 p + vat. ...
frecky 3 209 13th Jun 2025, 21:03
tonker
Primrose Farm pub
Today was the AGM of the ' Old spokes Wheelie' club, Our cycling team, We had it in the Pr...
tomplum 11 338 13th Jun 2025, 18:37
roylew
Wigan -- is -- The Land of Pies
Tonker will love this one, it is about his favourite Town, and it is set to music [url=htt...
a proud latics supporter 10 347 13th Jun 2025, 17:01
retep1949
SUPERSTITIONS
For many people, these are real and they believe in them as warnings of bad luck. These a...
mollie m 33 837 13th Jun 2025, 07:29
PeterP
Grocers in scholes
Can anyone please help more than fifty years ago there was a grocers shop a bit lower down...
mick.moran 1 226 12th Jun 2025, 22:43
surfer_tom
Swan neckers.
Why is it when there is a disaster in foreign climates...the swan neckers turn out in thei...
Billinge Biker 4 280 12th Jun 2025, 20:25
tomplum
One Legged Jockey
A jockey falls from his horse during the Grand National and his leg is so badly damaged th...
tonker 7 254 12th Jun 2025, 20:21
tomplum
Plummy
How's your site, WR, going on?
basil brush 12 731 12th Jun 2025, 13:25
basil brush
Arise - Sir Billy Boston
"Billy Boston is to become Rugby League's first ever knight" Well done Billy, and it's ...
a proud latics supporter 7 398 12th Jun 2025, 10:55
basil brush
Taxis
TTS. Why are local taxi firms selling out to the South Wales outfit Veezu?
gaffer 14 394 11th Jun 2025, 20:35
tonker
have you ever wondered
How much sh1t is in the post today, I offer no apology for admitting to posting some mysel...
tomplum 4 325 9th Jun 2025, 10:49
basil brush
Iron man road closures Sun 8.6.25
There are road closures this Sunday for the annual Ironman races but I cannot find details...
mortarmillbill 15 421 9th Jun 2025, 10:05
PeterP
Immigrants, including ........
......... the illegals after being granted asylum, are to be given jobs working in the...
tonker 4 334 9th Jun 2025, 08:49
kathpressey
Brassed off
The Greenfields brass bands event in on this Friday 13th June , get the train from Wigan...
tomplum - 152 8th Jun 2025, 23:48
tomplum
"Goin' Anywhere Naaaaice"? ........
......... "[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sUMNgQAy44]Aye, t'Blackpoo' laaaaike"!
tonker 5 269 8th Jun 2025, 13:30
basil brush
Isle of Man TT 2025
Poor weather has caused delays to schedule up to now. Nonetheless, a 133 mph qualifying...
tonker 49 789 8th Jun 2025, 11:42
Billinge Biker
Anyone Else
Keep getting internet pages freezing and the message "page unresponsive" you can wait f...
basil brush 9 264 8th Jun 2025, 11:23
basil brush
News Report .......
......... about a woman hanging around the local park. She's regularly seen loitering ar...
tonker 4 397 8th Jun 2025, 00:06
Owd Codger
ELON MUSK
The richest man in the world! I read today that he’s lost $45bn in net worth. Forty fi...
mollie m 7 342 7th Jun 2025, 15:38
First Mate
a good cafe ruined
Our cycling gang ' the wheelie old spokes' ventured down the canal to Manchester and stop...
tomplum - 234 6th Jun 2025, 23:01
tomplum
CREEPING and KOWTOWING has paid off.
I see David Bekham is going to get a Knighthood!!! After years of kowtowing to the late Qu...
admin 8 301 6th Jun 2025, 22:16
tomplum
Scandinavia with Simon Reeve.
Series 1 episode 3 BBC. Highlights the change in Sweden from a peace loving country to ...
gaffer - 152 6th Jun 2025, 20:27
gaffer
Help please!! Town Centre shop?
I have not been into the town centre for a while. Can anyone tell me if the little shop in...
fedup 3 347 6th Jun 2025, 16:35
fedup
Is this woman a councillor
of F/B Maureen O'Bern · Yesterday I received a call from Wigan CID to say I had b...
basil brush 9 414 6th Jun 2025, 10:13
a proud latics supporter
Well..........
i have not posted for a few days because i was verbally abused and, attacked by plummys la...
basil brush 15 482 6th Jun 2025, 09:48
basil brush
Walk into town
Walking from NW Station to near the Moon under Water leaves little to be desired. Our MP ...
roylew - 124 5th Jun 2025, 16:08
roylew
Nuisance phone calls
I've recieved about 20 phone calls for free heating advice over the last two weeks. I bloc...
Pyeyta 1 189 5th Jun 2025, 14:44
peter g
Doesn't happen often.
Congratulations to my in- laws Clifford and Jean Entitle of Hindley. Married 70 years ago ...
Billinge Biker 4 234 5th Jun 2025, 08:22
Billinge Biker
Ronnie Pickering .......
.......... "Who"? https://i.ibb.co/qMFdm98s/IMG-0988-1.png]
tonker 12 629 5th Jun 2025, 00:07
tonker
Today in Court ..........
Two blokes got caught stealing a calendar. They got six months each!
tonker 2 171 4th Jun 2025, 21:58
tomplum
REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS
Just in case anyone doesn’t know, you can no longer order your repeat prescriptions dire...
mollie m 40 810 4th Jun 2025, 21:03
mollie m
Squirrels ........
........ and Nuts ! https://scontent-man2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/502620698_10...
tonker 4 262 3rd Jun 2025, 08:56
Billinge Biker