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Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be old people living in detached homes.

Rural areas with smaller market towns are the main locations for these types. These include Somerset, the Cotswolds and the Lake District.

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Schools

Find out the performance data, locations and contact details of your local schools. All the vital information you need to help make educational decisions for your children.
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Crime

The Greater Manchester Police force is responsible for policing the Wigan Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in Wigan council is £956.00, compared to an average in England of £1,278.93.
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The Stylistics

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Local news

'Psychic' loses police sack case

24/11/2009 19:54:07

A police employee sacked over his views on the crime-solving benefit of psychics was not unfairly dismissed.
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Police 'errors' over terror raids

24/11/2009 15:29:11

A report into anti-terror raids across north-west England criticises police for failing to consult specialist lawyers.
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Pc visited red light area on duty

24/11/2009 15:59:32

A police officer who ignored an emergency call for assistance to visit a red light district is given a conditional discharge.
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UK's ID register 'up and running'

24/11/2009 13:44:43

The national identity register, being launched in Greater Manchester, is now "up and running", MPs are told.
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Probe finds woman was strangled

24/11/2009 12:28:12

Police investigating the death of a couple at their home in Bolton say the dead woman had been strangled.
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Couple handcuffed by armed gang

24/11/2009 12:21:52

Police officers arrest eight people after a couple are held at gunpoint in their Salford home by a gang of robbers.
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Wigan players to refund fans

24/11/2009 14:00:29

Wigan's players are to personally refund Latics fans who bought tickets from the club for the 9-1 hammering at Tottenham.
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Charge over road death

24/11/2009 10:46:11

Police charge a 17-year-old with death by dangerous driving after a teenage boy was knocked down in Oldham.
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Showdown over credit card debts

23/11/2009 23:44:45

The ability of banks to force customers to repay their debts could be clarified by a series of court hearings in Manchester.
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Get in touch

16/04/2009 09:36:44

How to contact BBC News Interactive's North West team
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Other local news

10/02/2009 13:00:58

Links to other local news sites in Greater Manchester
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Mother's grief

23/11/2009 19:25:19

The overwhelming void left by a daughter's murder
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Railway Stations

Newton-le-Willows (1.86 miles away), Northern Rail

Earlestown (2.83 miles away), Northern Rail

Bryn (3.85 miles away), Northern Rail

Birchwood (4.00 miles away), TransPennine Express

Padgate (4.10 miles away), Northern Rail

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