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Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be home owning families living in terraces.

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile are largely found in former mining, industrial and manufacturing areas of Wales and northern England. Examples include Merthyr Tydfil, Rhonda, Burnley, Barrow in Furness and Halifax.

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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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Local news

Man remanded over £150K drug haul

28/11/2009 17:21:06

Cannabis worth more than £150,000 is seized and a man is arrested by police after drugs raids in Lancashire.
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Bridge for flooded town under way

28/11/2009 14:37:52

Work starts at a Lancashire army camp to assemble a new footbridge to replace one swept away by floods in Cumbria.
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Man charged over attack at house

28/11/2009 17:23:23

A 41-year-old man is charged with attempted murder after a man was bound, gagged and beaten in a two-hour ordeal.
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Allardyce comes out of hospital

28/11/2009 21:31:42

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is said to be well after undergoing heart surgery after suffering chest pains.
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Oil firm calls in administrators

27/11/2009 16:52:12

Oil engineering company SLP, which employs a number of staff in Blackpool, calls in the administrators.
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Get in touch

16/04/2009 09:37:07

How to contact BBC News Interactive's North West team
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More news sites

29/09/2008 11:34:36

Links to other local news internet sites in Lancashire
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County sounds

23/11/2009 08:10:04

Listen to how Lancashire sounds around the clock
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Railway Stations

Atherton (2.64 miles away), Northern Rail

Hag Fold (2.70 miles away), Northern Rail

Daisy Hill (3.22 miles away), Northern Rail

Westhoughton (4.13 miles away), Northern Rail

Hindley (4.36 miles away), Northern Rail

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