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Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be low income families living in terraced estates.

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile can be found throughout the country, including in Motherwell, Knowsley, Dagenham, Hartlepool and Sunderland.

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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

Trust hits out at hospital rating

30/11/2009 08:19:51

Health chiefs in Blackpool react to claims their hospital trust is "significantly underperforming".
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Man killed when car veers off M6

30/11/2009 12:11:06

A 25-year-old man is killed in a crash on a motorway in Lancashire when his car veers off the carriageway and hits fencing.
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Public vote on youth punishments

30/11/2009 10:26:59

People are offered the chance to vote for how young offenders in Lancashire are punished with community orders.
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Flooded town's bridge on move

29/11/2009 14:30:05

Army transport specialists start moving a 110-tonne footbridge built in Lancashire to reunite the flood-hit town of Workington.
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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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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

Hag Fold (2.14 miles away), Northern Rail

Daisy Hill (2.26 miles away), Northern Rail

Atherton (2.44 miles away), Northern Rail

Hindley (3.09 miles away), Northern Rail

Westhoughton (3.11 miles away), Northern Rail

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