Wigan Borough has the most incredible, kind-hearted people who put so much back into their local communities. It’s a privilege to be a part of the 'Our Town Awards' tonight recognising those volunteers, community heroes & businesses that make our borough so special #OurTownAwards

🔊 | NEW REPORT: Public services are failing to deliver for citizens. Policymakers will need to combine both funding & reform to create a smarter state to solve the crisis. This report starts to set what is needed to deliver on this. ippr.org/research/publi…

🚨New IPPR report on public services out today. Unlocking intrinsic motivation & the need for prevention & personalisation chime with our ongoing work with Wigan Council on the future of local public services (more on that later)👇

It’s #WorldMentalHealthDay and we are excited to launch #FeelGoodYourWay! We want to support young people to be active and change preconceptions around what movement and physical activity look like💪 Thank you to We Are Futures, #BeeWell, Sport England and Bolton Youth Voice🧡

A momentous day for Wigan Borough - recognising Edge Hill University as the official university of the borough with Wigan & Leigh College WWL NHS Wigan Council This will open up so many opportunities for thousands of local students who will study and forge brilliant future careers right here

We're shining a light 🌟 on our hard working staff who are #MakingADifference each and every day #autumnstatement2023 💜 #TeamWigan Alison Mckenzie-Folan Sonia Halliwell @james_jmw Cllr Chris Ready Cllr Keith Cunliffe Local Government Association (LGA) @comms2point0 Jenny Bullen Dane Anderton

A bumper weekend of campaigning in Tyldesley, Lowton East and Atherton South, finished off with a coffee and a chat at Howe Bridge Leisure Centre today. Lots of important conversations with people who are ready for change and a fresh start with Labour 🌹

Great session meeting our new starters Wigan Council now part of the #TeamWigan family delivering over 700+ services to our 323,000 residents, supporting our communities & businesses. Working together in our towns & neighbourhoods with partners to build a better future #NewEra

A Wigan borough youth hub is celebrating its first anniversary this week as its number of visitors nears the 8,500 mark. wigantoday.net/news/people/wi…

We can't wait to celebrate International Women's Day at this year's event at TheEdge We've got a fantastic line-up ready to entertain and inspire our guests 🌟 Join us from 6pm for all the live action! 💜 #IWD24

We’ve been out in Leigh town centre this morning talking about The Labour Party and Co-operative Party plans to make our high streets and our communities safer for all. #SaferHighStreets #EndRetailCrime party.coop/campaign/retai…

Huge congratulations to Mike Smith in the Lowton East ward, taking the Tories’ last remaining council seat in Leigh! Just one parliamentary seat to go! 🌹

What an amazing afternoon in Leigh Leigh Sports Village watching the Lloyds Tour of Britain. Massive thanks to everyone involved British Cycling Jon Dutton Wigan Council Leigh Sports Village Lloyds Tour of Britain for organising a brilliant finale to Britain’s biggest bike race right here in Leigh

Energising day with @jesstud.bsky.social & @Lauritapayne from New Local. Sharing our exciting New Era for our borough & the amazing things we can achieve by working in a genuine partnership with our residents, communities, partners, businesses and staff. Thanks so much for visiting 🤍

Lewis Greenwood @Lauritapayne New Local Cllr Keith Cunliffe Alison Mckenzie-Folan @james_jmw Thank you so much for having us Lewis, was an absolute blast! Your team’s energy and passion is so inspiring, and absolutely love your New Era approach- so much learning and inspo for wider sector (and govt!)

A Wigan mental health and suicide prevention organisation is spreading hope across the borough. wigantoday.net/news/people/wi…

Looking forward to the summit with partners tomorrow, reflecting on where they've reached in their work together, learning from the past & co-creating the new era of reform. Progress with Unity: a collective movement for change to achieve shared ambitions for Wigan borough 🌱

Today, we came together with partners from across the borough to formally launch our new era. A big thank you to all those who have been on this transformation journey and helped shape our missions for the place and our communities. Together, we are stronger. #ProgressWithUnity

Today I hosted the Industrial Communities Alliance meeting today to discuss boosting community support through funding and regional development. Great turnout of MPs and LA representatives nationwide. Special thanks to National Chair Cllr Keith Cunliffe for his input!