Residents who move onto a new 470-home estate set to be built on a flood plain in Leigh will NOT be compensated if their homes are inundated with water, a planning committee meeting has been told.

Thousands of the rare creatures died in flooding in Wigan on New Year's Day A man who lost his prized collection of "monster" fish in the New Year's Day floods has said he is "heartbroken" after ...

Residents among the hundreds who turned up to view proposals for a development of 550 houses on farmland in Atherton have ...

Recent global events have shown us that we are feeling the effects of a warming planet, with the Spanish floods in October of last year to the recent wildfires in Los Angeles.

A man who lost his prized collection of "monster" fish in the New Year's Day floods has said he is "heartbroken ... The ground floor of Craig Anderson's home in Wigan was inundated in the deluge ...

Towns in Greater Manchester left deluged by the devastating New Year's Day floods must see new flood defences set up "as quickly as possible", an MP has said. Floods minister Emma Hardy visited ...

Hundreds of residents who attended a viewing of proposals for a 550-house development on Atherton farmland expressed concerns ...

Last week, Flooding Minister Emma Hardy was in town visiting victims who were left swamped by the overflowing waters. She announced that Wigan and Leigh will get a slice of a £2.4bn government ...

A major road was closed off this morning after a large sinkhole opened up overnight. St Helens Road in Ormskirk is currently ...