Wigan Reporter

The ''Wigan Post'' (formerly ''Wigan Evening Post and Chronicle'' and later just the ''Wigan Evening Post'') is a weekly (changed from daily in August 2021) tabloid British regional newspaper for Wigan in Greater Manchester (formerly in the traditional county of Lancashire). It is owned by Johnston Press and published by Lancashire Publications, which has its offices in the town. The main area for the paper's distribution is around the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. It is published on Fridays. It was founded in the 1950s as a subdivision of the Lancashire Evening Post.
The website which the Wigan Post shares with its sister papers is ''Wigan Today''. It also has an app for IOS and Android devices.

Sister papers

Wigan Observer

The ''Wigan Observer'' is a weekly paid-for paper sold in the borough and is published each Tuesday. It was formed in 1853 as ''The Wigan Observer and District Advertiser'' and was family-run until 1966.

Freesheets

The ''Wigan Reporter'' was a freesheet weekly paper delivered in the Wigan area. It was founded in 1978. It ceased publication in February 2017 with many of its supplements being incorporated into the Post instead. It also had two other freesheets, ''St Helens Reporter'' and ''Leigh Reporter'', which are published once per week.

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External links

Wigan Evening Post

Newspapers published in Greater Manchester
Mass media in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
Daily newspapers published in the United Kingdom
Newspapers published by Johnston Press

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