by Nikki Brown | Dec 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
Plans have been submitted for the first new train station in the Wigan area for 60 years. Proposals for the construction of a two-plaform station at Golborne have appeared on the council’s planning portal. They include a pedestrian life and bridge, parking, lighting,...
by Nikki Brown | Apr 5, 2024 | Smart Energy, Uncategorized
Green Earth Developments has lodged plans to transform part of the Whitehead waste site bordering Wigan and Salford , into a solar farm with the potential to power more than 2,850 homes a year. The photovoltaic panels would take up 52 acres of the 291-acre former...
by Nikki Brown | Mar 4, 2024 | Transport
A brand-new fleet of Bee Network buses is being rolled out to passengers in Bolton and Wigan. By bringing buses under local control, Greater Manchester can decide the types of buses that should run on Bee Network services. Now, the first of 67 state-of-the-art...
by Nikki Brown | Apr 18, 2023 | Transport
The latest round of Bee Network contracts has been awarded for school services in Wigan, Bolton and parts of Salford and Bury. It’s hoped that making more reliable, sustainable buses across the city-region will minimise the use of personal cars for short...
by Nikki Brown | Jun 22, 2022 | Sustainable Development
Plans for net-zero schools in Wigan are underway, with construction companies appointed to carry out the projects. Fred Longworth High School and St John Fisher Catholic High School are two of the four Wigan schools earmarked for sustainable redevelopment under the...
