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| Type | Local newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | National World |
| Publisher | Lancashire Publications Ltd |
| Founded | 1950s |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Wigan Investment Centre, Waterside Drive, Wigan |
| Circulation | 731 (as of 2023)[1] |
| ISSN | 2514-0922 |
| Website | wigantoday |
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 National World 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.[2] The website which the Wigan Post shares with its sister papers is Wigan Today. It also has an app for IOS and Android devices.
- ^ "Wigan Post News". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Wigan Evening Post | British Newspapers Online". 28 October 2013.