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

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(formerly in the traditional county of

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). It is owned by

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and published by

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, which has its offices in the town. The main area for the paper's distribution is around the

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. It is published on Fridays. It was founded in the 1950s as a subdivision of the

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. 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

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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

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