Wigan Detectives have been operating in Wigan and the North West for almost 20 years.
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Wigan was the birthplace of The Eight Lancashire Lads a dancing troupe who gave the young Charlie Chaplin his professional debut.
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Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England.
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Wigan stands on the River Douglas, 15 miles (24.1 km) south of Preston, 16.5 miles (26.6 km).
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Wigan is west-northwest of Manchester, and 17.4 miles (28 km) east-northeast of Liverpool.
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Wigan is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre.
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Wigan's international-standard swimming pool in the town centre is closed for redevelopment as of 2010.
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Wigan has staged motorcycle speedway racing at two different venues.
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Wigan is home to a number of colleges of further education including Winstanley College and St John Rigby College.
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Wigan has been well known for its popular music since the days of George Formby Snr and George Formby Jnr.
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Wigan remains a centre of popular music for young people, with a number of alternative pubs/clubs in the town centre.
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Wigan also has a music collective which exists to promote the scene and help out local musicians and bands.
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Wigan is home to the annual World Pie Eating Championship, usually held at Harry's Bar on Wallgate.
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Wigan is on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and is epitomised by Wigan Pier.
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