Wigan and Leigh are helping residents get digital with a week-long series of hands-on events focusing on the internet - with state-of-the-art tablet computers up for grabs.
RUGBY League giants the Leigh Centurions are set to become the latest team to sign up to a reading challenge to celebrate this year's World Cup.
There are scores of activities taking place in Wigan and Leigh Libraries from Saturday 18 May until Friday 24 May as part of Adult Learners' Week.
Wigan Borough Sports Council will receive £177,826 from the National Lottery-funded Community Sport Activation Fund to establish four new sports zones in partnership with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service.
WLCT’s (Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust) Active Living Team are inviting everyone in the borough to find out more about how to train for a fit and active mind at a special activity taster session at Wigan's Robin Park Arena.
To celebrate the launch of Wigan Borough's very own Try Reading project, the Wigan Warriors will be swapping passes for page-turners as they embark on their very own Six Book Challenge. The Warriors are the first full team to ever take up the challenge.
Celebrated opera The Barber of Seville comes to Haigh Hall on 27 May.
Peddle power could put you in pole position at the Three Sisters Race Circuit in Ashton-in-Makerfield on June 10, when there's a family cycling event taking place.
Working with homelessness charity The Brick, WLCT's (Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust's) Library Service has agreed for the borough's libraries to be used as collection points for food donations. The food will be donated to The Brick's Food Bank and be distributed to families and individuals in desperate need of support.
It’s less than two weeks until the Latics take on Manchester City in the showcase match at Wembley. Now residents, schools and businesses are being encouraged to show they are backing the boys by decking the town in blue and white – Wigan Athletic’s traditional colours.
The Igor Butman Big Band is one of the exciting highlights at this year's Wigan International Jazz Festival, which runs from Thursday July 11 until Sunday July 14.
WLCT and Lancashire Wildlife Trust are developing a new ‘volunteering experience’ giving people the chance to gain skills and experience in conservation management, species identification and the ecology of Wigan’s important wildlife.