The higher education establishment is the 'university of Wigan', despite being in West Lancashire
County borders are often a subject of debate. This is especially the case since the restructuring of the English local government in 1974.
Edge Hill University sits in the borough of West Lancashire in the historic market town of Ormskirk. The local council offices are also located in the town.West Lancashire borders both Merseyside and the Greater Manchester borough of Wigan. And now Edge Hill University will become the flagship university for Wigan after council bosses approved the decision to formalise the higher education site as its civic partner, the M.E.N reports.
This latest change comes after the Wigan Education and Skills Partnership was established in 2020, the council chamber heard. The WESP was an understanding between Edge Hill University, Wigan and Leigh College, Wigan Council and Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust set up to improve access to education and create opportunities.
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