Wilko was founded in Leicester 95 years ago by James Wilkinson but it collapsed in August 2023 with the loss of more than 12,000 jobs when the shops closed for good in October 2023.

Almost 10,000 former workers of the collapsed Wilko chain will share a pay out of £2m after GMB won a legal case. A judgement handed down by the Employment Tribunal has ruled that Wilko had ...

(image credit: Wilko) Thousands of former Wilko workers will share a payout of £2m following a legal case, it was announced on Thursday. The GMB union said a judgment handed down by the Employment ...

Thousands of former Wilko workers will share a payout of £2m following a legal case, it was announced on Thursday. The GMB union said a judgment handed down by the Employment Tribunal ruled that Wilko ...

A MAJOR renovation is set to revive an empty Wilko store in a busy city centre. The Bristol-based site has been empty since the chain closed down in October 2023. A new development project could se… ...

Almost 10,000 Wilko workers will share a pay out of £2 million after GMB won a legal case.

The Nottinghamshire-headquartered firm disappeared from the high street two years ago. A games arcade and new flats are approved for the building, and plans are submitted for next door nightclub ...

Thousands of former Wilko workers are set to receive compensation after a successful legal case. Nearly 10,000 staff will be paid a share of £2 million after a ruling found the retailer failed to ...

Wilko Johnson speaks to Zoe Howe about surviving cancer and his 13 favourite records, from Bo Diddley and the blues to the Doors, Beatles and Rolling Stones Tim Burrows heads down to the coast to meet ...

Authorities said they found two African wildcats while raiding a residence as part of a drug bust worth nearly $100,000.

Wilko Johnson, guitarist for 1970’s hitmakers Dr Feelgood, grew up on the island and spent the last years of his life living in Southend before passing away in 2022.