Reporter Hannah Bridgeman with the headlines for the North West region on August 25, 2023.
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00:00 I'm Hannah Bridgman and here are your headlines for today.
00:03 Big changes at a popular Preston venue will see it taken over by its original management
00:08 team.
00:09 Preston's Plough Gin and Beer House was opened by Jeremy and Rebecca Rowlands in Friday in
00:14 2018 as a labour of love after four years of extensive renovation work.
00:19 As part of that deal, the pair also assumed management of the Fino tapas brand, although
00:23 not the company that has owned Fino and its obligations.
00:29 A crumbling hospital corridor at Blackpool Victoria Hospital is being replaced after
00:34 condemned as unsafe.
00:37 Work has already begun to build a replacement corridor after a structural survey found the
00:42 existing passageway to be a risk for potential future collapse.
00:48 A new facility will be built alongside the existing corridor in order to minimise disruption
00:53 for patients.
00:55 The talented team at Ribble Valley Garden Nursery have won again at the UK's largest
01:00 independent flower show.
01:03 Holden Clough Nursery in Bolton by Boland not only won gold at the Southport Flower
01:07 display show for a colourful display garden featuring late flowering perennials, it also
01:13 took home the challenge trophy for the finest display of hardy plants in the show.
01:18 This is the 10th time in a row the nursery has won this trophy.
01:23 Young people in Lancashire and South Cumbria are being urged to speak out and seek help
01:29 if they are worried about their mental health.
01:32 NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria has launched a new campaign aimed specifically at 11-18
01:39 year olds.
01:41 The new campaign, which will mainly be seen on Snapchat, TikTok and Instagram, encourages
01:46 young people who may be feeling anxious about school or exams, finding it hard to fit in
01:51 or having negative thoughts about how they look, to find help and support on the Healthy
01:55 Young Minds website.
01:59 A sight loss charity fears plans to scrap Wigan North Weston's ticket office and many
02:04 others may impact visually impaired people's mental health.
02:09 The Wigan-based charity has warned people they have just a week to contribute to consultation
02:14 on closing ticket offices at train stations across the area.
02:19 Henshaws argues the move represents the tip of the iceberg when it comes to those with
02:24 visual impairments and accessing public transport.
02:28 The weather today in Lancashire will be chilly with temperatures around 15 degrees during
02:32 the evening and at night time the temperatures will drop to 13 degrees celsius.