Digital reporter Michelle Blade with today's top north west news headlines and weather
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00:00 I'm Michelle from the Lancaster Guardian with the latest news headlines from across the North West.
00:06 A Morecambe Chippy has been shortlisted for a coveted UK award.
00:10 The top 40 finalists for Fish and Ship Takeaway of the Year 2024 have been announced with Westgate Fish and Ships making the list.
00:19 The category winner will be announced at the awards ceremony on February 28th at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London.
00:28 Two of Preston's most prominent shops have been put up for sale.
00:33 30-31 Fishergate, the former Woolworths shop currently occupied by Next,
00:39 and 25-27 Fishergate, the former H&V shop currently occupied by charity Emmaus Preston,
00:47 are currently being offered together by agent Lambert Smith Hampton for an undisclosed price.
00:52 There is no suggestion of either retailer leaving the high street.
00:57 A Blackpool hotel where a 10-year-old boy suffered a fatal electric shock has been told it cannot reopen until it is deemed safe by the council.
01:08 Tiffany's on the promenade remains closed after it voluntarily ceased trading following the tragic death of Jack Piper Sheets, 10, last month.
01:18 Following his death, Blackpool Council launched an investigation and advised Tiffany's to close whilst health and safety officers made enquiries into the incident.
01:30 A Wigan man has been jailed for sex attacks on girls, some dating back more than 40 years.
01:37 Glen Stone, 64, of Duncan Place, Worsley Hall, was sentenced at Minshul Crown Court on 5 October to four years' imprisonment for indecent assaults.
01:49 The court heard how Stone's crimes, which took place during the 1970s and 80s, were revealed thanks to the bravery of his victims.
01:58 Work on a £6.1 million flagship regeneration scheme to improve pedestrian links between a town's main shopping centre and its football ground is running two months behind schedule.
02:13 Burnley's economy and growth boss, Councillor Mark Townsend, revealed the delays to the borough's full council meeting, but he said he hoped to avoid further road closures and traffic disruption while the remainder of the project was completed.
02:29 In the weather, today the weather remains cloudy with persistent rain across the higher ground of Lancashire and Cumbria.
02:37 It will be turning drier throughout the day with some brighter skies developing. It will be turning warmer and drier into the weekend.
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