Digital reporter Alan Weston with today's top north west news headlines and weather
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00:00 Hello, here are the top headlines today making the news across our newsrooms in the North West.
00:07 A plan for what's being called a crucial new A582 dual carriageway between South Ribble and Preston is being rethought.
00:18 Highways bosses are drawing up what they have described as revised proposals for a long-standing project to turn one of the busiest routes between South Ribble and Preston into a dual carriageway.
00:33 Motorists who will be using the new A585 skip-haul to Windy Harbour bypass are sceptical about its promise to ease congestion.
00:44 The new road opens to motorists for the first time next Monday in a phased approach with new speed limits.
00:51 However, some believe the £150 million scheme is not the answer and say it's a waste of money and was transferring the problem to another road.
01:01 Plans for a new car sales unit to be developed at a Morecambe Car Parts site have been submitted to the City Council.
01:10 Junction 34 Vehicle Sales, based in Thornton Road, Morecambe, want to use part of the land at nearby Spartan Motor Factors, previously known as Motormania, as a car sales area.
01:26 A much-loved great-grandad was discovered dead in his car as a Wigan car park nearly a week after he went missing.
01:34 Retired bus inspector Leslie Fielding drove off from his home in Haydock on Saturday, June 17, the day before his 77th birthday.
01:44 Coroner Mike Pemberton concluded the cause of death was suicide.
01:49 A road accident has caused a traffic jam at one of Burnley's busiest junctions this morning.
01:55 The collision on Cavalry Way by Gannow Roundabout limited traffic to one lane.
02:01 Police warn the area was extremely busy and to take this into account when planning your journey.
02:07 Now for the weather. A generally cloudy day with showers, these frequent and heavy in places.
02:13 Some drier interludes too, with a little brightness possible.
02:17 Feeling quite mild in any drier periods, but breezy in the north of the region.
02:22 That's it for now, thanks for watching.
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