North west news update 31 Jan 2024: Anger over "panic attack-inducing" telegraph poles

Digital reporter Dominic Collis with today's top north west news headlines and weather

Transcript

00:00 A young team of gymnasts from Chorley will compete in the World Championships in Orlando

00:05 and are fundraising to help them get there. Chorley Gymnastics Club is sending 10-16 girls

00:10 to the 7-day event in Florida to take part in the international competition.

00:14 A memorial stone honouring 38 men who died fighting for their country has found a new

00:20 home in Blackpool thanks to the determination of a council worker. The tablet, inscribed

00:25 with the names of local men killed during the First World War, has been saved following

00:29 the demolition of Martin Methodist Church on Midland Road.

00:35 A petition to remove newly installed telecoms poles which are cluttering the streets of

00:39 an estate has been presented to Burnley Council. Residents of Gartwood Close and surrounding

00:44 roads in Burnley's semi-rural Lower Manor Lane estate claim the poles have been installed

00:50 by telecommunications firm BRSK without any consultation.

00:55 Police have issued security advice after a spate of moped and motorcycle thefts around

01:00 Lancaster. And O'Brien Wigan and Staffordshire Housing

01:03 Providers supporting young people in the town are celebrating a fantastic achievement after

01:08 scoring top marks in an assessment. The Your Housing Group's four foyers have been assessed

01:13 as being operationally strong and strategically strong.

01:17 And finally the weather. The region looks set to have above average temperatures in

01:21 the coming days but turning colder towards the end of next week.

01:24 [BLANK_AUDIO]