Digital reporter Sian Jones with the headlines from our North-West newsrooms
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00:00 Hello, my name is Sharon Jones and these are the latest headlines from our newsrooms across
00:05 the North West. Former Wigan and Great Britain Rugby League star Gareth Hark has appeared
00:09 in court for a hearing, preparing for his trial next month, at which he will deny charges
00:14 of rape and other offences. The 40-year-old is accused of 12 crimes in total, including
00:20 two rapes, five counts of causing actual bodily harm, assault by beating, coercive and controlling
00:26 behaviour and perverting the course of justice. He has entered not guilty pleas to all the
00:31 above as well as charges of leaving the scene of a road smash and failing to report such
00:35 an incident. A wrangle over the volume of affordable housing
00:41 that should be generated by what would be one of the tallest apartment blocks in Preston
00:46 has been resolved. A deal has been struck which will see Preston City Council handing
00:52 more than ÂŁ600,000 by the developer behind a 19-storey tower set to be built in the University
00:58 Quarter on the former Gaffes Training Centre site at the junction of Walker Street and
01:03 Moore Lane. The cash will be used to fund affordable housing on other plots within Preston
01:08 to compensate for the fact that there will be none with the 120-apartment scheme itself.
01:16 In other news, the Morecambe Bay Charter Co has got into partnership with the Bath Morgan
01:20 and will soon be serving food at the pub when it opens after refurbishment.
01:25 Morecambe Bay Charter Co is well known around Morecambe and Lancaster by selling charter
01:29 from a travelling store. Peter Stephenson from Morecambe Bay Charter
01:34 Co said "Delighted to announce our partnership with the Bath Morgan co-owned by the Robertson
01:40 and Howard families." Two key bus routes serving large parts of
01:45 Lancashire have been cancelled by the provider. Services 74 and 75 run by Blackpool Transport
01:52 on behalf of Lancashire County Council run through Fleetwood, Poulton, Staining, Great
01:57 Eccleston, Ellswick, Inskip, Kirkham and Wessham, Caterforth, Wheaton, Newton, Leigh, Ashton
02:05 and Preston. But from August 17th Blackpool Transport has been giving notice to withdraw
02:11 the tendered route so it can enhance its core services.
02:16 And finally, they are the Burnley brothers who have grown a multi-million pound company
02:21 in just three years, all before the age of 30. The founders of B2B start-up marketing
02:27 agency Ratcliffe Brothers have gone from struggling to pay rent while on a football scholarship
02:32 in America to being the brains behind the growing viral newsletter on LinkedIn.
02:37 Morgan and now Ratcliffe have even found a fan in BBC One's Dragon's Den investor Stephen
02:43 Bartlett who praised growing viral on Twitter saying he was excited to watch its journey.
02:49 The weather now, after a largely dry and bright morning, clouds will soon bubble up into the
02:54 afternoon with scattered showers developing and highs of 12 degrees.