North West News Bulletin 23/04/24
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00:00Hello, I'm Michelle from the Lancaster Guardian with your latest news from across the region.
00:05A body was found on the beach at Baltony Sands during a search for a missing man from Morecambe.
00:12Edward Proctor, 73, was reported missing after he was last seen on Marine Road East at around 10.30am on Saturday, April 13th.
00:22Officers were called to report a body had been found on the beach at Baltony Sands on Sunday evening, April 21st.
00:29The body was formally identified as being Edward.
00:33A drugs crackdown in Preston saw a number of people arrested after police stopped and searched suspects on city streets.
00:42Two men were charged and another two suspects are under investigation after officers seized cocaine, heroin and cannabis as well as £50,000 in cash during patrols last week.
00:56A new discount department store is opening at the former Wilco in Cleveleys.
01:01Ena Mills will open around the end of May, early June after taking over the vacated Wilco store in Nutter Road off Victoria Road West in the town centre.
01:12Packs into the 13,000 square foot store will be over 150 brands from Yankee Candle to Paver's Shoes, Russell Hobbs and Dartington Glass.
01:23Police are searching for thieves who stole a trailer containing chocolate worth £134,000.
01:30They say a lorry entered a business premises on Gillibrand's Industrial Estate in Skelmersdale at around 3am on March 17th and hooked up a trailer before driving off.
01:42The trailer contained a load of mainly Kinder Bueno chocolate valued at £134,000.
01:50The stolen trailer has since been found in Rainford.
01:53An emaciated dog was found straying in a Burnley street.
01:58The staffy cross named Rupert was found by a member of the public in Barden Lane in March and taken to a vet.
02:05He was so shocked by his skeletal appearance that they contacted the RSPCA.
02:10The charity is now investigating the issue and appealing to the public for information.
02:16As for the weather, today will be dry with sunny spells, breezy over the hills but feeling slightly milder than Monday.
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