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00:00 Following the success of its 12 days of Christmas pop-up, Tews Yard is set to make an exciting
00:05 return to Preston on a more permanent basis. The much-loved Tews Yard is returning to the
00:10 city permanently, bringing together all the best elements of independent trading as part
00:15 of a new cultural destination on Market Street West called Market Street Social.
00:21 A former teacher was found guilty of sexually abusing six schoolboys and has been jailed
00:26 for two and a half years. Stephen Tate, 41, from Lytham St Annes, was convicted of six
00:31 charges involving young boys dating back more than a decade, while a teacher at a primary
00:37 school in Shetland, Scotland. A Burnley councillor and former MP has warned
00:42 that "a saturation of new houses is unsustainable and bringing the town to a standstill".
00:48 Lib Dem councillor Gordon Burtwistle was speaking following the last full Burnley council meeting
00:53 which saw plans passed for two new huge housing developments off Rosindale Road in the town.
00:59 Aldi will reveal a fresh new look for its Skelmersdale store in the Wigan Borough when
01:03 it reopens to customers on Thursday 2nd May. The transformation is part of Aldi's £600
01:09 million investment into further improving its stores and services across the UK.
01:16 A 29-year-old man was arrested at Lancaster Railway Station on Saturday night after he
01:20 phoned police to say he was walking on the West Coast Main Line. British Transport Police
01:25 said the arrested man was charged with railway obstruction after a number of trains were
01:30 delayed. And finally the weather, the region finally
01:33 looks set for some warmer spring temperatures this week, although some showers are likely.
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