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North West News Bulletin Tuesday May 14 2024
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00:00Hello, I'm Michelle from the Lancaster Guardian with your latest news headlines from across the region.
00:06Lancaster City Council has successfully defended its decision to refuse planning permission to a new housing development in Galgate.
00:15The scheme by Wayne Homes North West Ltd proposed up to 108 dwellings at Land to the West of Highland Brow.
00:24In March 2023, the City Council refused the planning application on seven grounds, including highway impacts, ecological impacts and flooding concerns.
00:36A dozen Lancashire bus services are to be given a boost with new and expanded timetables introduced on routes across the county.
00:44Bus operators and Lancashire County Council have agreed how to spend £1.3 million increasing journey frequencies.
00:52The information office at Preston bus station will also be reopened five years after its closure as part of a cost-cutting exercise,
01:01as part of an investment in extra members of staff and longer operating hours at all bus stations operated by County Hall.
01:10Dog walkers have been urged to keep their dogs on a lead after a goose was attacked at Fairhaven Lake.
01:17Fylde Council said the goose was protecting the goslings when it was attacked.
01:21It is currently receiving treatment but its chances of survival are said to be low.
01:28Test purchases have been carried out in several Wigan shops as police launch a week of action to tackle knife crime.
01:35Officers from Hindley Neighbourhood Policing Team and Be Relief Response Team conducted the test purchases to check businesses were following Challenge 25 protocols on the sale of knives and sharp implements.
01:49It coincided with the start of Operation Sector, a national week of action regarding knife crime awareness, engagement and enforcement.
01:59As for the weather, heavy rain is gradually clearing and it's turning drier in the south.
02:04There is a slight breeze. The maximum temperature is 19 degrees centigrade.
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