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North West News Bulletin 1-7-24
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00:00A Brinscule dad has pledged that he will get inked with a rubber duck if a duck race raises
00:05£1,500 for Durian House Children's Hospice. Dads Curtis Lunt, 33, and Daniel Caldwell,
00:1131, will host Brinscule's first ever duck race on Sunday July 14th at 2pm at Brinscule
00:18Goethe.
00:19The Wytham Festival will be throwing open the gates early on Saturday so football fans
00:24can watch England v Switzerland on the largest outdoor screen in Lancashire. The quarterfinal
00:30of the Euros tournament kicks off at 5pm and in a move sure to please England fans, the
00:35timings mean festival-goers can sing along with the Lightning Seed's anthemic 1996 hit
00:41Three Lines ahead of the match.
00:44Burnley's Frontier Park has secured its first tenant, which is set to bring a world-class
00:48brand and hundreds of jobs to the borough. Stolen machinery has been revealed as taking
00:54158,000 square feet at the Frontier Park development and will invest a huge £20m into the lease
01:02and fitting out the space to accommodate its operations, which provides machinery for the
01:07canning industry.
01:09After three decades of craftsmanship and dedication, Rick Ives, one of the last remaining shoe
01:14repairers and clog makers in Wigan, is closing its doors on Holgate. This marks the end of
01:20a significant chapter for a business that has been a cornerstone of the town's cultural
01:25and historical fabric.
01:29A Morecambe Pub and Hotel has made the headlines after featuring in the National Newspaper
01:33Guide to seaside hotels at Oove Stowell. The Bath Rooms and the Bath Tarp is thrilled to
01:39have been selected as one of the UK's most stylish coastal hotels by the Times newspaper.
01:45And finally the weather, the region looks set for wet and below average temperatures this week.