North West Daily Bulletin 13/08/24

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00:00Hello, I'm Michelle from the Lancaster Guardian with your latest news from across the region.

00:07A Magister's Coastguard called police to report of an explosive device being found

00:11on the beach at Heasham. Police and Coastguard cordoned off part of the promenade at Heasham

00:17after the possible explosive device was found. Further assessment found it to be a gas canister.

00:25An incust has been opened into the death of Oswald Tristle teen Jay Slater. The 19-year-old

00:31was holidaying in Tenerife when he went missing. His funeral, which was largely attended, was

00:36held last Saturday at Accrington Cemetery Chapel.

00:40A woman who fell approximately 30 feet from Central Pier in Blackpool required surgery

00:46for her injuries, according to a friend. The woman in her 50s fell through the pier landing

00:52on the beach below at around 4.30pm on Tuesday 6th August. The woman received initial treatment

00:59for her injuries before being extricated and taken to hospital. A friend of the woman has

01:05since set up a GoFundMe to support her and her family. The woman had recently lost her

01:10husband to sepsis and has two children to support.

01:16A property that became a site of persistent anti-social and criminal behaviour was closed

01:21down by a court order. The three-month closure order for 42 Broadway in Hindley was issued

01:27by court magistrates. It means the tenant is not allowed in the property with access

01:32restricted to council and emergency staff.

01:37Sabden's first summer folklore festival takes place at the end of August, and villagers

01:43are busy making scarecrows, window decorations and rag bunting to make the village look spectacular.

01:49The three-day festival runs from Friday to Sunday, August 30th to September 1st, with

01:55most events based around St Mary's Hall and Grounds.

02:00As for the weather, it's generally changeable today, with some sunny spells and showers

02:04around. Temperatures are much closer to average compared to recent days, but still feeling

02:09rather humid. The maximum temperature is 20 degrees C.

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