North West daily bulletin 10/10

The latest news headlines in Preston, Blackpool, Lancashire, Burnley and Wigan.

Transcript

00:00Hello, I'm Emma Downie and these are your top news stories from across the North West

00:05this Thursday.

00:06Owners who demolished a historic pub without permission have been given a deadline to rebuild

00:11it.

00:12Grade 2 listed building The Punchbowl Inn at Hurst Green in Ribble Valley was demolished

00:16in June 2021 by owners Donnellan Trade and Limited.

00:20They have now been given until December 19th to restore it.

00:24A 29-year-old man from Blackpool was arrested after police were called to disturbances at

00:28a home at Ansley Avenue late in on Tuesday afternoon.

00:31Five officers were deployed to the incident and Russell Robinson of Grenfell Avenue was

00:37charged with obstructing resisting of a constable in the execution of their duty.

00:43He was bailed and will appear at Lancaster Magistrates Court on November 1st.

00:48Burnley Town Centre will see more of a police presence as Lancashire Constabulary has named

00:52it as a crime hotspot.

00:54The police presence is hoped to curb crimes such as open drug dealing and antisocial behaviour.

01:00Cash payments at a Lancaster City Council car park have been withdrawn after a string

01:03of thefts and damage to pay and display machines.

01:06Ten machines have been damaged on car parks across Lancaster and Moorkham since the end

01:11of August, with four of these in the past week.

01:14On each occasion, the cash boxes attached to the machines have been cut open and removed.

01:19It is estimated the replacement cost will cost the taxpayer around £40,000.

01:24A 32-year-old woman from Wigan has admitted being drunk and in charge of a child under

01:28the age of seven.

01:30Danielle Partington of Smithweed Avenue, Hindley pleaded guilty to the offence at the Victoria

01:35Inn on July 3rd.

01:36She was given a six-month conditional discharge and must pay £111 to the court and victim

01:42services.

01:43And finally, the weather.

01:45A dry day with a number of sunny spells and a maximum temperature of 11 degrees.

01:49Going into this evening it will be a bit more crisp with some frost and mist and a minimum

01:53temperature of minus one.

01:55Wrap up well.

01:56Have a lovely day.