A round up of the top stories across Lancashire on December 18.
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00:00Hello, my name is Leo Patrick and I'm a reporter for the Lancashire Post and the Blackpool Gazette.
00:05Here is today's bulletin.
00:07Dangerous Blackpool paedophile, 36, arrested at hotel with girl, 14, he groomed and sexually abused.
00:14A Blackpool man branded a dangerous sexual predator, was arrested at a hotel after a quick-thinking receptionist called the police when he checked in with a young girl.
00:24A concerned hotel receptionist in Stockport alerted the police after an older man checked in with a young girl on Sunday, January 4th.
00:32Police were immediately at the scene and were able to arrest Terence Raymond Lewis, thanks to the diligence of the receptionist.
00:39Once you visit our new Philly Big Bistro in Cleveland, you are considered part of the family.
00:44A new bistro has opened its doors in Cleveland.
00:48Sandra Brin has been running pop-up food stalls around Lancashire for a year but recently started to invest in her passion by creating the Philly Pig Bistro.
00:56Sandra said,
01:09That took off really well and I've had very good feedback. Once I had a taste of that, I really wanted to do something with food full-time.
01:17A Blackpool teacher at Whitton Park Academy was suspended and arrested by Lancashire Police.
01:21A teacher at a Lancashire secondary school was arrested after serious allegations were made against him at the weekend.
01:28Whitton Park Academy and Blackburn have suspended a member of staff who remains under investigation by Lancashire Police.
01:34He was arrested on Sunday and has since been bailed. Whitton Park said he will not return to school while the police investigation is ongoing.
01:42Lancashire Police are expected to provide further details on the allegations and arrest later today.
01:49Executive Headteacher Laura Fielding said that the allegations against the teacher were not linked to any of the school's pupils.
01:56Where in Lancashire you can find the Cadbury Secret Santa posters for free chocolate?
02:02Take a look below at the locations where people in Lancashire can snag a free chocolate bar courtesy of Cadbury Secret Santa.
02:08The Cadbury Secret Santa event gives you the chance to send free chocolate to someone you love by finding and scanning special posters.
02:15You'll be able to find the posters in a location like bus stop, train station, shopping centres and the High Street.
02:21All you need to do is scan the QR code, open the link and fill in your details.
02:26You'll need to verify your entry via SMS and you must provide the UK postal address of the person you're sending the sweet treat to.