Daily Bulletin December 15, 2023

Today's top stories from across the North West.

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00:00 Hello, it's Friday the 15th of December. In Preston, Hartley's Wine Bar has issued customers

00:07 with a cheeky set of rules in time for Christmas. They include asking customers to order drinks one

00:12 by one to help staff keep fit and they've jokingly asked people not to say please or thank you at the

00:18 bar. In Blackpool, the son of a Blackpool Victoria Hospital patient has spoken out after stroke unit

00:25 nurses were jailed yesterday for drugging people in the ward for an easy life on their shifts.

00:30 Brian Scott described the actions of nurses Catherine Hudson and Charlotte Wilmot as pure evil.

00:37 In Lancaster, there's concern as ambulance patients continue to face

00:43 delays at A&E in the city. New NHS England figures show 70 patients waited between

00:50 30 and 60 minutes in an ambulance in the week to December the 3rd. In Burnley, Italian restaurant

00:58 La LaConda is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The cosy cottage restaurant has been described

01:04 as a truly unique culinary experience by the local tourism officer Tom Prodmore.

01:10 In Wigan, Wigan Athletic boss Sean Maloney has reaffirmed his commitment to the job

01:18 despite speculation linking him to the managerial vacancy at Swansea City.

01:22 The 40 year old said there's nothing whatsoever in that.

01:26 And weather, it's mild in the run-up to Christmas and it will remain so in coming days.

01:32 Today will be largely dry with a maximum temperature of 10 degrees Celsius. Clouds

01:39 will move in towards the afternoon and evening and there may be some drizzle later on.