Watch reporter Richard Hunt deliver today's top headlines from across Lancashire

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00:00 A serious accident has occurred this morning on the A59 Goldenway flyover between Penwytham

00:10 and Preston. Police closed the road into the city at around 1.45am while emergency services

00:17 worked at the scene, but the road was expected to remain closed into Rush Hour this morning.

00:22 Motorists were being advised to check ahead to see if the road was clear and investigation

00:26 is underway into how the accident occurred. A popular Cleveland bakery which was due to

00:32 close down this weekend after 86 years in business is to stay open after all. The family

00:38 bakery on Victoria Road West had announced it was to close its doors for the final time

00:43 this Saturday March 30th after the owners said the viability of the business had become

00:48 increasingly difficult. Now it has been taken on by new owners Dawson's Bakery, a thriving

00:53 wholesale firm, which has vowed that staff and all the important recipes will continue.

00:58 The majority of staff at a GP practice in Wigan have faced abuse from patients in the past month,

01:05 it has been revealed. Standish Medical Practice on High Street has reported an increase in verbal

01:11 abuse towards its non-clinical staff recently. The surgery accepts that people may find it

01:17 frustrating when they cannot contact the surgery by phone straight away or have difficulty booking

01:22 an appointment immediately. However, it reminded patients that it has a zero-tolerance policy

01:27 and staff should not be left upset or distressed following an interaction with a patient.

01:32 The owner of a retro bar and two music venues in Burnley says he's been overwhelmed with messages

01:40 of support after he announced this week that he was searching for someone to take them over.

01:44 Ray Harrison, the man behind the success of the Cirque Retro Bar, the Circus Cafe Lounge

01:51 and the Electric Circus, is hoping someone will step in to lease the venue or buy them

01:56 so they can continue to run. Ray said there's been a huge amount of interest so far.

02:01 And Eric Morecambe's widow, Joan, has died peacefully at her home

02:06 at her 97th birthday following a short illness. Joan Bartholomew, also known as Joan Morecambe,

02:14 passed away on Tuesday, March 26th, her family said. She married the famous comedian,

02:19 known for his double act with Morecambe and Wise, alongside Ernie Wise, in March 18th, 1952,

02:25 and was described as a devoted wife for Eric until his death in 1984. Eric was born in Morecambe's

02:32 Buxton Street and grew up in the town. The weather for our area today is going to be overcast with

02:39 sunny spells, some outbreaks of light rain. Let's hope there's not too many. Thanks very much.