NW Friday Bulletin (June 14 2024)

Digital reporter Sian Jones with today's top headlines

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00:00Hello, my name is Sharon Jones and these are the latest headlines from our newsrooms across

00:04the North West. Four men have been arrested after Wigan police unearthed a large-scale meth lab.

00:10The facility was uncovered at a property in Clitheroe during an early morning warrant

00:14executed by Greater Manchester Police's Wigan Challenger Team, supported by specialist officers,

00:20Lancashire Police, the Regional Organised Crime Unit, National Crime Agency and Greater

00:25Manchester and Lancashire Fire Services. The meth lab is currently being dismantled and

00:30approximately 60 kilograms of methamphetamine was seized alongside significant amounts of

00:36chemicals believed to be used in the production of methamphetamine. One of Lancashire's best-known

00:42gastro pups wants to overhaul its kitchen and have a takeaway counter. Bosses at the Ribchester

00:49Arms in Blackburn Road, Ribchester, say the resumption of relatively normal trading conditions

00:54since the pandemic has highlighted the inadequacy of the kitchen operation and that the existing

00:59kitchen is operationally inefficient and offers extremely cramped working conditions for staff.

01:05They are seeking planning permission for a replacement ventilation system and alterations

01:09to external door and window openings at the rear and they also want to form an external takeaway

01:15food service counter to the front. In other news, two new businesses have opened their doors in

01:20Lancaster. The Little Parlour, selling ice cream, is in the grounds of Lancaster Castle,

01:26located next to the tour office, with seating and plenty of shade. The Little Parlour sells cones,

01:33tubs and sundaes using English Lakes ice cream, whereas Humble Abode at 11 Chapel Street in

01:40Lancaster is a new independent shop selling streetwear, apparel and accessories.

01:45Bosses at Blackpool Victoria Hospital have launched an urgent review after a doctor was caught

01:51filling in post-op paperwork to say a patient was recovering well before she'd even had the

01:56procedure. The systematic pre-populating of medical documents came to light during an

02:01inquest into the death of 36-year-old Sabina Wood, who was found lifeless in bed after

02:08discharging herself from the hospital. It is the latest negative headline to hit the

02:13Underfire Vic reports Michael Holmes for the lead.

02:17And finally, a Padiham private members' club that was once the Town's Town Hall

02:21has been listed for sale. The former Royal British Legion club was a derelict shell when

02:27Tom Large bought it with his friend and business partner Brian Gamble in 2004.

02:32The duo restored it to its former glory and it quickly became established as a popular social

02:38club and hub for the community. Tom, who died in 2017 aged 75,

02:44named the club after his mum who died when he was only 15.

02:49The weather now, a mixed day of weather with cloudy skies alternating with periods of warm

02:54sunshine and highs of 17 degrees.