NW Friday Bulletin (July 12 2024)

Reporter Sian Jones with the latest headlines

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

00:04North West. Motorists in Preston have been warned of pending ongoing delays as Electricity North West

00:10get set to undertake works. Mobile electric signs have been erected on Garstang Road for warning

00:16motorists of cable works that will get underway from Saturday July 20th. When the Post approached

00:22Electricity North West about this they said the works would not be carried out on Garstang Road

00:27and that the signage placed there was just to alert drivers that they will be working in the area.

00:33Cathy Claxton, Head of School at Langate School, part of the Aspire Federation in Wigan,

00:39bid an emotional farewell to parents, carers, learners and work colleagues and will be

00:44retiring from her post at the end of this academic year after 24 years working in Wigan schools.

00:51In her letters to parents and carers, Cathy Claxton said,

00:54Throughout my career in Wigan I have been very fortunate to work with some wonderful people,

00:59brilliant teachers and amazing children and none more so than here at Langate and within the Aspire

01:04Federation. It has been a privilege to lead such an amazing school and I will truly miss working

01:09with such wonderful children and young people, their parents, families and our staff team.

01:16In other news, a man who was previously working for a nursing agency has been jailed for defrauding

01:21four hotels in Blackpool out of thousands of pounds. John Allison, also known as Jay Allison

01:27or John Kerr, was charged with three counts of fraud, three counts of obtaining services

01:32dishonestly and two counts of possession of articles to using fraud in Blackpool between

01:38September 2019 and December 2019. It was reported that Allison, then working for a nursing agency,

01:44had made a number of bookings to supply accommodation for agency nurses.

01:49A family fun weekend will be held in Happy Mountain Park in Morecambe next month.

01:53Morecambe Event Co. have said they are bringing a large market to the park complete with a huge

01:57selection of local traders, crafters and businesses as well as games and crafts activities for the

02:04children to complement the on-site play park, crazy golf, train, trampolines and splash park.

02:11And finally, a free fan zone is to be set up in Colne to host the live coverage of the Euro 2024

02:17final, featuring England and Spain. The fan zone, opening at 6pm, will be located in Alkin

02:24Coates Park and will be a follow-on from the Town Council's planned Family Fun Day.

02:30England reached the final of the tournament after Ollie Watkins' fantastic last-minute strike

02:34secured a 2-1 win over the Everlands. As extra-time approached, substitute Watkins

02:39smashed a shot home from an arrow angle to send Southgate's side into Sunday's final.

02:44The weather now at Cloudy Start with some brighter

02:47spells developing in the afternoon with highs of 16 degrees.