Digital reporter Richard Hunt with the latest headlines from across the North West

Digital reporter Richard Hunt with the latest headlines from across the North West on Thursday, September 5.

Transcript

00:00Hello, it's Richard Hunt with some of the latest headlines from Lancashire.

00:05A man has been arrested following reports that two people were stabbed near a park in

00:09South Shore Blackpool.

00:11Emergency services were called to a disturbance on Watson Road, near to St Anne's Road.

00:17At around 6am on Wednesday 4th September, the 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion

00:22of section 18 assault, grievous bodily harm, and remains in custody.

00:28Overnight maintenance around one of the busiest motorway junctions near Wigan is taking place

00:33this month as part of a £390,000 project.

00:38National Highways is carrying out carriageway repairs and road service improvements, including

00:42resurfacing and replacement road markings and road studs around Junction 23 on the M6

00:49of Hadock Island at St Helens.

00:51Similar work will be taking place further up the M6, between Junction 26 at Oral and

00:57Junction 27 at Wigan.

00:59The work at Hadock Island starts on Monday 9th September.

01:04Burnley Council's executive is being asked to approve a new masterplan for Townley Park

01:09that will guide the development of the historic parkland over the coming years.

01:14The aim of the masterplan is to identify and explore options for the development and management

01:19of Townley Park in a way that respects the historic and biological heritage of Townley,

01:24ensuring that the park meets the recreational needs of the whole community and identifies

01:29opportunities for income generation.

01:32The masterplan was developed through public consultation in which more than 1,000 members

01:36of the public participated.

01:41A 17-year-old boy is due to appear at Lancaster Youth Court on September 10th in relation

01:46to a stabbing incident in Morecambe over the weekend.

01:50Emergency services were called to Kensington Road at 6.45pm on Saturday 31st and a man

01:57in his 50s was found to have suffered stab injuries.

02:03The teenager from Billings, Wigan was arrested on Sunday following enquiries and charged

02:08with attempted murder, robbery and possession of a bladed article in public.

02:12He has been remanded in custody after appearing before magistrates on Tuesday.

02:20Radio 2 in the Park comes to Preston this weekend where there will be 30 music stars.

02:25Between Friday, September 6th and Sunday, September 8th, Radio 2 will be taking over

02:31More Park in Preston for the annual music festival.

02:35Across the three days, a whole host of artists will be taking part, including Sting and the

02:40Pet Shop Boys as well as Radio 2 DJs such as Sarah Cox and Vernon Kay.

02:46With the weather, it will be overcast with outbreaks of rain.

02:50Thank you very much.