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Electric Planes for Blackpool
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00:00Blackpool Airport should lead the UK with electric planes, with over 300-mile range available now.
00:08Ireland and Norway are testing them now.
00:10It carries five passengers and the pilot, or 200 CF, of cargo, and recharges in just one hour.
00:18Most of the major cities in the UK and Ireland are within reach of the plane's over 300-mile range.
00:24Per mile in the air, aviation fuel is 10 times the cost of electricity to recharge the plane's battery.
00:32But setup costs are more.
00:35Lee Migley of Thornton has to prove to a judge that he has life-threatening cancer, or he will have to go to prison.
00:41Why?
00:42Because he made 18 calls threatening to slash the throat of a dog walker, rape his wife, and kill his dog.
00:49Expect to see over 8,000 punk rock fans in Blackpool Town Centre this week.
00:56Over 300 bands are appearing at the Rebellion Festival.
01:00Police stopped Ben Bryan with a faulty car light.
01:04In the car was a girl aged 14.
01:07He was charged with multiple child sex offences.
01:10A good public relations move by the Pleasure Beach is to offer a free return pass.
01:15If their day is ruined by over three hours of rain.
01:19Have you heard Stephen Bate on the Weekend Breakfast Show on Bay Trust Radio?
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