North west news update 11 Aug 2023: Smoke warning after industrial estate fire

Lancashire Post

Digital reporter Dominic Collis with today's top north west news headlines and weather

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00:00 Fire crews have tackled a blaze at an industrial park next to the M6 today.

00:04 Six fire engines and the aerial ladder platform were called to Banksfield Place on Wilton Summit Industrial Estate

00:10 after a vehicle caught fire around 8.30am.

00:13 Nearby homes in Bamber Bridge and Clayton Brook, as well as businesses on the industrial estate,

00:18 were told to keep all windows and doors closed due to thick smoke in the area.

00:24 A man accused of administering an alleged poisonous substance has made his first court appearance.

00:30 Mark Thornhill faces three charges stating he administered poison or a noxious substance to three men in Blackpool.

00:38 Thornhill, 59, who Blackpool magistrates heard lives in a tent on Stanley Park,

00:43 is said to have deliberately flicked his own blood at the three men during an incident outside the town's Metropole Hotel on August 9.

00:50 The iconic Hathners Pies will be making their Turfmoor debut this evening

00:56 when they will be on sale at Burnley's Fan Zone for the club's eagerly awaited Premier League return at home to treble winners Manchester City.

01:03 The Clarence Aust, the Pep Guardiola's men in a match which is broadcast live on Sky Sports at 8pm.

01:10 Wigan's Hospitals Trust is once again taking part in this year's Pride Festival.

01:17 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will have a stand at the event in the town centre on Saturday, August 12,

01:25 with staff from the True Colours Network, along with members from the Breast Screening Department and Patient Experience Team on hand to deliver important health messages to the borough.

01:35 A new private health clinic which offers treatment for varicose veins will be opening in Lancaster on Monday.

01:42 Vein Centre Lancaster is located at Lancaster Business Park on Caton Road and offers patients safe, effective and minimally invasive treatments to remove varicose veins and thread veins.

01:53 And finally the weather. The recent warmer conditions look set to be replaced with a fresher feel this weekend, but sunnier weather is due to return towards the end of next week.

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