Digital reporter Dominic Collis with today's top north west news headlines and weather
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00:00 Hello, I'm Dominic Collis with your daily North West News Bulletin.
00:04 The hunt is on for a life-size ornamental stag that has vanished from a roundabout in South Ribble.
00:08 Walt, as he had been christened by locals, was installed at the junction of Corwood Road, Corwood Way and Valley View in Walton-le-Dale last August.
00:17 However, within hours of his first birthday, the seven-foot high sculpture was gone,
00:23 seemingly sold from his foundations in an almost industrial-scale operation that has left his local creator
00:29 as devastated as he is dumbfounded.
00:31 Fleetwood is leading the way when it comes to vegan and vegetarian food.
00:37 That's a view of Tony Sun, who for the past two years has been running the Seaton Hustle,
00:42 a takeaway outlet on Lloyd Street, which offers animal-free chicken wings, kebabs and burgers.
00:48 Tony, who was born in China and came to the field as a youngster,
00:52 says people who don't eat meat now have a great choice in the form of fishing port.
00:58 As there are several other places also offering vegetarian and vegan options on the menu.
01:03 Police have arrested two men after a man was stabbed in Burnley.
01:07 Officers were called to Pine Street at 11.16am yesterday and found a man with a non-fatal stab injury.
01:13 Emergency services arrested and police arrested two men.
01:19 The very first place where rugby was played in Wigan 161 years ago has been marked with a blue plaque.
01:28 Announced to coincide with Wigan Warriors 150th anniversary last year,
01:33 the plate has been placed at the Real Crafty Pub on Upper Dickinson Street,
01:37 which is where Folly Field stood in Victorian times.
01:40 A one-night-only music festival featuring a line-up of Morcombe's best bands raised £4,000
01:48 that is being shared by the Rosemary Council Foundation and St John's Hospice.
01:54 More than 250 people turned out to support Guyfest,
01:57 which is held to celebrate the life of Morcombe man Guy Heath.
02:01 And finally the weather. The region finally looks set to have some late summer weather
02:06 as the spell of warm and settled conditions is due over the coming week.