Digital reporter Hannah Bridgeman with today's top north west news headlines and weather
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00:00 I'm Hannah Bridgeman and here are your headlines for today.
00:04 A listed building in one of the busiest parts of Preston City Centre could be turned into
00:09 an adult gaming arcade. The venture would be housed in a former building society branch
00:15 on the corner of Loon Street and Fishergate if plans lodged with the Preston City Council
00:21 are given the go ahead. The prominent plot has been largely unoccupied
00:25 since February 2019 and Wigan-based Kings Gaming Centre, the firm behind the arcade
00:31 proposal argues that the business would help secure both the sustained use and maintenance
00:39 of the Grade 2 listed asset. An official opening date has been confirmed
00:44 for Blackpool's new Fraser's department store in Hounds Hill Shopping Centre.
00:49 The Fraser Group is currently refurbishing the former Debenhams store after agreeing
00:54 a deal with the council-owned shopping centre last November.
00:59 The retailer has confirmed that it will open its doors at 9am on Friday November 24th.
01:08 East Lancashire could benefit from an increased number of medical school places as the government
01:14 announces it will fund an additional 205 starting in 2024, accelerating a commitment in the
01:21 NHS long-term workforce plan published in June.
01:26 The Office for Students has now begun the process of allocating these additional places,
01:32 which includes the University of Central Lancashire and Edge Hill Medical Schools.
01:38 The location of these schools will help ensure medical school places are available where
01:45 they are most needed, including training much-needed additional doctors for the North West.
01:53 Residents have spoken of their anger after a young yob's pelted Wigan homes with eggs.
01:58 One of the addresses targeted in Shevington belongs to an 85-year-old woman living on
02:03 her own and is reported to have been terrified by the attack.
02:09 The attacks have taken place two evenings running, on Sunday and Monday October 8th
02:15 and 9th on Naylor Farm Avenue and The Oval and appear to involve several youngsters.
02:22 A new housing development, including a care home, is to be built in Sline after councillors
02:27 gave the go-ahead to the scheme.
02:30 The hybrid plans by Taylor Wimpey include 58 homes and public open space, as well as
02:37 an extra care facility and a local centre, all on land off Lancaster Road and next to
02:43 Turnpike Fold.
02:44 The site forms part of the North Lancaster Strategic Site, which is allocated for residential
02:51 development for up to 700 dwellings and 2 hectares of employment land.
02:58 That's your news for today.
03:00 I'm Hannah Bridgeman.
03:01 Have a great day.