Assistant editor Iain Lynn with today's top north west news headlines and weather
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00:00 Hello and welcome. These are the top headlines making the news today from our newsrooms across the North West.
00:05 On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the disappearance of teenager Charlene Downs from Blackpool,
00:10 a brand new true crime documentary has been filmed in the resort.
00:13 The show, produced for Shots TV, will revisit the mysterious case where the 14-year-old girl vanished in 2003.
00:19 Blackpool Gazette reporter Lucinda Herbert explores some of the issues that came to light since Charlene's disappearance.
00:25 And you can watch the full film now over at ShotsTV.com.
00:31 The film will also premiere on Shots Freeview channel 276 on Wednesday, November 1st at 8.05 in the evening.
00:39 Preston Police have asked for the public's help in identifying men they want to speak to about the burglary last month.
00:46 Sharing footage of two men walking down the street, police say they would like to speak to them in connection with an aggravated burglary
00:52 that left a man in his 30s with facial injuries.
00:55 Police were called to De Lacey Street in Preston at 10.35pm on Sunday, September 24th to report of a burglary.
01:04 Residents are campaigning against the planning application close to their homes, which they fear could have a detrimental effect on their health.
01:10 Neighbours living in Valley Gardens, Hapton, believe an application to construct an embedded waste fuel gasification incinerator by Envirofuel Ltd
01:19 could impact a wider area of Burnley if given the go-ahead.
01:23 The planning application, which has been submitted by the company's head office, Lancashire Waste Recycling in Fleetwood,
01:29 went before the Development Council Committee at Lancashire County Council.
01:33 A popular cafe and bar which closed its doors last month is set to be given a new lease of life with a former Wigan Warriors player at the helm.
01:41 Customers were dismayed to discover that Lily and Arthur's on Maines Road in Swinley was not reopening in September after a week's closure due to staff holidays.
01:50 But after just a few weeks of standing empty, a new team is preparing to sign the lease to take over the property.
01:55 Former rugby league player Sean Gleeson, his partner Kate Edwards and business partner Stephen Haselden plan to reopen it as number 37 bar and bistro.
02:05 And talking of new eateries, a Chinese restaurant has opened in Lancaster City Centre.
02:11 Napoleon's in New Street welcomed customers for the first time on Saturday at the former Lawson's toy shop, renowned for its real rocking horse sign.
02:20 The restaurant opened to a grand fanfare with a colourful performance outside by the Manchester Chi Mo Kung Fu and Lion Dance.
02:27 Your Halloween weather tonight looks good for you trick-or-treaters. It's mostly going to be a dry evening with isolated clear spells poking through the clouds.
02:35 Wednesday will be generally damp for much of the day as two areas of rain move northwards and you'll get a maximum temperature of about 13 degrees.
02:43 That's it for now. Enjoy Halloween everyone and thanks for watching. See you tomorrow.