North west news update 11 Dec 2023: Senior Lancashire Police officer dies at home
Digital reporter Lucinda Herbert 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.
00:07 Tributes have been paid to one of Lancashire Police's Assistant Chief Constables who has died at the age of 50.
00:16 The force announced that ACC Peter Lawson passed away at his home on Sunday morning.
00:22 His death is believed to have been medical related.
00:27 He has been described as an outstanding senior officer and Lancashire Constabulary Chief Constable Chris Rowley said in a statement that ACC Lawson's death was incredibly sad and tragic news.
00:41 Pub chain Green King says it plans to reopen popular Fleetwood pub, The Mount Hotel following rumours about its future.
00:53 The pub on the Esplanade has been closed following a fire in a top storey flat of the Victorian property in May of this year.
01:02 A lack of apparent activity at the building led some residents to fear the whole block, both the pub and the apartments above it, would be demolished.
01:13 Wigged police have arrested a man after a search of his car uncovered weapons and drugs.
01:21 Officers in the Abraham area searched the man and his vehicle and located a number of offensive weapons including an axe.
01:30 They also found drugs and suspect that he was driving under the influence of an illegal substance.
01:38 A host of famous faces from stage and screen visited Pauley Children at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital including three-year-old Briarfield patient, new Vale Proctor.
01:53 Anthony Cotton and Simon Gregson, better known as Sean Tully and Steve MacDonald from Coronation Street, handed out gifts and they were joined by actors Kath Tildesley and John Thompson, as well as Hits radio host Mike Toolin and actress Brooke Vincent.
02:11 A once popular Lancaster bar has gone on the market after standing empty for a number of years.
02:20 The former friary, known as the Friary in Firkin when it first opened as a public house, closed in 2014 and is on the market with a £550,000 price tag.
02:32 Housed in a former 19th century church on St Leonard's Gate, the quirky pub was popular with students and once had the largest projected screen in Lancaster, making it a regular choice for live sport viewing.
02:48 In the weather, Monday will be a largely dry day with sunny spells, especially in the north.
02:54 Tuesday will be unsettled with frequent heavy, perhaps thundery showers, merging to give longer spells of rain at times and a maximum temperature of 9 degrees.
03:07 That's it for now, thank you for watching and we'll see you tomorrow.
03:12 tomorrow.
03:12 Thank you.