Digital reporter Gayle Rouncivell with today's top north west news headlines and weather
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00:00 Hi, I'm Gail and these are your news headlines from across the North West.
00:05 Developers who were refused permission by the City Council to build up to 70 homes on farmland near Lancaster City Centre have lodged an appeal against the decision.
00:14 WVC Lancaster Ltd were told the development on land north of Ashton House in Ashton Road would cause significant harm to an important green space.
00:24 They have now submitted an official appeal to the Secretary of State and a two-day hearing is set to be held in April.
00:31 A drive-thru Burger King is on the way to Preston Marina.
00:36 The fast food outlet will take over the former Chiquito building in Portway after it closed at the height of the Covid pandemic in 2020.
00:44 The plans have emerged in an application seeking permission to redesign the car park of the unit.
00:50 It will be Burger King's second drive-thru in the city, with one already based at the Fulwood Central development.
00:57 Two cannabis farms were found in Blackpool on Monday.
01:01 The farms were found as a result of local intelligence in Blackpool South.
01:05 Police attended both locations and seized around £262,000 worth of cannabis plants.
01:12 Some were still growing while others were already dried, vacuum packed and ready for sale.
01:17 The electricity had also been bypassed, leaving the buildings dangerously unsafe.
01:23 A criminal investigation has been launched after a blaze at a Wigan scrapyard.
01:28 Large amounts of stacked up scrap, including plastics, were torched at the premises in Cemetery Road in Ince, with the flames spreading to the cladding on the adjoining building.
01:38 Three fire crews attended the incident on Monday evening and it's believed that deliberate ignition was the likeliest cause.
01:46 A new nightclub is to open in Burnley Town Centre.
01:50 Renovation work is well underway at Paparazzi Night Spot, with an opening date to be announced soon.
01:56 The club is situated in former Paradise premises and will be aimed at over-25s.
02:01 A resident DJ will play retro and house music and there will also be a VIP cocktail bar and a gin lounge.
02:08 Finally, in the weather, strong winds up to 60mph are likely today, with rain also expected and temperatures reaching 12 degrees.
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