Digital reporter Catherine Musgrove with today's top north west news headlines
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00:00 These are the headlines for the Northwest on Friday the 2nd of February.
00:05 UCLan's proposal to change its name from the University of Central Lancashire to the University of Lancashire has caused controversy with the University of Lancaster.
00:15 UCLan believe changing the name would better reflect the ambitions locally, nationally and globally, but the University of Lancaster say it would be 'very confusing for students'.
00:27 In Blackpool, questions have been asked over a £10m council loan to the Stored Sands Hotel.
00:33 The opening of the venue on Central Promenade has been held up for two years because of legal wrangles.
00:39 Councillor Paul Alley raised the concerns but council leader Lynne Williams said the loan was secured but admitted it was frustrating.
00:47 In Lancaster, work has got underway on the demolition of Skirton High School.
00:52 It's part of a council scheme to regenerate the main way estate.
00:56 The site will be turned into an estate of 135 houses to be complete by 2026.
01:03 In Burnley, an elderly woman on pension credit faces an £18,000 bill after her 'No Win No Fee' cavity wall claim collapsed.
01:12 77-year-old Liz Wilkes has been left to cover legal fees after the law firm she was using went bust.
01:20 In Wigan, staff at Pemberton Park and Leisure Homes in Springfield have been given the bombshell news that they are going to be put on a three-day working week and their jobs are at risk.
01:30 It comes after the firm said they were experiencing one of the worst periods on record with the caravan industry.
01:37 The firm, which dates back to the 1940s, employs more than 150 people.
01:42 And now for the weather.
01:44 It's going to be a cloudy and windy day for most of the north-west with some brighter spells in the east.
01:50 Temperatures are mild with highs of 9 degrees.