Digital reporter Alan Weston delivers the latest North West headlines

Digital reporter Alan Weston delivers the latest North West headlines for Friday, April 5

Transcript

00:00 Hello, here are the top headlines today, making the news across our newsrooms in the North West.

00:08 A teenager was arrested after a motorbike crashed into a woman and killed her two dogs.

00:14 The motorcyclist reportedly lost control of his bike and mounted the pavement

00:20 in Royal Avenue near Warden Park at around 10.15am yesterday. He struck a woman in her 50s who

00:28 suffered injuries to her leg. He then fled the scene on his bike. An 18-year-old man was later

00:34 arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, criminal damage, ABH, disqualified driving and

00:40 driving with no insurance. Drivers are facing roadworks on two major routes linking Blackpool

00:47 with St Anne's. Work is due to start this spring on £18.5 million improvements to Common

00:54 Edge Road in Blackpool, meaning both main routes linking Blackpool and St Anne's

00:59 will have roadworks on them at the same time. The scheme is aimed at reducing congestion.

01:05 Police are appealing for witnesses and footage after a serious collision in Morecambe.

01:11 The collision between a white BMW and a blue VW Golf happened on the Heysham Bypass,

01:18 near the junction of Heysham Road and Middleton Road. A 20-year-old man has been arrested on

01:23 suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and has since been released under

01:28 investigation. A man was taken to hospital after fire broke out at a flat in Wigan Borough.

01:34 Firefighters rushed to Bolton Road, Atherton at around 9pm on Thursday to put out the blaze. One

01:41 man escaped from the flat after being alerted by a smoke alarm and was taken to hospital for

01:45 treatment. A dispersal order in Burnetown Centre was extended for a third day this week following

01:52 reports of a pre-arranged fight between youths. Police say there have been large gatherings in

01:56 the town centre and outbreaks of antisocial behaviour and officers believe this is having

02:01 a significant impact on members of the public who are in the town centre for legitimate reasons.

02:06 Now for the weather. Windy with a chance of coastal gales, plenty of scattered showers,

02:12 these merging to longer spells of rain at times, but feeling warm in sheltered spots.

02:17 Maximum temperature of 15 degrees C. That's it for now, thanks for watching.