Reporter Catherine Musgrove with today's headlines for the North West.
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00:00 Here's the headlines for the North West on Wednesday the 17th of April.
00:04 In Preston a main road is to close repeatedly for a year while a bridge is widened.
00:09 Lancashire County Council is to carry out the work on Preston Road in Grimsley to stop the narrow bridge acting as a bottleneck.
00:16 The owners of the San Carlo restaurant chain have issued a statement after rumours they are opening a new branch in Lytham.
00:23 The group told the Blackpool Gazette they will not be taking over the former Lloyds Bank premises in Market Square and have no idea where the rumours have come from.
00:33 In Lancaster residents are fuming over petrol station plans to sell late night alcohol.
00:40 Locals worry that the plan for the Euro garages at Asda Express in Ryeland petrol station in Owen Road would encourage acts of antisocial behaviour, increase traffic in the area and might also impact other convenience stores locally.
00:56 In Nelson it has been revealed that the sofa clearance centre in Pendle Rise Shopping Centre will close for good this weekend.
01:03 Bosses say this is due to almost no footfall in the area.
01:07 In Wigan a family has paid tribute to a larger than life brother and uncle killed in a crash.
01:13 Leslie Barron, 56, was fatally injured when a car collided with a motorbike he was riding on in Ormskirt Road at 7.15pm on Saturday.
01:22 His passenger, 21-year-old Lewis Durham, also died in the collision.
01:27 And the weather. Expect a generally dry and sunny day with some breeze.
01:32 It's feeling cool for the time of year with highs of 10 degrees.