North West daily news bulletin 23-05-24

Here are your headlines from across the North West on Thursday, May 23rd

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00:00 Hi my name is Jack Marshall and these are today's headlines from across the North West.

00:06 Warning letters are on the way to hundreds of drivers in Preston after they were caught

00:10 on camera using the city's latest bus only stretch of road on its first day in operation.

00:17 Cameras were switched on yesterday to monitor the new restrictions on Corporation Street

00:21 between junctions with Marsh Lane and Heatley Street. Only buses, bicycles and hackney taxis,

00:27 not private hire vehicles, are allowed to pass through the so-called bus gate which

00:32 will be in operation 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

00:36 The owner of popular Italian restaurant Rico's in Poulton has decided to step down from the

00:41 business after 35 years. Rico La Mara has hung up his apron after deciding to retire

00:46 from the restaurant which he opened in 1989 and established as one of the town's top

00:51 eateries. Long-serving staff member Paolo Leparco, who has himself been at Rico's for

00:56 24 years, will take over the reins.

00:59 Tributes have been pouring in after the death of a teacher in Wigan with a passion for education

01:04 who taught thousands of pupils at a local high school. Graham Naylor, who worked at

01:09 Standish Community High School for 16 years, died on April 18th aged 73. A statement from

01:16 Standish High said "Graham's passion for education, his ability to inspire students,

01:21 his kindness and generosity were truly remarkable." Graham is survived by his wife Judith and

01:27 son Rob.

01:30 In Burnley, the historic Kirby Hotel site has been purchased for an ambitious redevelopment

01:35 project that promises to revitalise the town and restore its legacy. The current dilapidated

01:41 site is set to be completely transformed, paving the way for a state-of-the-art hotel

01:47 and leisure complex, with the project spearheaded by a Mr Hagan, a prominent global cinema software

01:53 company owner and a Burnley native.

01:56 A Lancaster secondary school and sixth form college has been told that it requires improvement

02:00 by Ofsted for the second time in a row. Our Ladies Catholic College on Markham Road in

02:06 Lancaster was inspected by Ofsted between March 26th and March 27th of this year and

02:11 was rated as requires improvement in a report published on May 20th. The college, which

02:17 has 1,031 pupils on its roll, was told that its quality of education was specifically

02:24 classed as requires improvement.

02:26 Onto the weather now and the Met Office is forecasting more cloudy and damp days for

02:30 most across the North West, with the rain generally lighter than Wednesday and temperatures

02:35 staying cool at around 12 degrees. Into the evening, conditions are set to remain pretty

02:39 grey and wet as winds ease overnight.