North West Daily Bulletin 04/06/24
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00:00 Hello, I'm Michelle from the Lancaster Guardian with your latest regional news.
00:05 A local man who died following a single vehicle collision on the A7 at Scotts Dyke, almost on the border with Scotland, at around 4.10pm on May 22nd has been identified.
00:18 Hugh Mooney, known as Shug, aged 48, died at the scene.
00:23 His family paid tribute to him, saying "To say our lives will never be the same really doesn't do our pain or loss justice. Shug will always be missed and forever loved."
00:36 A man has been charged in relation to the death of Kiena Dawes, who was killed on a railway line near Garstang.
00:43 The body of hairdresser Kiena Dawes was found on the track near Barnacre by British Transport Police on July 22nd, 2022.
00:52 The 23-year-old, who was from St Annes but was living in Fleetwood, had been reported missing a short time earlier.
01:00 Ryan Wellings, 30, of House McClose, Bisbam, was charged with manslaughter, controlling and coercive behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
01:12 He is to appear at Preston Magistrates on July 10th.
01:16 A former Wigan pub is now covered in scaffolding as work gets underway to convert it into apartments.
01:23 The controversial plan to convert the disused Ben Jonson Hotel, which dates back more than 120 years, into six apartments was approved earlier this year.
01:35 This was despite parking concerns being raised by nearby residents over the scheme to convert the building on busy Warrington Road, Marist Bridge.
01:45 A man was taken to hospital after a fire broke out at a property in Burnley over the weekend.
01:53 Three fire engines from Burnley and Nelson were called to Briarcliffe Road on Sunday at 12.30pm.
01:59 They treated one casualty with a first aid kit before placing them in the care of North West Ambulance Service paramedics.
02:07 As for the weather, today it will be cloudy and wet, turning drier, breezier and cooler later.
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