North West Daily Bulletin - June 13, 2024 - video Dailymotion

Reporter Emma Downey with today's headlines for the North West.

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00:00Hello, I'm Emma Downey and these are your top news stories from across the North West.

00:06The daughter of a Royal Navy veteran has launched an appeal to help her dad find a medal he

00:10lost in Preston. Peter Foster lost his veteran's badge during the D-Day procession in the city

00:16on Saturday. His daughter Claire Oliver has now launched a Facebook appeal in the hope

00:22of retrieving it. Fed-up taxi drivers in Blackpool have staged a protest over out-of-town Uber

00:28drivers moving in. Drivers from established taxi firms including Seacabs, Premier Cabs

00:34and Blacktax joined the protest on Wednesday by blocking off part of Talbot Road in Blackpool.

00:41The protest, which lasted for around one hour until lunchtime, was accompanied by a large

00:45police presence and officers were able to divert traffic around the obstruction.

00:51Two new businesses have opened in Lancaster. The little parlour selling ice cream is in

00:56the grounds of Lancaster Castle, located next to the tour office with seating and

01:00plenty of shade. It sells cones, tubs, sundaes and uses English Lex ice cream.

01:08Humble Abode at 11 Chapel Street has also opened and it's an independent shop selling

01:13streetwear, apparel and accessories, bringing with it unique products from independent brands

01:19across Europe. Police have shared images of a man they want to speak to about a sheep

01:25worrying incident in Wigan. They say a witness was able to film a video of the owner of

01:30the dog involved in an incident on Parbold Hill on Friday evening. They are now appealing

01:37for help to find the man as well as a teenage boy who was with him.

01:41A former Burnley Social Club that closed its doors in January after six decades is set

01:48to reopen. Burnley Estates Ltd plan to relaunch the former 1-1-10 club as an events and party

01:54venue work is currently underway to refurbish the three-storey premises.

01:59And the weather. A bright start today with sunshine in places with rain arriving in the

02:05afternoon with a maximum temperature of 16 degrees. Going into this evening it will be

02:10heavier and more persistent rain with a minimum temperature of 8 degrees. Have a lovely day!