Digital reporter Sian Jones with the latest North West headlines
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00:00Hello, my name is Sian Jones and these are the latest headlines from our newsrooms across the North West.
00:06Jay Slater's mum has provided an update on the £36,000 raised on the GoFundMe.
00:12She seeks to withdraw some of the cash and explains how the funds will be used to help search for her son.
00:17Debbie Duncan posted the update on the crowdfunding site that she thanked the 3,300 people who have donated to the fundraiser.
00:25She says she wants to withdraw part of the funds to help with the ongoing search in Tenerife where her 19-year-old disappeared 11 days ago.
00:34A nuisance tenant responsible for a prolonged outbreak of antisocial behaviour causing misery for neighbours has been permanently evicted by Wigan Council.
00:43The enforcement action at 245 Liverpool Road in Hindley was concluded when the bailiff attended and locks were changed earlier this month.
00:52Evidence presented at court detailed antisocial behaviour incidents including noise-related issues, shouting, swearing, loud arguments, slamming doors, persistent dog barking and damage to the property caused by the tenants.
01:06In other news, it's green for go at last for a direct link from Lytham to the National Motorway System.
01:13The long-awaited Hay Houses M55 link road is due to open today, more than 25 years after the two ends of it at Cypress Point and Stilton Peel close to the M55 Junction 4 were built.
01:27During the intervening years of rambling over funding for the missing link across Martin Moss, residents and visitors have faced tailbacks on existing routes to the motorway, Queensway, School Road and Peel Road,
01:39a situation exacerbated by the closure of the single track road across the Moss for safety reasons in 2014.
01:47Remedium Park will be transformed into a more consumer market this weekend.
01:53A fantastic selection of traders have spent weeks in advance preparing, crafting and making awesome products to share with everyone.
02:00There will be bars with beers, lagers, prosecco, wines, cocktails and mocktails as well as other food and drink.
02:07And finally, Burnley's Taylor Gidley has been crowned Miss Lancashire.
02:11The 21-year-old former pupil at Blessed Trinity RC College, who now lives in Paddingham, will go forward to compete for the title of Miss Great Britain in October.
02:21Taylor was crowned in a red carpet ceremony at Burnley's Crowwood Hotel.
02:26The weather now cloud breaking to leave sunny spells and the scattering of showers today with highs of 18 degrees.