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North West daily bulletin 9-9-24
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00:00Lancashire Police have praised visitors to BBC Radio 2 in the park and said they were doing the city proud.
00:07Thousands of people from across Lancashire descended on Preston's Moor Park for the three-day event which passed lightly without trouble.
00:14Blackpool has a new noodle bar in the heart of town and the owner says the aim is to offer something new for locals in the town centre.
00:22The newly opened Thai Pan on Deansgate is offering noodle and rice based dishes from Asia.
00:29The 12th Bishop of Burnley has been installed as Episcopal Canon at Blackburn Cathedral.
00:34The Right Reverend Joe Kennedy was commissioned to serve in the Diocese of Blackburn by the Bishop of Blackburn, the Right Reverend Philip North, and Dean of Blackburn, the Very Reverend Peter Harold Jones.
00:46A teenager who died after going swimming in the Wigan Lake has been named on social media.
00:52Emergency services were called to concerns for a boy in the water at Scotman's Flash at around 3pm on Saturday.
00:58Despite their best efforts, 15-year-old Alex Crook died a short time later.
01:03Police and Home Office officials believe a Lancaster city centre takeaway has links to illegal migrant workers from Eastern Europe, plus potential modern slavery and money laundering, according to reports for a licensing review.
01:18The Flames takeaway in Rosemary Lane is the focus of official reports, including accusations of migrant worker abuse, £40,000 in cash being found stuffed inside a safe, along with alleged breaches of Covid pandemic guidance, door staff requirements and parking rules for delivery cars.
01:37And finally, the weather. The region looks set for cooler conditions this week, but getting brighter towards the end of the week.