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North West Daily News Bulletin 24/09/24
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00:00Hello, I'm Michelle from the Lancaster Guardian with your latest regional news.
00:05A musician who made national headlines for his viral Race to Checkout supervisor video at Lancaster's Aldi store tops the bill at a free music night this week.
00:17Leroy Lupton is one half of local favourites Good Boy Nico who headlined Lancaster Music Co-op's latest monthly live music night at the pub in Lancaster this Friday, September 27th.
00:30Leroy has clocked up more than 2 million views of his TikTok videos, showing him trying to pack his shopping bags faster than cashiers can scan them, adding music and effects in the style of classic video game Street Fighter.
00:45Plans have been revealed showing that a special school could be demolished and rebuilt.
00:50A screening document has been submitted to South Ribbleborough Council for work at Appleby Wood Community Specialist School in Lostock Hall.
00:58The proposals are to completely demolish the existing school buildings and for a comprehensive redevelopment of the site to provide a new school to be completed by June 2026.
01:10A busy bus was left a mangled wreck after a crash in Preston.
01:16Emergency services were called to the scene in Blackpool Road, Lee after the bus was involved in a collision with three other vehicles shortly after 9am on Monday.
01:26The Stagecoach 68 service from Blackpool to Preston suffered serious damage to its front, leaving passengers stranded beside the road.
01:36Pictures from the scene also show a badly damaged scolder and debris scattered across the road. Fortunately no one was seriously injured.
01:45A girl suffered burns to her legs when she was hit by a firework rocket in a Wigan street.
01:51Police are investigating the incident which took place in the early hours of September 22nd on Avondale Street in Standish.
02:00It has been reported locally that the teenager was just being dropped off by a taxi when the pyrotechnic device hit her.
02:07Police said an ambulance took the teenager to hospital but thankfully she didn't suffer significant injuries and was later allowed home.
02:15Padium's history will come to life this weekend with the Town's Annual Archives Exhibition.
02:21Now in its 18th year, dozens of visitors are expected to flock to the Ballroom in Padium Town Hall for the exhibition that runs this Saturday and Sunday, September 28th and 29th from 10am to 4pm.
02:35An event for all ages, visitors can take a stroll down memory lane taking in over 130 years of photos and memorabilia.
02:45There will also be a tribute to Rona Swindlehurst, a talented artist from the town who recently died.
02:52The ever popular school photos will also be on display.
02:56As for the weather, today will be brighter and breezier with scattered showers and the maximum temperature will be 15 degrees centigrade.
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