North West Daily News Bulletin 15/10/24

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00:00Hello, I'm Michelle from the Lancaster Guardian with your latest regional news.

00:06A Lancaster school and nursery was put on lockdown after a man hid from police in their

00:10car park. Willow Lane Community Primary School said on their Facebook page that they had

00:16initiated their lockdown procedures for children and staff on Thursday afternoon after being

00:21made aware that a man had absconded from police and was hiding in the school car park. A 32-year-old

00:28man was later arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer and making threats to kill

00:33after an early incident elsewhere in Lancaster.

00:38Highways bosses are drawing up plans to improve the safety of a busy route between Preston

00:42and Lancaster. More than £4.5 million is set to be spent on a series of measures to

00:49be implemented along the A6. Changes include upgraded facilities for cyclists and pedestrians

00:56as well as new traffic lights. The improvements cover the stretch of the route between Broughton

01:01on the outskirts of Preston and the point at which the road meets the M6 just south

01:06of Golgate.

01:10Fishing equipment was stolen from a cyclist after he was hit by a car near Norbrek Castle.

01:16Police were called to reports of a collision on the prom by the stickway near Norbrek Castle

01:21on Monday. A man was cycling in the area when a black estate-type vehicle hit him from

01:26behind between 6.20am and 6.30am. Some fishing equipment was then stolen from the man. He

01:35was taken to hospital following the incident. An investigation is ongoing to trace the car

01:41and its occupants.

01:42The £6.6 million transformation of Wigan Town Centre has reached an important phase

01:49and the local authority is encouraging everyone to have their say.

01:54The council is calling for residents, businesses, shoppers, visitors and all in the local community

02:00to share their feedback on a range of proposals for the historic market square and area around

02:06Garswood Street and Gerrard Street in Ashton. This includes types of markets, suggested

02:12entertainment and events, seating and public art. Drop-in sessions are being held along

02:20with the online survey.

02:23A motorist was taken to hospital after his car flipped on its side on a country road

02:28near Burnley. The accident happened shortly before 10.30pm on Sunday on Burnley Road,

02:34Cliffiger. The driver, a man in his 20s from Burnley, was taken to hospital with head and

02:40pelvic injuries which were not thought to be life-threatening.

02:46As for the weather, it will be clouding rather breezy with patchy rain turning heavier overnight.

02:52The maximum temperature will be 14 degrees centigrade.

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