A round-up of the top stories from across Lancashire.
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00Hello, my name is Lou Patrick. I'm a reporter for the Lancashire Post and the Blackpool Gazette.
00:04Here is the Daily Bulletin. Plans have been launched to build a 38-bedroom hotel on the
00:09car park of a River Valley gastropub. Bosses at the Eagle in Barrow want permission for the facility
00:16on the only use of the car park as a lot of 38-vehicle spaces.
00:23They say that the Eagle has become increasingly popular for big events such as weddings but there
00:27is no overnight accommodation. An agent for owners Fencegate Ltd, which also owns the Fencegate
00:36and the Fencegate Lodge, said the expansion of the Eagle through the addition of a hotel
00:41represents a significant opportunity to boost the area's economic prospects and long-term prosperity.
00:49The site extends to 0.42 hectares and the
00:54application proposes the erection of a two-storey, 38-bed hotel development. There is no spa,
01:00leisure, restaurant, function rooms or conferencing facilities within the proposed hotel
01:05because food will be available at the Eagle. Michelin-starred chef and MasterChef judge
01:11Lisa Goodwin-Allen is leaving Lancashire's Northcote restaurant.
01:16After 23 years, Michelin-starred chef Lisa Goodwin-Allen has announced she is leaving Northcote.
01:24Lancashire-born Lisa joined Northcote at just 23 years old and her passion, creativity and
01:29unwavering commitment to excellence quickly elevated her to Executive Chef and one of the
01:34most respected figures in British gastronomy. Her tenure has been defined by a deep respect
01:41for British ingredients, pioneering seasonal menus that showcase the best of local produce.
01:47Northcote has retained its Michelin star for an astounding 29 years and the bosses say this
01:52is a testament to her skill, vision and the exceptional standards she has upheld.
01:58Reflecting on her time at Northcote, Lisa Goodwin said,
02:00I am incredibly proud of everything we have accomplished at Northcote
02:05and more recently across the Stafford collection.
02:10We have been let down as the Blackpool school staff member who threatened my girl has order
02:18withdrawal. Lancashire Police have rescinded the community resolution order handed to a staff
02:23member who reportedly threatened a Blackpool pupil. Two weeks ago we reported on a Blackpool
02:29mum's anger that her nine-year-old daughter had been verbally threatened by a staff member at
02:35Martin Primary Academy. Mum of two, Kathleen Smith, who is from the Travelling Community,
02:41says whilst in the afternoon class her daughter Crystal was being disruptive and naughty but this
02:46was not out of the ordinary for Crystal as staff know she can sometimes be difficult.
02:53What was out of the ordinary however was the reaction from a staff member who reportedly
02:58in an outburst of anger said to a colleague get her out before I kill her.
03:06I have launched a women's only walking group in Blackpool. 1,300 people have joined in a month
03:11and come and get involved. A new walking group giving Blackpool women a chance to find soul mates
03:18is proving a huge success. The Wandering Woman group was launched
03:25via Facebook by Peter Mellington, 37, less than a month ago. Since then around 1,300 women have
03:32joined online and the numbers taking part in the first three walks have grown on each occasion.
03:38Peter, a married mum of four from Leighton, Blackpool, said it's just started with me and
03:44a couple of friends organising a walk via Facebook and then it sort of snowballed.
03:50Then it has sort of snowballed.