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North west news update 21 July 2023: Investigation into car dealership fire concludes
Lancashire Post
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21/07/2023
Digital reporter Alan Weston with today's top north west news headlines and weather
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Hello, here are the top headlines today, making the news across our newsrooms in the North West.
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A three-month investigation into a blaze which ripped through a luxury car dealership in Preston
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has concluded. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the fire
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at Jaguar Land Rover car dealership in Fullwood in the early hours of Friday April the 7th.
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The fierce blaze at its height was fought by more than 60 firefighters with 10 fire engines
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and two aerial ladder platforms. Fire investigators have now revealed they've
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concluded their investigation and said that while they believe the fire to have been accidental,
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the cause of the blaze still remains a mystery because of the amount of damage sustained.
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A woman said she was refused entry to Blackpool Pleasure Beach even though she was attempting to
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help her daughter's friend who was having a seizure. The woman who wished to remain anonymous
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said her 16 year old daughter was enjoying a day out with her friend at the park on Wednesday when
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trouble struck. The mum said when she tried to access the attraction to help out she was refused
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entry twice because she didn't have an admission ticket. Unable to access the park she said she
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was forced to return to her car and wait for the ambulance to leave so they could follow it to the
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hospital. Police were at the scene of a road closure in Carnforth this morning. Lancashire
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Police posted on social media that they were attending the scene of a road closure on the A6
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Lancaster Road caused by a road traffic collision. Stagecoach also tweeted to say that bus services
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in the affected area would be diverted while the incident was ongoing. A rallying call has gone out
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to tackle the illegal off-road biking plaguing Wigan communities. Proposing a motion to clamp
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down on the issue at the latest council meeting in Wigan Town Hall, a councillor said he wants to see
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the illegal practice stopped. For the sake of environmental preservation, health and safety,
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noise pollution and criminal damage, Councillor Anderson called for the council to support
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Greater Manchester Police as they cracked down on the issue across the borough. His motion received
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unanimous support from the chamber. Police officers seized a firearm, a significant amount of class A
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drugs and £30,000 in cash when they executed a warrant at a house in March Street Burnley on
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Wednesday. Inquiries are ongoing to locate the residents of the premises who was not present at
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the time as officers now wish to speak to them. Police confirmed the warrant was made possible by
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information provided by the community and encouraged residents to contact them with information.
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Now for the weather. A rather cloudy day with a scattering of mostly light showers, a few brighter
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spells potentially breaking through in the afternoon but feeling slightly cool for the time
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of year. Wet and gloomy for much of Saturday with outbreaks of rain throughout, heavy at times.
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That's it for now, thanks for watching.
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