North west news update 28 July 2023: Morrisons to become Tesco at store

Digital reporter Michelle Blade with today's top north west news headlines and weather

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00:00 Hello, I'm Michelle with your latest news from across the region.

00:05 Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was found dead in Lancaster.

00:10 Police were called to report of a sudden death at a flat in Regent Street, Lancaster on Tuesday,

00:15 July 25th.

00:17 The body of Damien Jackson was found at the property.

00:20 The cause of death was multiple injuries.

00:24 Police are asking for anyone with CCTV or dash cam footage from the area between Sunday,

00:30 July 23rd and Tuesday, July 25th.

00:35 Tesco will open their first ever Preston Superstore after striking a deal to take over the Morrisons

00:41 store at Deepdale Retail Park.

00:44 Morrisons have confirmed to the Lancashire Post that the deal is complete and they have

00:48 agreed to sell their Blackburn Road store to Tesco.

00:52 The store is expected to close on Friday, September 29th before reopening as Tesco in

00:58 early December.

01:00 A crackdown on illegal vapes has seen products worth £16,000 seized in Wigan Borough.

01:07 The seizures by Trading Standards Officers were from shops in Wigan, Leigh, Ashton and

01:12 Hindley.

01:13 Last week, councillors backed proposals to tackle the illegal sale of vapes and to highlight

01:19 their harmful effects, particularly on young people.

01:23 A Nelson man has been charged with burglary after an elderly woman had items stolen from

01:28 her home.

01:29 Gul Jamal Din, 40, of Albert Street, appeared at Blackburn Magistrates Court yesterday charged

01:36 with burglary and five counts of fraud.

01:40 The alleged incident occurred last Friday at an address in Pembroke Street in Burnley

01:45 when the offender asked the resident, a woman in her 90s, if he could borrow a tin opener

01:51 and use her toilet.

01:53 The woman realised after he had gone that several bank cards and cash had gone missing.

01:58 Loose Women's Colleen Nolan has been fined nearly £1,000 for speeding in Blackpool.

02:05 The 58-year-old singer and TV presenter broke the 30 mph speed limit while driving her Toyota

02:12 in Preston New Road near the psychiatric hospital at M55 on July 8.

02:19 Nolan was fined £900 and six penalty points were added to her licence.

02:25 The weather today will be overcast with a maximum temperature of 20 degrees and possible

02:30 rain until 12pm.

02:33 Temperatures throughout the day will be between 18 and 19 degrees.

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02:39 Thank you.