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North west news update 22 Sept 2023: Police investigate two sudden deaths just metres apart
Lancashire Post
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22/09/2023
Assistant editor Iain Lynn with today's top north west news headlines and weather
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Hello and welcome, these are the top headlines making the news today from our newsrooms across
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the North West. A South Ribble hotel manager has spoken of her shock after discovering
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that a room hired out to host a party for Armed Forces veterans was actually staging
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a far-right conference, complete with baseball bat-carrying security guards on the door.
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The Salisbury Hotel unwittingly ended up as the venue for the annual gathering of self-styled
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racial nationalist group Heritage and Destiny earlier this month, with police ultimately
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being called to bring the event to an end.
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Detectives from Lancashire Police have been responding to two sudden deaths just hundreds
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of metres apart in Blackpool. Three police cars, including a crime scene investigation
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team and a private ambulance, were seen close to Warbreck Hill. Police have now confirmed
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a man in his 50s was found dead inside a flat. Following investigations, officers believe
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his death was non-suspicious.
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More than 100 people gathered near Wigan Town Hall to oppose the decision to house asylum
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seekers in a Standish hotel. Both protesters and Wigan Council disagree with the Home Office
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decision to house those fleeing danger abroad in Kilhay Court Hotel. This stance was reiterated
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by Councillor Dane Atherton at the latest full council meeting, who stated he wanted
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to see councils consulted on these matters by Home Office in the future. They believe
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that the hotel is unsuitable for asylum seekers due to the location having a lack of local
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amenities, limited public transport and a national speed limit road without a pavement
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on the doorstep.
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A well-respected and long-running badminton coach in the Ribble Valley has died peacefully
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at home aged 91. Barbara Meadows, known as Bunty, was well-known in Clitheroe having
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coached badminton for over 60 years, starting with running two evening classes each week
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at Ribblesdale High School, then the Parish Hall and then finally for 26 years at Roefield
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Leisure Centre. Bunty had the pleasure in some cases of teaching three generations of
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families.
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And Britain's poshest train makes a rare visit to Lancaster and Oxenholm stations this
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month to take passengers to Glamis Castle, the Scottish ancestral home of the late Queen
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Mum. The Carnforth-based Northern Bell, once part of the iconic Orient Express group, made
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headlines last week when the famous Flying Scotsman steam loco hauled it into Edinburgh.
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In the weather, it's another day of sunshine and showers. These will once again be heavy
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at times with a small chance of thunder. After a chilly start, Saturday will be a bright
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morning with sunny periods, probably turning cloudier throughout the afternoon but staying
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mostly bright with sunny intervals, light winds and a maximum temperature of 16 degrees.
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That's it for now. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend. See you Monday.
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