North west news update 29 Sept 2023: Video shows car engulfed in flames

Digital reporter Emma Downey with today's top north west news headlines and weather

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00:00 Hello, I'm Emma Downey and this is your news from across the North West this Friday.

00:06 In Lancashire, dog dirt in Preston is causing a bigger problem than drug dealing, according

00:09 to residents. At a recent council meeting by Preston City Council, Cabinet agreed to

00:15 extend the Authority's dog control public space protection order, meaning dogs will

00:19 continue to be leashed when walked along the road and also in a small number of places.

00:24 Rules also stipulate that being unaware of your dog's mess will not be considered a reasonable

00:29 excuse. In Blackpool, a car fire is being treated

00:32 as arson by police, after emergency services were called to reports of a fire satellite

00:37 in Merritt Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. Video footage from the scene shows the vehicle

00:43 was well alight when firefighters from Shorth Shore arrived and they spent 40 minutes tackling

00:48 the blaze. An indebted Wigan mum is raising money for

00:51 the hospital staff who saved her son's life. Nicholas Gould was horrifically injured in

00:57 an accident involving his own pallet truck while working at the inter-solarian engineering

01:01 works at Hindley Green. The 35-year-old sustained many injuries, including six broken ribs and

01:07 brain injuries, after he was run over and impaled against a wall by his own vehicle

01:12 last month. His mum, Catherine, is now organising a fundraiser to generate donations for Royal

01:18 Salford's Hospital Intensive Care and Trauma Unit, which has been called a lifeline for

01:23 his recovery. In Lancaster, it's beginning to look a lot

01:27 like Christmas. The organisers behind award-winning music and arts festival Highest Point will

01:32 host a festive family spectacular at William Street Park this December. The big Christmas

01:38 Day Out will be held on Saturday and Sunday, December 16th and 17th, respectively.

01:45 A Burnley FC fan has raised £1,500 for Rosemary Cancer Charity by trekking 500 miles across

01:52 northern Spain. Anthony Williams of Paddyham took on the

01:56 Groinland pilgrimage route Camino de Norte throughout August, which saw him climb mountains

02:01 during heatwaves and go back to basics, including sleeping rough. The 58-year-old says it meant

02:06 a lot to him to raise money for the Rosemary Cancer Foundation as he lost his dad to the

02:10 disease. And the weather. Across the North West, it

02:14 will be mostly sunny today, with maximum temperatures of 17 degrees. Going into the weekend, Saturday

02:20 and Sunday will be a bit more mild, with showers scattered.

02:25 Have a lovely weekend!