North west news update 22 Nov 2023: Woman spotted walking her pet pig

Digital reporter Matthew Calderbank with today's top north west news headlines and weather

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00:00 Hello, I'm digital reporter Matthew Calderbank with today's headlines.

00:05 A new McDonald's delivery kitchen has opened in Chain Callway, Breston.

00:08 The kitchen is open for out-of-delivery orders only and will deliver to anyone within a nine-minute drive, covering the majority of Breston.

00:15 The new McDonald's has been opened to support nearby restaurants, meeting demand from max delivery orders.

00:21 The kitchen will be open between 7am and 10.45pm, seven days a week.

00:26 A woman delighted passes by as she walked her pet pig down a residential street in Bisbam.

00:32 The woman was spotted walking her pet Wilbur down Cavendish Road on Tuesday.

00:36 Wilbur spotted a smart light blue harness as it stopped the fuss from intrigue passes by.

00:41 The head chef at a Morecambe primary school is to hang up her apron for the last time next month.

00:46 Jane King has been running the kitchen at Greatwood School for the past 26 years and is retiring at the end of term.

00:52 Mrs King worked previously in other school kitchens around Morecambe but it will be Greatwood School that will miss her the most.

00:57 Preparing a choice of three main meals a day, cooked from fresh, Jane and her small team serve up at least 200 meals a day from then.

01:04 That's about 1 million meals Mrs King has prepared at Greatwood over the years.

01:09 Cliff Rose the bookend has beaten 204 other pubs across the country at the latest Thwaites Hospitality Awards.

01:15 Following a rigorous judging process which ranged from interviews to mystery pub visits,

01:19 the evening saw the bookend scoop the highly coveted Best Investment Award.

01:23 The Clitheroe based pub was praised by judges for its well-developed pub refurbishment scheme

01:27 as well as continuing to develop the offer and providing lots of reason for people to visit.

01:32 Wigan police have charged a teenager with the murder of a much loved dad.

01:36 Paul Marshall was found with suspected stab wounds at a home in Samuel Street in Alverton on Friday evening

01:40 after police responded to reports of a man found unconscious.

01:44 Despite the best efforts of the emergency services, the 49-year-old was pronounced dead a short time later.

01:50 A 16-year-old boy has now been charged with his murder.

01:53 The teenager cannot be named for legal reasons but will appear at Manchester Youth Court on Wednesday.

01:58 Today's weather is expected to be generally cloudy with a little light drizzle in places,

02:03 many places staying dry throughout with a few brighter intervals at times.

02:07 It will be a bit windy with gusty westerly winds but milder than yesterday.

02:10 Maximum temperatures around 13 degrees Celsius. Have a good day.