North west news update 26 Feb 2024: Crack down on illegal bike riding

Digital reporter Lucinda Herbert with today's top north west news headlines and weather

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00:00 These are your headlines for the North West.

00:02 A Blackpool food bank has closed due to lack of donations.

00:06 Based on Foxhall Road, Blackpool Voice have announced they are closing their food bank

00:12 service to the general public as they are so low on stock. Their service offers a lifeline for some

00:18 of the resort's most vulnerable people. They say they will continue to help those in a current crisis.

00:26 Police have seized four bikes as they investigate claims of damage to protected land.

00:31 The bikes were seized for a range of offences including no insurance and disqualified driving.

00:38 One bike is also suspected to have been stolen. Working in partnership with United Utilities,

00:45 police say the damage at a protected site in Rivington costs millions of pounds and affects

00:50 the ecosystem which will take years to recover. Junior doctors have been on strike this weekend

00:57 across Lancashire and South Cumbria and the industrial action is set to continue.

01:02 Services across the region's hospitals are facing increased waiting times.

01:08 Some appointments are likely to be rescheduled. Members of the BMA began their walkout on

01:15 Saturday morning and will remain on strike until 11.59pm on Wednesday.

01:21 Baseball bat-wielding youths have wreaked havoc in Nelson over the weekend. Police were called to

01:27 a scene of violent disorder on Saturday evening as gangs of youths wielded weapons around Sagar

01:33 Street and Broadway. A Section 60 order was put in place giving officers the power to search people

01:41 for weapons without needing their usual grounds to suspect. Extra officers remained on patrol in

01:47 the Nelson town centre area on Sunday. Police in Wigan have seized another car as they continue

01:54 their efforts to tackle vehicle crime. Last week officers seized a car and a motorbike that they

02:01 suspected had been used in an anti-social way. Now they have seized another car which had an

02:07 uninsured driver at the wheel in Abram. The driver had ignored previous advice and was displayed a

02:14 fraudulent registration plate as well as driving with no insurance. Now the weather, a largely dry

02:22 and sunny day but rather chilly. Tonight will be dry with clear skies and a widespread frost.

02:28 Tomorrow is looking more cloudy with strengthening winds later on.

02:34 on.

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