North West daily news bulletin Wednesday, April 24

Here are your headlines from across the North West for Wednesday, April 24th

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00:00Hi, my name's Jack Marshall, and these are your headlines from across the North West.

00:04A popular Caribbean fusion eatery has opened a takeaway in its new permanent home in Preston.

00:10Sauce Kitchen was first opened by 39-year-old Priya Chauhan from Broughton in October 2020

00:15and has quickly developed a loyal following. Since March 2023, Priya has been based at

00:20the Victoria Pub in Lostock Hall, but has now opened her very own takeaway on Strand

00:24Road in the city. In Blackpool, motorists have voiced their

00:28exasperation after learning that the new A585 Windy Harbour to Skippool bypass has

00:33been closed for resurfacing just a month after opening. The £165m bypass, which was fully

00:40opened in March, some months behind schedule and some £12m over budget, was closed overnight

00:46last night on Tuesday 23rd and will again be closed tonight on Wednesday 24th April

00:52for essential resurfacing work, according to National Highways.

00:56A Blackburn man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after a number of police

01:00car tyres were slashed at Clitheroe Police Station at around 3.30am on Tuesday April

01:0623rd. A 49-year-old man from Blackburn was arrested and is currently in police custody

01:11on suspicion of criminal damage and possession of a bladed article.

01:15A collision involving a pedestrian and a vehicle closed the M6 northbound motorway between

01:20Preston and Lancaster last night, with motorists urged to avoid the area. The northbound carriageway

01:26was closed near Junction 32 at Broughton and the entry slip road for the M55 at around

01:303.30pm on Tuesday.

01:32And finally, a wiggered man has admitted to sexually assaulting a schoolgirl at the Trafford

01:37Centre and to drug driving in court. Ishmael Ibrahim, 45, of Withington Lane in Aspel,

01:44appeared before Manchester magistrates to plead guilty to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old

01:48girl at the Trafford Centre in Manchester on April 10th and also to driving a Honda

01:53Civic in sale last June whilst under the influence of cocaine. He was remanded in custody

01:59until May 19th, when he will be sentenced by a judge at Minchell Street Crown Court

02:03in Manchester.

02:04Onto the weather now, and the Met Office is forecasting a chilly but bright start to the

02:08day with sunny spells emerging later on and a maximum temperature of around 12 degrees

02:12Celsius. Tonight's set to be mostly dry and clear, leading to drop in temperatures

02:17and even some frost, with authorities saying that temperatures could dip as low as 2 degrees

02:22Celsius. Thanks very much for watching and have a lovely day.