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Blackpool Gazette
  • 13/01/2025
Here is a round up of the top stories from across Lancashire.
Transcript
00:00Hello, my name is Luke Patrick. I'm a reporter for the Lancashire Post and the Blackpool Gazette.
00:05Here is the Daily Bulletin.
00:07Decision made on future of jailed Blackpool Victoria Hospital nurse who illegally drugs stroke patients.
00:14Catherine Hudson, who was jailed for seven years and two months in December 2023
00:19for illegally sedating two patients at Blackpool Victoria Hospital and conspiring with a junior colleague to sedate a third,
00:26has been struck off the nursing register by the Nursing and Midwifery Council at a hearing held this week.
00:32Police were alerted by hospital chiefs in November 2018 after a student nurse on a work placement said
00:39Hudson suggested administering unprescribed Zopicline, a sleeping pill, to elderly patient Aileen Scott.
00:46The whistleblower was further troubled when Hudson commented,
00:49Well, she's got a DNR, do not attempt resuscitation in place, so she wouldn't be opened up if she died or, like, if it came to any harm.
00:57She was said to be shocked when Hudson then took a strip of Zopicline from her tunic pocket and administered the sedative.
01:05Prosecutors said a culture of abuse was revealed on the unit when police examined WhatsApp phone messages
01:11between Band 5 nurse Hudson and Band 4 assistant practitioner Wilmot, along with other staff members.
01:20Judge Amanda Holden braves cold in Blackpool for Britain's Got Talent auditions at the Winter Gardens.
01:26TV judge Amanda Holden could be seen braving the cold in all-pink ensemble while filming for Britain's Got Talent in Blackpool on Saturday.
01:35The ICV series resumed filming after a pause in October following the death of X-Factor star Liam Payne,
01:41formerly a member of One Direction who were assigned with Simon Cowell's Psycho Music in 2010.
01:49Holden, Cowell and the other judges Alicia Dixon, Bruno Tannoli posed on the red carpet amid extreme weather conditions
01:56after much of the UK endured freezing temperatures overnight.
02:01Sky comedy Brassic spotted filming scenes for series 7 in Burnley's Townley Park.
02:07Sky's hit comedy series Brassic has been filming new scenes in Lancashire this week.
02:12The show, which stars Michelle Keegan and Charlie's Joe Gilgun,
02:17was busy shooting scenes in Burnley Town Park for its seventh series on Skymax.
02:24Burnley Council confirming that Brassic is filming in the town this month,
02:27with filming locations including Rosendale Road and Crown Point.
02:31A council spokesperson said,
02:33I can confirm that Brassic is filming in Burnley throughout July, on and off,
02:38locations including Rosendale Road and Crown Point.
02:42Major M6 crash brings traffic to a standstill as motorists warn to expect severe delays.
02:48Lancashire motorists are warned to expect major delays following a crash on the Stretton Reservoir.
02:54Both northbound and southbound lanes on the M6 have been closed for some time,
02:59from J27 at Standish and J28 at Leyland,
03:03but Lancashire Police recently offered an update to notify drivers that the southbound road has now reopened.
03:09The northbound lane, however, remains closed.
03:12The initial social media post by Lancashire Road Police said,
03:15Please be advised that the M6 is closed in both directions.
03:19Close to junction 27 due to a road traffic collision.