09/04/2012 North West Tonight

Good evening. A man arrested in Greater Manchester on suspicion of

murdering a pensioner in Northern Ireland ten years ago is being

questioned by police. Norman Moffatt, who was 73, was stabbed as

he walked home in County Londonderry in 2001. A 42-year-old

man was arrested in Stockport by officers from Northern Ireland and

Greater Manchester Police and has Workers at a Merseyside factory who

claim they have been unlawfully dismissed say they will protest

outside the gates until they get a fair deal. Their trade union is

taking legal action on their behalf against the Bootle company MMP - a

packaging firm which closed the factory earlier this year. Laura

Yates reports. Many here lost their jobs week ago

but they come here every day. Treated unjustly, they say, they

are determined to fight until the end. How long are you prepared to

stay out here? As long as it takes. We need a fair resolution for the

people who have been finished off by this company. Workers say they

were locked out of the factory which makes cereal boxes in the

middle of February, without warning or explanation. Some redundancies,

they say, were expected, but many of those they claim were made

redundant without proper consultation. Many, like Terry,

have worked here for years. I am really angry and annoyed. The fact

is this is a viable company and a company that is making money.

Others, like Allen, wonder how they will cope without work. I am

worried about paying bills. I have lost everything. I am worried about

whether rival lose my house. It is bad times at the moment. The United

unions say they are so appalled by the way workers have been treated

that they are taking the company to court. There is no notice period,

consultation. We have a campaign for the work is at this site and we

will overturn this and bring the full force of the Union down to

make sure happens. We have tried to contact the company several time --

ties were they have not return our calls. The case will now be heard

in court. The wife of a Lancashire man who died after being injured at

a London nightclub has described him as a perfect, son, husband and

father and says his death is utterly devastating. Father of two

Philip Sherriff was hit with a bottle during a celebrity event at

the club last week and died last night. Police are treating his

death as murder and a 25-year-old man has been arrested.

After a campaign spanning a decade, what's believed to be the country's

first "all lads" club has re-opened in Liverpool. The Florence

Institute for Boys has undergone a �6 million restoration after it was

almost destroyed in a fire in 2005. Ruth Clegg reports.

No pain, no gain, the motto drilled into the boys back in 1889, and

this belief has lived on in the walls of the club. It closed in the

1980s and in 1999 was partially destroyed in an arson attack.

was a wreck. There was no roof, it was burnt out and it was a dark

hole and now she is a shining light at night. 80-year-old Billy

Williams used to box at the club and he changed his family life.

had to be here because there were so many things going on. There was

entertainment, trading, dancing in the hall. The club was built by --

in -- the club was bought by Bernard Hall in memories of his

daughter Florence. What she could mean if she was serving the

community, was listening to their memories. There is something going

wrong in the area and we needed to do something, and this is the place

for that. And it has already started. Families enjoying Easter

Sunday in the Old Hall. Perhaps a new beginning for the local mean a

Rugby league, and Warrington suffered a heavy defeat at Catalan

Dragons this afternoon. It was the first time in three seasons that

they've had 40 points scored past them. Mickey Higham and Chris Riley

ran in first-half tries for Wire, and Brad Dwyer scored late on. But

Warrington went down 44-16. Salford Warrington went down 44-16. Salford

lost at home to Hull KR by 18-0, Widnes were thrashed 38-4 by

Bradford and Wigan beat Wakefield A World War Two pilot who left �2

million in his will to ensure military bands would play at a

Wigan park had his dying wish fulfilled today. William Higham

wanted others to be able to enjoy music at the bandstand at his

beloved Mesnes Park, as he did in his childhood. Today, his family

officially opened the newly restored bandstand as Abbie Jones

The Greater Manchester Police Military Band. It was music like

this that William Higham loved. Now thanks to his generosity,

generations to come can share his passion. He had a great affinity

with the military, especially with the six brothers being in the air

force, army and the Marines. It just meant a lot to him. And I am

sure if he had been there he would have been in his element and

delighted. William was a pilot in the Second World War. But he was

also a businessman. He made millions through his floristry

company. When he died three years ago, he left �2 million to the

Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust on one condition, that the money would

sit in a trust fund and the interest be used to ensure military

bands play at the Mesnes Park bandstand. He did say he would

leave the sum of money in the well, but not how much. We thought it

might be a few hundred or �1,000, we did not imagine anything on the

scale it turned out to be. before and could play here they had

to renovate the bandstand itself. William's bequest even paid for

this refurbishment. It is a wonderful legacy and I think he has

done a great thing for the people of Wigan. Fantastic. What a true

gentleman. Today, William's family officially opened the bandstand and

brought the music he loved back to Hundreds of people gathered in

Preston today despite the rain to enjoy the annual Easter egg roll.

The event held at Avenham Park is a tradition dating back centuries.

This year is particularly special as it's the city's Guild Year,

celebrated every 20 years. And for some there was fun, even without an

egg to roll. Not a great day for a No sunshine, and typical bank

holiday weather. Dahl, drab, wet and no sunshine. But for the week

ahead I can offer you something better. It is going to be unsettled,

but we should see a fair amount of sunshine and plenty of April

showers. For this evening and tonight still plenty of rain around

and it is still fairly breezy and there are lots of cloud around. All

of these features will keep the temperatures well above freezing.

For tomorrow, all change. Breezy, hopefully bright and that we will

exchange the rain for showers. These showers through the afternoon

will be heavy at times. Blustery in places were the key and westerly