27/08/2012 North West Tonight


27/08/2012

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Good evening. The head of the European Transport Committee is

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backing a dramatic bid to reopen the debate on who runs the West

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Coast mainline. First Group won the contract two weeks ago, but Virgin

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Trains boss Sir Richard Branson has offered to temporarily run the

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service for free to give the Government time to review the

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contract. North West MEP Brian Simpson says he wants Parliament to

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have time to discuss it. Nazia Mogra reports. It seems like after

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15 years, Sir Richard Branson can't quite let go of the West Coast

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Mainline. He's a billionaire with an empire, and the news 2 weeks ago

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that Virgin trains had lost the West Coast Mainline franchise to

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First Group, was a blow to the company. And now he's offering to

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run the line from the North West to London for free, so Parliament can

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look at the First Group bid. He wants the government to delay

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signing the 13-year contract with his rival. Let the select committee

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of Transport examine the facts, let the House of Commons debate that

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before they rush a signature out tomorrow. Some want the matter

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discussed in parliament. I suspect the Government will say the

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decision has been made so we need to go ahead with it. It is only in

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four year's time that we will know if this bid was over done or not.

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First Group in a statement today said: Our bid is deliverable and it

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provides the best deal for taxpayers, for passengers and for

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staff on the West Coast Mainline. They go on to say: We won the bid

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fair and square and we are pleased that the Department For Transport

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sees no reason to revisit the process. First has promised major

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service improvements, new trains, extra seats and a cut in fares as

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part of the �5.5 billion deal which will be sealed when pen is put to

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paper tomorrow. Thousands of music fans have been left disappointed

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this afternoon, after much of Liverpool's Mathew Street Music

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Festival was cancelled because of high winds and rain. Organisers

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took the decision this morning after advice from police and safety

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experts. But indoor events have gone ahead, as Andy Gill reports.

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There should have been thousands of people enjoying live music here.

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Instead, technicians dismantle the stage and sound system. Music on

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all five of the Mathew Street Festival's outdoor stages was

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cancelled because of predicted high winds and rain. We have got a lot

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of temporary barriers and temper ready street signs, sharp winds

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could blow them off into the crowds. When the crowd tried to disperse

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there is the rest of people slipping on the wet floor and being

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crushed or injured in that way. organisers say they were hugely

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disappointed. But say they had no option. This is at free Festival

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but people from all over the world spend money getting to Liverpool

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for it. We spoke to fans from as far away as Norway. I am angry, we

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have come a long way. We will be going inside, we will not miss it.

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We have come from Leicester, we are very disappointed. I am quite upset,

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it is a thing we look forward to every year. It was a let down for

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performers too. Mathew Street itself was busy, as fans flocked to

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indoor events. A man has appeared in court today charged with the

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murder of David Short, who was killed in a gun and grenade attack

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at his home in Clayton. Manchester magistrates remanded 24-year-old

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Jermaine Anton Ward in custody. He'll appear again on Wednesday.

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Meanwhile Greater Manchester Police have doubled to �50,000 their

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reward for two men wanted in connection with Mr Short's death.

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Officers are searching for Dale Cregan from Droylsden and Anthony

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Wilkinson from Beswick. The reward is the largest ever offered by

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Greater Manchester Police. Police in Blackburn are appealing for help

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to trace a man who's been missing since Friday. 23-year-old David

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Noble was last seen at the town's railway station wearing a khaki

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hooded top and black jogging pants. It's thought he may have travelled

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to Salford. Police describe him as vulnerable and say he can be

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unpredictable and potentially violent. Anyone who sees him is

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asked to ring them on 999. Blackpool promenade will be closed

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this evening to cars for the annual Ride The Lights event. Sport now,

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and Manchester City manager, Roberto Mancini, admits he needs to

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bring players in following yesterday's draw with Liverpool.

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Football's transfer window closes on Friday with City just one of our

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clubs desperate to add to their squad. Stuart Pollitt reports. This

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late mistake from Martin Skrtel helped Manchester City to a 2-2

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draw at Anfield yesterday. Now City's manager is after a financial

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gift this week in the form of some new signings. Liverpool were far

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from 100% in their opening day defeat. But their new boss was

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encouraged by this performance. Every field -- every player on the

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field was fighting to their potential. That is all you can hope

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for as a player. At the moment that's this club but their manager

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is warning that the next five days, before the transfer window closes,

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are vital if City want to stay at the top. Scott Sinclair could be

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the first new arrival after a fee was agreed with Swansea. And the

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Italian isn't the only manager in the region planning for a busy week.

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David Moyes says he need some new faces at Everton despite making it

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two wins from two in style at Aston Villa. Wigan, who saw off

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Southampton 2-0, have money to spend after selling Victor Moses to

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Chelsea. The only man who says he's happy with his squad is Sir Alex.

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Content after victory over Fulham, that he has the players to bring

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the title back across Manchester. Here's Eno with your weather. Four

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of the week ahead the weather looks to be fairly and decided, it is on

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and then it is off and back again. Tuesday should be drier and

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brighter, more rain on Wednesday and on Thursday it will be

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unsettled but with bright spells. Today we still have the weather

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warning for rain, this is valid until midnight tonight. The rain

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continues through this evening but on the other side of midnight it

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should be dry. Temperatures will remain end double figures. Tomorrow

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