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Welcome to North West Tonight with Roger Johnson and Annabel Thffin.

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Questions over the safety of fracking as protest groups unite

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The industry says shale gas could bring significant investment

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The swan shot through the hdad and neck with a crossbow but vets

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They're the bane of motorists' lives.

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Now the government pledges 08 million to fill our potholes.

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And preparing for the Rocket Man's arrival in little old Leigh.

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Campaign groups opposed to fracking in Lancashire have combined forces

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One of them, Cuadrilla, wants to carry out test drilling

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Tomorrow, protestors from nearly 20 dhfferent

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organisations will meet in Blackpool to co`ordinate their opposition

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The change in tactics comes as a prestigious medical magazine

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publishes concerns that the current regulations may be too lax.

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These people are determined that weight scale commercial fracking

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will never come to the Unitdd Kingdom. This was Salford bdfore the

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protest moved on this year. Come the Mac has applied to open wells behind

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this hedge. There are opposhtion groups throughout like a sh`re each

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with their own agenda but now they are getting together to facd what

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they see as the latest thre`t. Susan Edwards across the road frol the

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site. Noreen and Jean represent

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the campaign in Freckleton. Ebony and Bob are

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from a group based in the Fxlde They've untied with other groups

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under the banner, We are launching the campaign

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throughout Lancashire to give people the opportunity to object to

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widespread, intensive shale gas development in Lancashire. What

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should we be concerned about? Safety. Noise. We would still be

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concerned if bells were going to come down. `` bills.

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Fracking involves injecting water, sand and chemicals deep

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into the ground to fracture shale rock and release gas.

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It will lower gas prices, say supporters,

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But Mike Hill, an electrical engineer with experience of the gas

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industry, says the risks ardn't being taken seriously enough.

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He's written to the prestighous medical journal, The Lancet, warning

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that there's a lack of regulation and monitoring in the UK.

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This puts the public at large across the UK at severe risk of sole

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unbelievable public health concerns. You have been advhsing the

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opposition. Can we trust yot? I m still advising them. I'm not on

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their side but I do offer tdchnical advice. So you're not fully

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independent. I am, yes. Frack Free Lancashire, the new

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protest grouping, meets for the Let's speak to someone who hs fully

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independent from Durham University. Professor Richard Davies has worked

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in the industry. People watching this, a lot of them are agahnst

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fracking but something we should do it. No one knows who to belheve

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Absolutely. It is very conftsing for the public. That is why we `re doing

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research. We are neither for nor against it. We just want to get

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people independent, trustworthy information. People say thex want

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more research to be done, particularly in what is happening in

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America where the industry hs more mature in terms of health problems.

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That is a good point. There is no proven research that there `re

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health problems for the public yet. It is one of the key areas that has

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been released research, so H agree, let's do more research on hdalth

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issues. But I don't know of any concrete research. There ard

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suggestions that there are starting to be signs. All I can see hs that I

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have been researching this for a number of years and don't know of

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any proven research that shows health risks to the public. The

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chemicals used in fracking `re not the sort of things you would

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ingest, but there is no evidence of health risks associated with

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fracking. The companies see that they will get rid of waste water,

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Cuadrilla telling us that the development of the shale gas

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industry and like a share whll bring jobs for local people. Is it

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regulated enough at the momdnt? I can't say that with any certainty,

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but it is true there are a lot of regulations in the UK and the

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thought of companies just drilling wells without thinking about the

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environment and going through a lot of checks is ridiculous. Colpanies

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have to get a lot of promothon. They have to drill properly in a

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particular way and get that agreed by the Government. They are going to

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fracking your back garden tomorrow, yes or no? No problem. Will the

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traffic be a problem? Will the school run be painful thing?

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A teacher caught hiding unddr a teenager's bed

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by her mother has been given a suspended jail sentence.

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Andrew Welsh, who's 36, and from Atherton, admitted six counts

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of sexual activity with a child by a person in a position of trust.

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He was a maths teacher at the school where the 16`year`old had bden

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The new Metrolink line to Wythenshawe and Manchester @irport

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is due to open more than a year ahead of schedule.

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Trams will start to run along part of the route as darly

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as Monday, as the first stages of testing get underway.

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Services will initially run between Manchester Airport

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Hundreds of people have signed up to the Isle of Man's Parish Walk.

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Around 1500 people will walk all the way around the Island tomorrow,

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covering the 85 miles in under 24 hours.

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Participants visit all 17 of the island's parishes in the

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Rare footage of a breed of fish which was around in prehistoric

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Sea lampreys are a protected species.

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The South Cumbria Rivers Trtst filmed them spawning in the

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Now you may remember last nhght we showed you some shocking photos

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of a swan which had been injured by a crossbow in Cheshire.

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Someone fired two bolts through its head and neck.

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Today an RSPCA vet treating the swan said it's incredible that

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And police say they're determined to catch whoever did it.

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I have to warn you may find some of the images distressing.

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A vet at the Stapely Grange Wildlife Hospital treating

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It is getting painkillers and antibiotics.

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Two crossbow bolts shot through its head and neck.

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One of them has damaged its windpipe so much that a vet in Liverpool has

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If the crossbow bolt on his head had been a couple

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of millimetres further, he would have been a goner straight `way

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Police say they are determined to catch whoever did this not just

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because the animal cruelty but because the wildlife and scdnery

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attract many visitors to thhs area between Widnes and Warrington.

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They'll have been talking to people, possibly bragging,

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What we are encouraging is for people to search their conscience

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and, before this individual harms other animals or members

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The bolts are distinctively short and coloured black and gold.

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Although it was injured, the swan was distressed and panicked

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and took the police and the RSPCA several hours to catch it.

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I can't believe that people would intentionally injure a wild animal.

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They have done it deliberatdly, they have aimed for his head.

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I wish I could bring them in here and show them

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the suffering they are caushng, I think that would do the trick

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Although it's feeding, the swan is still in danger.

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Infection and damage to the windpipe are the vet's main concerns.

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Damaging to drivers and dangerous to cyclists,

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the Government today handed all our councils more than ?18 millhon to

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But how will it be spent and is it enough?

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Well, the figures show that Lancashire received the most money.

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Nearly ?5.5 million, followed by Cumbria,

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Greater Manchester and Cheshire with councils on Merseyside getting

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Now, the Government say that is enough money to fix 350,000

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While today's money will be welcomed, all councils are being

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forced to make cuts across the board and that includes

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Since 2011, Lancashire for example now spends ?9 mhllion

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less on their roads, and in the City of Manchester, the budget for road

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resurfacing has gone down from 6 million to just over ?2 million

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So in real terms there's less money around to mend the roads but

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Stuart Pollitt's been to Lancashire where the council's approach to

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fixing potholes has been pr`ised by the Government.

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The pothole people have arrhved in St Judes Avenue.

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And not before time according to Eric and his dossier of despair

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For 12 years, I have written to the council and made information of what

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Now something is finally happening thanks to Michael, Pete,

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some tarmac, some tools and some new techniques.

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This is how potholes used to be fixed. Lots of individual rdpairs

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that would normally break again in future. The technique being used now

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is to use one big part of t`rmac to repair lots. Hopefully that will

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last for years. We realise we have to change our attitudes.

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Ridwan fixes the potholes btt Councillor John has to fund them.

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So does Eric feel the benefht of this work?

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There is never enough to solve the problem. But it gives us a good

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start to get going. We're not ungrateful for ?5 million, but they

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have taken 3 million out of this council. It is no great bendfit

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It is about time. It will s`ve money overall and is a bit caner for the

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car. `` a bit more kind. There is plenty of time to brush up

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on new techniques. These are from Ivan Bell

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in Glossopdale and he's been going around his local area filling the

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potholes with compost and flowers. He says it's an excellent w`y

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of making sure the holes ard filled What experiences have you h`d with

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potholes? E`mail us at [email protected] or

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contact us on Facebook or Twitter. I've been with a group of young

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England fans trying to pick us all up after the team went down against

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Uruguay. And popping up this weekend `

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the big stars So, the Government's announced that

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the full roll`out of what is the biggest shake`up the welfare

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state has ever seen, will h`ppen Universal Credit, already l`unched

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in some regional job centres will be The minister who says the sxstem

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is safe and ready to roll? Or the housing association which

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says it's pushing people into debt? David is the minister

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responsible for the Governmdnt's He's in Oldham to meet the poster

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boys and girls of that reform. Universal Credit helped him find not

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just any job, but his dream job He wasn't saying get out of here,

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go and get a job and that's it, He was looking to help me fhnd work

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that would be specific to what I Like Nathanial, a poster box for the

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way the reforms focused approach. I just thought the way I cale in

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and spoke to my specific job coach, they were able to mentor me through

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and they were quite motivathng. Ikra, who can see a vast improvement

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on Jobseeker?s Allowance. They also all live

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at home with their parents. That meant we couldn't

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ask them about concerns. Concerns we heard about herd

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recently over budgeting the new 92% of tenants on the benefht here

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had fallen into rent arrears. We're just not seeing the money come

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from wither the landlord or the DWP. It's difficult to see how this can

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be rolled out across the cotntry. We now feel that we've built it to

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the level where we can expand it right across

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the North West safely and sdcurely. We checked with Golden Gates

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housing. There is consensus among many that

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it is helping people find work. But there are concerns others

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are falling into debt. much pace in his shot. I am proper

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disappointed. When Suarez scored the second goal, I knew it was over

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And today we're still singing for England.

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Part of a song to raise mondy for cancer research.

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Even Liverpool fans would h`ve been desperately hoping Luis

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It was his two goals either side of Wayne Rooney's first ever in a

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Like other places in the north`west, the street can not going to take

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their flagstone yet. England were good in places. Deep down, H thought

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we would have won. Gerard w`sn't fit enough for the game. You can say

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that, his aunt lives across the road!

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They'll be hoping next time the team can put a smile back

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It's been a landmark day for Lancashire bowler Jimmy Anderson

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who has taken his 1000th first class wickdt

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Sri Lankan opener Kaushal Shlva was Jimmy's victim,

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edging to wicketkeeper Matt Prior in the second Test at Headingley.

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Jimmy finished with 2 for 48 as the tourists were bowled out

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England were 36 without loss in reply at the close.

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Lancashire are in Twenty20 `ction tonight, they're up against reigning

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champions Northamptonshire Steelbacks at Emirates Old Trafford.

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After electing to bat, a brhsk 8 of just 28 balls brought them to a

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competitive 187 for three. If you were watching, you whll have

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realised that Manchester's psychic cat has lost her touch! She wrongly

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predicted the 1`0 when, but she is in the doghouse at home for missing

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her litter tray. A cat ` Astra free.

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He's one of the world's biggest pop stars.

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Sir Elton John has played the biggest venues in the world

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but never before has he plaxed a gig in Leigh.

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In fact, never before has any musici`n played

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Leigh Sports Village, so it's quite a coup for thd venue

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to attract one of the industry's biggest names tomorrow night.

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And as Naomi Cornwell's been finding out, the town is

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From a three`year residency in Las Vegas to...

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This stadium's usually the venue for rugby, not rock.

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But they're warming up to host their first ever music event here.

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Sir Elton John will be on that stage playing the biggest concert that

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Leigh has ever seen in front of 17,000 fans.

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He might be the Rocket Man, but Sir Elton will be arrivhng

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by helicopter tomorrow and it's Keith's job to makd sure he

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And I doubt Sir Elton's had a dressing room like this bdfore!

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We have sent him a rugby shhrt so hopefully he will wear that on the

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they. There is a fantastic buzz around the town centre and Sports

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Village. It will be a fantastic event.

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Sir Elton's not the only music legend in the region this wdekend.

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He'll have competition tomorrow night from Dolly Parton,

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While this evening, Rod Stewart plays Blackpool.

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And there could be a little rivalry there.

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Making Christmas albums is silly. I will leave that to Rod Stew`rt!

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LAUGHTER Did I say that? His album is doing

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much better than mine! I wotld buy a big house where we both could love!

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How wonderful life is when Dlton John is an Leigh!

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A glorious day. Hopefully the sun will be nice for Elton John

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tomorrow. I felt as if I was at the concert! We have seen temperatures

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of 17 Celsius in the Isle of Mann up to 21 in Cheshire. It will be warm,

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bright and sunny weather yot are going to Leigh, Blackpool,

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Manchester, or your back garden Tonight does not look bad, with

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clear skies in Salford and `cross the region. We start the ovdrnight

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period with plenty of clear skies. Hopefully more comfortable than last

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night. We have an onshore at sea breeze with temperatures down to 14

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or 10 Celsius. Tomorrow will be bright and breezy again. Later

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today, we have a stiff westdrly breeze that will blow the clouds

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away to allow the sunshine through the afternoon. Temperatures tomorrow

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will be similar to today. Wd're looking at highs of 18 to 20 Celsius

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and a lot of sunshine. We hdad into Sunday again with conditions to

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write home about. Plenty of blue skies and warm sunshine. Th`t

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continues into Monday. Early, we asked for your thoughts on

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potholes. Paul said on Facebook that his father's wheels have bedn bent

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and his suspension snapped. Carroll says that the only way to

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fix them as to do a fool Redf versus `` resurface. Paul from Stockport

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says the roads near him are only getting skimmed so they keep coming

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back. Thank you for your e`mails `nd thank

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you for staying with us latdr. Have a nice weekend.

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