15/02/2014 North West Today

Good afternoon. Former Preston and England winger Sir Tom Finney died

yesterday at the age of 91. Finney made more than 400 league

appearances for Preston North End and won 76 caps for England. Yunus

Mulla reports. If you speak to anybody at the club

today or anybody who came to lay tributes, they will say Tom Finney

was the greatest player to play for us to North end. He spent his career

here and his life in Preston. A stream of people today have been

coming to Deepdale to lay tributes and remember him with affection

How can a man I never met or never had the privilege to see the half

such a profound effect? It is very sad for everyone in

Preston. Wherever we go on holiday, you mention Preston North End and

right away, Tom Finney. I knew people who played with him and grew

up with him and they said he was a fantastic figure on and off the

pitch. The match against Leyton Orient was always going to be

important but added significance, as to North end players will be wearing

shirts with the name Finney on their back.

The body of a teenager was found this morning in Oldham after police

were called at 8am to Ripponden Road. The young man has not yet been

identified and an investigation has been launched.

This week has been Congenital Heart Defect week and one 11`year`old boy

from Blackburn. Who has the condition, has rounded up his school

friends to join him in raising money. Emma Blackburn reports.

The shoelaces are tied. The new school tracksuits are revealed.

These year six pupils are ready for their sponsored walk. To help a

friend. Walking four times around the pitch at Blackburn Rovers, these

children know what this challenge means. This boy 's mile long walk is

the furthest distance he has completed, he was born with

congenital heart disease and had his first major operation 18 months

ago. He is now stronger than ever and raising money for older hey

Hospital who have helped him. It is a great achievement because what he

has got is very rare. He looks normal but he suffers inside. When I

used to walk, I used to get breathless easily but now I have

done a mile, so it is a good achievement. How does it feel to

have walked a mile? Great! And his friends think so too.

After a very stormy night, we will see better weather conditions

returning. It will be a gradual process. The strong winds will ease

into the afternoon but we have showers around and they will produce

heavy rain and snow over higher ground. For a period of time, they

will ease at tea`time on the daytime temperature will reach a maximum of

eight Celsius. As the winds ease, we will see showers across Lancashire

into the early hours. And the chance of a frost developing across

Cheshire. A bit of ice on untreated roads and pavements. Sunday is a

much better day, dry and bright with light winds, but further rain by

Monday. I will be back later at good afternoon.

Good afternoon. It looks as though we could be heading towards a sunny

Sunday, something I assure we will all be