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0:00:12 > 0:00:15Hi, I'm Annabel Tiffin. Welcome to North West Today.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17The headlines this Thursday lunchtime:
0:00:17 > 0:00:19The clean-up begins after heavy rain caused severe flooding
0:00:19 > 0:00:23in North Lancashire and South Cumbria.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26And the group of fire cadets from Cheshire tell us
0:00:26 > 0:00:28about their experiences rebuilding a school in Nepal damaged
0:00:28 > 0:00:33by an earthquake.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36More than 70 people and 20 horses had to be rescued
0:00:36 > 0:00:39from floods in North Lancashire and South Cumbria as bad weather
0:00:39 > 0:00:41hit our region last night.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Emergency crews received more than 500 calls
0:00:43 > 0:00:45due to the heavy rain.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47There's been disruption on the roads and trains.
0:00:47 > 0:00:57Beccy Barr joins us from Galgate, one of the worst affected areas.
0:01:01 > 0:01:07Yes, that's right. Galgate is a couple of miles south of Lancaster,
0:01:07 > 0:01:11near to Lancaster University. When the rain came down last night so
0:01:11 > 0:01:14heavily on the river it started to rise, it is the River Conda that
0:01:14 > 0:01:18runs through Galgate, as the rain came down in the middle of the night
0:01:18 > 0:01:22the River Conda burst its banks and many homes and businesses in this
0:01:22 > 0:01:26part of the county were flooded. There was a lot of destruction
0:01:26 > 0:01:30overnight to the roads, railways. Also schools. The local school here
0:01:30 > 0:01:34in Galgate is closed today because of that damage. People each year I
0:01:34 > 0:01:41left with the task of pumping out, as you can see, pumping out
0:01:41 > 0:01:46basements in this village. Lots of people have a really long job ahead
0:01:46 > 0:01:50of them today. Judy Hobson has more.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52The River Conda burst it's banks in Galgate
0:01:52 > 0:01:53near Lancaster last night,
0:01:53 > 0:01:56flooding houses and forcing others to abandon their cars.
0:01:56 > 0:01:57In Lentworth Drive, more devastation.
0:01:57 > 0:01:58The Coastguard had to rescue people.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02One of the big concerns that I have tonight is that at the beginning
0:02:02 > 0:02:04of October I contacted Lancashire county council raising a concern
0:02:04 > 0:02:07about the way in which drains were not being cleared
0:02:07 > 0:02:09across the constituency.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12It's been seven weeks and I've not heard back from them at all.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14The drains have continued to be very much blocked.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17I think a lot of the people I've been speaking to are particularly
0:02:17 > 0:02:18concerned about drainage.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21But the county council said today there was nothing to indicate
0:02:21 > 0:02:25blocked drains or gullies had caused the flooding.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28The back has broken its banks further upstream and that's
0:02:28 > 0:02:31after the EA had recently done some additional works,
0:02:31 > 0:02:33flood protection works.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37We've had a lot of rain and it's not got anywhere to go, apparently.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Cumbria was also badly affected.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Roads including the main A590 closed, as well as
0:02:42 > 0:02:44two lanes of the M6.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48There were no rail services between Lancaster and Barrow,
0:02:48 > 0:02:52and 22 schools remain closed today.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54This morning, the clean-up.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58At its height, the water at this house in Galgate was waist high.
0:02:58 > 0:03:03It rose relatively quickly but gradually at that point and then
0:03:03 > 0:03:07it came through the back door as well, and through the back door
0:03:07 > 0:03:09it properly flew into the house, it rose very quickly from then
0:03:10 > 0:03:11on until about one in the morning.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15My housemate went to get his wellies from the car and had to climb out
0:03:15 > 0:03:17to climb out the window, because he tried opening
0:03:17 > 0:03:20the front door and water came through like a tsunami.
0:03:20 > 0:03:21It was like a film.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23In some areas of the county, seven inches of rain
0:03:23 > 0:03:25fell in just 24 hours.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Several flood warnings remain in place.
0:03:27 > 0:03:36Judy Hobson, BBC North West Today.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41I think it is that risk of potential further flooding that really worries
0:03:41 > 0:03:45people and the fact it is still only November, the winter looks very long
0:03:45 > 0:03:49and hard ahead of us. Remember, put this into the context of the past
0:03:49 > 0:03:54couple of years, it was just two years ago that we had very
0:03:54 > 0:03:58significant flooding around Lancaster which was said to be a
0:03:58 > 0:04:03once in a century flood. At that point, the electricity was out for a
0:04:03 > 0:04:07week on and off. It was a huge amount of destruction. Just two
0:04:07 > 0:04:11years on, we are in a similar situation. The electricity lightly
0:04:11 > 0:04:15has remained on, but homes and businesses are suffering once again.
0:04:15 > 0:04:21Just down the road and Lancaster I spoke to a business. We featured
0:04:21 > 0:04:24them on north-westerly and North West Tonight before. They have been
0:04:24 > 0:04:29flooded several times and again overnight were flooded. Later on
0:04:29 > 0:04:32North West Tonight we will be speaking with Kat Smith about the
0:04:32 > 0:04:38responsibility on local Government to help to ameliorate the situation.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42We will get more into that later. For now it is a long and slow
0:04:42 > 0:04:46clean-up for people living in this area. Back to you. Very difficult
0:04:46 > 0:04:49for people in that area. Thanks very much.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51And for updates, don't forget BBC Radio Lancashire
0:04:51 > 0:04:54will have the latest flooding news and traffic right throughout day.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57As you'll have seen on the main one o'clock news, one of the killers
0:04:57 > 0:04:59of toddler James Bulger has been recalled to prison suspected
0:04:59 > 0:05:01of having child abuse images on his computer.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05It is the second time Jon Venables has been sent back to jail under
0:05:05 > 0:05:06similar circumstances.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09He was released in 2001 on licence, after serving eight years
0:05:09 > 0:05:13for the murder of two-year-old James in 1993.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15The 35-year-old, who had been living under a new identity,
0:05:15 > 0:05:19was recalled to prison last week.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Within the last few minutes, Labour have announced that they've
0:05:22 > 0:05:25suspended the Bury South MP Ivan Lewis from the party.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29It's while they investigate claims he'd made unwanted sexual
0:05:29 > 0:05:31advances towards women.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35The party said it had received a complaint about his conduct.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Mr Lewis previously denied making any "non-consensual sexual comments
0:05:39 > 0:05:49or sexual advances towards women."
0:05:49 > 0:05:51The pre-inquest hearings, which were due to be held
0:05:51 > 0:05:53into the Manchester Arena Bombing this week, have been
0:05:53 > 0:05:54postponed until the new year.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56It's to enable investigations to continue.
0:05:56 > 0:06:02It's six months since 22 people were killed.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04A group of fire cadets from Cheshire who've been
0:06:04 > 0:06:07rebuilding a school in Nepal, say the experience has changed them.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10More than a dozen teenagers made the trip to an earthquake damaged
0:06:10 > 0:06:11region of the Himalayan country.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14They raised tens of thousands of pounds to pay for it,
0:06:14 > 0:06:15and they've just returned.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Mark Edwardson's been to see them.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Cheshire Fire Cadets - 16 of them on a two week trip
0:06:20 > 0:06:24to a remote and isolated Nepalese village.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28Ravaged by an earthquake in 2015, rebuilding takes a long time
0:06:28 > 0:06:34in this impoverished place.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36That's what spurred these teenagers into action.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39The school, well, it was more than I ever expected it
0:06:39 > 0:06:40to be, to be honest.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42It was huge!
0:06:42 > 0:06:46I only thought we were building a small, little school,
0:06:46 > 0:06:49but it turned out to be an amazing high school that will benefit
0:06:49 > 0:06:50so many people in the future.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53The Cadets funded the trip entirely by themselves, raising £70,000
0:06:53 > 0:06:55for their mercy mission.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58It took them four days to reach their destination and the welcome
0:06:58 > 0:07:01they received was humbling.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Flower garlands over our necks, sitting there, bit of a speech.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07But just looking round and seeing the smiles on all the kids' faces
0:07:07 > 0:07:10and the teachers and everyone in the village, it's
0:07:10 > 0:07:15their life in that school, and for generations to come.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18It just made me really happy to know that I've helped
0:07:18 > 0:07:22contribute to their happiness.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Remaking and remodelling, bricks and brushes occupied
0:07:24 > 0:07:27the Cadets for six days.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30And they too have been changed.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33I honestly do feel like I've grown up quite a bit since I've been
0:07:33 > 0:07:36in there because I could have been a bit selfish, a bit moody.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39But when I came back, I was more into helping around
0:07:39 > 0:07:41the house and the local community more because it shows
0:07:41 > 0:07:44you what a difference you can make on people's lives.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48It was a whistle stop trip, but they'll remember
0:07:48 > 0:07:50it for a long time.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55Mark Edwardson, BBC North West Today, Widnes.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Football, and new Bury manager Chris Lucketti says his appointment
0:07:57 > 0:07:59at the club feels like a homecoming.
0:07:59 > 0:08:09The former defender made close to 300 appearances for the club,
0:08:09 > 0:08:11and since last year has been assistant manager
0:08:11 > 0:08:13at Scunthorpe United.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16He arrives at Bury with the side bottom of League One.
0:08:16 > 0:08:17The club means everything to me.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19The most successful time I've had in my career
0:08:19 > 0:08:20was at Bury Football Club.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Especially when we took the club from the bottom of the fourth
0:08:23 > 0:08:25divison into a Championship club.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27The impressions I've got off the lads have all been positive,
0:08:27 > 0:08:30and the calibre of players that we've got is more than good enough
0:08:30 > 0:08:31to stay in this league.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34That has got to be our first port of call.
0:08:34 > 0:08:35Now for the forecast from Alex Hamilton.
0:08:36 > 0:08:37Good afternoon.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39It was a wet and windy night last night, rainfall totals up
0:08:39 > 0:08:40to 71mm in Morcambe.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42That did cause some flooding across various parts
0:08:42 > 0:08:44of Lancashire today.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46As we go through the course of this afternoon, it'll
0:08:46 > 0:08:48still be breezy at times, with patchy showers.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51But also some bright spells in between and highs of around
0:08:51 > 0:08:53nine degrees Celsius.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Tonight, a yellow weather warning for ice so do take care.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58There could be some tricky driving conditions.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00It will drop cold tonight, lows of around zero degrees
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Celsius in rual spots.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06A mostly dry night, perhaps some wintry showers over higher ground.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Then tomorrow we're expecting drier and brighter weather,
0:09:09 > 0:09:11just the odd shower here and there.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13But it will be feeling cool, with highs of only around
0:09:13 > 0:09:15seven degrees Celsius.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Fairly bright as we go towards the weekend,
0:09:17 > 0:09:22but wrap up warm, it will be chilly.
0:09:22 > 0:09:31That's all for now. Goodbye.