:00:08. > :00:12.Welcome to North West Tonight. Our top story: The final chapter for
:00:12. > :00:15.Bolton's libraries. Protests as the council says a third of them have
:00:15. > :00:20.to close. We will be looking at whether the
:00:20. > :00:25.same thing is happening across the region. Also tonight: A detective
:00:26. > :00:29.is suspended after a memory stick containing private police details
:00:29. > :00:33.is stolen. All aboard - after almost 80 years,
:00:33. > :00:39.could trams be returning to Preston's streets?
:00:39. > :00:43.They have nailed it - why cuts have helped one Lancashire business grow
:00:43. > :00:53.strong. Some people don't like feet.
:00:53. > :01:01.
:01:01. > :01:04.Everyone's feet are different. Bolton is to lose a third of its
:01:05. > :01:10.libraries. Council bosses have voted to shut down five of the 15
:01:10. > :01:13.in the borough. They say they need to save �60 million over the next
:01:13. > :01:16.two years. The public can now appeal against that decision and
:01:16. > :01:24.protesters have been making themselves heard outside the town
:01:24. > :01:28.hall today. Arif Ansari is in Bolton now.
:01:28. > :01:38.That decision taken at lunch time in the building behind me, five
:01:38. > :01:43.
:01:43. > :01:47.libraries to close. Let's take a If you look at the North West as a
:01:47. > :01:52.whole, there are more libraries being reviewed in Cumbria than
:01:52. > :01:56.anywhere else. I have been taking a look there at the kind of reforms
:01:56. > :02:00.they are considering. In parts of Cumbria, it's already
:02:00. > :02:05.self-service. Broughton in Furness used to have a mobile library, now
:02:05. > :02:09.there is a permanent supply of books. This is how a library link
:02:09. > :02:16.works. You select your book, you come over to this computer. The
:02:16. > :02:21.first thing to do is show it your library card. It then wants to scan
:02:21. > :02:26.the book itself. Then you are ready to read about the birds and the
:02:26. > :02:36.bees. You can pop in any time, get yourself a book and help yourself,
:02:36. > :02:38.
:02:38. > :02:44.sign it out and away you go. It is trickier to convince people if they
:02:44. > :02:48.have not got a library building. is only going to work if the people
:02:48. > :02:54.in that community are prepared to join with us and make it work.
:02:55. > :02:59.are not so keen at Askam library, one of 18 under review. Even
:02:59. > :03:04.Cumbria County Council have been surprised at the level that people
:03:04. > :03:10.feel passionate about this library. Two years ago the library had 276
:03:10. > :03:17.borrowers. Last year it was 259. The number of books borrowed
:03:17. > :03:22.reduced from 7,000 to 6,800. The annual cost is �11,000.
:03:22. > :03:25.librarian, there's people here that have got bad sight and she gives
:03:25. > :03:28.them the talking books and there is the internet service we have got
:03:28. > :03:33.here. There is nothing else in the village and you wouldn't have that
:03:33. > :03:37.in the virtual libraries. Elsewhere in the North West, Warrington has
:03:37. > :03:41.closed two libraries and one mobile library. In Wigan, there is a
:03:41. > :03:46.consultation with speculation that six out of 18 could close. There
:03:46. > :03:51.are no closures in Cheshire. In Blackpool, Labour's reversed
:03:51. > :03:56.Conservative plans to close two libraries. Liverpool's building a
:03:56. > :04:06.new �40 million Central Library. You are meant to be quiet in a
:04:06. > :04:09.library, there is no doubt they stir up plenty of passions. I'm
:04:09. > :04:12.joined by the leader of the council. Did you make the decision to close
:04:12. > :04:15.the libraries because you wanted to or you needed to? We made the
:04:15. > :04:19.decision because we had to make savings. Attend of the day, we will
:04:19. > :04:26.have to balance our books. It is not a decision everybody wants to
:04:26. > :04:29.do or wanted to do. The thing we have done, we have looked at
:04:29. > :04:32.whether we will still have a comprehensive library provision and
:04:32. > :04:37.libraries are not just about buildings, libraries are about
:04:37. > :04:40.other things. We have looked at the whole. We are talking about
:04:40. > :04:44.expanding some of it and we are having... Sorry to interrupt. If
:04:44. > :04:49.you have made that decision because you had to do it, because there was
:04:49. > :04:53.no other choice, what is the point of the second public consultation?
:04:53. > :04:58.We are going back to people. We had three options and we listened to
:04:58. > :05:02.them. You have made up your mind? Well, there's other things we can
:05:02. > :05:05.do, if they can come along and re- do some of the things we have said,
:05:05. > :05:10.we will consider it. We are having points where we are having access
:05:10. > :05:16.points where books will be placed. That's got to be built up and we
:05:16. > :05:26.have to look at it in the five areas where their buildings will be
:05:26. > :05:29.
:05:29. > :05:31.going - well, it is four areas. We will be looking at how we can do
:05:31. > :05:36.different things in different areas and have some points where they can
:05:36. > :05:41.pick up books, use the IT and connect into the main library.
:05:41. > :05:43.Thank you very much indeed for your time. Plenty of these reviews going
:05:43. > :05:47.across many councils in the North West.
:05:47. > :05:53.Thank you very much. An interesting topic. I am sure you will have
:05:53. > :06:03.plenty to say about it. We want to know whether you think libraries
:06:03. > :06:05.
:06:06. > :06:09.have had their day. You can contact An update on the investigation into
:06:09. > :06:13.the deliberate contamination of saline at Stepping Hill Hospital in
:06:13. > :06:17.Stockport. The police say they are no longer investigating the death
:06:17. > :06:20.of George Keep as part of their inquiries. Dave Guest has the
:06:20. > :06:24.latest. George Keep was 84 when he died at
:06:24. > :06:28.Stepping Hill on July 14th. He had been admitted with a broken hip.
:06:28. > :06:32.His death and that of four other patients then became the focus of
:06:32. > :06:35.attention for detectives investigating the contamination of
:06:35. > :06:39.saline drips at the hospital. This afternoon, however, Greater
:06:39. > :06:44.Manchester Police said his death had now been eliminated from their
:06:44. > :06:47.inquiries. Mr Keep's family declined to comment this afternoon.
:06:47. > :06:50.Greater Manchester Police said they were continuing to work with the
:06:50. > :06:53.team of experts examining individual medical records to look
:06:53. > :06:56.at the treatment people had received in hospital, whether they
:06:56. > :07:00.had come into contact with contaminated products and whether
:07:00. > :07:03.those products had contributed towards their deaths. They said it
:07:03. > :07:08.is a complex and difficult process which can't be rushed. They also
:07:08. > :07:11.said it is impossible at this stage to say just how many deaths will
:07:11. > :07:17.eventually form part of their investigation. An investigation
:07:17. > :07:21.which they say is still very much in its infancy. Rebecca Leighton, a
:07:21. > :07:24.27-year-old nurse at Stepping Hill, has been charged with three counts
:07:24. > :07:28.of criminal damage with intent to endanger life and a further three
:07:28. > :07:38.of criminal damage being reckless as to whether life was being
:07:38. > :07:38.
:07:38. > :07:42.endangered. She will appear at Manchester Crown Court on Monday.
:07:42. > :07:45.A Greater Manchester Police officer has been suspended after a memory
:07:45. > :07:49.stick containing confidential information was stolen from his
:07:49. > :07:55.home. The stick which wasn't encrypted or password-protected was
:07:55. > :08:01.taken by a thief who walked through the officer's back door. Gill
:08:01. > :08:04.Dunnigan has been following the story. Potentially quite
:08:04. > :08:08.embarrassing for Greater Manchester Police. What happened - an officer
:08:08. > :08:12.downloaded what's being called sensitive information to a USB
:08:12. > :08:18.stick. For those of you who don't know what that is. This is a USB
:08:18. > :08:21.memory stick. It can hold a lot of information. That officer then
:08:21. > :08:26.suffered an opportunist burglary at their house 11 days ago in which
:08:26. > :08:30.their car keys and a wallet containing that USB stick was taken.
:08:30. > :08:33.It wasn't password-protected - it should have been. That means
:08:33. > :08:36.anybody could access that information. Assistant Chief
:08:36. > :08:40.Constable Garry Shewan told me earlier today they are taking this
:08:40. > :08:50.extremely seriously. We take it very seriously that this
:08:50. > :08:50.
:08:50. > :08:54.information was copied on to a disc. An officer is suspended. We have
:08:54. > :08:58.re-issued advice to all of our staff. We shouldn't be storing
:08:58. > :09:02.police information on memory sticks unless they are encrypted.
:09:02. > :09:05.We are working with the Independent Police Complaints Commission and
:09:05. > :09:12.also the Information Commissioners who are aware of everything that we
:09:12. > :09:15.are doing in relation to recovering this disc. That memory stick held
:09:15. > :09:20.details of an informant in drugs casesis, what have the police said
:09:20. > :09:23.about that? I put that to the police today. They told me that was
:09:23. > :09:28.inaccurate. It did contain information on one person but they
:09:28. > :09:32.were only involved with the police in a minor capacity. They take
:09:32. > :09:34.people's privacy very seriously. They are saying what happened
:09:34. > :09:43.shouldn't put anybody off coming forward if they have any
:09:44. > :09:48.information on a criminal. We want to reassure them they can
:09:48. > :09:53.continue to give information to the police and we will ensure that we
:09:53. > :09:59.keep that secure. This information is about police operations. It's -
:09:59. > :10:04.we take it very seriously. We are clearly working incredibly hard to
:10:04. > :10:07.recover that disc. It isn't about compromising the information given
:10:07. > :10:09.to us. One of the region's biggest
:10:09. > :10:12.hospitals is closed to visitors following an outbreak of norovirus.
:10:12. > :10:15.Managers at the Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral say the ban will
:10:15. > :10:23.stay in place until Monday at the earliest. The neighbouring Wirral
:10:24. > :10:27.Women's and Children's Hospital hasn't been affected.
:10:27. > :10:29.The body of a Senior Aircraftman from Cheshire has been brought home.
:10:29. > :10:32.22-year-old James Smart from the No 2 Mechanical Transport Squadron was
:10:32. > :10:35.killed in a road accident in Southern Italy on Sunday. He was
:10:35. > :10:39.leading an RAF convoy taking supplies to UK forces involved in
:10:39. > :10:43.military action in Libya. They disappeared from Preston's
:10:43. > :10:48.streets in the 1930s, but now - after almost 80 years - trams may
:10:48. > :10:50.be about to make a comeback to the city. The �30 million scheme would
:10:50. > :10:55.bring thousands of jobs to Lancashire but Government funding
:10:55. > :11:05.is needed to get investors on board. Abbie Jones has been finding out
:11:05. > :11:08.whether the plans are on track. For almost 30 years, trams were
:11:08. > :11:13.Preston's most popular public transport. Now, they are on track
:11:13. > :11:17.for a revival. It will be brilliant. Five routes are in the pipeline.
:11:17. > :11:23.Some hope to use existing rail track, others would start from
:11:23. > :11:28.scratch. They would feed into the city's train station. It will be a
:11:28. > :11:32.major catalyst for redevelopment. The city at the moment is a market
:11:32. > :11:36.town, pretending to be a city. We hope that it will become a city
:11:36. > :11:39.with the trams. The project needs to win �9 million of Government
:11:39. > :11:44.money. That decision could be made next month. It is hoped some trams
:11:44. > :11:50.will be running for next year's Guild celebrations. Some businesses
:11:50. > :11:55.say it can't be too soon. I have seen an example of this system
:11:55. > :12:02.before in Nottingham. We really experienced on increase in footfall
:12:03. > :12:09.in the retail areas. Lots of new businesses moved in. Are locals on
:12:09. > :12:14.board? It will enhance the economy. I don't know if it will come about.
:12:14. > :12:20.I think it will be the cost that puts them off. Trams weren't just a
:12:20. > :12:24.familiar sight on Preston's streets, they were built here. They would be
:12:24. > :12:29.again under the new scheme with a new factory opening up. So after a
:12:29. > :12:37.break of 80 years, Preston might be welcoming back a new version of an
:12:37. > :12:43.old friend. Those old pictures are brilliant.
:12:43. > :12:50.Still to come: We check out the local company making cuts, big
:12:50. > :12:56.business and filing a healthy return!
:12:56. > :13:05.Punks past pops up in Liverpool. Eric's prepares to open its doors
:13:05. > :13:11.once more. First, Arthur Hart was 18 when he
:13:11. > :13:14.was asked to take part in nuclear weapons tests in the 1950s. Today,
:13:14. > :13:18.he and other ex-servicemen who claimed it made them ill have been
:13:18. > :13:22.granted the right to appeal for compensation. Mr Hart from
:13:22. > :13:28.Warrington is one of a number of test cases which were put before
:13:28. > :13:31.the Supreme Court. He joins us now. Arthur, this of course doesn't mean
:13:31. > :13:36.you will get compensation yet, but it does mean you can take another
:13:36. > :13:40.step in that direction. What is your reaction to this ruling?
:13:40. > :13:48.delighted. A lot of people have suffered quite badly and without
:13:48. > :13:52.any doubt. The best test cases have passed away, we are still here. I
:13:52. > :13:58.think that we are seeking justice and we hope justice will be done.
:13:58. > :14:02.There is still a long way to go. The original judge actually judged
:14:02. > :14:06.in favour of the veterans. The MoD appealed it and the appeal judges
:14:06. > :14:12.took it the other way and now it would appear that the original
:14:12. > :14:16.judge had said it may be sensible for the MoD to go to some sort of
:14:16. > :14:19.negotiation. You can move it forward now. Going back to 1956 and
:14:19. > :14:23.those tests, describe what it was like when that bomb went off? How
:14:23. > :14:33.did it feel? Did the ground move? Well, I was at sea. I was in the
:14:33. > :14:34.
:14:34. > :14:40.Royal Navy. We were actually off the north-west coast of Australia.
:14:40. > :14:46.Mozaic1 and 2 were where the tests were detonated. I didn't see the
:14:47. > :14:50.bomb or the flash, but the whole heaven shook. The purpose of the
:14:51. > :14:59.ship was, the captain was to steer the ship to guide the ship through
:14:59. > :15:03.the prevailing fall-out, the nuclear fall-out as it moved on the
:15:03. > :15:10.wind. It was the reaction to see how servicemen would react in a
:15:10. > :15:13.nuclear war. It was assumed in the '50s that there would be a war
:15:13. > :15:17.between what was the Warsaw Pact and the NATO nations. That would be
:15:17. > :15:23.a nuclear war. It was the powers- that-be that wanted to see how the
:15:23. > :15:27.men would react. Explain to us now what you believe the effects were
:15:27. > :15:33.on your health and those of your colleagues as well who went through
:15:33. > :15:43.that nuclear cloud? Most of them have had diseases of the skin, a
:15:43. > :15:44.
:15:45. > :15:50.lot have had leukaemia and cancer- related problems. I developed in
:15:50. > :15:55.1962 100 benign tumours all over my body. Unsightly things, that is why
:15:55. > :16:00.I wear a long-sleeved shirt. As far as I am concerned, it is physical.
:16:00. > :16:05.It was also a mental stress because obviously we all have feelings, I
:16:05. > :16:09.don't want people looking at my lumpy body. From 62, I have lived
:16:09. > :16:16.with this and that was the advice of the medical people I got in 1962.
:16:16. > :16:19.OK. You now take it a step further in court and no doubt we will
:16:19. > :16:25.report on the outcome of that. Thank you for joining us. I know
:16:25. > :16:30.you are on holiday in Northern Ireland. Thank you. Thank you.
:16:30. > :16:34.Two companies must pay more than �200,000 including legal costs for
:16:34. > :16:37.causing a chemical explosion that destroyed a recycling plant in
:16:37. > :16:42.Crewe. A judge at Chester Crown Court said it was a matter of
:16:42. > :16:46.chance that nobody was killed in the explosion at the Gateway
:16:46. > :16:53.Industrial Estate. This is the damage left behind
:16:53. > :16:58.after an explosion inside one machine recycling aerosol cans. The
:16:58. > :17:04.company admitted in court it was badly designed and couldn't cope
:17:05. > :17:08.with the vapours released by the cans. The company operating the
:17:08. > :17:13.plant admitted it had failed to take the risk seriously. The judge
:17:13. > :17:20.said it was a matter of chance that nobody was killed or injured. The
:17:20. > :17:24.explosion was caused when a spark, perhaps from a piece of shredded
:17:24. > :17:29.metal ignited the vapour inside the machine. The machine's operator had
:17:29. > :17:32.been called away from the area moments earlier. The explosion sent
:17:32. > :17:36.flames shooting into the sky. Further explosions after
:17:36. > :17:44.firefighters had arrived knocked one of them off his feet. Because
:17:44. > :17:48.of the contents of the yard were aerosol cans, they were exploding
:17:48. > :17:56.and being launched into the surrounding roads. Damage from the
:17:56. > :17:59.explosion itself cost Greenway�1.9 million. Companies that are
:17:59. > :18:04.manufacturing machines, they need to take note of what the process is,
:18:04. > :18:10.what the substances are and what the risks are associated to that.
:18:10. > :18:18.They need to do a risk assessment. The two firms must pay �224,000
:18:18. > :18:22.including costs. Councils are often accused of
:18:22. > :18:29.letting the grass grow under their feet. That is something Burnley is
:18:29. > :18:33.quite proud of. They are leaving some parks and verges to grow wild.
:18:33. > :18:41.It is not just about wildlife, it is of course also about saving
:18:41. > :18:45.money. Critics say it's one cut too far.
:18:45. > :18:51.Queens Park in Burnley, while much of the grass remained perfectly
:18:51. > :18:56.manicured, other areas have been left to grow wild. The idea is to
:18:56. > :19:01.let animals roam around freely in this part of the park and to let -
:19:01. > :19:07.it is for kids and adults too to come and admire the different type
:19:07. > :19:13.of flowers and things what can be grown here. It is saving �70,000 a
:19:13. > :19:20.year. But at what cost to the town's appearance? This verge had
:19:20. > :19:28.been mown just before our arrival. It looked like a jungle. It was up
:19:28. > :19:32.to over knee-high length and as you can see, you couldn't see some of
:19:32. > :19:36.the roots. People who are living on both side of the roads, it was an
:19:36. > :19:41.eyesore. As part of the plan, wild flowers have been planted in some
:19:41. > :19:44.areas which have been grassed over bringing a burst of summer colour.
:19:45. > :19:48.This area of the park would have been moan on a regular basis. There
:19:48. > :19:54.is no doubt -- mown on a regular basis. There is no doubt it has
:19:54. > :19:58.taken some of the playing away from the rest of the park. The park is
:19:58. > :20:03.for people and not wildlife. It is pretty good this area. Wildlife,
:20:03. > :20:06.that is a good idea. It creates a bit of park life area to keep the
:20:06. > :20:13.children safe. The council is sticking to the plan. It says it
:20:13. > :20:17.will reconsider where there are strong objections.
:20:17. > :20:24.Sport, Manchester City have confirmed that Sergio Aguero's club
:20:24. > :20:29.record move from Atletico Madrid has taken place. It's taken all day
:20:29. > :20:37.to complete the deal thought to be worth �38 million. The 23-year-old
:20:37. > :20:42.has signed a five-year contract. Lancashire's cricketers have lost
:20:42. > :20:45.their vital County Championship match against Nottinghamshire. They
:20:46. > :20:54.needed 258 which would have taken them to the top of the table, but
:20:54. > :20:59.sadly they collapsed from 37-0 to 128 all out.
:20:59. > :21:05.It might not be the most pleasant of tasks, but it is a necessary one.
:21:05. > :21:12.We are talking about cutting your toenails. Yes, generally speaking,
:21:12. > :21:20.in some areas NHS cuts have meant they no longer provide that service.
:21:20. > :21:24.Four years ago a Lancashire business spotted an opportunity.
:21:24. > :21:31.Some people don't like feet. Everyone's feet are different.
:21:32. > :21:36.There is no two feet the same. aged 82, it's been a few years
:21:36. > :21:42.since Freda and Bernard could cut their own toenails which is where
:21:42. > :21:51.Una comes in. If I get down to cut my toenails, I can't get up again!
:21:51. > :21:56.When I have had difficulty in the past, Freda said come here.
:21:56. > :22:01.must enjoy seeing her as well? She always has something
:22:01. > :22:05.interesting to tell us. Everything is fine with your feet. When the
:22:05. > :22:10.NHS stopped providing this service in 2007, a local businessman
:22:10. > :22:14.spotted an opportunity to set up a not-for-profit company, offering a
:22:14. > :22:20.�10 a time toenail service. Now there are ten NHS-trained staff
:22:20. > :22:25.looking after hundreds of clients. I do enjoy my work. It is very
:22:25. > :22:29.rewarding. Of course, you come out to people and you are making them
:22:29. > :22:33.feel better. As I said to Bernard, you will be able to go dancing
:22:33. > :22:37.tonight! The founder of the company says it's become about much more
:22:37. > :22:40.than the nail cutting service. are seeing people that are isolated,
:22:40. > :22:45.out in the sticks, and they don't see anybody from week-to-week and
:22:45. > :22:50.we are becoming part of the family now. Brian's enterprise is set to
:22:50. > :22:56.grow. He predicts that soon the NHS will cut out low level foot care
:22:56. > :23:01.completely. They seemed to be enjoying that. It
:23:01. > :23:08.is quite nice having your feet done. Is it? I will take your word for
:23:08. > :23:11.it! Time to take the weather. it! Time to take the weather.
:23:11. > :23:15.you, Gordon. Good evening. It's been a fairly cloudy day through
:23:15. > :23:18.this afternoon. We have had some sunshine in between and the cloud
:23:18. > :23:22.cover has been because of this frontal system, which has
:23:22. > :23:26.disappeared - we have had a frontal system dropping south from the
:23:26. > :23:29.north bringing with it lots of clouds through today and tomorrow
:23:29. > :23:33.as well. We could see spots of rain for tomorrow. For the weekend, we
:23:33. > :23:37.keep the high pressure going. So Saturday should be dry and bright,
:23:37. > :23:41.but turning a bit cloudier by Sunday. This evening, bright in
:23:41. > :23:46.some places and with that front sinking south, it will continue to
:23:46. > :23:50.drag clouds from the north. We may see some spots of rain in the
:23:50. > :23:54.overnight period and very light winds around. So temperatures are
:23:54. > :23:59.not looking too bad. So tomorrow, yes, you are in for another warm
:23:59. > :24:02.day, which will be bright in the afternoon, but it starts off on a
:24:02. > :24:07.rather cloudy note with some spots of rain through the morning. As we
:24:07. > :24:11.head into the afternoon, the clouds should fade away leaving some
:24:11. > :24:15.bright spells at times. Yet again, very, very light winds tomorrow so
:24:15. > :24:21.you are in for a pleasant day with temperatures maybe peaking as high
:24:21. > :24:25.as 22 Celsius, 19 in other places. For your weekend, I think we do
:24:25. > :24:29.keep the temperatures over 20 Celsius. Saturday will be the best
:24:29. > :24:37.Celsius. Saturday will be the best day of the weekend.
:24:37. > :24:40.Now one of Liverpool's best-loved theatres has re-opened after a �1
:24:40. > :24:44.million face-lift. The Neptune Theatre has been renamed the
:24:44. > :24:49.Epstein Theatre. Across town, work is under way on another famous
:24:49. > :24:54.night spot, Eric's. It was the launch pad for the careers of Echo
:24:54. > :24:57.and the Bunnymen and Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Andy Gill looks back
:24:57. > :25:04.at its colourful past and ahead to its future.
:25:04. > :25:11.Dirty, dark and dead excited - between 1976 and 1980, Eric's was
:25:11. > :25:19.the place in Liverpool for new music. Among those who played here
:25:19. > :25:24.were the bunny men, The Clash and Elvis Costello. Here is Eric's as
:25:24. > :25:33.it looks now, transforming from 30 years as a beer cellar back to a
:25:33. > :25:39.live music venue. John Lynch is the new owner. From '76 to '80, it was
:25:39. > :25:42.iconic. Basically, four years, it had the reputation that was
:25:42. > :25:46.fabulous. Eric's was so popular there was a protest march when it
:25:46. > :25:51.closed after a police raid. Some people are not happy. They say you
:25:51. > :25:58.can call a club Eric's and put nit the original building, but you
:25:58. > :26:08.can't re-create the spirit or the feeling of what Eric's was. Norman
:26:08. > :26:09.
:26:09. > :26:14.Killon was the DJ back in t' 80s. - back in the '80s. People will
:26:14. > :26:20.start thinking of Eric's as a new club and forget about the original
:26:20. > :26:25.club. But the new owners say the industry's changed. Ethan Allen is
:26:25. > :26:28.the musical director. If we change the name, it will be business
:26:28. > :26:32.suicide. At the end of the day, it is the music business. The sheer
:26:32. > :26:36.fact that we have called it the same name that this venue has been
:26:36. > :26:40.known as means we are talking to you right now. Wirral's OMD will
:26:40. > :26:45.perform at the re-opening in September. It will have high-
:26:45. > :26:51.definition cameras for live online gigs. The new bosses say big names
:26:51. > :26:55.are coming back. We've been getting plenty of
:26:55. > :26:59.reaction about the Bolton libraries story. We asked should libraries be
:26:59. > :27:02.a thing of the past? Alison Williamson on Facebook thinks,
:27:02. > :27:07."Libraries are a lifeline for some and not everyone's able to afford
:27:07. > :27:10.to go out a buy a book - so they should stay." Geoffrey Dixon says,
:27:10. > :27:18."If it's a choice between the Police, NHS or Fire Service and
:27:18. > :27:21.books, books should go." Lesley Cox says she loves a trip to the