26/01/2014 North West Tonight

Good evening. A woman's died after her car crashed into trees in Oldham

yesterday. The 22`year`old suffered serious head and neck injuries near

Elk Mill, but died later. Her 14`month`old son, also in the car,

suffered cuts and bruises. Police have specially trained officers

helping the family get through what they say must be an horrendous

ordeal. Five men have been arrested on

suspicion of violent disorder after a man was stabbed in Salford on

Friday night. He's in a serious but stable condition in hospital. A

second man was also injured during the trouble on Mond Road. Police say

they're not linking it with a second stabbing of a 25`year`old man in

Manchester city centre in the early hours of this morning.

Dozens of protestors have been demonstrating today after Cheshire

West Council laid tarmac over an ancient path of natural sandstone on

the Wirral. The Council admits the scheme's been suspended while

options to finish it are considered. Their message is loud and clear

Campaigners say the council is destroying this path. We know this

delay is very ancient, honourably medieval. To turn a beautiful

medieval track into a road, is just not acceptable. This area is hugely

popular is now looking like this. They are not happy about it. This is

vandalism. It is a beautiful green lane. It seems ridiculous to take a

nap `` an ice pack and ruin it. The surface is hopeless. Not pleasant

for walking. The council have agreed to suspend the works because of the

huge local opposition and have stopped it right here. Some

councillors are onside with the protesters. The macro we have people

saying this is not the right thing to be doing in the countryside. It

is green belt as well and they are urbanising the green belt. As

options are being considered for the completion of the scheme, painters

are determined to see the work permanently stopped `` campaigners.

In the next few hours safety campaigners and a Manchester

councillor will patrol the canals in Manchester's Gay Village after a

number of deaths in the waters in recent months. Pat Karney says there

have been many violent robberies and he's warning the gay community to

beware. We have some very vicious robbers who want to take your wallet

of you, your phone off you and there will be no negotiation. You do not

get your phone or wallet they will push you in that canal. If you go in

there, your chances of getting out pretty low.

Hundreds of children in the North West joined others across the

country earlier by refusing to play in grassroots football matches.

They're angry at rising fees and a lack of funding from football

authorities. Campaigners want the Premier League to make sure talented

youngsters get the chance to play. Alex Worsick reports.

They're used to spending Sunday mornings battling the wind and rain,

but today it's not for football but a rally to protect it. Managers put

their hands in their pockets for many years. We're not doing it any

more. Kenny Saunders began the Save

Grassroots Football campaign last year. He wants 7.5% of the money

from Premier League broadcasting rights to go towards funding

grassroots football. Next year, they might be out there, they might be

sitting in the house because they cannot afford the subs.

The Premier League says, over the next three seasons, it will spend

?168 million on grassroots projects to revive community sports

facilities, improve coaching in schools and increase participation.

Parents and volunteers say that s desperately needed. We paid ?26 a

week just to train. We've had to raise nearly ?2000 just to get the

grass cut and the machine. And whilst parents delve deeper into

their pockets and fundraisers set more ambitious targets, the young

footballers worry what would happen if their friends stopped playing. It

would not be fair. Probably destroy my life.

More than ?26,000 people have signed the petition. He needs 100,000 to

prompt a debate in the Commons. The two surviving members of The

Beatles will be reunited tonight at the 56th Grammy Awards ceremony in

California. Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will appear on stage

together to receive a lifetime achievement award. We've had some

pretty wild weather today. Here's Charlie Slate with the

weather. Good evening, we have had a bit of everything today so far.

Tonight is owing to get even more interesting. Some of those showers

are turning a little bit wintry particular the over the high ground

and I would expect snow, a light dusting on top of the Pennines you

might get more significant accumulations. Expect a dusting

first thing on Monday. Quite icy we start the working week. There are

eight number of showers and they continue to turn wintry over higher

ground. This week is much colder. We still have the low`pressure swirling

around us and we're never too far from more rain and because of the

cold temperatures we're never too far away from wintry stuff as we

approach our first cold snap of this mild winter. Back is it from me I'm

back just after 10:15pm with more of your news and weather. Until then,

enjoy your evening. Goodbye. Until then, plenty more news on our

website. Bye-bye. Good evening.

will keep going through the nights tonight and as the air turns

colder, tonight and as the air turns

wintry. A mixture of sleet and snow leaving us with the risk advice The

band of rain has cleared his leaving us with the risk advice The

cloud on the satellite picture, the centre of the low. Around that,

strong winds at cross -- strong winds across the Western Isles.

strong winds at cross -- strong possibility of sleet and snow at

lower levels into the morning. As temperatures fall close to freezing,

it is the ice that is our main concern for Monday morning.

it is the ice that is our main of showers still with us on Monday.

It will be another windy day, with of showers still with us on Monday.

lines of showers to the south, turning back to sleet and rain

lines of showers to the south, the afternoon. More frequent showers

further north. Mainly wintry across the afternoon. More frequent showers

the high ground, particularly parts of the Highlands and Grampians.

Temperatures tomorrow afternoon at around 80 degrees.

Temperatures tomorrow afternoon at pretty unsettled on Tuesday and

Wednesday with that low pressure bringing workload and outbreaks of

rain. Temperatures still between five and eight. But there is a