25/06/2014 North West Tonight

The shale gas company Cuadrhlla says its changed its fracking pl`ns

at a site in Lancashire aftdr concerns from local residents.

They say the concessions will include limiting hours

of operation but campaigners say the changes are cosmetic.

Our Environment Correspondent Judy Hobson reports.

Just a field now but this is where energy company Cuadrilla pl`n to

After weeks consulting with the residents, the company lodified

its plans before submitting them to the county council.

People were concerned about truck movements, so Cuadrilla said it will

reduce the volume of fracking fluid, lower the mains water by 20$ and

limit the hours it uses fracturing pumps to keep the noise down.

The height of the light flare stack that burns off gas will be reduced.

We have had a period of consultation over four months and have lhstened

We have tried to take all of that on board and have made changes to the

All we can hear is the birds singing.

Many residents say Cuadrill`'s revised plans don't make

I'm still horrified about the impact on our community and

We are still concerned about the health and safety implications,

still concerned about the ldvels of noise, still concerned about what's

Some believe the shale gas hndustry is vital and welcome communhty

Bill, who has lived here for 23 years, said it will change

Many of the residents say they will object to this planning application.

The Appeal Court has delayed its decision about increasing

the prison sentence given to a man who killed his mother and shster.

John Jenkin from Millom in Cumbria admitted the manslaughter of

Alice McMeekin and Katie Jenkin on the grounds

He was jailed for at least 02 years but this was later halved on appeal.

A decision on whether to increase it again is now expected next lonth.

The Prime Minister says his heart goes out to the f`mily

of a Lancashire teenager who drowned this weekend after getting

James Goodship, who was 17, was one of seven people who got onto

a floating jetty at Burwain Sailing Club in Foulridge on Sunday.

The Isle of Man's Government has reprimanded the Prime Minister

after Number 10 tweeted a m`p which said the island was part of the UK.

Manx officials say Downing Street should get its facts right

and they've asked for the mistake to be corrected

70% of homes up for sale in the North West are unaffordable

for first time buyers, that's according to a report

It compared house prices with mortgages available.

The report suggests the problem is particularly acute

in Trafford in Greater Manchester, South Lakeland and Blackpool.

But the Government says its Help To Buy Scheme is making a diffdrence.

Thwaites Brewery has announced it plans to leave Blackburn

But after fears it could le`ve the area for good, there's relief

that the business is relocating to a new site a few miles away.

Thwaites has been proud of hts long tradition in the heart of Blackburn

but time is up for its iconhc town centre Brewery, pulling out of its

We have been here for over 200 years so it has been a difficult decision

but we know it is right to drive our business forward.

Over the next two centuries, Thwaites became a household name.

Now they are off the road to the outskirts of Blackburn.

It will allow us to build a smaller and more flexible brewery

Early morning at Thwaites brewery, the juggernauts are prepared

The shire horses have long been a central part of the busindss.

Nowadays, they no longer deliver beer, their role is purely one show.

show.iWell they have a central role that the new site?

I assume the people will want to go `nd see

Identifying the new site has ended fears that the company might pull

They insisted the move will not lead to job cuts

and they say they might employ more people and they hope to tap into the

same water source so the taste of Thwaites beer will remain the same.

They will keep a distribution centre in Blackburn but the new brdwery

and headquarters should be tp and running in two years.

Stockport's Naomi Broady max hire a full`time coach

after losing to former World Number One Caroline Wozniacki in the second

The 24`year`old has been self`funded for the past seven years but won

43,000 in prize money in sphte of losing in straight sets 6`3, 6` `

Better news for Lancashire's cricketers who eased

their relegation fears with their best result of the season so far.

They won by an innings and 200 runs on the final d`y

of their County Championship match against Northamptonshire at

We have some significant ch`nges. We have a line of showers that have

worked from the Isle of Man. They have fallen apart now.

The temperatures again are pretty good. They are at around 14 Celsius.

We start tomorrow with a bit of cloud cover. There is a few spots of

rain for the Isle of Man but that will go as the morning goes on.

Brighter skies will try and work their way in. The breezes coming

from the east and south`east and the air will be mild. Your national

forecast follows in a moment. Here is the outlook.

afternoon. It does turn more unsettled and there would be heavy

and thundery downpours around. Good evening. A little bit later than

usual. The weather over the next couple of days will change. Let me

show you the satellite picture. You can see the cloud streaming across

the Atlantic. This weather front Weller upset the weather