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13/09/2014

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MP Andy Burnham has backed calls for Wigan councillor

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Robert Bleakley to resign after he used a taxpayer`funded mobile phone

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to send sexist text messages and call sex chat lines. A petition was

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held today in councillor Bldakley's home town of Tyldesley callhng for

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him to stand down. Emma Firth reports.

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The message was clear in Tyldesley today. They want their councillor

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Robert Bleaklely to go. Led by Labour MP Andy Burnham and local

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councillors, people were urged to sign a petition asking for his

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resignation. It's about time that he let somebody

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come in who wants to build Tyldesley up.

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Very disappointed. And time to go. Robert Bleakley was found to have

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racked up a bill of over ?2,000 on his council mobile phone, which he

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used to call sex chat lines and send explicit and sexist text messages.

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Wigan Council has now banned him from having any contact with women,

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but they don't have the powdr to remove him from his post.

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What kind of message would ht send to young people about polithcs if

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nothing is done? So there ndeds to be a right of recall of MPs and also

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an ability to remove councillors who don't meet the accepted standards.

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We've tried to contact Councillor Bleakley today at his house but have

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had no response. Earlier in the week he told North West Tonight he

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apologised to any women he had offended but said he had no

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intention of standing down. I've always said I'm going to serve

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a full term until 2016. I al not a quitter.

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Those signing the petition, hope this will make him think

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Greater Manchester Police s`ys a 15`year`old boy arrested on

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suspicion of arson after a fire at Manchester Dogs Home on Thursday has

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been released on bail pending further enquiries. The blazd in

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Harpurhey killed dozens of dogs while around 150 animals were

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rescued. The charity has bedn overwhelmed with donations. An

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internet appeal launched by the Manchester Evening news has raised

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over ?1.2 million and an appeal by the sister site Cheshire Dogs Home

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for foster carers had to be suspended this afternoon after the

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influx of supporters caused tailbacks on the M6.

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When we saw it we said we whll have to help out at least fortnight and

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see where we go from there. It just proves, despite recessions `nd

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whatever, we can pull together. We heard of the rescue service going on

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here today. We have not got a dog ourselves. We lost our dog `nd we

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have come here today to foster and help them out. It is the Brhtish

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isn't it? When there's a crhsis we all step up. We all help. Wd do what

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we can. Always have done, always will.

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51 dogs were fostered today. Cheshire Dogs home has a nulber of

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drop off sites around the rdgion and a helpline for anyone who w`nts to

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help animals displaced by the Harpurhey fire. The best wax is to

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check the charity's website displayed on your screen.

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A signed photo of Adolf Hitler "discovered in the ruins" of his

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bunker in Berlin after his death was sold at auction in Cheshire today

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for over ?10,000. The framed picture belonged to war reporter William

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Forrest, who witnessed the Normandy landings and the crossing of the

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Sport now and in the Premier League today Manchester City denied Arsenal

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There was a draw, too, for Burnley against Crystal Palace,

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Liverpool kicked off against Aston Villa at 5.30pm.

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The score there a few moments ago stood at

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In Rugby Union's Premiership, Sale Sharks succumbed to a second`half

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fight back from Gloucester that saw Sharks lose 27 points to 34.

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In Super League last night St Helens' hopes of finishing top

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received a huge knock. This Mark Percival kick levelled the scores

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that nearly clinched the le`gue leader's shield, but Huddersfield

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went on to score a late drop goal beating St Helens 17 points to 6.

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Also last night, Salford be`t Widnes by 36 points to 6.

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Here's Mel Coles with the wdather forecast.

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Good evening. It took a while for the day to get going but most places

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have seen some bright spells and even some sunshine through this

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afternoon. Tomorrow will be a similar day. It will start off grey

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but the day will pick up a little bit later on. This evening, there

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are a few clear spells around at first but gradually the clotd will

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start to increase from the dast bringing a few spits and spots. It

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won't be particularly cold. Temperatures dipping down to around

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10 to 14 Celsius. It starts off a bit grey tomorrow with quitd a bit

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of cloud around and it may produce some drizzle during the morning but

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very steadily that cloud will start to lift and eventually break during

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the latter part of the afternoon. There will be an easterly breeze

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tomorrow which will make it feel a little bit fresher but tempdratures

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That's it from me. I'll be back tomorrow evening just beford 7pm.

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Hello. Some subtle changes in our weather at the start of next week,

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even some rain around for some of us, but for the rest of the weekend,

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it will be as you were. Try this evening, with temperatures gradually

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slipping away. More of a breeze and southern parts of the UK. The

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breeze. Temperatures going down to fire. It will be chilly in Northern

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Ireland, western Scotland and

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