:00:00. > :00:08.Welcome to North West Tonight with Annabel Tiffin and Roger Johnson.
:00:09. > :00:10.Our top story: Tories on tour - Theresa May's Cabinet
:00:11. > :00:11.visits Cheshire, claiming the Northern Powerhouse
:00:12. > :00:20.We'll be assessing the significance of today's trip.
:00:21. > :00:22.Also tonight: A new future for Blackpool's Winter Gardens -
:00:23. > :00:25.a ?21 million investment to bring the big conferences
:00:26. > :00:31.A milestone for Liverpool's Metropolitan Cathedral
:00:32. > :00:37.And in sport, we'll celebrate Britain's best Alpine result for 35
:00:38. > :00:46.years thanks to Lancashire skier Dave Ryding.
:00:47. > :00:57.We'll be looking back at Wayne Rooney's record-breaking weekend.
:00:58. > :01:02.With misfiring Trident missiles in the headlines,
:01:03. > :01:05.this might not have been the best day for Theresa May
:01:06. > :01:11.But today the PM did just that, travelling up to Warrington
:01:12. > :01:13.to reveal her big industrial plan for the country.
:01:14. > :01:16.So will it deliver the goods or, like the missile, land
:01:17. > :01:21.Well, let's ask our political editor Nina Warhurst,
:01:22. > :01:32.Bring us up to date. The Prime Minister chose this big science and
:01:33. > :01:39.innovation campus near Warrington to launch her big industrial strategy.
:01:40. > :01:42.Lots of companies collaborate on innovation, technology here, and
:01:43. > :01:45.that's something she wants to see more of. The idea is that the
:01:46. > :01:49.Government gives more support to businesses, it intervenes to help
:01:50. > :01:52.them grow and is asking them to work together more and collaborate and
:01:53. > :01:55.feedback on what they need and she didn't just come here alone to
:01:56. > :01:57.launch a strategy, she brought her entire cabinet to this building to
:01:58. > :02:09.prove she means business. The Prime Minister, the Foreign
:02:10. > :02:12.Secretary and the Chancellor. My question is, is this very public
:02:13. > :02:19.visit to the North West more than a gesture? Investment that will bring
:02:20. > :02:21.jobs as part of our industrial strategy, ensuring the economy is
:02:22. > :02:26.working across the whole country and that we are seeing investment
:02:27. > :02:30.leading to a higher wage, higher productivity, higher skills. What is
:02:31. > :02:34.new to do that will translate to jobs for the North West? The
:02:35. > :02:37.investment that has been put into the northwest will translate into
:02:38. > :02:42.jobs for families but the industrial strategy we are launching today and
:02:43. > :02:44.that will be consulting with businesses on because we want to
:02:45. > :02:52.ensure we get it right, it's about the long-term. A few miles north,
:02:53. > :02:55.the Burns brothers have been making filters for more than 30 years.
:02:56. > :03:02.They'd like to see less talk and more cash. It's more hot air. I
:03:03. > :03:05.think investing in the legs of ourselves, manufacturing, is the way
:03:06. > :03:08.to go, not sharing it with other people but investing in the people
:03:09. > :03:13.that are doing good manufacturing at the moment. by coming to the North
:03:14. > :03:17.West to launch a big industrial strategy, the Prime Minister was
:03:18. > :03:21.making a statement. She was saying, I don't just kill about the South
:03:22. > :03:28.East, I care about you and your communities, -- I don't just care
:03:29. > :03:30.about the South East. But on the other end of Warrington she might
:03:31. > :03:38.have had a different reception. Does nothing for people in the teens or
:03:39. > :03:41.early 20s you, nor Penta ships. With people that are working, they're
:03:42. > :03:46.just taking more money off them is tax credits have gone down. There's
:03:47. > :03:53.no trade or anything unless you work in a shop or a tip. Labour have been
:03:54. > :03:56.quick to criticise the new industrial strategy, asking how can
:03:57. > :04:04.be key jobs for the next education while slashing education funds? --
:04:05. > :04:09.can we create jobs? We had a rehash of the local funding formula for
:04:10. > :04:15.schools and in Salford we are looking at losing ?309 per pupil.
:04:16. > :04:19.This was a short and public visit from a Prime Minister known for
:04:20. > :04:23.playing a long and private game. It might be a while before we see what
:04:24. > :04:29.impact the long-term industrial strategy has here.
:04:30. > :04:36.I did push the Prime Minister unemployment figures because they
:04:37. > :04:40.are 0.5% higher than the national average in the South West. She
:04:41. > :04:42.wouldn't promise it would bridge the gap but what I found interesting is
:04:43. > :04:48.that she mentioned the Northern Powerhouse five times. When she
:04:49. > :04:53.first took office there was a real reluctance to use that phrase, so
:04:54. > :04:56.associated it is with George Osborne and David Cameron, but today she
:04:57. > :05:01.talked about it a lot, she has faith that will bring jobs to the region.
:05:02. > :05:01.We thought it was dead in the water. The Northern Powerhouse tonight
:05:02. > :05:05.appears to be alive and well. As Nina mentioned, today's raft
:05:06. > :05:07.of announcements included more details on where ?300 million
:05:08. > :05:10.Northern Powerhouse money will be There's investment in skills
:05:11. > :05:18.training and transport, a new advanced manufacturing centre
:05:19. > :05:20.in Lancashire and ?10 million There's also ?21 million to money to
:05:21. > :05:24.revamp Blackpool's Winter Gardens, part of bid to bring the big
:05:25. > :05:34.conferences back to the resort. If these Walls could talk, what a
:05:35. > :06:03.tail they'd tell. -- tale. Education, education, education. For
:06:04. > :06:07.decades, Blackpool's Winter Gardens hosted the major political parties
:06:08. > :06:12.for their annual conferences. We may get rescued the future. Here, the
:06:13. > :06:18.top politicians of the they would enjoy their party's biggest party of
:06:19. > :06:23.the year but eventually the politicians fell out of love with
:06:24. > :06:27.Blackpool. It was just a sign of The Times, people had better facilities
:06:28. > :06:31.to offer and this is why it's so key that we do build a new conference
:06:32. > :06:35.centre in Blackpool because we'd love to welcome them back. This is
:06:36. > :06:40.how Blackpool hopes to woo them back, a ?25 million revamp of the
:06:41. > :06:44.Winter Gardens to create a conference centre fit for the
:06:45. > :06:48.21st-century. Today, the Government announced it will be putting up ?50
:06:49. > :06:56.million towards the project through its growth steel project. -- growth
:06:57. > :07:00.deal. It will bring style and I hope it will make people and Blackpool
:07:01. > :07:05.feel that little bit better about their town. Utah the smart new
:07:06. > :07:09.conference centre but with the rest of the resort be up to scratch --
:07:10. > :07:16.you've got to the smart new conference centre, but with the rest
:07:17. > :07:19.of it to be up to scratch with the 21st century? Yes, some hotels are
:07:20. > :07:25.extremely good but we are building a new one as part of the tramway
:07:26. > :07:28.interchange. It is a gentle man interested in building one right
:07:29. > :07:32.next to the conference centre. they seem to be as confident as they can
:07:33. > :07:38.be that by the end of 2019 this car park will be part of the revitalised
:07:39. > :07:44.Winter Gardens complex and it will host a 4-star conference hotel. The
:07:45. > :07:47.question nobody can answer for sure will be if that will be enough to
:07:48. > :07:52.bring big party conferences back to the resort.
:07:53. > :07:55.A man - whose 20-year-old son was shot dead in a Greater Manchester
:07:56. > :07:58.takeaway nine years ago - is supporting a campaign to raise
:07:59. > :08:09.Halton McCollin died as he ran from a gunman in Stretford in 2008.
:08:10. > :08:11.His killer has never been caught, despite a ?50,000
:08:12. > :08:14.For every weapon removed off the streets is a possible life-saver
:08:15. > :08:17.or some devastation saved a family from going through.
:08:18. > :08:19.You should be able to walk wherever you please without the fear
:08:20. > :08:27.of someone having a gun that's going to shoot you.
:08:28. > :08:30.Meanwhile, police say a huge convoy of vehicles through Liverpool last
:08:31. > :08:33.night was an "extensive disruption plan" targeting those
:08:34. > :08:42.Police were seen in the city centre, Aigburth and Speke.
:08:43. > :08:44.Labour's candidate to be the first Metro Mayor
:08:45. > :08:46.of the Liverpool City Region has launched his campaign.
:08:47. > :08:48.Walton MP Steve Rotheram has pledged to improve
:08:49. > :08:53.apprenticeships for young people, reduce the cost of the Mersey tunnel
:08:54. > :08:55.tolls for local residents, and work with Liverpool's elected
:08:56. > :09:01.Mayor Joe Anderson to gain more devolved powers from the Government.
:09:02. > :09:05.The important thing now is for us six districts and the metro mayor
:09:06. > :09:07.to be going to Westminster to wrestle those additional powers
:09:08. > :09:10.that really mean we can do great things for the people
:09:11. > :09:17.Steve Rotheram is one of four candidates announced
:09:18. > :09:20.for the May election, alongside Conservative Tony
:09:21. > :09:23.Caldeira, Liberal Democrat Carl Cashman and Tom Crone of the Green
:09:24. > :09:32.Ukip haven't announced a candidate as yet.
:09:33. > :09:37.At the moment, terminations there are only allowed under
:09:38. > :09:40.That means many women travel to the UK to pay
:09:41. > :09:44.Some want the law brought into line with the mainland,
:09:45. > :09:48.but others don't agree, as Jacey Normand reports.
:09:49. > :09:52.In Britain, abortion is legal to 24 weeks.
:09:53. > :09:56.On the Isle of Man, terminations are restricted unless the pregnancy
:09:57. > :09:58.risks posing grave and permanent injury to the woman's
:09:59. > :10:04.The number of official abortions on the island is usually
:10:05. > :10:10.Anyone wishing to access the procedure therefore would either
:10:11. > :10:13.have to travel to Britain or order tablets online, an offence which
:10:14. > :10:17.Since April last year, a group of Manx women have been
:10:18. > :10:25.We're aware there are 479 women in the last five years who have
:10:26. > :10:27.travelled across the UK, so that's around 98 per year,
:10:28. > :10:31.who are travelling, and those are just the ones know about.
:10:32. > :10:34.Just before the elections in September, another group formed,
:10:35. > :10:39.who represent the life of the unborn child.
:10:40. > :10:43.We've got to balance the right of the woman to life and health
:10:44. > :10:47.and the right of the baby to life and health and, in my view,
:10:48. > :10:53.you cannot say that the baby is not a human being.
:10:54. > :10:55.Both camps have been vocal and are hoping to influence
:10:56. > :10:57.the Government during the course of this Parliament.
:10:58. > :11:03.Does it concern you that in terms of women who can't afford to travel
:11:04. > :11:06.to the UK to have terminations, that they may be ordering
:11:07. > :11:10.That is a concern and that is something we are working with and UK
:11:11. > :11:13.authorities and Customs and Excise to bring in legislation quickly
:11:14. > :11:22.It's also a criminal offence - if those tablets are intercepted
:11:23. > :11:25.by the Royal Mail, that person could go to jail.
:11:26. > :11:26.Technically, I suppose they could do.
:11:27. > :11:37.And you can see more on that story on Inside Out North West
:11:38. > :11:44.Still to come on North West Tonight: Shutting its doors on 350
:11:45. > :11:48.years of history - are the tills about to stop ringing
:11:49. > :11:55.And another Rooney record as wine becomes
:11:56. > :11:57.United's top scorer - a former striker
:11:58. > :12:13.This summer, Liverpool's Catholic Cathedral celebrates
:12:14. > :12:16.Paddy's Wigwam, as it s affectionately known,
:12:17. > :12:20.was consecrated at Whitsuntide in 1967.
:12:21. > :12:23.The cathedral authorities are planning a series of events
:12:24. > :12:32.Our Merseyside Reporter, Andy Gill, looks back at its history.
:12:33. > :12:34.It's an unmistakeable part of the Liverpool skyline,
:12:35. > :12:36.as modern-looking now as it was half a century ago.
:12:37. > :12:53.It's still in living memory for many people, 50 years, and it's a great
:12:54. > :12:57.occasion to celebrate with people's memories and in a sense, because of
:12:58. > :13:02.the nature of this building and its modernity, it's nice to remind
:13:03. > :13:03.people that actually it's now 50 years and it's a lovely milestone I
:13:04. > :13:03.think. Once the design was approved, it
:13:04. > :13:16.took less than five years to build. The Metropolitan Cathedral was open
:13:17. > :13:18.for public worship. The Prime Minister Harold Wilson
:13:19. > :13:20.and a host of cardinals and archbishops were at
:13:21. > :13:34.the consecration in 1967. She's 92 and still a
:13:35. > :13:47.regular worshipper here. I can remember the Scouts lining the
:13:48. > :13:54.route up to the ramp. It was all done in five years. 1962 to 1967, it
:13:55. > :13:57.was a wonderful experience that we at last had our own mother church
:13:58. > :13:59.for the North of England. In the 1930s there were plans
:14:00. > :14:04.for a huge cathedral here. They got as far as building
:14:05. > :14:09.the crypt designed But after World War Two, costs meant
:14:10. > :14:16.a cheaper design was needed. For many though today's cathedral
:14:17. > :14:32.is just as imposing. I love it, I adored it. I think it's
:14:33. > :14:39.the glass more than anything, the atmosphere, the deep blue glass. I
:14:40. > :14:42.once spent a day here from dawn to dusk just to watch the effects of
:14:43. > :14:42.the lake through all the different windows.
:14:43. > :14:44.It's needed extensive repairs over the years.
:14:45. > :14:48.But is part of the city's fabric now.
:14:49. > :14:55.In its 50 years, this cathedral like its Anglican counterpart of the road
:14:56. > :15:00.has become a focus for the city for good times and bad. There was a mass
:15:01. > :15:02.for the victims of the Hillsborough disaster here the day after it
:15:03. > :15:03.happened. Over the next months
:15:04. > :15:06.there are special masses, flower shows and concerts
:15:07. > :15:24.to mark the jubilee. We'll have more in the build-up to
:15:25. > :15:26.its golden jubilee later in the year.
:15:27. > :15:31.We'll be talking about record-breaker Wayne Rooney shortly,
:15:32. > :15:34.but first up is success on the slopes for the
:15:35. > :15:46.You can see how steep that hill is, he not only looks cool but an
:15:47. > :15:47.amazing achievement. Yes, we're not exactly known
:15:48. > :15:50.for winning in the Alps, are we? But Lancashire's Dave Ryding
:15:51. > :15:52.pulled out the performance Dave, who's from Bretherton
:15:53. > :15:57.near Leyland, is a slalom skiier and in Kitzbuhel in Austria
:15:58. > :16:00.yesterday, one of the premium world Dave finished a fantastic second
:16:01. > :16:04.to shock the rest of the field. The first time in 35 years a British
:16:05. > :16:07.skier has done that. And as I found out today he's
:16:08. > :16:10.made people who know him back here in the North
:16:11. > :16:21.west extremely proud... From the Lancashire Foothills to
:16:22. > :16:28.glory in the Alps, Dave Ryding was clearly emotional at achieving his
:16:29. > :16:34.first podium finish. This is what he said to BBC Radio. It's just crazy.
:16:35. > :16:39.Just really proud of what I've achieved. What the whole team has
:16:40. > :16:43.achieved, we're not a big team, my coach, my and man and me and they do
:16:44. > :16:51.the work of eight guys so I'm very grateful to them. Dave's
:16:52. > :16:55.achievements is extraordinary, it's just the second time in male British
:16:56. > :17:00.Alpine skier has finished in the top three. This famously was the last,
:17:01. > :17:13.when Conrad shocked the downhill world with silver in 1981. But for
:17:14. > :17:16.Dave Ryding's family it's all about their boy and when I met his
:17:17. > :17:22.grandparents today, they were bursting with pride. We're thrilled
:17:23. > :17:29.to bits. We've followed David for 23 years from when he was a little tot
:17:30. > :17:34.to where he is at now. When you knew he had got second place and was on
:17:35. > :17:42.the podium, how did you feel? You going to make me burst into tears!
:17:43. > :17:46.It was phenomenal. Having watched him as a child and seeing him now
:17:47. > :17:50.with what he has just achieved has been coming this year but suddenly
:17:51. > :17:59.he's arrived. This is where Dave learned to ski as a youngster,
:18:00. > :18:03.Pendle ski club near Clitheroe. He still has many friends at the club.
:18:04. > :18:10.I was very surprised. I know how well he has been skiing but to think
:18:11. > :18:16.he made the podium any world-class field was fantastic. Dave will now
:18:17. > :18:18.have his sights set on a medal at the championships and the Winter
:18:19. > :18:23.Olympic Games in South Korea next year and after his results of the
:18:24. > :18:24.weekend, the man they call the Rocket will believe anything is
:18:25. > :18:27.possible. Wayne Rooney added another
:18:28. > :18:30.goal-scoring record to his already impressive portfolio at the weekend,
:18:31. > :18:33.his late equaliser at Stoke making him Manchester United's
:18:34. > :18:35.all-time record goal-scorer. Goal number 250 for the club means
:18:36. > :18:43.he eclipses Sir Bobby Charlton's record and it took Wayne 200
:18:44. > :18:46.fewer games to do it. Well, to reflect on the achievement
:18:47. > :18:48.I'm joined by another former United frontman,
:18:49. > :19:03.Andy Ritchie. This is the goal that took into the
:19:04. > :19:07.record. It's extremely impressive. Fantastic, he is breaking records
:19:08. > :19:11.left, right and centre and he's a very proud man after scoring that
:19:12. > :19:15.goal and he didn't really get to celebrate because he wanted to get
:19:16. > :19:25.everybody back. Sir Bobby was there as well. Sir Bobby scored some
:19:26. > :19:32.fantastic goals. It took the a few more games to get there, though. How
:19:33. > :19:41.do you compare the two? You've got to compare Wayne with the best,
:19:42. > :19:45.cause he's done it. Sir Bobby was probably more of a midfield player.
:19:46. > :19:54.Wayne has probably played upfront most of his career. He's a fantastic
:19:55. > :20:03.player and I wish him all the best because I think it's been a
:20:04. > :20:11.fantastic achievement. 250 goals, 546 appearances, 758 for Sir Bobby,
:20:12. > :20:14.but he has captured the heart of Manchester United fans. Did you
:20:15. > :20:21.think Wayne Rooney has done the same? I certainly think he has. I
:20:22. > :20:26.think he should go down as an all-time legend as a Manchester
:20:27. > :20:32.United player. He's been out slowly fantastic for the football club --
:20:33. > :20:42.absolutely fantastic. He's looked up to buy the rest of the players.
:20:43. > :20:46.You've got to say he's an all-time legend. Thank you very much indeed.
:20:47. > :20:48.Burnley are still smarting after a controversial penalty cost
:20:49. > :20:51.them a valuable point away at Arsenal yesterday.
:20:52. > :20:53.The Clarets levelled at 1-1 in injury time
:20:54. > :20:56.through Andre Gray's penalty, but the home side were awarded
:20:57. > :20:58.a spot kick of their own when Mee clashed with Koscielny,
:20:59. > :21:05.Sanchez converted to win the match for Arsenal at the death.
:21:06. > :21:07.We know how tough it is, this division, but we need officials
:21:08. > :21:11.to make the right decisions and that is the real shame of today
:21:12. > :21:14.- to lose a game in that fashion and an offside not given
:21:15. > :21:27.Everton midfielder Gerard has joined EC Milan on loan until the end of
:21:28. > :21:36.the season. -- AC. Fleetwood moved up to fourth in
:21:37. > :21:41.league one. Sale Sharks fans finally
:21:42. > :21:46.had something to smile about at the weekend
:21:47. > :21:48.as the Steve Diamond's side They'd actually lost their last 16
:21:49. > :21:52.games in Europe until this late penalty From AJ MacGinty secured
:21:53. > :21:54.a 25-23 success over Scarlets This time last week
:21:55. > :22:03.we were reflecting on the retirement of swim star Fran Halsall,
:22:04. > :22:06.today it's the turn of her Team GB team mate Keri-Anne Payne who's
:22:07. > :22:09.bowing out of the sport. The 29-year-old Olympic silver
:22:10. > :22:14.medallist from Rochdale was also Keri-Anne says she still hopes
:22:15. > :22:31.to inspire others to share her love Congratulations to Southport golfer
:22:32. > :22:36.Tommy Fleetwood who won the Abu Dhabi championship yesterday. He
:22:37. > :22:41.beat Dustin Johnson. It's his first European tour title in more than
:22:42. > :22:50.three years. Andy Ritchie met him recently. He said he was a nice guy.
:22:51. > :22:51.It was like you and your Big Brother sitting there!
:22:52. > :22:54.A corner shop in the Lancashire village of Chipping first
:22:55. > :22:59.opened its doors when Charles the Second was on the throne.
:23:00. > :23:03.It's still in business, but for how long?
:23:04. > :23:06.Yes, the country's oldest shop could be about to shut its doors
:23:07. > :23:13.It's up for sale and, it seems, no one want to take it over.
:23:14. > :23:18.For almost 350 years, Brabin's shop has been at the heart
:23:19. > :23:21.of the Ribble Valley village of chipping but possibly
:23:22. > :23:26.Roy Pinkett bought the business in 2014, but his wife Sharon
:23:27. > :23:30.is suffering ill health and so they put it up for sale.
:23:31. > :23:35.We've probably had a dozen people showing a bit of interest.
:23:36. > :23:37.The furthest one came from Kent to view it,
:23:38. > :23:41.but nothing's positive from it, no offers or anything.
:23:42. > :23:46.Brabins is, by some accounts, the longest trading shop
:23:47. > :23:48.in the country, having been a butchers, bakers and undertakers
:23:49. > :23:52.If a buyer isn't found by the end of February,
:23:53. > :23:56.If we don't find a buyer we'll have to close the doors.
:23:57. > :24:08.John Brabin was a wealthy cloth merchant in Chipping in the 1600s.
:24:09. > :24:11.Upon his death, his will instructed the creation of a Brabins Trust
:24:12. > :24:14.They still manage almshouses and give out educational bursaries
:24:15. > :24:20.I just wish the trust had more supporters.
:24:21. > :24:22.The mobile post office opens up at Brabins twice a week
:24:23. > :24:26.and would have to find a new home if it closes, and of course it
:24:27. > :24:30.would mean the loss of another feature of village life.
:24:31. > :24:32.We've been here 53 years, we've been there for sweets
:24:33. > :24:34.and newspapers and groceries and my mum and dad
:24:35. > :24:43.Longridge is a far way to go so it's a shame.
:24:44. > :24:48.Chipping itself is getting bigger with houses so it's probably
:24:49. > :24:56.The business comes with a home, outhouses, land and even animals.
:24:57. > :24:59.There is still time for potential buyers to save the doors
:25:00. > :25:09.from closing on this slice of Lancashire heritage.
:25:10. > :25:16.It could be a great opportunity. The trust say they're working hard and
:25:17. > :25:17.hopeful of finding someone to take it on. Let's get a look at the
:25:18. > :25:29.weather now. It wasn't the best of starts today.
:25:30. > :25:34.Many places were great, misty and murky for a huge portion of the day.
:25:35. > :25:38.The sun came out in some places in the afternoon and that will be the
:25:39. > :25:47.pattern again tomorrow. We have eight Met Office warning for four,
:25:48. > :25:50.the lowest level, yellow. It could turn up anywhere and could be dense.
:25:51. > :25:56.The first few days of the beaker chilly. By Thursday, we are really
:25:57. > :26:00.in the cold air, but after that we are back in milder conditions so as
:26:01. > :26:06.we speak, 12 showers across the region this afternoon hardly
:26:07. > :26:09.dampening the ground, but the big story is visibility, the mist and
:26:10. > :26:14.fog warning really an issue tomorrow morning for drivers and it might
:26:15. > :26:23.affect airports. Away from that, some blue on the chart. Temperatures
:26:24. > :26:32.will be fairly low from zero to two Celsius. Whenever you are, two
:26:33. > :26:39.Celsius is not very good. The sun rises at 6:08am, we're getting
:26:40. > :26:46.around 50 more minutes of sunlight in a week. -- 15. As the morning
:26:47. > :26:53.goes on, brighter skies should come through the mist and fog and by the
:26:54. > :26:57.afternoon is not a bad picture. The Isle of Man have cloud and rain and
:26:58. > :27:01.soda Cumbria, pushing into Lancashire, but most people see an
:27:02. > :27:08.improvement. It will still feel cold.
:27:09. > :27:24.Well, it is January! Will be back with more news and weather at
:27:25. > :27:29.10:30pm. Insight Out is on at 7:30pm here. Good night.