13/04/2017 North West Tonight

Out of the barns and into the fields.

It comes after tens of thousands of animals

Local suppliers say they want their money after the lead

contractor that built this power station goes bust

As voters get ready to go to the polls, we'll be looking ahead

And from a virtual pub team to this super stadium in a decade.

We follow AFC Fylde's extraordinary journey.

Businesses around the north-west as they are

Local suppliers say they want their money after the lead

contractor that built this power station goes bust with

which was opened by the energy Mr just asked month. The power station

is still operating as it is managed by a separate company.

It's the country's newest power station, built at a cost of more

than ?700 million and opened exactly a month ago by the Energy Minister.

The power station is still operating as normal.

It's owned by an entirely separate company and is providing energy

But the contractor that was in charge of building it has

It was a huge project, involving 35,000 cubic metres of concrete,

850 construction workers and over 40 other companies from

But now many of those subcontractors are owed money.

The debts in this region alone total over ?1 million.

This business based in alternate made some of the doors for the

station. We are currently owed

?90,000, including VAT. And what impact is that

going to have on your company? Basically, we were going to expand

this year, buy new machinery But we have basically had to put

that back now six months. Totally disgusted

with it, to be honest. Some businesses in the north west

are owed hundreds of thousands We are an international benchmark in

the construction of power stations with many stations constructed in

Europe, Latin America and Africa. Duro Felguera UK Limited's parent

company is based in Spain and has The liquidators say an investigation

is now under way to see what, if any assets, the company

still has, and whether firms For months now, hens have been kept

inside for their own safety, but now after tens of thousands of birds

were called, restrictions have been relaxed, they have been allowed back

outdoors. The new assessment from the Government's chiefs that has put

the risk at a lower level. Our environment correspondent is at a

paltry farm near Knutsford. Yes, there are 2000 birds here, and today

they were let out into the fresh air for the first time. You can see them

happily pecking at the grass. There was no outbreak of bird flu here,

but the same can't be said for other parts. In Lancashire, tens of

thousands of birds had to be killed. Fortunately, from today,

restrictions have been lifted right across the region. A taste of

freedom for the first time this year. These hens are free range, but

they have not been outside since December. The restrictions brought

him where to stop the risk of avian flu spreading across the country. It

is not too difficult to start with, you just have to make sure they have

got more straw. We have given them more area to scratch around in. We

give them green material as if they were outside, which is quite hard to

do. Cabbages and broccoli and cauliflower is and all sorts of

things. In some parts of the country, restrictions were listed

six weeks ago. We are in Cheshire where wild birds gather, so it is

classed as a high-risk area. Migrating birds have now left the

country rap reading, so the level of risk has fallen. But it is not

business as usual, all paltry are at risk, so there are restrictions in

place. We are encouraging high security, we want all the hens

outside to be said inside, not outside where wild birds could be.

Keep people off your site, only essential people. It has been a

difficult few months for the poultry industry, despite extra measures to

keep farms clean, some had to kill thousands of birds. As migrating

birds return later in the year, the chances of another outbreak will

increase again. The risk has not gone away completely. Across Europe,

we still are seeing cases of the disease with kept birds and we asked

binding the disease in wild birds. Although the risk remains, this

farmer is just pleased that his hens can now roam free again. Very

relieved. Especially in spring, you can tell the birds were trying to

get out. Desperate to get out. Many farmers and the NFC will save the

public have really supported them because they have had to put

stickers on to the egg boxes, saying that the hens had to be kept

indoors. Sales have not fallen and they hope the virus does not return

again by the end of the year. Thank you for updating us.

A Catholic priest has been sentenced to 17 years for sexually abusing

a teenage boy at a boarding school in Lancashire more

74-year-old Father Michael Higginbottom was found guilty

of eight sex offences at St Joseph's Roman Catholic

Seminary in Upholland, which closed in the early 1990s.

He abused the teenager in his personal living quarters.

Two men have been arrested in connection with the death

of a 20-year-old in Manchester City centre.

Dylan Crawford was found unconscious on Spear Street

A postmortem examination was inconclusive, and an investigation

is under way to establish the cause of death.

The men have been arrested on suspicion of theft

A man who knowingly sold sick and dying puppies has been

Jamie Parvizi, from Scholar Green in Cheshire, pleaded guilty

to welfare and fraud offences relating to the selling of dogs.

The RSPCA investigated after reports from people who had

Parvizi has been disqualified from keeping animals for life.

Workers on Arriva Rail North are staging a fresh 24-hour strike

Members of the RMT union will walk out on Friday April 28th after talks

They also went on strike last Saturday during the Grand National

at Aintree as part of a campaign against new driver-controlled trains

It's the final day for people in Merseyside and Greater Manchester

to register to vote in the Mayoral elections.

Voters will decide who will take control of public transport

and issues around new housing and job creation on the 4th of May.

The Manchester Gorton by-election is also taking

It follows the the death of Labour MP Sir Gerald Kaufman who served

Our political editor Nina Warhurst has been to meet some

of the candidates as things hot up on the campaign trail.

Walking through Gorton with big shoes to fill, this part of central

Manchester has looked to labour to help solve social problems. Labour

for 47 years. They have been going through ethical times year after

year, they are facing this terrible cuts of the Tory led Government.

People say life has not got better despite a Labour seat, so why should

they vote for you again? They need someone with a strong Labour voice.

I am made in Manchester, the Labour Party here are doing their best to

deal with this terrible cuts. We are on their side. One thing is for

sure,... This man thinks that got's long-standing loyalty was to Gerald

Kaufman and he believes he is the best replacement. You are angry

about Tony Blair, the situation in Kashmir and Palestine. That will not

resonate with a lot of people here. When they do appeal, but the thing I

am angry most about is the left behind. There will be people

watching this you do not know Greater Manchester, you do not know

Gorton, this is about George, not the people that live here. I know it

better than Alex Ferguson than when he arrived. I do not think I will

have as much as an impact as Alex Ferguson. This candidate did live in

gardens are more than 15 years and her party came second in the last

election. I moved one road out of Gorton, and suddenly I had all of

the funding and an adequate house, so I understand how things need to

change. People will say you are about green issues solely and people

are more interested in their family getting by. We are labelled as being

the big hippies, but what we understand is we need a strong

economy important, because having that will help local people. You

might hear about the Labour majority at the last general election which

was significant, but going back to 2010 when the Liberal Democrats were

doing well, the Labour majority was less. This year, there are other

forces at play. Do not forget that Labour are doing terribly in the

national polls. The Liberal Democrats believe they are in a

strong position to sweep up some Labour support. It is a vote for

change. Labour have had their way here for far too long. There have

been a lot of votes of labour over the years and nothing has... If you

are pushing, people do not want to go there. No one voted for a hard

Brexit. That was described as project fear in the referendum last

year. Leaving the single market was not on the agenda. Getting out of

the EU as soon as possible is the main fang on this man's agenda. Ukip

are the guardians of Brexit. What if God did not want to leave the EU.

The Conservative candidate was not available today, that the party told

me that Gorton is gettable. Expect more twists before the fall of May.

There are 11 There are 11 candidates in all. Go

to the polls on May the 4th. Still to come on

North West Tonight. From a virtual pub team to this

super stadium in a decade. We follow AFC Fylde's

extraordinary journey. And the landmark, famous

for its television mast, makes it on to the stage

with Winter Hill, the play. Well drawn different characters,

different age groups. You do not get that often. Eight women on stage.

Now, if your sofa is your best mate, this one might be for you.

18 months after a public health drive started in Stockport,

those behind it say it's working and getting people on their

It's reckoned illnesses stemming from unhealthy lifestyles

are costing the NHS around ?11 billion a year.

Now in the town, they're recruiting hundreds more volunteers

Here's our Health Correspondent Gill Dummigan

These days, Laura's fizzing with energy.

18 months ago, she was a size 20 and struggling to get

I wouldn't have worked any further than I needed to.

I wouldn't have run anywhere and certainly will have

Then Laura learned about a new fitness programme

It has changed my outlook, my health and my life.

Meanwhile, staff at Stepping Hill are among the 500 newbies now

stepping up in the next wave of recruits.

For some, it's a bit of a departure from the usual.

Sitting down on my PlayStation playing video games,

eating junk food and not doing much exercise or being active.

I want to keep going and working up a bit of a sweat

It makes me feel better about everything.

The people behind the scheme say it is not about being a gym bunny,

but about incorporating exercise into your daily life.

The theory is that the more you do something like this, the less chance

you are of ending up in somewhere like there.

Lots of people are coming in with strokes and heart

More than 20 of the town's firms have signed up

to the programme, devised by a local not-for-profit group.

They do run gyms but mainly they use phone apps and online coaching

to support people who don't generally do fitness.

If you're taking your first steps you need someone to take

More importantly, it is about changing your behaviour. This is

about long-term behaviour change. The hope is that hundreds more

in this town will make Stuart Pollitt joins

us now with the sport, and it was an emotional rather

than the usual jovial Jurgen Klopp Not surprising when you think that

he's a former Borussia Dortmund manager and there was the attack on

the bus this week. He He was speaking at the press

conference to preview Sunday's trip to West Brom,

but his reaction to Tuesday's attack I was I don't know how often

in the hotel, in the team hotel I know exactly the road, I know

exactly the place where it is. I was scared for them,

and then how it was for everybody. Security is tight in Brussels

tonight, where Manchester United play Anderlecht in the first leg

of their Europa League As well as their European

commitments, United are also chasing a top-four finish

in the Premier League, but midfielder Paul Pogba says

there's no reason they can't excel For sure I think we can do

both, we can do both. We have the quality,

we have everything to do it, We are our own enemy,

so I think we can do it, we have to just be focused and work

hard, like we do. BBC Radio Manchester will keep

you across events in Belgium tonight and they'll also bring

you commentary from a crucial League One derby at Gigg Lane

where Bury host Rochdale. A win for Dale will move

them to within three points of the play-offs,

while the the home side need a victory in their fight

against relegation. Bury haven't won in a month

and are just a point Other promotion and relegation

issues continue over Easter, including Blackburn's fight

against the drop from the Championship and Bolton's

efforts to move the opposite way But if you're looking

for the best story this season, Top of National League North, two

levels below the Football League, in a season where they moved

into a multi-million pound new home. Not bad for a club once described

as a "virtual pub team". they could clinch promotion of the

bank holiday weekend. They've scored 100 league

goals this season. Now AFC Fylde are just two

wins away from their If we get it right as a group on the

pitch, we can achieve something very special. To score as many goals that

we have is testament to that. The home town hero has hit

46 goals this season. Are you eyeing up the half-century,

a few weeks back I would have said yes. We have had some difficult

games, if we don't get in the league now, we have thrown it away.

A decade ago a man called Dai and a man called David met over

a pint to talk about improving an amateur side called

Ten years later, more than just the name has changed.

to move here has been a seismic shift.

Attendances have quadrupled at the new ?12-million stadium.

David, who made his fortune in the animal feed business,

What is it that has made you want to do this? I try to play Blackpool

twice. I was ridiculed a bit like the current owners. They said I was

not capable, I did not have the money, I did not know what I was

doing. I thought, you know what, what can I do? You are not far off

playing them now. I hope we surpassed them! It is very sad to

see what has happened there. My focus is AFC Fylde and getting them

as far as we can go. This is about making it a seven day operation.

Part of that ambition is improving things off the field.

The main stand has a restaurant, bar and conference room.

I think standing here, you could not see the pitch, you would not know

you RNA football club. What we are trying to do, we've done it, is to

everything. 5-star, I have put a lot of my own money in, my wife is not

particularly happy about that. We want to make it sales of vision. We

famously had a 15 year plan to get us in the football league.

And that ambition is getting closer all the time.

Really is quite a setup that at AFC Fylde.

Super League's derby weekend kicks off tonight with one of the most

It's Widnes Vikings versus Warrington Wolves

at the Select Security Stadium, a battle of the bottom two with both

teams having won just one of their opening eight games.

There's full match commentary from eight on BBC Radio Merseyside.

And finally, me, etched this boxer has

sorry to finish the sport on this disappointing note. The

transformation at Fylde is unbelievable. When you stop in

there, it does not look like a club. It is up there with anything that I

have seen. A massive match for Blackburn Rovers. And two big games

for Rovers. It's a place responsible

for beaming TV into millions But now - Winter Hill -

just north of Bolton - But now - Winter Hill -

just north of Bolton - When a developer red paint on a

promise to build a new school and social housing as part of plans to

build a plush new hotel, a group of eight women bands together to do

something about it. Changing its consideration. Possibly saving it.

But I will come to that. Letters get some wine at first. A new play

called Winter Hill is based around the Bolton landmine, and shows how

far these which men will go. It has an all-female cast including some

familiar faces. There are several themes to the play, but a main theme

is how and can women protest. And now we are sitting in a lobby. Every

single part is worth having for an actress. It is written by a woman,

incredibly well drawn characters, such different age groups, and you

do not get that often. What, eight women on a stage, written by a

woman's Winter Hill is many feet high and is a popular place for

walkers. It is here where the writer first got her inspiration for the

play. We walked across and it was beautiful, beautiful cold day like

today and I remember looking down onto Bolton and unto the most and

thinking it was a fantastic setting. I did not immediately think I had

the play, but it just stayed in my mind and eventually it was the

setting of the play. Winter Hill is on at the octagon Theatre in Bolton

from May 11. You do not have to go up to Winter

Hill to see the play. That is quite a walk! Very near Winter Hill is a

pack. As we head to the next couple of

days, it is quite a mixed bag. I need to stress there is a lot of dry

weather in the forecast, but it is really quite cool. The

north-westerly wind has been quite brisk. This is how it pans out. I

will ignore tomorrow, but that is Saturday, varies Easter Sunday and

Monday. The temperatures are low, but do not think it will pour down

all the way through Sunday. There will be a weather front, but there

will be some dry weather, and day I say you

will be some dry weather, and day I say you will enjoy it. A nice bit of

pink in the sky in Fleetwood. It is all about whether friends coming

towards us. We keep the north-westerly airflow, it turns

westerly eventually. It allows the fronts to come from the Atlantic.

There is high pressure to the south, so there will not be too much rain,

but they are still too close for comfort. Many places are seeing some

sunshine to end the day, but the story as we go through the night is

we are picking up a few showers. The airflow, the showers are coming

through the high ground. Many other places will dodge the rain.

Overnight, because of the cloud cover, the temperatures are not too

low at all. Seven, eight Celsius in the early hours. Tomorrow, this is

how you start the day. Door, damp, drizzly. There will be dry spells

from time to time. It may become drier for a short time, but as we go

into the afternoon, more rain will come in from the Irish Sea. It is a

cloudy day with outbreaks of rain from time to time. The breeze, about

15 miles an hour. It will not feel quite as chilly, but the

temperatures will be 11, 12 Celsius. It could end up being fairly cool

for a while, so we could talk about a four Celsius Rowley. I think sadly

will be the best day of the week. Double bash Saturday. Sandeman could

be OK, but the next cloudy, patchy drizzly area, so a bit of something

for everyone. You are welcome! The BBC Terrific Scientific is an

ambitious campaign to get primary school students to get into science.

Would the use of friction, wood to books keep up a blue Peter presenter

on a zip wire? Here the presenter proves it can. You could do that on

the way in. I would scream the whole way! Very brave. We will be back at

10:25pm. Goodbye. the most that have ever voted for

anything in this country,