A round-up of the latest headlines from across North West newsrooms
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00:00Good morning, I'm digital reporter Clare Lark, and these are the headlines from across our newsrooms.
00:07Hopes of redeveloping a prominent site on Blackfield Promenade with a new hotel have been dashed for the time being,
00:13with the land now set for use as a car park.
00:16The land in South Shore has been empty for 10 years since the former Tudor Rose Hotel was demolished in 2014,
00:23and plans for a £7.6 million Easy Hotel were shelved despite work starting.
00:29Now developers have applied to Blackfield Council for temporary planning permission for a 55-space car park on the site,
00:36with an entrance on Commercial Street.
00:39A popular carvery restaurant will be closed for most of October.
00:43The historic Farmer's Arms in One Lane White Stake is known for its pizzas and carvery,
00:48as well as its all-you-can-eat breakfast and 2-for-£12 cocktails every day.
00:53Owner Stonehouse told the Lancashire Post the venue will benefit from a full decorative refurb with a new exciting menu
01:00and will be one of the first Stonehouse restaurants to benefit from the new updated look and updated menu.
01:07Tennis facilities could be a smash hit with sports lovers following the £30,000 makeover.
01:13The courts at Pennington Hall Park in Leigh have been brought back to life with extensive renovation works.
01:19Court services have been repaired, recoloured, washed and treated,
01:23while new nets and net sockets have been installed, along with a secure access gate linked to an online booking system.
01:31Bus passengers in Lancaster and Morecambe will see a significant improvement to services next month, says Stagecoach.
01:39The bus operator is making timetable changes from September 1st to improve reliability and add extra journeys on some routes.
01:47Improvements include a new evening service to the Ridge and Marsh Estates,
01:52doubling the Sunday service on the 100 from the University of Tehesham to run every half an hour,
01:58additional journeys from Lancaster to Blackpool and a new evening service to Halton, Caton and Hornby.
02:04Burnley Canal Festival sails into view on Sunday with a diverse amount of activities.
02:10The festival, from Mid Pennine Arts and the Super Slow Way, has lots of family friendly creative activities,
02:17live music, a floating museum and a makers market.
02:21There are opportunities to get on the water with a free narrow boat ride and canoe taster sessions,
02:28plus a chance to go on board Kennet, a Leeds and Liverpool Canal short boat,
02:32which has been turned into a floating interactive museum,
02:36introducing visitors to the heritage of the canal and those that lived and worked on it.