• 2 days ago
A round-up of the top stories from across Lancashire.
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00:00Hello, my name is Luke Patrick, I'm a reporter for the Lancashire Post and the Blackpool Gazette.
00:05Here is the Daily Bulletin.
00:07Drug King being jailed for flooding Preston Street for cocaine was former Bamber Bridge FC player.
00:13Lancashire Police's Serious and Organised Crime Unit launched a covert operation, The Gang, between April 2022 and March 2023.
00:23The Gang was led by Daniel Rocher, who enlisted family members, friends and associates to help him run his enterprise.
00:30Rocher, who played for several seasons at the club, was arrested by police after a series of dawn raids at addresses in Preston, Canforth and Carlisle.
00:39Bamber Bridge FC confirmed he was sacked following his arrest.
00:43A cause of huge blaze in Blackpool is being investigated.
00:50The cause of a huge fire which tore through a former hotel in Blackpool is being investigated.
00:56Eight fire engines attended the scene at the building formerly the Strand Lodge, a Wilton Parade, after being called at around 5.30pm yesterday.
01:06As firefighters tackled the blaze, people were urged to avoid the area as road closures were in place, including on Dixon Road.
01:15People in neighbouring properties were reported to be evacuated. It has not yet been confirmed that they were taken to the Imperial Hotel on the promenade nearby.
01:25EastEnders star Cheryl Ferguson to perform at a restaurant opening in her Lancashire hometown.
01:31Actress Cheryl, who moved to the Far Coast eight years ago and now lives in Cleveland with her husband and son, has taken to her Instagram page to share an upcoming gig she is hosting.
01:43The 59-year-old, who is best known for playing Heather Trotz in the BBC soap EastEnders from 2007 until 2002, told her 54.6 thousand followers that she will be singing on the opening night of a new restaurant opening in Cleveland.
01:57In the video, Cheryl said,
02:00Cleveland has a new business, a new Chinese The Dragon Lounge in Cleveland. I will be hosting the first and the second of February when it is Chinese New Year and it's the opening of this very restaurant.
02:14Preston Bar is told sign on historic building will have to go.
02:20A Preston City bar will have to call time on a sign hanging over its front door after it was deemed damaging to the historic premises.
02:29An illuminated logo was installed above Home Garden on Church Street two years ago but Preston City Council has now rejected a retrospective bid for permission to keep it there.
02:41The authority concluded the self-promotional image, which sits level with the first floor of the Grade II listed building, is excessively large and projects significantly onto the street.