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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.
00:06Here is Daily Bulletin.
00:09A new convenience store has opened in Blackpool with rave reviews from shoppers.
00:14Go Local convenience shop has opened on 148 Grange Road in Blackpool.
00:20The business is run by Subish Joseph and his wife Tina, who previously ran similar businesses in St Anne's and Cleveleys.
00:29Mr Joseph said the shop opened last Thursday, February 20th, and it has been going well. Custom has been building up slowly.
00:38Some people will not welcome this. Key decision due on £90m project which will see massive change.
00:45Regeneration chiefs are poised to reveal which streets will be chosen for the first phase of a massive £90m housing regeneration project.
00:55Blackpool Council is now close to narrowing down where work will start, with council leader Lynne Williams admitting some people will not welcome this news initially.
01:07But the injection of government cash for the central housing regeneration scheme is seen as a key driver to boosting housing in some of Blackpool's poorest areas over the next 15-20 years.
01:21It has already been revealed wholesale changes will be made to an area between Chapel Street and Palantine Road to the north,
01:29Park Road to the north-east, Westmoreland Avenue to the south-east and Rigby Road to the south.
01:36A Lancashire-based curry restaurant has won a national award for its food.
01:49A Lancashire curry house has scooped a top culinary award in the 2025 Nations Curry Awards, beating competition from across the country to win the prestigious title and cement itself as a go-to spot for north-west foodies.
02:05The Lahori Tawa and Grill restaurant located in Blackburn won the Pakistani Restaurant of the Year award at the ceremony, which saw countless other top-end restaurants and beloved local establishments honoured.
02:20Food breakfast clubs come into all these Lancashire schools.
02:24More than a dozen Lancashire schools are to take part in a government programme piloting breakfast clubs.
02:32Ministers have pledged to roll out the scheme nationwide, but are first doing so in 750 primary facilities from April.
02:41All children in the school will be able to access a free breakfast and at least 30 minutes of free childcare every day.
02:48The idea is to help support parents into work by enabling them to drop their children off half an hour earlier and ensure no child starts the school day hungry.
03:00Schools will be encouraged to offer healthy, varied and nutritious breakfasts, from wheat brisks and porridge to fresh fruit and yoghurt.
03:09Activities like arts and crafts, educational puzzles, reading and more will also be on offer.