Peter Kay has announced that he'll be staging a production of Phoenix Nights. The Bolton comedian says there'll be a live show at Manchester arena. The programme hit the screens 13 years ago and the original cast including Paddy McGuinnes, Dave Spikey and Neil FitzMaurice will appear in the new version to raise money for Comic Relief. They'll appear at the Manchester arena on Saturday 31st Jan and Sunday 1st Feb.
A former police officer from Lancashire is targeting Olympic glory. Lisa Whiteside is back home in Preston after winning a silver medal at the Women's World Boxing Championships in South Korea. But, as Chris Hall reports, a national hero stands between her and a place in Rio in two years time.
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