Summary

  • Key updates on Friday 3 May:

  • Local elections: Minor parties make gains across North West

  • Labour celebrate 'stunning' win in Trafford

  • Wirral Council hung after gains by Tories and Greens

  • Bid to oust Liverpool mayor launched after polls close

  • Labour loses seven seats and control of Bolton Council

  • Lancashire: Labour make gains in Chorley

  1. Woman, 107, writes poem to celebrate birthdaypublished at 11:54 British Summer Time 2 April 2021

    Marjorie Hodnett says "life is for living" and adds she has "enjoyed a long and very happy life".

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  2. Calls for memorial to Fisherman's Friend tycoonpublished at 07:30 British Summer Time 2 April 2021

    Doreen Lofthouse has been hailed a "true pioneer" who helped "put Fleetwood on the map".

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  3. Daffodil farm raises £80k for cancer charitypublished at 07:24 British Summer Time 2 April 2021

    The family-run business is raising the cash in memory of a friend who died of the disease.

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  4. Woman stabbed her grandad to death in his own homepublished at 18:08 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    Elizabeth Birtwistle will be detained indefinitely in a psychiatric unit for killing Raymond Conlan.

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  5. Hundreds gather for illegal rave in city centrepublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    People who attended the party at an outdoor arena are "letting Manchester down", a councillor says.

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  6. 'Violent bully' guilty of missing woman's murderpublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    Alan Edwards is convicted of murdering his partner Susan Waring, whose body has never been found.

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  7. PC's assault charge dropped after car thief arrestpublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    Prosecutors ruled PC Saul Hignett "used reasonable and necessary force" during the arrest.

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  8. Fish killed in 'devastating' pollution incidentpublished at 13:18 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    An investigation is under way to establish how the lake in Newton-le-Willows was polluted.

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  9. New police chief wants better community linkspublished at 12:38 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    Lancashire's new chief constable Chris Rowley wants to be "accessible, visible and responsive".

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  10. Street artist creates Captain Sir Tom Moore muralpublished at 11:45 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    The tribute has been painted in Manchester by Akse P19 in memory of the 100-year-old Army veteran.

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  11. How Man City are battling history to land the quadruplepublished at 08:58 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    There have been more than 100 previous attempts by 15 different English clubs to win the quadruple - will Manchester City become the first to do it?

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  12. Late surge in Easter traffic predictedpublished at 06:13 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    About 5.6 million people are thought to be planning trips by car in the UK over the weekend.

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  13. Teens critically injured in police chase crashpublished at 20:51 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    The crash happened shortly after officers started pursuing a suspicious vehicle, police say.

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  14. Man City semi hopes over despite Barca winpublished at 18:15 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    Manchester City are eliminated from the Women's Champions League as a 3-0 first-leg deficit proves too much against Barcelona.

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  15. Fisherman's Friend tycoon and philanthropist diespublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    Doreen Lofthouse spread the lozenge's appeal around the world but never forgot her Lancashire roots.

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  16. On-the-run drug dealer found in Spanish strip clubpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    Dominic McInally had been a fugitive for six years when he was captured in Marbella, police say.

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  17. Peter Sutcliffe died days after Covid diagnosispublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    The serial killer died shortly after he was placed under palliative care, an inquest hears.

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  18. Mayor's costs claim 'the norm in local government'published at 15:16 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    Ex-Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson says he has a "right" to council support for his legal costs.

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  19. Four held as police raid £500k cannabis farmpublished at 14:28 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    The sophisticated set-up in Droylsden is though to be linked to a gang involved in people trafficking.

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  20. Garden shed 'drugs laboratory' found by policepublished at 13:37 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    The set-up had the potential to "cause serious health risks" to neighbours, police say.

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