Central Radio News from Tuesday, October 14th, 2025

Revamp of Great Harwood’s historic Mercer Hall moves forward

The repurposing of Great Harwood’s historic Mercer Hall has taken a major step forward towards its reopening schedule for December.
‘We’ve approved a food store rather than a specific M&S outlet’, say planners

Ambitious plans to build a sizable food store at Norcross may have been approved – but planners have stipulated the application was not specific to M&S.
India triumphs at 2025 Blackpool World Fireworks Championship

Amir Morani Fireworks, a pyrotechnics team from India, have been crowned the first champions of Blackpool’s annual World Fireworks competition.