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, the programme airs at 1.30pm (as ''North West Today''), 6.30pm and 10.30pm, with shorter bulletins during ''

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'' and at the weekends. The programme is broadcast from the BBC's

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, with district newsrooms based in

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BBC North West region

The BBC North West region covers

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, northwestern

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, western

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. The programme can be watched in any part of the United Kingdom (and Europe) from Astra 1N on

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channel 958. The latest edition of ''BBC North West Tonight'' is also available to watch on

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for 24 hours, like the BBC's other television news bulletins.

History

BBC television news from Manchester began on 30 September 1957, with a nightly bulletin entitled ''News from the North'', broadcast to the whole of Northern England from the

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transmitters. The rival ITV station,

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, had already begun providing regional news coverage when it began broadcasting in May 1956, at first covering the North West only before extending to Yorkshire six months later. For the first two years, the short weeknight bulletins were produced and broadcast from the BBC's Dickenson Road television studio at

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in south Manchester. The TV news service was refocused to cover the North West and Yorkshire areas, when separate bulletins for the North East and Cumbria were introduced in 1959. At this point, production moved to a small studio at Broadcasting House, situated above a bank at

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and shared with the BBC's radio and newsgathering facilities in Manchester. By 1962, the nightly bulletins had been extended to 20 minutes and evolved into the magazine programme ''North at Six'', later renamed as ''Look North''. On 25 March 1968, the Manchester edition of ''Look North'' was again refocused to cover the North West area, following the launch of a third '' Look North'' programme from Leeds. The programme was renamed in 1980 as ''Look North West'', with ''News North West'' introduced for shorter bulletins. On 18 May 1981, ''Look North West'' moved from

to New Broadcasting House on nearby Oxford Road. ''BBC North West Tonight'' was introduced on 3 September 1984 to coincide with the launch of the ''

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''. Between 1986 and 1989, the programme also covered parts of Cumbria previously served by the Newcastle edition of '' Look North'' and provided a news opt-out for the area at lunchtime. Following viewer complaints, Cumbrian news coverage was switched back to the Newcastle edition of ''Look North''. The last edition of the programme from Studio B at New Broadcasting House on Oxford Road aired on 27 November 2011 and was also the last broadcast from the studios after 36 years of operation. The programme's first broadcast from the BBC's Salford Quays studios took place the following day, during the BBC Breakfast programme. ''BBC North West Tonight'' and ''BBC Breakfast'' now share the same studio.

Broadcast times

''BBC North West Today''

On weekdays, breakfast bulletins air as part of ''

'' at 25 and 55 minutes past the hour, between 6:25am and 9:00am. A 15-minute lunchtime bulletin airs at 1:30pm, following the ''

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''.

''BBC North West Tonight''

The main edition of ''BBC North West Tonight'' is broadcast every weeknight between 6.30pm and 7.00pm. A late-night edition of the programme is broadcast (the 15-minute bulletins airs Monday to Friday at 10.30pm), following the ''

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''. ''BBC North West Tonight'' airs short early evening bulletins on Saturday and Sunday evenings, although times vary. A late-night bulletin is broadcast on Sundays, following the ''BBC News at Ten''.

Presenters

Notable current presenters

Main anchors * Roger Johnson *

Annabel Tiffin Annabel Tiffin (born 25 November 1968) is an English broadcast journalist and presenter, currently working as a main presenter and producer for the BBC regional news programme ''North West Tonight''. Tiffin presents the main 6:30pm programme al ...

Weather presenter

Former presenters

Notable former main anchors include Stuart Hall, John Mundy,

Gordon Burns Gordon Henry Burns (born 10 June 1942) is a Northern Irish journalist and broadcaster. He was the host of ''The Krypton Factor'' for its original 18-year run (1977–1995) and was the chief anchorman for the BBC regional news programme ''BBC N ...

, and

Ranvir Singh Ranvir Singh (born 11 August 1977) is a British journalist and television presenter. She is the political editor and newsreader/deputy presenter for '' Good Morning Britain''. Early life Singh was born in 1977 in Preston, Lancashire, into a Si ...

. For 38 years, Dave Guest was chief reporter, as well as a presenter, producer and editor of ''BBC North West Tonight''. He retired on 23 October 2020.

Dianne Oxberry Diane Clare Hindley (nee Oxberry) (13 August 1967 – 10 January 2019) was an English broadcaster and meteorologist, best known as a long-serving TV and radio presenter for BBC North West. She presented weather forecasts for the regional ...

was the programme's first dedicated weather presenter, working on the programme until shortly before her sudden death from ovarian cancer in January 2019. *

Rachael Bland Rachael Rebecca Bland (née Hodges; 21 January 1978 – 5 September 2018) was a British journalist and presenter from Cardiff, Wales. She worked for BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC World News and '' BBC North West Tonight''. She was known for her podcast ...

Felicity Goodey Felicity Margaret Sue Goodey (born 1949) is a former BBC journalist and presenter. She was a leading figure in the redevelopment of Salford Quays, including The Lowry and MediaCityUK. Early life Goodey attended St Austell Grammar School then re ...

* Dave Guest * Stuart Flinders * Mark Edwardson *

Owain Wyn Evans Owain Wyn Evans (born 9 March 1984) is a Welsh broadcaster and drummer. He is a radio DJ and TV presenter, and previously a weather presenter on ''North West Tonight'' and ''BBC Breakfast''. Evans is also a regular item presenter for the telev ...

* Stuart Hall *

Philip Hayton Philip Hayton (born 2 November 1947) is an English television news presenter, reporter and former international correspondent for BBC News. He worked for the BBC from 1968 until 2005. Early life Hayton was born on 2 November 1947, in the town of ...

* Eddie Hemmings * Martin Henfield *

Tony Livesey Anthony Livesey (born 11 January 1964, Burnley, Lancashire) is a British journalist and broadcaster who presents 'Drive' for BBC Radio 5 Live. Early life Livesey was born in Burnley, Lancashire, and lived in nearby Nelson during the early part ...

Tony Morris Tony may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer * Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby leagu ...

* John Mundy *

Winifred Robinson Winifred Robinson (born 7 December 1957) is a BBC Radio presenter of the ''You and Yours'' programme. Early life Robinson was born in Liverpool, the fourth of six daughters of a docker and a housewife. She attended Notre Dame Collegiate School (n ...

* Phil Sayer *

Nina Warhurst Nina Louise Warhurst (born October 1980) is an English journalist, newsreader, television presenter and actress. She is currently a business and consumer presenter on ''BBC Breakfast''. Early life and education Nina Louise Warhurst was born in ...

References

External links

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