rossendale is in the heart of the region promised investment by this government.us on the next generation. i've been a nursery schoolteacher now for ten years, and we're absolutely cut to the bone. ijust really, really, really, really want the government to massively invest and understand the priority that children are now. there was money promised today for schools, the nhs, public services, but some aren't convinced. there's all this talk from boris about connecting the north—south, but we're in the north. we're not connected to, like, our nearest borough. make it a place where our children want to stay. this area's local mp is one of dozens of tories pushing the government to stick to its pledge to address regional inequalities, the north—south divide. one of today's announcements was £4 billion for projects that local communities think will make a difference in their areas. the government wants to show it's committed to helping places that have felt overlooked, but the impact of this pandemic on jobs and businesses and public finances make that promise much ha

rossendale is in the heart of the region promised investment by this government.w meet virtually. many want the focus on the next generation. i've been a nursery school teacher now for ten years and we're absolutely cut to the bone. ijust really, really, really, really want the government to massively invest and understand the priority that children are now. there was money promised today for schools, the nhs, public services. but some aren't convinced. there's all this talk from boris about connecting the north—south but we're in the north, we're not connected to our nearest borough. make it a place where our children want to stay. this area's local mp is one of dozens of tories pushing the government to stick to its pledge to address regional inequalities, the north—south divide. one of today's announcements was £4 billion for projects that local communities think will make a difference in their areas. the government wants to show it is committed to helping places that have felt overlooked but the impact of this pandemic on jobs and businesses, and public financ

alex forsyth, bbc news, rossendale. time for a look at the weather — here's ben rich. good evening.this time of the year, if the day ends with clear skies like this, you can be fairly sure that you will have a chilly night. some chilly nights on the way over the next few, which will lead to frost and fog, and the days will not be warm, either. tonight, one or two patches developing, some extra cloud lingering across south—east england and the channel islands, perhaps a bit of rain. temperatures evenin perhaps a bit of rain. temperatures even in the towns and cities getting down to around freezing. some spots in the countryside easily below freezing. so, some frost tomorrow morning. but high pressure is beginning to take charge of our weather. nosing its way in from the south—west which means a lot of dry but rather chilly weather over the next few days. still a band of cloud across the far south—east tomorrow. elsewhere, any fog patches should clear, to be followed by sunshine. but it is going to be quite chilly, temperatures in most spots stuck in a single digits. tomorrow night is