I heard about this when i was back home, and just spotted a report on it on the bbc website.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4929972.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/4936536.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4929972.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/4936536.stm