Granada Reports is the flagship regional news programme of ITV

ITV

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 franchisee Granada

Granada Television

Granada Television is the ITV contractor for North West England. Based in Manchester since its inception, it is the only surviving original ITA franchisee from 1954 and is ITV's most successful....

, presented by Tony Morris and Lucy Meacock, and serving the North West of England

North West England

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 (including southern parts of Cumbria

Cumbria

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) and the Isle of Man

Isle of Man

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Like all regional news programmes on ITV1 in England and Wales and Channel Television

Channel Television

Channel Television is a British television station which has served as an Independent Television contractor to the Channel Islands since 1962. It is based in Jersey...

, it uses the generic ITV font and idents. Shorter Granada News bulletins air seven days a week.

The current head of news at ITV Granada is Richard Frediani, who has been in charge since 2004.
Prior to its launch in 1973, the nightly news programme had been known under several titles such as Northern Newscast, Scene at Six Thirty and People and Places.