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Update on Lytham restaurant's bid to keep controversial canopy
A popular Lytham gastropub business which was fined last year for refusing to take down an enclosed canopy now looks set to go before a planning committee.
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Man in his 50s found dead on Grange Park in Blackpool as Lancashire Police issue statement
A man in his 50s was found dead in a park in Blackpool park this morning, police have confirmed.
"Support us or lose us": Urgent appeal from Blackpool’s Big Food Project as it risks closure
‘Support us or lose us’ - that’s the heartfelt plea from Blackpool’s Big Food Project (formerly Blackpool Food Bank).
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I left my 4-month-old puppy Teddy at a Lancashire Pets at Home Groom Room and when I reurned my heart broke
A heartbroken dog owner has claimed he left his four-month-old puppy at a groom room in Blackpool only to return to find him injured.
Lancashire Police expert gives court verdict on officer's driving in royal escort crash that killed pensioner
A police driving expert from Lancashire has been called to give evidence after a pensioner was killed by a MET police motorcylist escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh.
Body found on Gateside Park in Blackpool as police tape off scene near school
A man’s body was discovered in the Grange Park area of Blackpool park this morning.
'We can save these care homes': Lancashire councillor pushes for rescue plan for threatened facilities
Lancashire County Council should commit to exploring how - rather than whether - it can continue to operate 10 elderly care homes and day centres which have seen a question mark placed over their futures.
Update on £65m Multiversity project for Blackpool
Blackpool’s ambitious £65m Multiversity scheme is pressing ahead as planned - but the council is looking to ensure there are no potential hold-ups to slow the project down.
We need your help to stop fly-tipping and protect Fylde's streets and countryside
Fylde Council is calling on residents to help tackle the growing problem of fly-tipping as part of a national campaign running throughout November.
Blackpool counselling charity's desperate appeal after devastating storm damage
A Blackpool charity dedidacted to helping people at their lowest point is itself now desperatly in need of help.
Will it snow in Lancashire as temperatures set to drop across the UK this week?
Lancashire is braced for another unsettled week of wet and windy weather – with forecasters warning that colder air could bring a touch of winter by the weekend.
Latest scores on the doors as 22 Lancashire pubs, restaurants and takeaways given new food hygiene ratings
22 businesses in Lancashire have been awarded newly updated hygiene ratings by the Food Standards Agency.
Plans submitted to create banking hub at Poulton retail centre
Plans have been submitted to transform two empty units in Poulton’s Teanlowe Centre into a banking hub.
Fylde Council invests £47k in electric vans to cut emissions and noise on local streets
Fylde Council has introduced two new electric vans as part of its efforts to reduce emissions and noise across the borough.
The current Ofsted ratings of Blackpool secondary schools before grades are scrapped
As the existing Ofsted grading system could soon be scrapped, take a look at the ratings currently held by secondary schools in Blackpool.
Police probe 'copper theft' claim after gas leak sparks major response in Blackpool
Emergency services rushed to Bond Street in South Shore after reports of a strong smell of gas, prompting a major response from fire crews, police and gas engineers.
Tidy mown lawns or ‘messy’ wild spaces? Study shows what people really want from their local parks
Making rewilding projects a little prettier could go a long way, researchers found 🌼
Armistice Day 2025: Community lay knitted poppies during remembrance service near Stanley Park
Residents laid knitted poppies in memory of fallen war heroes at a community Armistice Day service held on a Blackpool street.
Cost of privately-run children's homes in Blackpool soars to £21m a year as council looks at in-house option
Blackpool Council is looking into alternative models of residential care for children in the face of the “unsustainable” £21 million a year costs of private care provision.
Pedestrian in his 70s seriously injured after car crash on Lytham Road in Blackpool
A man in his 70s has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a crash involving a car and a pedestrian in Blackpool.