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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is back in Blackpool and promising to protect shop workers as by-election looms

Sir Keir Starmer addressed the Usdaw conference at the Winter Gardens

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Lancashire is a lucky place to live for the People's Postcode Lottery, figures show

The Postcode Lottery launched in the UK in 2005.

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25 of the best hairstylists, barbers and salons in Blackpool, Cleveleys, Lytham St Annes and Fleetwood

There are plenty of amazing hairstylists, barbers and salons in and around Blackpool - but which ones should you try?

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Cadent set to invest £80m in upgrading the North West's gas mains in 2024

The length of mains being tackled is the same straight-line distance as Liverpool to Aberdeen. It is also the same length as around 4,000 football pitches, and the same height as more than 2,600 Blackpool Towers.

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Pupils from Fleetwood's Flakefleet Primary School return to Britain's Got Talent

The school’s choir performed in the final of Britain's Got Talent in 2019.

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Fleetwood DJ Lee Clark guilty of rape and child sex abuse after Preston Crown Court trial

He was charged with 16 sexual offences against the child.

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Blackpool couple who won £1m join other lottery winners in hospital transformation project

These lottery winners are getting their hands dirty to help transform this hospital centre!

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Huge investment by Blackpool Council to see overhaul of gym at Palatine Leisure Centre

The money will be spent on upgrading The Feel Good Factory at Palatine Leisure Centre on St Annes Road in South Shore.

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11 pictures of 'incredible volunteers' taking part in Blackpool Sea Life Biggest-ever Beach Clean

An army of volunteers turned up to support Sea Life Blackpool’s biggest ever beach clean.

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25 of the worst roads for potholes on the Fylde Coast - including roads in Blackpool and Lytham St. Annes

Tired of potholes on the roads? These Fylde Coast streets are notorious for bumpy rides.

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Councillor says Hillhouse Enterprise Zone in Thornton is not creating enough jobs

Enterprise zone at Thornton has created only around a third of anticipated jobs so far, council meeting told

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Husband's heartbreak after wife dies falling from M6 bridge near Preston

A heartbroken husband has been “overwhelmed with grief” after his wife tragically died falling from an M6 bridge near Preston.

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Fleetwood businessman relieved as 18 new homes fully occupied

New homes in town centre site now fully occupied

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Vandals came to our house and started smashing our windows in the middle of the night - but I have no idea why

Thirteen windows smashed in one night at Bispham house - with the occupants upstairs

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Food hall plans for former Poulton-le-Fylde police station to be decided on this week

An ambitious project to transform Poulton’s former police station into an artisan food hall is finally set to go before a planning committee this week.

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Lancashire home of the Ditchburn Jukebox Museum set to be revived with National Lottery grant

Blackpool and Lytham St Annes were the birthplace of the distinctive British jukebox produced by the Ditchburn Equipment company.

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Friend pays tribute to 'absolute warrior' mum of three Diane Morrison who battled with mouth cancer

‘She was a true inspiration to everyone during her treatment and she has left a big hole in a lot of our lives’

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Blackpool's Loose Women star Coleen Nolan feared she was suffering from 'some sort of dementia'

The singer and TV presenter addressed her 357,000 followers in a candid video where she described her concerns especially after her mum had the condition.

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I flew a Spitfire over Lancashire on my 86th birthday - it was absolutely incredible

“I remember looking at my feet and wondering why I could see the clouds.”

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Collision involving pedestrian and vehicle closes M6 northbound between Preston and Lancaster

Motorists were urged to avoid the area.