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The methods used at Blackpool's best-performing secondary school
PLUS: Former Ma Kelly's boss evaded paying millions in tax with help from his dodgy accountant
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Blackpool's heritage tram problems are financial after all
PLUS: The latest on the Jameson Road landfill
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Jamie Lopez
The birthplace of Blackpool as we know it
Historian Robert Leach explores the earliest recorded history of 'lower' Blackpool
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Getting under the skin of plans to transform central Blackpool
 • Luke Beardsworth, The Blackpool Lead, and Michael Holmes
Investigation into Central Pier concludes after woman suffered serious injuries falling through access hatch
 • Luke Beardsworth, The Blackpool Lead, and Michael Holmes
Independent review underway at Blackpool Victoria Hospital as concerns raised over fetal medicine service
 • The Blackpool Lead, Luke Beardsworth, and Michael Holmes
Britannia nets huge profits despite 'wholly inadequate' use of Blackpool hotel
 • Luke Beardsworth, Jamie Lopez, and The Blackpool Lead
Transport bosses have "serious questions" to answer over axing of heritage trams
 • Luke Beardsworth and The Blackpool Lead
Blackpool Council was accused of 'insidious' tactics to force sale of home before young dad's death
 • The Blackpool Lead and Luke Beardsworth
Man choked to death after being tackled by armed police
PLUS: Bus service improvements for Blackpool
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Michael Holmes
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Easter reflection from the editor
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Britannia nets huge profits despite 'wholly inadequate' use of Blackpool hotel
PLUS: What we learned from Britannia's annual accounts
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Jamie Lopez
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One week inside the fight against the Jameson Road landfill
PLUS: A new operator to take charge of Blackpool Air Show
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Teenager with ADHD disgusted at government's plans to slash disability benefits
Plus: Reform UK on Fracking could pit local party against the national party
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Michael Holmes
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The same excuses in the wait for the end of Jameson Road landfill
PLUS: Why would people engage politically if politicians can't act?
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The historical significance of the South Promenade McDonald's site
Anne Charlesworth explores the history of the site, including her own time working at the Promenade Seafood Restaurant
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Council tax is broken and nobody is shafted more than Blackpool
PLUS: Reform UK's bold and controversial plan for hospitality in Blackpool
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Blackpool MPs vow to rebel against welfare reforms that will make people poorer
PLUS: More on Blackpool Pleasure Beach and plans for a new bar given the chop after complaint
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Michael Holmes
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