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“Not fit to run a licenced premises”: The backstory of the co-owner of the UK's first Reform UK pub
PLUS: Brews in the heart of Blackpool under new St John's plans
Jun 1
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Luke Beardsworth
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May 2025
How 170 people leaving the UK for the US lost their lives in a shipwreck
Historian Colin Reed writes for The Blackpool Lead on the tragedy of 1848
May 30
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How 170 people leaving the UK for the US lost their lives in a shipwreck
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Town Hall bosses could force more people out of their homes under regeneration plans
PLUS: Why has VisitBlackpool spent £250,000 on Pleasure Beach tickets?
May 28
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Michael Holmes
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Town Hall bosses could force more people out of their homes under regeneration plans
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Blackpool hotel owner lay dead for four days while his 'friend' stole his life
Plus: Reaction to the government's winter fuel payments u-turn
May 25
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Blackpool hotel owner lay dead for four days while his 'friend' stole his life
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Bosses at Reform UK's first pub 'accidentally' agreed to host two-day neo-Nazi gig
PLUS: A key road has been branded a failure by a road campaigner
May 21
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Bosses at Reform UK's first pub 'accidentally' agreed to host two-day neo-Nazi gig
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Chris Webb on the rise of Reform UK, toxic online discourse and key moments of first year
PLUS: United Utilities celebrate record profits as people feel the pinch as water bills surge
May 18
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Luke Beardsworth
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Michael Holmes
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Chris Webb on the rise of Reform UK, toxic online discourse and key moments of first year
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Marton's quest for a local church in 1625
Marton historian Philip Walsh looks at Marton Mere, the lake which divided the parish of Poulton-le-Fylde 400 years ago.
May 16
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Air quality report into Jameson Road landfill not enough to declare site safe
PLUS: What the report into violence after the Southport attacks tells us about our area
May 14
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Air quality report into Jameson Road landfill not enough to declare site safe
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Chris Webb on impatience for change, the Metropole and more
PLUS: Grandad taking indecent images of kids at Air Show walks free from court
May 11
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Luke Beardsworth
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Michael Holmes
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Chris Webb on impatience for change, the Metropole and more
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Environment Agency cuts hurting people affected by Jameson Road landfill
PLUS: Will car park plans for Blackpool hotel site actually be short term?
May 7
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Environment Agency cuts hurting people affected by Jameson Road landfill
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Shipping container street food hub to draw objections
PLUS: Woman enjoying holiday left with life-changing injuries in Prom crash
May 4
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Shipping container street food hub to draw objections
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April 2025
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
Apr 30
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The methods used at Blackpool's best-performing secondary school
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