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Long waits at Blackpool Victoria Hospital’s A&E department lead surge in distressing sores
PLUS: What really happened with Backlot Cinema?
Aug 17
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Luke Beardsworth
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The Blackpool Lead
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Michael Holmes
, and
Jamie Lopez
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Long waits at Blackpool Victoria Hospital’s A&E department lead surge in distressing sores
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Refugee child watches on as 'send them home' flag waves outside
PLUS: Skeleton found on Cleveleys beach
Aug 13
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Luke Beardsworth
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The Blackpool Lead
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Michael Holmes
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Refugee child watches on as 'send them home' flag waves outside
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Refugees living in Metropole Hotel to be reminded they could always go home
PLUS: Fallout from Blackpool Council's adult social care services being rated as inadequate
Aug 10
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Luke Beardsworth
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The Blackpool Lead
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Michael Holmes
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Refugees living in Metropole Hotel to be reminded they could always go home
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Blackpool Council told it must improve adult social care in damning new report
PLUS: A particularly upsetting case where a girl was subjected to ‘unimaginable abuse’ at the hands of a man from Blackpool. He has unsuccessfully…
Aug 6
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Luke Beardsworth
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Blackpool Council told it must improve adult social care in damning new report
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Dry weather not enough to prevent sewage discharges in Blackpool sea
PLUS: Eight years of the Anchorsholme sea wall compound angst set to be endured
Aug 3
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Luke Beardsworth
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Michael Holmes
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The Blackpool Lead
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Dry weather not enough to prevent sewage discharges in Blackpool sea
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The story of a Blackpool captain convicted for being homosexual
Local historian Anne Charlesworth writes on Captain Edward Rigby - convicted in 1698 of sodomy
Aug 1
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The story of a Blackpool captain convicted for being homosexual
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July 2025
'Well-liked' Blackpool mum died in restaurant toilet and was only discovered two days later
PLUS: Talbot Gateway firm records significant profits for last year
Jul 30
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'Well-liked' Blackpool mum died in restaurant toilet and was only discovered two days later
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The Metropole: Closer to a prison than a holiday for asylum seekers
PLUS: Whistleblower shares why she is telling her story
Jul 27
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Luke Beardsworth
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The Blackpool Lead
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The Metropole: Closer to a prison than a holiday for asylum seekers
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For sale: Iconic pier
PLUS: We look into what's been happening with the Jameson Road landfill
Jul 23
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Luke Beardsworth
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The Blackpool Lead
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Questions for fire service after anonymous crew member claims lives are at risk
PLUS: Blackpool's suicide strategy with figures still above national average
Jul 20
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Luke Beardsworth
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The Blackpool Lead
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Questions for fire service after anonymous crew member claims lives are at risk
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'It absolutely stinks': Scorching weekend in the shadow of Jameson Road landfill
PLUS: Calls for action to be taken over Norcross roundabout and the A585
Jul 16
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Luke Beardsworth
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The Blackpool Lead
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'It absolutely stinks': Scorching weekend in the shadow of Jameson Road landfill
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The battle for the fortune of the Lyndhurst Hotel owner
PLUS: A new future beckons for the delayed Stanley Buildings scheme
Jul 13
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Luke Beardsworth
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The Blackpool Lead
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Michael Holmes
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The battle for the fortune of the Lyndhurst Hotel owner
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