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Council refuses to comment on suspensions after behind-closed-doors meeting over heritage trams
PLUS: Two blows for hospitality in Blackpool and an exclusive story for subscribers
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Behind-closed-doors meeting before decision to halt Blackpool trams revealed as council refuses to comment on suspensions
Blackpool Council refused to comment on claims two members of staff have been suspended
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Michael Holmes
Blackpool restaurant told once again by council it can't keep glazed extension
The retrospective application for the development, which was built to enable the business to continue trading during Covid, said improvements had been…
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Blackpool micropub refused late night licence over Christmas due to fears over drunken behaviour
It would have allowed customers visiting the venue to drink until 3am on December 27 and 28, reports Shelagh Parkinson
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Inside story of the collapse of the Blackpool Central developer Nikal
PLUS: Our new print edition is out, Devolution white paper reaction in Blackpool and looking into why men die young
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Luke Beardsworth
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Jamie Lopez
Work on the Blackpool Central project tipped developer over the financial edge
Blackpool Council says the setback does not affect its ambitions for the site
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Jamie Lopez
The Blackpool Lead's third newspaper is out now - where you can pick up a copy
There's thousands of copies going through doors but you can also pick up the third edition in a supermarket near you
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Ed Walker - The Lead North
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Transport bosses have "serious questions" to answer over axing of heritage trams
PLUS: The reaction of a man from Syria who has been watching the news from his Blackpool flat
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Luke Beardsworth
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Accusations decision to suspend Blackpool's heritage trams taken for financial reasons
Sources have told The Blackpool Lead the decision was taken for mainly financial reasons
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Michael Holmes
Additional checks on Blackpool's Star Flyer after ride failure in Birmingham leaves two in hospital
VisitBlackpool has moved to reassure visitors to the resort’s Christmas By The Sea village on the Prom opposite the Tower
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Michael Holmes
The Blackpool Lead is back in print for a third edition
A new free newspaper and voice for the town, with a housing special edition
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Ed Walker - The Lead North
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Suspending heritage tram service at Christmas dubbed 'very short-sighted'
Blackpool Transport managing director Jane Cole says the trams will return to the Promenade next summer, reports Shelagh Parkinson
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