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Cash meant to transform Abingdon Street Post Office now used for patch jobs
A site once earmarked for development continues to sit empty after development costs became too much
Apr 29
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Luke Beardsworth
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The Blackpool Lead
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Future of Notorious under threat after 4.16am stabbing and drug-debt intelligence
A 'messy brawl' somewhat undersells what happened at Notorious last weekend
Apr 26
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The Blackpool Lead
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Luke Beardsworth
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1
Potential harm to outpatients after 6,000 delayed letters at Blackpool hospitals
The hospital trust can offer no assurances that harm did not occur
Apr 22
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Luke Beardsworth
and
The Blackpool Lead
1
1
Metropole Hotel one of five Serco sites which will close in coming months
Serco begins redundancy process after hotel confirmed for closure
Apr 19
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Luke Beardsworth
and
The Blackpool Lead
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1
No clarity over whether Metropole will be in first wave of asylum hotel closures
No definitive answer yet on whether the Metropole will be in the first wave of asylum hotel closures
Apr 15
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Luke Beardsworth
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The Blackpool Lead
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1
Behind the scenes at the depot where Blackpool Illuminations are worked on
We speak with the man responsible for making sure the Illuminations shine as brightly as possible in Blackpool
Apr 12
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Luke Beardsworth
and
The Blackpool Lead
3
3
Thick tights mandated at top school to ensure 'safe and focused' learning environment
Pupils will be forced to wear 'opaque' tights if they choose to wear a skirt to school.
Apr 8
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Luke Beardsworth
and
The Blackpool Lead
3
2
The Blackpool Lead needs your help
We need more people willing to pay for news to secure our future
Apr 5
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Luke Beardsworth
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High-profile content creators targeting Blackpool presenting narrow, misleading picture
“Don’t come to this town in the UK” - quote from a creator we wish hadn't
Apr 1
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Luke Beardsworth
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The Blackpool Lead
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1
March 2026
The case to close Jameson Road landfill has never been stronger
National attention for an issue deeply affecting the lives of people in Fleetwood
Mar 29
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Luke Beardsworth
and
The Blackpool Lead
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Teacher responsible for safeguarding arrested on suspicion of running brothel
He was arrested alongside a woman who is not thought to be linked to the school in question
Mar 25
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Luke Beardsworth
and
The Blackpool Lead
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1
Businesses used to run Blackpool's piers rapped for failing to pay minimum wage
The owners of the businesses did not respond to requests to set out how the failures happened
Mar 22
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Luke Beardsworth
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The Blackpool Lead
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