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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
19 hrs ago
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Luke Beardsworth
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The Blackpool Lead
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Jamie Lopez
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Council tax is broken and nobody is shafted more than Blackpool
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March 2025
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
Mar 30
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Luke Beardsworth
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Michael Holmes
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Blackpool MPs vow to rebel against welfare reforms that will make people poorer
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Job cuts and rides shelved as Pleasure Beach cites cost-of-living crisis in announcing further losses
PLUS: An inquest opens into the death of a woman believed to have been murdered - and Blackpool and The Fylde College under the microscope
Mar 26
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Luke Beardsworth
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Jamie Lopez
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Job cuts and rides shelved as Pleasure Beach cites cost-of-living crisis in announcing further losses
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Inside the 24-page document that shines a light on Blackpool's battle with crime
PLUS: The latest on the Multiversity project and our recommendations on what to do for the week ahead
Mar 23
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Luke Beardsworth
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Michael Holmes
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Inside the 24-page document that shines a light on Blackpool's battle with crime
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The story of the construction of Blackpool Tower from objections to success
Local historian and writer Colin Reed looks at the history of the construction of Blackpool Tower
Mar 21
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The story of the construction of Blackpool Tower from objections to success
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Tragic death of young dad and volunteer coastguard
PLUS: It's Reform UK from now on for one councillor on Blackpool Council
Mar 19
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Luke Beardsworth
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The Blackpool Lead
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Jamie Lopez
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Tragic death of young dad and volunteer coastguard
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Building-sized hand-painted adverts could provide Blackpool a Victorian cure for ugly buildings
PLUS: Anti-social hotspots of Blackpool revealed in new report
Mar 16
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Michael Holmes
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Building-sized hand-painted adverts could provide Blackpool a Victorian cure for ugly buildings
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Three dead in Blackpool after suspected contaminated heroin enters circulation
PLUS: New plans for former Yates's site
Mar 12
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Luke Beardsworth
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Inside Blackpool Council's tougher approach to food hygiene breaches
PLUS: A new report which focuses on Blackpool pupils has revealed how use of smart phones is damaging reading skills.
Mar 9
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Inside Blackpool Council's tougher approach to food hygiene breaches
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132 hours waiting for a bed at Blackpool Victoria Hospital as 'corridor care' becomes normalised
PLUS: Marton historian Philip Walsh takes a look at a Lancashire Cotton Manufacturer and philanthropist John Picken Dixon
Mar 5
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132 hours waiting for a bed at Blackpool Victoria Hospital as 'corridor care' becomes normalised
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John Picken Dixon, cotton in Marton and the myth of a tunnel between the tower and Winter Gardens
Marton historian Philip Walsh takes a look at a Lancashire Cotton Manufacturer and philanthropist John Picken Dixon
Mar 4
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John Picken Dixon, cotton in Marton and the myth of a tunnel between the tower and Winter Gardens
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Former Blackpool Vic doctor - sacked after accusations of rape - avoids being struck off
PLUS: Chris Webb's job fair comes to Blackpool
Mar 2
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Former Blackpool Vic doctor - sacked after accusations of rape - avoids being struck off
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