Tattoo needles and dog hair: Blackpool hotel dragged to court over hygiene failures

PLUS: Inquest into the death of Alistair Taylor opens

Hello and welcome to The Blackpool Lead.

This week we report on a Blackpool hotel and restaurant pulled into court by the council over multiple serious food hygiene issues.

The story tracks back to July 2024 and The Blackpool Lead has been working to bring you details on what exactly had gone wrong at the hotel for several months - but was understandably…