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Behind the scenes at the depot where Blackpool Illuminations are worked on

Thick tights mandated at top school to ensure 'safe and focused' learning environment

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High-profile content creators targeting Blackpool presenting narrow, misleading picture

The case to close Jameson Road landfill has never been stronger

Teacher responsible for safeguarding arrested on suspicion of running brothel

Businesses used to run Blackpool's piers rapped for failing to pay minimum wage

Project that will transform Blackpool beach could also delay progress on potential arena site

How will history treat those who have allowed Jameson Road landfill operations to continue?

Death of baby Olivia-Rose at Blackpool Victoria Hospital means fresh questions over safety of services

Pleasure Beach under fire after removing free passes for carers

Mould issues in homes now targeted for demolition made worse by council-led project

Blackpool mother told NHS therapist she bared her soul to was not qualified

Taxpayer-owned assets in Blackpool could be sold to balance council's books

New figures show scale of the landfill breaches which have blighted Fleetwood for too long

What is going on with Blackpool's heritage trams?

Woman seriously ill with sepsis spent hours in ambulance waiting for treatment that could've saved her

Councillors in Blackpool increasingly fear physical attacks and violent threats as politics turns nastier

'We are being forced out': Council accused of displacing community with regeneration plans

Ghislaine Maxwell tried to arrange Mandelson and Clinton meeting in Blackpool

26,500 left with keycards to restricted areas of Blackpool Victoria Hospital after leaving jobs

‘There is no place for racism in Blackpool’

Families and teenagers stand up to anti-immigration protestors in Blackpool

Have yourself a very smelly Christmas, courtesy of Transwaste

Transport company handed almost £500,000 to keep buses and trams running

Labour needs to do more if it’s going to bring lasting change to Blackpool, says MP

What really happened when a piece of Blackpool’s £100m DWP building fell 100ft

Blackpool urged to step up efforts to make town better place to live for trans and gender diverse

New Year's Eve incident in Blackpool paints a bleak picture of online discourse