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How Blackpool adapted to make a vital contribution in World War 2
Mike Coyle, who blogs about historical events in Blackpool, writes about the end of World War 2 and its impact on Blackpool
Jul 4
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How Blackpool adapted to make a vital contribution in World War 2
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Half of Blackpool either forced to go private - or go without - vital dental care
PLUS: The biggest changes to the bins since they got wheels
Jul 2
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Half of Blackpool either forced to go private - or go without - vital dental care
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After council vowed Stanley Park high ropes were not gone for good - it turns out they are
PLUS: The latest on who is, might be and isn't politicising child sexual exploitation in Blackpool
Jun 29
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After council vowed Stanley Park high ropes were not gone for good - it turns out they are
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New report calls for Blackpool to be included in national grooming gang inquiry
Plus: Where Blackpool scored in council climate rankings and 'root cause of toxic culture' at Blackpool Vic is convicted of 12 counts of sexual assault
Jun 22
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New report calls for Blackpool to be included in national grooming gang inquiry
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Operators of Reform UK's first pub, where Nigel Farage drank last week, previously hosted BNP including jailed neo-Nazi Jack Renshaw
PLUS: Hope Not Hate say it is unfortunate that Reform UK have joined a 'miserable guestlist'
Jun 18
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Operators of Reform UK's first pub, where Nigel Farage drank last week, previously hosted BNP including jailed neo-Nazi Jack Renshaw
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Inside the deal to return Blackpool Tower to council control
PLUS: Who has been whacked on the knuckles over failures to pay the minimum wage?
Jun 8
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Inside the deal to return Blackpool Tower to council control
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Blackpool bus service could be blueprint for the rest of Lancashire
PLUS: Cuadrilla accused of breaching planning rules and failing to achieve results
Jun 4
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Blackpool bus service could be blueprint for the rest of Lancashire
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“Not fit to run a licenced premises”: The backstory of the co-owner of the UK's first Reform UK pub
PLUS: Brews in the heart of Blackpool under new St John's plans
Jun 1
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“Not fit to run a licenced premises”: The backstory of the co-owner of the UK's first Reform UK pub
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Town Hall bosses could force more people out of their homes under regeneration plans
PLUS: Why has VisitBlackpool spent £250,000 on Pleasure Beach tickets?
May 28
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Town Hall bosses could force more people out of their homes under regeneration plans
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Blackpool hotel owner lay dead for four days while his 'friend' stole his life
Plus: Reaction to the government's winter fuel payments u-turn
May 25
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Blackpool hotel owner lay dead for four days while his 'friend' stole his life
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Bosses at Reform UK's first pub 'accidentally' agreed to host two-day neo-Nazi gig
PLUS: A key road has been branded a failure by a road campaigner
May 21
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Bosses at Reform UK's first pub 'accidentally' agreed to host two-day neo-Nazi gig
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Chris Webb on the rise of Reform UK, toxic online discourse and key moments of first year
PLUS: United Utilities celebrate record profits as people feel the pinch as water bills surge
May 18
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Chris Webb on the rise of Reform UK, toxic online discourse and key moments of first year
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