Local News
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Man who made neighbours’ lives a misery dealt with in court after notice breach
A council joined forces with police to prosecute a man who was making neighbours’ lives a misery.
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Suspected gas leak at Marton Mere Holiday Village causes guests to be evacuated
A number of people staying in caravans at the Marton Mere Haven holiday park in Blackpool had to be evacuated last night due to a suspected gas leak.
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Review being conducted into effectiveness of multi-million pound bypass, campaigner told
A review is currently underway into the effectiveness of a multi-million pound bypass hailed as the answer to chronic congestion, a road campaigner has been told.
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Blaze in which two people were taken to hospital being probed by fire team
The cause of a blaze at a house in Bispham in which two people were taken to hospital is being investigated by Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service.
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Resort being left out of big funding in favour of city mayors, says councillor
A leading Blackpool councillor has accused the Government of leaving the Fylde coast out in the cold in favour of big cities after its latest multibillion-pound transport investment.
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How change of polling station at Norbreck ward will help primary school
Norbreck ward in Blackpool is to get a new polling station to ensure that the school which is normally used doesn’t have to keep closing on polling days.
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Fleetwood Coastwatchers given huge donation from golf club neighbours
A lifesaving service on the Fylde coast was given a helping hand of its own – by members of a golf club.
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New bar set to open on Bispham high street
A new bar is proposed to open in the middle of Bispham’s high street.
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Plans for new bar at former HSBC Bank premises in Cleveleys
Cleveleys could have another new bar if proposals lodged with Wyre planners are given the go ahead.
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Blackpool hotel closed over safety concerns including live wires
A Blackpool hotel has been ordered to stop trading after being slapped with an emergency prohibition order over safety concerns – including live wires.
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Why special permission was needed for minor works at resort’s famous Imperial Hotel
Minor repair work is needed at one of Blackpool’s best-known and most prestigious hotels – but special permission has to be given before any other issues can be considered.
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Huge fence branded ‘ugly’ is unanimously refused by planners
Plans to extend a 3.5m high boundary fence at a house in Thornton have been refused by planners at Wyre – because it would be ‘ugly’.
