Local News
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New chapter for Guy’s Thatched Hamlet after Bowland Inns and Hotels acquisition.
Bowland Inns & Hotels confirms the acquisition of The Thatched Hamlet, Bilsborrow, home to Guy’s Eating Establishment and Owd Nell’s Tavern.
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Free Comic Con Event Returns for 2026
"Following the huge success of Fleetwood Community Comic Con we’re thrilled to be doing it all again" say organisers.
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New signage proposed for Blackpool Tower complex
The famous Blackpool Tower complex is to be given bold new signage and windows repairs, if planning permission is granted.
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Decision made on later opening for The Jolly Tars pub in Cleveleys
A popular Fylde coast pub has been granted permission to stay open later—until the early hours of the morning at weekends.
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Call for Jubilee Gardens in Cleveleys to be restored to former glory
A call has been made for a Fylde coast park to be restored to the way it used to be, when it was a huge attraction for youngsters, families and visitors.
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Levelling continues off Cookson Street for £65m Multiversity project
The landscape of Blackpool is continuing to change as a cordoned off area off area of Charles Street and Cookson Street is levelled off to make way for the town’s landmark £65 million Multiversity campus.
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Sandcastle Waterpark announces £500,000 refurbishment ahead of 40th Birthday celebrations
Blackpool’s Sandcastle Waterpark has announced a major £500,000 refurbishment programme as it prepares to celebrate its 40th birthday in June.
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Revoe community sports village plan to complement wider central Blackpool regeneration
Work to build a new community sports village in central Blackpool is expected to start later this year.
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Work under way to make notorious Norcross Roundabout safer
Urgent changes to make notorious Norcross roundabout safer for drivers are finally under way.
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Labour opposition’s Budget call to improve housing in deprived areas
Wyre Council’s Labour opposition group called on the authority to use reserve funds to buy up more empty homes and invest in better housing for deprived wards.
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Massive jobs hopes sparked by new developments at Enterprise Zone
New developments at Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone could bring more than 150 jobs to the Fylde coast as a new £18.5m road nears completion.
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Expansion plans for Blackpool school given the go ahead
A Blackpool school which serves children with complex learning needs has been given planning permission to create extra classrooms as part of a multi-million pound scheme.
