Local News

Ex-councillor and WASPI campaigner welcomes latest news
A Fylde coast campaigner has cautiously welcomed a new step forward in the battle for compensation for WASPI women.
Council offers £2 parking deal for visitors over festive season
People looking to park in Blackpool town centre during the festive season have been given a welcome boost.
We’ve taken over Daish’s Blackpool Hotel and we’ll soon have our new brand in place
New owners of one of Blackpool’s most prominent seafront hotels have got a new name and new look planned.
Proposals to demolish houses and build flats to go before planners
Planners at Blackpool are to run the rule over proposals to demolish two adjoining houses and replace them with a block of flats.
Decision made on controversial plans for 208 new houses in Poulton
A housing scheme which would have seen more than 200 homes built in Poulton has been refused by planners.
Moor Park Primary’s ambitious plans to extend SEND offer
Moor Park Primary School is considering ambitions plans to extend its SEND provision and has launched a consultation with a range of groups about the proposals.
Update on future of old NatWest bank in Kirkham
Plans are in the pipeline to bring a disused former bank in Kirkham back into use.
New cafe bar plans for former GP surgery in Carleton
A former GP practice in Carleton could become a cafe bar if plans get the green light.
‘Winter Windowland’ comes to South Shore for Small Business Saturday
Independent businesses along Lytham Road and Waterloo Road in Blackpool’s South Shore are joining forces for Small Business Saturday, turning the area into a festive Winter Windowland
Plans to convert house into care home for adults with learning difficulties
A house in Blackpool could be used as a residential care home for adults with learning difficulties, if the plans get the green light.
Garstang takeover row
A suggestion that Garstang could eventually be merged into a local authority area that includes Preston has been greeted with horror by a councillor representing the town.
First new bins – including brown bins – arrive as part of waste collection changes
The first deliveries of new bins for Blackpool – including brown ones- have arrived as part of the shake-up of waste collections coming in next year.