Local News
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Blackpool Bubble Rush is back!
Blackpool Bubble Rush will return to the resort this March, celebrating 30 years of dedicated children’s hospice care for the Fylde coast with super foamy, family-friendly fun!
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Operation Limit sees 271 drink and drug driving arrests in Lancashire
Operation Limit - a focused drink and drug driving campaign ran in December and into the new year.
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Hundreds of jobs available at Blackpool’s Pleasure Beach – and the chance to operate its new ride
Pleasure Beach Resort has launched a recruitment drive to fill more than 100 job vacancies – which includes the chance to work on the park’s newest ride, Aviktas.
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Plans for Carleton Crematorium to include new amenity for pets
Plans are being considered to invest in a new pet amenity in Carleton Crematorium to cater for people who are grieving for their beloved domestic animals
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Strike called off at Myerscough College as union hails result
Staff at Myerscough College in Lancashire have overwhelmingly voted to accept a pay offer and pull out of the England-wide college strike action.
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Lights display to bring cheer to park throughout January
A lights festival which brought plenty of cheer to a Fylde coast park over Christmas and New Year will continue to shine throughout January.
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Proposed seating improvements at Grade II-listed Blackpool Grand Theatre
Plans are being made to introduce a much improved yet sympathetic reseating of the top gallery tier at Grade II-listed Blackpool Grand Theatre.
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More than 100 new homes proposed for site in Marton
A substantial housing development of more than 100 homes is being proposed for a site in Blackpool.
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I work at Lancashire’s best building in Blackpool but we’ve had issues there
A worker at the DWP’s recently opened £100m Blackpool office which had to be evacuated this week claims the building has had a string of operational issues
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Three New General Managers Appointed to Lead Blackpool’s Top Attractions
Three new faces have taken the helm at some of Blackpool’s most iconic attractions.
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Man arrested after 'hoax' emergency off resort pier
A 19-year-old man has been arrested after a hoax 999 call was made claiming someone was getting into difficulty in the sea near Blackpool.
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Marco Pierre White’s New York Italian restaurant pulling out of Blackpool
Marco-Pierre White’s prestigiously-branded restaurant is pulling out of Blackpool.