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District devolution reaction
The government’s decision to press ahead with Lancashire’s devolution deal has drawn a mixed response from some of the county’s dozen district council leaders
Blackpool Police Issue Appeal To Find Absconder
Blackpool Police are looking for Kevin Doherty
Appeal after man dies following assault
Lancashire Police have launched an investigation and are appealing for information after a man died following an assault.
Elmer art trail raised over £200,000 for Brian House Children’s Hospice
Blackpool’s first ever major public art trail has raised an incredible £200,013 for Brian House Children’s Hospice
MP calls on Government to end hotel arrangement for asylum seekers
Blackpool South MP Chris Webb has called for an end to the use of the resort’s Metropole Hotel as accommodation for asylum-seekers.
Residents await decision date for food and retail park near Garstang after huge public response
The public response to a planning application for a new McDonald’s, Starbucks and Screwfix near Garstang has been so huge that comments have still been coming in – eight months after the application was re-submitted.
Public sessions to be held to discuss possible chemical contamination in Thornton
Residents close to Thornton’s Hillhouse Technology Enterprise Zone have the chance to ask questions and find out more about possible historic chemical contamination in the vicinity.
Planners reject proposals to turn bungalow into children’s home
Proposals to change a bungalow in a cul-de-sac in Thornton into a children’s home for one young person have been refused by planners at Wyre
Landfill campaigner unhappy at response over full council question
A campaigner involved in protests against vile odour emissions at Fleetwood’s landfill site was asked to sit down and be quiet after repeatedly quizzing the authority about the site at Wyre’s latest full council meeting.
Two men have been arrested following a warrant in Blackpool.
On the 11th September 2024 Blackpool’s Task Force team, accompanied by officers from Greater Manchester Police, executed a warrant on Dickinson Road, Blackpool.
Blackpool Police Charge 26 Year Old Man With Sexual Assault
Police were called at shortly before 10pm on Monday (September 9th) following a report a woman had been sexually assaulted near to the Morrisons shop on Preston Old Road
Inflatable Monsters Take Over Blackpool’s Rooftops This Autumn
Visit Blackpool say The Monster Hunt between October 28 and November 3 will be one of the big attractions in the resort’s extensive Halloween By The Sea celebrations.