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A couple in Blackpool previously jailed for child cruelty allowed a man who turned out to be a convicted sex offender to babysit two of their children, a review has found.

A well known Fleetwood GP is to chair a £20m community project to help regenerate the town.

Eight new buildings are planned for the Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone which are intended to bring in new businesses and provide an onsite cafe

The county's severe weather emergency protocol (SWEP) sees local partners across the area working to get vulnerable people off the streets when temperatures fall below zero for at least three nights in a row.

DWP bosses have issued a statement after falling debris from Blackpool’s new £100m civil service office led to a dramatic evacution.

The go ahead has been given to a smart-looking new ticket booth for the ground of a successful grassroots-level football club in Blackpool.

Plans to create a ‘world class park’ in Bispham are pressing ahead, with a new football pitch, play equipment and better access set to improve a popular green space.

A new school could open in Blackpool, if proposals get the go ahead.

Blackpool South MP Chris Webb has added his voice to concerns about plans to demolish hundreds of homes in the town’s deprived Revoe area.

Blackpool Transport is to introduce a temporarily reduced tram service as it accelerates a planned fleet maintenance programme.

At a time when grassroots venues and live events across the UK continue to face unprecedented challenges, Rock The Gardens Festival returns to the heart of Blackpool in early 2026, taking over the iconic Winter Gardens building for one of the country’s largest indoor rock and metal tribute festivals.

The world-famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom has once again taken centre stage, this time as a key filming location for Netflix Japanese romantic drama 10Dance.

A £90m regeneration scheme for one of Blackpool’s most deprived areas has been slammed as a “mass dispersion” of vulnerable people as hundreds of homes face demolition.

Plans have been lodged to build 102 affordable homes on land bordering Poulton and Blackpool.

An application for ‘permission in principle’ to build up to nine homes in Preesall has been approved by planners in Wyre.

A Blackpool couple have explained why they became foster carers as a new campaign was launched to encourage more people to get involved.

A free wellbeing and fun day on the Fylde coast is proving so popular it’s now become a much-anticipated annual event.Joyfest 26 includes wrestling for children, live music, fun with Lego, health checks and much more.

Multi-million pound plans to build a seven-storey block of luxury apartments on Blackpool seafront are anticipated to finally see fruition in 2027.

Volunteers at a Bispham Park are devastated by yet another vandal attack on their hut – but they say there is now a suspect and they have passed details on to the police.

Plans to open a new restaurant and takeaway in an established Blackpool hotel have been withdrawn.

Proposals to turn one of the Fylde coast’s most distinctive buildings into a unique house are still in the pipeline for 2026.

As winter sets in and we spend more time indoors, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service is reminding residents to take extra care with heating and electrical appliances.

Residents in the Gloucester Avenue area of Blackpool were evacuated as the Explosive Ordnance Disposal attends incident.

From Friday 9 January to Sunday 11 January 2026, the hospice’s incredible team of volunteers will be out in force collecting pre-booked real Christmas trees.

This year’s heritage tram tours in Blackpool – which returned after being temporarily withdrawn – have proved a huge hit.

Several changes to the car park and access into a Blackpool garden centre on a busy highway have been approved by planners.

Additional work is to be carried out on Fleetwood’s iconic Mount Pavilion as a tail end of a huge £3million restoration project.

The leader of Fylde Council has hailed 2025 as a vintage one for the borough – and says she is equally optimistic about next year.

Plans to build a new large scale M&S food store at Norcross have been given the official green light after a final agreement was reached with developers.

A retail property in the heart of Blackpool town centre looks set to get a new shopfront.

Blackpool’s vintage Regent Cinema is ready to set the stage for local live entertainment.

A councillor has spoken of his sadness and anger over a mindless arson attack on a park – but says it won’t deter plans to restore it for the community.

Christmas Day was made extra special for about 200 people in Fleetwood thanks to a kind family and a team of big-hearted volunteers.

It was once a substantial mental health unit in Blackpool – but now the remaining part of Blackpool Victoria Hospital’s Parkwood building is to be demolished.

Work has been powering forward on Blackpool and The Fylde College’s ambitious new £65m Multiversity campus.

Further details have been revealed about plans for a new purpose-built Scouts headquarters and community hub in Blackpool.

The Leader of Blackpool Council has reflected on what has been an eventful year for the council in a festive message to residents – and was keen to make a point over asylum seekers.

A kind-hearted Fleetwood family and a team of volunteers will be serving a mouth-watering turkey dinner to around 200 people who would otherwise be struggling or alone on Christmas Day.

A move by Blackpool and The Fylde College to build a new canteen block has been thrown out by planners.

Lytham International Film Festival has been named Film Festival of the Year 2025/26 at the Manchester and North West Prestige Awards

An emergency food charity that was under threat of closure has been saved after an "incredibly generous donation", its boss has said.

Tributes have been paid to Peter Hutton MBE, the long-serving attendant to successive mayors of Wyre for more than 30 years.

A rogue trader has been successfully prosecuted following enforcement action by Blackpool Council’s Trading Standards team under The Fraud Act 2006.

A North-West-based construction company is helping to spread kindness this festive season by supporting an annual Christmas Day dinner for those in need.

The leader of Blackpool Council has sent an urgent letter calling for a rethink over cuts to the resort’s vital London rail link.

A popular Fylde coast bar and eatery has been given the green light to expand the use of its building.

The latest proposals for two rides to operate either side of Blackpool’s South Pier have been refused again

Blackpool Council’s Director of Adult Social Services has announced she will step down from the post at the end of this year.

Voters in Bispham have given Reform UK a third councillor in Blackpool after a resounding victory in last night’s Greenland’s by-election.

A former art and craft shop building in Blackpool town centre which has been part-empty for some time is to be renovated and turned into three new shop units.

Despite Charlie Adam’s team being officially relegated to League Two last weekend, they still have one last game to complete the season.

In Fleetwood’s last two games of the season, they look to pick up a full six points to escape relegation.

A nervous end to the season as Charlie Adam’s men seek to escape the relegation zone before the end of the League One season.

The League One Fylde Coast Derby approaches tomorrow.

Some may call this the relegation showdown of the 2022/23 League One season!

Recently the government announced that Blackpool would gain an extra £121,000,000 in transport funding.

The Cod Army face the Addicks at Highbury Stadium this afternoon

The Cod Army take on 13th place Wigan Athletic tomorrow afternoon at Highbury Stadium.

Fleetwood Town take on the Tykes at Highbury Stadium on Saturday at 3pm.

The 'Feel Like A Woman' singer will be accompanied by Rag'n'Bone Man on the Thursday Night.

The Cod Army take on the Imps away in Lincoln at 3pm this afternoon.

Fleetwood Town FC have confirmed their new signing of Owen Devonport.

Fleetwood Town FC has confirmed that defender, Drew Baker, has left their club on a permanent transfer.

The former Blackpool player takes over from Lee Johnson who departed the club after their 2:0 defeat to Bolton on Friday.

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Portsmouth host to the Cod Army at Fratton Park this Saturday, being Fleetwood’s last fixture before Christmas Day.

The Seasiders now progress on to the third round of the FA cup, following a convincing victory.

Fleetwood host at the Highbury Stadium on Saturday, playing at home versus Peterborough.

Blackpool Football Therapy host weekly football sessions at Stanley Park to help improve the mental health of people across Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde.

Blackpool came from behind to win at home, while Fleetwood suffered a hefty defeat.

AFC Fylde Community Trust will be welcoming donations of children's toys to Mill Farm for collection this weekend.

Greg Burns takes on 'Going Home' next month, while Hayley Tamaddon and Daniel Whiston take some time out to focus on other projects.

Ron Bellwood the oldest known surviving former player of Fleetwood Town Football Club has died aged 92. 

A commercial property on Church Street in Blackpool was engulfed in flames on Boxing Day as firefighters tackled to put out the flames.