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A new and ultra-modern care home development could be built in Poulton if plans get the go ahead.

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It seems to have been a long time coming, but the first sign of construction of Blackpool’s £65m Multiversity campus has finally appeared.

Residents in Wyre are being warned to choose carefully before contacting private firms to dispose of their waste.

A spectacular drone show will illuminate the skies above Stanley Park this October as part of a special anniversary weekend celebrating the park's centenary year.

Blackpool’s award-winning museum to be the only North West venue to present David Bowie: On Tour in 2027

Horizons Homecare, a local independent provider operating across Blackpool, Wyre, Lancaster, and Morecambe, has just achieved a rare industry milestone of winning a prestigious regional 'Top 20 Home Care Provider' award for the second year running despite only being in business for 22 months.

Cllr Ivan Taylor led Blackpool Council as it became a unitary authority, oversaw the roll out of Sure Start centres, and set up the town’s first publicly run leisure centre

Blackpool residents are recycling more than ever since new changes to bins collections were brought in earlier this year.

Blackpool Transport employees have been named as front-runners for awards at an event celebrating exceptional leadership in the transport industry.

Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Clive Grunshaw, has invested £161,195.44 of money seized from criminals into 32 community organisations, supporting projects that will prevent crime, tackle anti-social behaviour, and protect vulnerable people across the county.

Blackpool Council is looking to take steps in case it will need Compulsory Purchase Orders to get an ambitious but controversial regeneration project off the ground.

The extra costs of improvement work needed on a new £18.5m access road after lorries struggled to turn onto it will not be borne by Blackpool Council or council tax payers.

It’s just one month to go until the skies above Blackpool are filled with spectacular aerial displays from some of the world’s finest military and civilian aircraft.

A Blackpool charity which helps seriously ill children has sent out an SOS after heartless burglars broke in and caused massive damage.

A new padel facility is set to open at Stanley Park offering a new sports option for residents and generating funds to be reinvested in the park.

Wyre Council have issued an update saying "work continues to progress towards securing the fire-damaged building on Lord Street"

Calls have been made to close down a stinking landfill site as soon as possible and end the misery of residents – but a council leader says that to close it too soon could be a serious mistake.

A Cleveleys councillor has again called for the revival of a seafront park to go further to avoid a key opportunity being missed.

Fylde Coast Women’s Aid (FCWA) has painted 150 pairs of shoes in the colour blue, which will take centre stage in Blackpool’s St John’s Square this week.

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Fleetwood's new Vet's Shed support service has been officially launched just two months after the idea was first mooted.

MP Chris Webb says he is hopeful that opportunities can arrive in the future to revive the town’s airport – but that moment isn’t ready yet.

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Talks are underway that Fleetwood's annual festival can go ahead on the 19th July.

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The sails on Marton Windmill are to be replaced using Government money.

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Blackpool South MP Chris Webb says £20 million pounds of Government cash will help towards building an entertainments arena for the town.

Proposals to develop five padel tennis courts at the Village Hotel in Blackpool have been given the go ahead.

A village pub in Fylde is to be partially demolished to make way for new homes – with the remainder of the building being converted into a community shop.

A new Asian fusion buffet restaurant is to open in the heart of Blackpool town centre after a soft launch

A well known public house popular with Fylde coast residents is proposing an extension to enhance its amenities and beer garden provisions

Almost three years ago, on September 6, 2023, Wyre’s planning committee approved the ambitious application for the erection of a building for the manufacture and distribution of lozenges, on land south of Windward Avenue.

A restaurant and takeaway in Blackpool’s South Shore has had its premises licence revoked after councillors heard an employee had been working there illegally.

Blackpool Victoria Hospital has been granted planning permission to permanently retain a prefab building which was originally used for the Covid pandemic but has continued to be used.

Multi-million pound plans to build 33 rock groynes across Blackpool’s beaches led to a clash between councillors – including concerns being raised about them attracting rats.

Wyre planners have deferred a controversial application to build 79 new affordable homes in the Over Wyre village of Stalmine.

A councillor has clashed with Blackpool Council’s leadership over how the town is going to be included in a top level grooming gangs inquiry.

The operators of the popular Norcross Car Boot Sale sessions have vowed to appeal against an unexpected planning setback at Wyre Council.

A Blackpool man says he hasn’t looked back since he was supported to move house as part of plans to regenerate the Revoe area.

A combined report on how emissions from a stinking landfill site in Fleetwood are impacting on people’s health and wellbeing does not go far enough, say a campaigner

A Blackpool councillor’s comments about begging and homelessness in Blackpool provoked a fierce debate in a public council meeting.

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With just three weeks to go until Fleetwood's annual Festival of Transport, attention is turning to how the event can be staged in the wake of the fire which closed Lord Street.

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Fleetwood Police have launched a clampdown on drug dealing in the town as part of Anti Social Behaviour Awareness week.

An update on plans to create a pet crematorium at Carleton is to be given by Blackpool Council after a question was asked about it at a public meeting.

A group of residents in St Annes are unhappy over plans to open a Spiritualist church in a residential bungalow.

Blackpool Council has spent nearly £6miliion improving road surfaces across the town, including repairing potholes, since the end of last year.

Work is finally set to start on a multi-million pound project to build a seven-storey block of luxury apartments on Blackpool seafront.

Rumours have been causing doubt about the future of Blackpool’s unique seafront wedding chapel at Festival House.

Blackpool Council has released a statement clarifying its involvement with the tragic Preston Davey case.

Blackpool must be next in line, a councillor says, as a major inquiry into grooming gangs and child sexual exploitation has this week named areas where the probes will begin.

Councillors in Fylde have agreed that controversial plans to build nearly 50 new homes in the village of Weeton should be approved.

North Pier, Blackpool's oldest and most iconic pier, has today entered a  new chapter following its acquisition by Okken Ltd, which has secured a £10 million investment programme to refurbish, renovate and restore the landmark to its former glory.

Tiffany’s Hotel owners pleaded guilty to Health & Safety offences following death of a child

HAYLEY Tamaddon is set to take on Race for Life in aid of Cancer Research UK in Blackpool this week in tribute to her best friends.

Next week, on Monday 6th July, a six-day, 100 mile bed push across Lancashire begins to raise vital funds – a target of £100,000 – for Trinity Hospice and Brian House Children’s Hospice while shining a light on the exceptional work of hospices across Lancashire and South Cumbria.

British pop favourites Five are set to make sure Everybody Gets Up for the biggest night in the resort’s calendar, as they take centre stage at this year’s Illuminations Switch‑On.

A visitor to Blackpool was shocked when shortly after buying a newspaper his bank texted him to query a strange £119 transaction.

Proposals for a north of England bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games have been welcomed in Blackpool and Lancashire.

Proposals to create a function room at an established seafront restaurant and bar in Bispham have been given the green light.

Blackpool FC Community Trust (BFCCT) generated £31,259,939 in social value during the 2024/25 season

Brian House patron Dan Whiston has paid a special visit to the children’s hospice as it marked Children’s Hospice Week, shining a light on the vital work of such charities across the country

A much-loved community venue in Wyre is set to reopen as new leaseholders prepare to bring Thornton Little Theatre back to life with an ambitious programme of entertainment, theatre, community events and creative opportunities.

Ice skaters from around the globe have just arrived in Blackpool, ready to commence rehearsals for a new show 90 years in the making. 

A fierce debate is continuing on whether a multi-million pound regeneration scheme in Blackpool’s deprived Revoe area has become an unnecessary bid to demolish homes or whether it offers a vital chance to transform the area.

It was a beautiful day to grab a tickling stick and launch Blackpool’s fun-packed celebration of comedy genius Sir Ken Dodd OBE at the resort’s award-winning museum of fun and entertainment!

Fylde Council is aware of concerns raised by residents regarding the current water levels at St Annes’ Boating Lake and understands the importance of this local asset to the community.

Residents who live in the Revoe area of Blackpool staged a street party at the weekend to celebrate the community spirit in the area.

A Blackpool restaurant which once hit the headlines after Jonathan Ross praised it is facing the possible loss of its premises licence

A funding problem has hit ambitious plans for a vital new youth amenity in an area of Blackpool.

Blackpool’s Armed Forces Week is back with a programme of events and entertainment to honour the nation’s military personnel of the past, present and future.

Sacrifices made by armed forces heroes are to be honoured by Blackpool Transport as part of a new campaign launched this week. 

A special parkrun event will celebrate the centenary of Stanley Park – and it will include historic medals for participants.

An empty site within Blackpool town centre could feature a shiny aluminium hot food kiosk, if plans get the go ahead.

A 44 year mum-of-three from Blackpool tragically died in hospital after a number of serious health challenges were made worse by self-neglect and other factors.

Residents in the Fylde community of Weeton are objecting to proposals to build almost 50 new homes in the village.

Proposals to use a premises in Blackpool’s North Shore as four self-contained flats have been given consent by planners.

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.