Blackpool Wyre & Fylde News
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We need extensions at community centre to provide more activities
Plans to extend a Fylde coast community centre will provide the vital space needed to allow more activities there, say supporters of the project.
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Man dies after crash on A6 near Garstang
A man in his 30s has died after a crash on the A6 near Garstang.
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30 year sentence for man guilty of frenzied knife attack on man in Blackpool
A man has been jailed for 30 years after stabbing a man in a frenzied attack in Blackpool.
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Blackpool’s holiday accommodation sector is in crisis, says leading resort hotelier
A Blackpool hotelier says the town’s holiday accommodation sector is in crisis and argues that help is needed because some hotels are having to operate in ‘unloved and unforgiving’ streets.
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Three-weekly bin collections could be coming for Blackpool residents
Major changes to Blackpool’s bin collection service – including domestic waste being collected every three weeks - are being considered by the council.
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Blackpool man jailed after drugs haul found in his car
Drugs worth £80,000 were seized when Lancashire Police officers stopped a car which had been travelling on the M6.
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Health Secretary Wes Streeting says Blackpool highlights health gap between rich and poor
Health secretary Wes Streeting said Blackpool was a place he enjoyed visiting when he was younger but was a place he now needed to visit to highlight health inequalities in the nation.
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Preston, Leyland & Chorley News
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Police Commissioner launches new fund to combat violence against women and girls
Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner has unveiled a new funding initiative aimed at supporting projects that address violence against women and girls across the county.
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Military veterans cafe in the heart of Preston tackling loneliness and isolation
Sipping a brew and speaking to those who served in the Armed Forces is where we spend the latest episode of the Parched Pea Podcast.
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Preston primary school celebrates new expansion
Children at Lea Community Primary School have praised the huge revamp of their school which will see the school's intake gradually double.
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Preston’s Palestinian friendship agreement
Preston is to enter into a friendship agreement with the Palestinian city of Hebron.
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Chicken shop chain plans for Preston
Lancashire is in line for its first branch of a chicken chain restaurant that has more than 1,500 outlets around the world.
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Lancashire urged to shine a spotlight on its hidden heritage with National Blue Plaque nominations
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F35A jets boost to Lancashire
The UK is to buy 12 F35A fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear bombs in a boost to Lancashire’s BAE Systems Air Sector and its supply chain across the county.
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Spud Bros change set for green light
Preston’s Spud Bros look set to be granted permission to replace the city’s iconic hot potato tram with a larger unit.
East Lancashire News
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Blackburn with Darwen begging campaign launched
A new campaign has been launched to tackle street begging by asking people approached for cash to donate to local charities rather than hand over their change.
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Tributes paid to murdered Blackburn man as investigation continues
Tributes have been paid to a murdered Blackburn man as the investigation into his death continues.
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Accrington music festival cancelled after poor ticket sales
A two-day Lancashire music festival due to be held in Accrington later this year has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales.
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Excitement builds ahead of Blackburn’s National Festival of Making
The leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council has expressed his enthusiasm for next weekend’s ‘showcase’ Festival of Making.
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£400,000 Mercer Hall transformation set to begin
Work will start on the first £400,000 phase of the transformation of Great Harwood’s historic Mercer Hall leisure complex later this summer with a view to it fully reopening in December with a pantomime.
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You can make a nomination for Blue Plaque
Lancashire urged to shine a spotlight on its hidden heritage with National Blue Plaque nominations
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Jail for Accrington man who twice targeted vulnerable victim
A man who targeted a vulnerable victim twice has been jailed for nine and a half years.
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22 year sentence for Blackburn man jailed for rape of two women
A man has been jailed for a total of 22 years after being found guilty of the rape of two women in Blackburn.
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Blackpool
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