Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde News from Friday, May 16th, 2025

Registered sex offender jailed for possession of 'paedophile manual'

A registered sex offender has been sent to prison for possession of a 'paedophile manual' and breaching notification requirements under the Sexual Offences Act.
Attracting big brand hotels is hurting our town, says hotelier

A leading Blackpool hotelier says problems with the over supply of holiday bed spaces in the town is being made worse by the council’s promotion of big new hotel brands in the town.
‘They’re trying to get me to sell my farm’: Owner of Blackpool donkeys’ winter home

The owner of a farm which her family have worked on for over a century has blasted the council, claiming they are trying to ‘persuade’ her to sell up her land to make way for a huge development.
Heritage trams to return for Blackpool’s Lightpool Festival

The famous heritage trams will return to Blackpool promenade this autumn.