From a man being tasered to two police officers facing a criminal trial and the end of their careers, this is the story of the six year saga which followed that tumultuous day on the Fylde coast.
Documents obtained by The Blackpool Lead show Blackpool Council is in an ongoing dispute with a contractor on the project.
Sand Dunes are increasingly rare in the UK and ours represent 90 per cent of those in Lancashire. Christmas trees - and hundreds of volunteers - form a vital part of the strategy to keep them alive
The Blackpool Lead launches campaign for Blackpool rock to be granted protected status in line with its importance to the town. Eight factories have closed - only nine remain.
Your information pack for the recall petition that could trigger a by-election, including signing stations, opening times, locations, details on proxy votes and more
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) launched an investigation after complaints were made by Milly Skriczka, a member of the local party association. This part of the investigation has closed - but Maynard could yet face further action.
Constituents registered to vote should have received a letter from Blackpool Council on Monday
Raw sewage was released into open water on the Fylde Coast more than 1,500 times in 2022. The result is Blackpool's hard-fought status as a safe place to swim is in jeopardy.
Cinema was once an important piece of Blackpool’s allure of affordable glamour, with seventeen movie theatres operating in the town at its peak. Now, almost a year after the final Odeon has gone dark, the local council is opening a nine-screen multiplex of its own.
Scott Benton, Conservative MP for Blackpool South, said his constituents could “only dream” of being as “well-cared” for as detained asylum seekers. Have 12 years of Tory rule left his town that destitute? We went to find out.
Unlike the U.S. and Brazil, who toppled their authoritarian populists, the Philippines replaced Duterte with Bongbong Marcos - the son of deposed dictators Imelda and Ferdinand. Rappler.com's Lian Buan explores where the opposition may have gone wrong.
The attempted coup against the left-wing Brazilian president was only the beginning: Bolsonaro left behind a state apparatus riddled with military men. Lula's future depends on whether he accommodates them - or brings them to heel.
The triple whammy of pandemic, war and climate change is ending the age of abundance in the West. How will the near future look like, and what does it mean for the UK?
Boys accompanying women without hijabs. Women wearing hijabs protesting alongside those who refuse. Strangers sheltering beaten, tear-gassed protesters. And even a Free Hugs stall as an act of defiance. Filmmaker and poet Tara Aghdashloo chronicles the moments of light that keep her and other Iranians going into the new year.
The Reading Room: An extract from a powerful new novel that illuminates the lives of a generation of Nigerian women through a set of interlocking stories.
It's tempting to greet the return of Benjamin Netanyahu for a sixth term as business as usual. His new allies, and the way he's accommodating them so far, suggests it's anything but.
Western populists who attain power often have to unpick with democratic safeguards before indulging their appetite for autocracy. But in Italy, many fascist laws and attitudes never went away - and now have a 'post-fascist' prime minister unafraid to wield them. Long under threat, freedom of expression could be among the first to be hit.
Less frontline journalist memoir and more instruction manual for anyone navigating bullshit, How To Stand Up To A Dictator tracks Maria Ressa's journey: from young girl squaring up to bullies in a New Jersey school to Nobel Laureate seeing off the strongmen and kleptocrats of the Philippines.
Yes, this year's summit, like every summit, fell short of what is needed. But the overall trajectory is progress. This is not the time to give up on the world's only functional framework to tackle climate change.
Initiatives by K-pop fandoms have planted over 100,000 trees worldwide, making a palpable contribution to offsetting emissions. Now fans up the pressure on Korean record companies to commit to greener operations, and hope global leaders take note.