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Blackpool businesses in row with council over parking ban which they say threatens their future

Blackpool Music School and Best Foods received letters from Blackpool Council saying the forecourt could no longer be used for parking

By Shelagh Parkinson

Contractor going bust leaves Blackpool courthouse project in limbo

The town remains without a courthouse as 2026 timescale for Devonshire Road site has now been derailed

By Shelagh Parkinson

'Right balance of old and new' for £10m cultural hub for Blackpool

Funding still needs to be found but councillors have given the green light to proposals for a major revamp of the Grundy and Central Library

By Shelagh Parkinson

Lancashire Constabulary faces payout for treatment of Blackpool officer with PTSD, anxiety and depression

The woman had her PTSD likened to a broken leg by Superintendent Chris Hardy, one of the force’s most senior officers, documents say.

By Michael Holmes

Concern at rising numbers of children home-schooled in Blackpool

A report has warned young people who are educated at home “make up a significant proportion” of those who are out of work or not in education or training after they finish compulsory schooling

By Shelagh Parkinson

Men walked calmly back to hotel after assault in Blackpool that left victim fighting for life

Both men pleaded guilty after a man was left in a critical condition after an assault in Blackpool

By Luke Beardsworth

Plans for East Stand at Blackpool Football Club due to be submitted

Work on the Revoe Sports Village has been delayed since planning permission was granted in January 2023

By Shelagh Parkinson

Blackpool Council to investigate running own children's homes amid spiralling costs

It costs the council £290,000 a year on average for each child in private residential care

By Shelagh Parkinson

Consultation over controversial residents-only parking scheme in South Shore

Blackpool Council wants to convert Harrow Place into a one-way road

By Shelagh Parkinson

Blackpool Airport managing director rules out return to commercial flights

“The brutal reality of airport economics doesn’t stack up for Blackpool in terms of the return of large-scale commercial operations."

By Shelagh Parkinson

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