A landlord has been served a hazard awareness notice after The Blackpool Lead shared photos of Jade’s mouldy home with the council. But it's a problem in every one of the town’s 18,000 privately rented houses.
A community waits for news on the two children caught up in the house fire in Blackpool
Daniel Stewart and Andrew Hook have both been charged after disorder in Blackpool
Heat pumps will aim to help inspire people to do the same with their own homes
The scheme would see a two-storey extension built to the Grundy Art Gallery on Queen Street
Organisers and volunteers for Reclaim Blackpool, a project to physically map instances of harassment towards women and girls, know that the Young Farmers DIY AGM will be one of the worst weekends of the year for women. The only justification for allowing it isn't good enough, they argue
“Please allow us respect as a family to grieve in peace and refrain from any further speculation on social media and to refrain from posting further pictures of Danielle and her family..."
Blackpool Council says it is halting any angling on the lake in the park after increasing concerns raised by wildlife charities and park-goers. Warning: This article contains images some readers may find distressing.
Bought by Blackpool Council as part of a private collection, the new Showtown museum collection includes a photograph and flyer from the 1920s showing the offensive practice of 'blacking up'.
Work on the Revoe Sports Village has been delayed since planning permission was granted in January 2023
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Mark Butcher admitted to using technology to reply to comments on Facebook for speed purposes, but denied using ChatGPT.
Starmer has promised no return to austerity politics, but that commitment alone is not enough to heal the problem.
A mum-of-three was hit with a Section 21 eviction notice after informing her landlord of issues with her home - Shelagh Parkinson reports from the hustings event organised by The Blackpool Lead and Blackpool Gazette
Polling firm YouGov has Labour down to win all of the Teesside seats, with a share of the vote ranging from 39% in Stockton West to 52% in Stockton North
Warrington is a town of reconciliation and community. But its seems even this town cannot forgive 14 years of Tory misrule
The Charity Commission continues to investigate complaints about a soup kitchen linked to Reform UK candidate Mark Butcher
Bolton West is the Conservatives’ most secure seat in Greater Manchester - but YouGov has them losing
Housing, immigration and Conservative scandal all topics of discussion at our hustings event in Cleveleys
The Lead publishes in Warrington, Altrincham & Sale, Hyndburn, Lancashire, Bury, Burnley and Rossendale in print for the first time - with second editions appearing in Blackpool, Teesside, Bolton and Stoke-on-Trent
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