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Historical chemical contamination under investigation at Hillhouse Technology Enterprise Zone

Wyre Council said sampling was set to get underway next week to consider whether historic contamination has occurred from Hillhouse Technology Enterprise Zone

By Shelagh Parkinson

The Turner Prize is just the start of Blackpool’s cultural ambitions

Arts leaders in Blackpool are working with the local authority to draw up a five-year Cultural Plan - so now is the right time to set out big aspirations.

By Laura Davis

Fylde general election hustings to be held in Lytham

The Lancashire Lead is teaming with The Lancashire Post and Blog Preston to give you the chance to quiz the candidates to be your next MP

By Ed Walker

Police promises to handle any further Blackpool disruption robustly

“If there are outbreaks of disorder, we will robustly investigate any offences committed to ensure those responsible are brought to justice."

By Luke Beardsworth

Job cuts drive at Blackpool Victoria Hospital but most applications are being declined

Some 56 applications had been received by the time the original four-week window closed earlier this year, but 40 were refused “for various reasons”

By Michael Holmes

Metropole asylum seekers need more than 'board and lodgings'

Blackpool charity share how they've organised trips out for those within the hotel - as one of the town's two MPs calls for the government to stop using the Metropole Hotel

By Ed Walker

The changing face of Blackpool's Grange Park

Grange Park is one of hundreds of housing estates built after the Second World War. Life has changed in the decades since; here The Blackpool Lead speaks with residents past and present

By Antonia Charlesworth Stack

Paul Maynard defends parliamentary investigation into him at Blackpool North and Fleetwood hustings

Housing, immigration and Conservative scandal all topics of discussion at our hustings event in Cleveleys

By Luke Beardsworth

Appeal after man suffers bleed on brain in Blackpool disorder

Police want to speak with the man in the images after another man was left in hospital

By Luke Beardsworth

Why did Blackpool riot?

Some, but not all, in Blackpool chose to respond to a wicked act in Southport with violence instead of support. But the search for answers as to why isn't straightforward

By Michael Holmes

The Lancashire Lead is going into print - ahead of the general election

Including a list of every supermarket you can pick up your free copy of the first ever edition of The Lancashire Lead

By Ed Walker

Fylde general election hustings to be held in Lytham

The Lancashire Lead is teaming with The Lancashire Post and Blog Preston to give you the chance to quiz the candidates to be your next MP

By Ed Walker

Repairing housing is key to Britain’s economic recovery

Labour’s manifesto suggests it understands how a dysfunctional housing sector destroys lives, but do the party's commitments go far enough?

By Hannah Fearn

The classroom crisis can't continue under Labour

The teaching profession has been devalued to the point of absurdity, with staff drafted into classrooms with little or sometimes no qualifications.

By Cherry Casey

Don't engage with Farage, no matter how mainstream he gets

The most toxic man in British politics is likely to play an outsized role as an opposition spokesman in the next parliament. This doesn't make his ideas worth compromising with.

By Diyora Shadijanova and Dimi Reider

Blackpool North general election hustings to be held in Cleveleys

The Blackpool Lead is teaming up with The Gazette and Shelter Lancashire to host the chance of you to quiz those seeking to be your MP on 4 July

By Jamie Lopez

Blackpool general election result will show if town has had enough of Conservatives

Chris Webb is heavy favourite to be re-elected in Blackpool South with a tight contest for second place, while Blackpool North and Cleveleys will see Labour hope to claim the seat from the Conservatives

By Michael Holmes

Job creation and delivered promises crucial to Stoke-on-Trent general election results

The last general election saw three Conservative MPs elected in the city for the first time - but that's unlikely to be repeated

By Hannah Hiles

Altrincham & Sale West could shun the Conservatives for first time in over 100 years in general election

Support for the Conservatives is so strong that it hasn't elected a non-Tory in over 100 years but latest YouGov polling suggests a first-ever Labour win is now the most likely outcome for the seat

By Jamie Lopez

Swinging pendulum of Hyndburn likely key indicator of general election result

Sara Britcliffe benefitted from a huge swing from Labour to Conservative in 2019 - but Labour will see it as a key target this time around

By Jamie Lopez

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