Housing | The Lead

Inside Blackpool's regeneration story

From swathes of new housing to Talbot Gateway there's billions being pumped into the town - we look at where and what impact it is having

By Ed Walker

“Do I actually have to die?” Grandmother fears home will kill her before it is habitable

Private rentals in Blackpool and the growing mould problems

By Tom Dunn

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

Disabled woman left relying on wheelchair-adapted taxis from outside of Blackpool for hospital trips

Belle's situation has triggered a review into the lack of wheelchair-friendly taxis available in Blackpool

By Ed Walker

Layton's Hidden Garden aims to provide green space for people without their own garden

The space, at Layton Library in Blackpool, will be officially opened tomorrow (21 August)

By Luke Beardsworth

Metropole Hotel 'wholly inadequate' to house refugees but has been their home for three years instead of three months

Webb believes more appropriate accommodation than the hotel chain named worst in the UK for 11 consecutive years should be found

By Shelagh Parkinson

'People behave like this, leave, call it a shithole': Sexual harassment reality in Blackpool

I began the Reclaim Blackpool campaign to help women share their experiences of sexual harassment in the town. Here, those people tell their stories of spiking, verbal abuse and feeling unsafe out in Blackpool

By Antonia Charlesworth Stack

Blackpool's £65m Multiversity project means second forced upheaval in three years for one business

Omasan and his business have been by Blackpool’s ambitious development projects, which have delivered blow after blow to his trade

By Rachel Howarth

Three from Blackpool plead guilty to their part in weekend disorder

Roger Haywood, Ben Smith and Tyla Chalmers-Millington will all be sentenced in September

By Luke Beardsworth

Ride The Lights Blackpool offers first look at Illuminations

All the info you need from parking, route, length, safety information and more as the annual cycling route runs the length of the Prom

By Ed Walker

Blackpool's Multiversity project risks pushing residents right to the edge

Residents living in some of the 72 properties set to be demolished speak with The Blackpool Lead about the harsh reality of the challenges they face as a direct result of the Multiversity project

By Michael Holmes

Security pulled back, CCTV off and water disconnected ahead of Warbreck House fire

The owner of the site, in Bispham, has blamed Blackpool Council, the government and United Utilities. But many of their claims are contentious

By Michael Holmes

Peter Street fire in Blackpool declared not suspicious despite speculation

Police said they want to see the update put an end to speculation and uncertainty

By Luke Beardsworth

Couple killed in Blackpool fire named with family's social media plea

“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..."

By Luke Beardsworth

Community in Blackpool praying for 'best possible outcome' for two children caught in fire

A community waits for news on the two children caught up in the house fire in Blackpool

Two dead and two children in hospital after Blackpool house fire

A woman in her 20s was found dead at the scene and a man was pronounced dead at Blackpool Victoria Hospital

By Luke Beardsworth

Hidden prehistoric settlement unearthed at new homes site in Bispham

Experts from the University of Salford, drafted in to inspect the area, found evidence of 'low-level occupation of the landscape'

By Michael Holmes

Destitution is the great silent issue this election

Starmer has promised no return to austerity politics, but that commitment alone is not enough to heal the problem.

By Hannah Fearn

Blackpool mum-of-three dealing with damp and mould facing eviction for raising issue

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

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

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