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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
Voices and stories of Blackpool's young homeless to be heard

Poet and spoke word artist Nathan Parker teams up with Streetlife to bring stories from the streets to life
By Ed Walker
The journey of two refugee families in Blackpool

The decision to house refugees in Blackpool was contentious with local Conservative politicians - here two families from Hong Kong share their experiences and how some of that rhetoric made it more challenging to settle in
By Shikhar Talwar
Charities watchdog considering fresh evidence in Mark Butcher investigation

The Charity Commission continues to investigate complaints about a soup kitchen linked to Reform UK candidate Mark Butcher
By Kevin Gopal
Fears of far-right repeat in Blackpool only materialise a tragic roundabout

Any later excitement extended only to a small group of men and youths waving a St George's flag - upside down - from a roundabout 
By Michael Holmes
Developer loses appeal for new Blackpool homes because project was too small

Planning inspector throws out appeal over concerns regarding how much it would contribute to local housing targets
By Shelagh Parkinson
The long wait for work to resume on the Sands Resort Hotel in Blackpool

It is nine years since plans were first put forward - and almost three years since any work has been done
By Shelagh Parkinson
The two-child benefit cap is indefensible. It's got to go.

There is no excuse to retain Osborne's performative cruelty. Even electorally, keeping it can only alienate any Tories who might yet vote Labour—and it makes no social, moral or economic sense either.
By Dimi Reider
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
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
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
Extension to Household Support Fund welcomed in Blackpool

It was set to be axed by the end of September
By Shelagh Parkinson
Funeral date set for murdered Blackpool toddler Damion Russell over a year after his death

Mystery still surrounds the reason for the 13-month delay in burying the infant
By Paul Faulkner
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
Young Blackpool man in balaclava threw chairs, bottles and cans into crowds during disorder

Ethan Miles, 21, has been jailed for 30 months for his part in the events of 3 August
By Luke Beardsworth
'Dad 1' sent to prison for ringleading role in far-right protest in Blackpool

Roger Haywood, who was described as a ringleader, was sent to prison for a total of 30 months.
By Luke Beardsworth
Blackpool Victoria Hospital staff failed to properly examine heavily pregnant woman before giving her drug

Giving the heavily pregnant mother the drug was proved to be negligent - but it was deemed insufficient to prove a connection between the negligience and complications suffered during birth
By Michael Holmes
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