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
The Charity Commission continues to investigate complaints about a soup kitchen linked to Reform UK candidate Mark Butcher
The South Shore Romany Gypsies were central to the development of Blackpool as a tourist town, but as the town grew they were forced off the land they had occupied for generations. Is enough being done to recognise their contribution?
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
From a man being tasered to two police officers facing a criminal trial and the end of their careers, this is the story of the six year saga which followed that tumultuous day on the Fylde coast.
Mark Butcher admitted to using technology to reply to comments on Facebook for speed purposes, but denied using ChatGPT.
Sand Dunes are increasingly rare in the UK and ours represent 90 per cent of those in Lancashire. Christmas trees - and hundreds of volunteers - form a vital part of the strategy to keep them alive
Chris Webb and Lorraine Beavers are Blackpool's new MPs
Raw sewage was released into open water on the Fylde Coast more than 1,500 times in 2022. The result is Blackpool's hard-fought status as a safe place to swim is in jeopardy.
Experts from the University of Salford, drafted in to inspect the area, found evidence of 'low-level occupation of the landscape'
The UK’s first drug checking service will prove invaluable in protecting people from drug-related harms.
There are now hundreds of thousands of adoptees and their family members lacking vital health history.
A Nepalese mother was arrested in an NHS hospital because staff mistook a common birthmark for child abuse. Structural racism in medicine needs to end, and only structural upheaval can end it.
The killer virus that thrived on health inequalities flourished in Tory-led Britain.
A few years back, the narrative was that we didn’t have enough doctors; now, we have doctors out of work. Meanwhile, there is a plan to boost the physician associate workforce from 1,000 to 10,000 in a matter of years.
There are many success stories to come from Accrington Stanley Women - a club that still operates independently from the men's team
Women and children are choosing to be reunited with their families in a war zone rather than be without them in the safety of the UK.
"Unusually I have been undertaking this whilst bringing my 4-month old son Elijah with me..."
Splits on Labour’s left flank could spell trouble for the government.
The issue of digital exclusion is growing in Altrincham and the wider UK - despite the area not having the highest levels of deprivation in Greater Manchester.