Cinema was once an important piece of Blackpool’s allure of affordable glamour, with seventeen movie theatres operating in the town at its peak. Now, almost a year after the final Odeon has gone dark, the local council is opening a nine-screen multiplex of its own. 

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

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

A £450,000 project to restore and repair The Grand in Church Street is up and running

Labour's Louise Haigh vowed that if there is demand, then the possibility can be investigated

The Talbot social club admits it was due to host the two day event that was cancelled following an investigation into the gig promoter behind it

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

Regeneration of Blackpool Airport - as part of Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone plans - continues but any plans for commercial flights remain in the background

Marc Thomas has been embroiled in a tussle with VW Financial Services after his details were mixed up with another customer

The woman had her PTSD likened to a broken leg by Superintendent Chris Hardy, one of the force’s most senior officers, documents say.