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'Mindless hatred': Far-right festival farce averted in Blackpool

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
By Antonia Charlesworth Stack
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
Blackpool Airport regeneration plans submitted but commercial flights promises shelved

Regeneration of Blackpool Airport - as part of Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone plans - continues but any plans for commercial flights remain in the background
By Luke Beardsworth
Blackpool family trapped in financial nightmare after naming error

Marc Thomas has been embroiled in a tussle with VW Financial Services after his details were mixed up with another customer
By Shelagh Parkinson
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
Mould so bad you can taste it inside this Blackpool home

A landlord has been served a hazard awareness notice after The Blackpool Lead shared photos of Jade’s mouldy home with the council. But it's a problem in every one of the town’s 18,000 privately rented houses.
By Antonia Charlesworth Stack
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 more charges as police action in wake of Blackpool disorder continues to stack up

Daniel Stewart and Andrew Hook have both been charged after disorder in Blackpool
By Luke Beardsworth
South Shore library set to become eco hub after government funding spend approved

Heat pumps will aim to help inspire people to do the same with their own homes
By Shelagh Parkinson
Ambitious plans for £10m Blackpool cultural hub set for green light

The scheme would see a two-storey extension built to the Grundy Art Gallery on Queen Street 
By Shelagh Parkinson
Three men charged and named by police after Blackpool protests

Police have released details of charges to three men in Blackpool after town centre disorder from the far-right
By Luke Beardsworth
Bristol opens first regular drug checking service – but we can’t stop there

The UK’s first drug checking service will prove invaluable in protecting people from drug-related harms.
By Ella Glover
Like dodging bullets in the dark: the genetic risks kept hidden by adoption rules

Hundreds of thousands of adoptees and their family members lack vital health history - as even NHS numbers are changed after adoption. 
By Katharine Quarmby
A mom arrested over a birthmark? Hospitals must be held accountable for medical racism

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.
By Leah Borromeo
Add the 227,000 Covid excess deaths to the austerity death toll

The killer virus that thrived on health inequalities flourished in Tory-led Britain.
By Zoë Grünewald
We can't replace doctors with physician associates

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.
By Professor Partha Kar
Boots on the ground: Women’s grassroots football in Accrington

There are many success stories to come from Accrington Stanley Women - a club that still operates independently from the men's team
By Antonia Charlesworth Stack
Ukrainians in Warrington returning home to face continued bombardment

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. 
 
By Antonia Charlesworth Stack
New Hyndburn MP Sarah Smith's first weeks in Parliament with her four-month old son

"Unusually I have been undertaking this whilst bringing my 4-month old son Elijah with me..."
By Sarah Smith
Keir Starmer’s off to a flying start, but difficult times lie ahead

Splits on Labour’s left flank could spell trouble for the government.
By Zoë Grünewald
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