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.
Documents obtained by The Blackpool Lead show Blackpool Council is in an ongoing dispute with a contractor on the project.
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
The Blackpool Lead launches campaign for Blackpool rock to be granted protected status in line with its importance to the town. Eight factories have closed - only nine remain.
Your information pack for the recall petition that could trigger a by-election, including signing stations, opening times, locations, details on proxy votes and more
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) launched an investigation after complaints were made by Milly Skriczka, a member of the local party association. This part of the investigation has closed - but Maynard could yet face further action.
Constituents registered to vote should have received a letter from Blackpool Council on Monday
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.
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.
Scott Benton, Conservative MP for Blackpool South, said his constituents could “only dream” of being as “well-cared” for as detained asylum seekers. Have 12 years of Tory rule left his town that destitute? We went to find out.
The new data on rising infant illness and mortality is shocking. It is the direct result of a decade of state services rollback - and as the mother of two young children, I’ve witnessed the effects first-hand.
My dad discovered he had cancer in similar circumstances to King Charles. But unlike the King, he wasn’t diagnosed or commencing treatment within two weeks - it took months. He died within a year of his diagnosis.
Women in same-sex relationships report experiencing homophobia and a lack of support from the healthcare services during their partner's pregnancy and postpartum.
For almost seven years, there has been little serious engagement between Northern Ireland's governing parties on the challenges facing Northern Ireland, including serious crises in health, education and infrastructure. Now they're heading back into Stormont, under an unprecedented Sinn Fein First Minister - but the long-term future remains uncertain and fragile.
NHS funding cuts are exacerbating inequalities in IVF outcomes - with Black women starting fertility treatment later, experiencing lower rates of success, and even being excluded altogether due to inaccurate metrics.
The Lead's Leah Borromeo speaks with fellow documentary filmmaker Paul Sng about "Tish" - an intimate, powerful portrait about photographer Tish Murtha and her social realist images of 1970s and 1980s Britain.
This year, locals of the south-east London suburb have hit back spectacularly against the far right - but their neighbourhood has a long and vaunted progressive history.
From a minister who couldn't care less, to no minister at all, to a hastily appointed underling who'll be splitting this job with two other roles. Could the Tories show us any more contempt?
Half of young women prisoners harmed themselves last year—with an average of 30 incidents per woman per year, new figures suggest. Many of the women report receiving virtually no support for their mental health.
A 'prostitute caution' requires no evidence, merely suspicion - but stays on your record for a 100 years and blocks you from finding other work.