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
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.
Scott Benton's resignation, which comes with a recall petition process already underway, will trigger a by-election for Blackpool South
Lead Editor (North) and Senior Editor (North) join to launch new newsletters and coverage for The Lead in Blackpool, Bolton, Stoke-on-Trent and Teesside.
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
There are around 1,300 spaces like Kilmory Community Centre in Bispham keeping people out of the cold. But their future is far from secure and their reason for existing in the first place points to a failure of government and politicians.
The Blackpool South by-election follows five others since October where Labour has won Conservative seats.
Pregnant people of colour are far more likely to experience abuse, trauma and death during and after childbirth. Even the doula sector is overwhelmingly white - but some professionals are pushing against the grain.
Anthony Williams, a prominent voice in the campaign for Windrush justice, has died in Jamaica after losing faith in the government of the country he once served.
The trailblazing MP was attacked by the Tories and silenced by the Speaker - but her own party has been keeping her in the cold for 11 long months, over hurtful remarks she has retracted long ago.
The dog whistles - and fog horns - about Muslims in Britain will only get louder as the general election approaches. The murkiness of what does and doesn't amount to Islamophobia is not helping.
The persistent denial of legal aid to Windrush compensation claimants is just the latest insult added to the injury -making tributes seem even more hollow.
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 parallels between the Post Office scandal and the Windrush scandal are clear. As the headlines die away, it’s all too easy for those in power to quietly revoke their promises. Windrush has shown us that public outrage can only ever be a starting point.
His writing felt like a door swinging wide open, light pouring in and illuminating new ideas where other poets seemed to put up barriers. Zephaniah will live on not only in his own works—but in the works of so many creatives he mentored, supported and inspired.
Brits can’t name a single Black British historical figure - with our flawed education system, this isn’t surprising.
Nearly 2,000 people died "during or following" contact with police in the UK since 1990. Only 10 charges of manslaughter or murder have ever been brought forward, resulting in just one conviction. And the killings are just the tip of the iceberg of institutional racism.