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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Blackpool council - The Untold Story

Blackpool: why seaside towns in England are struggling – and what they're doing about it

Life expectancy in Blackpool, in the north-west of England, is the lowest in the country: 5.3 years lower than the national average for men and 4.2 years lower than the national average for women.

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Calls for emergency funds to protect vulnerable children support

Councils in some of the most deprived areas are now spending up to 45% of their available resources on children’s social care, it has emerged.

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New £30m hotel could soon be coming to Blackpool Promenade

The council has granted permission for two other hotels, apartments and seaside fish and chip shop to be demolished. The move will also create jobs

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Major UK resort warns beachgoers not to swim in sea 10 days after sewage leak

United Utilities say the incident occurred as a result of heavy rainfall on June 13 whilst engineers were repairing a burst pipe. The firm says the problem is now "95% resolved"

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Blackpool beaches still under 'Don't Swim' warning a week after 'appalling' sewage leak

A council leader has called on government to hold water companies to account

Manchester Evening News

Cowboy builder promised dream homes but left mess that was not even to 'DIY standard'

Cowboy builder Brett Grundy left customers with unsafe homes after promising renovation work, with a surveyor deeming his work at zero

Daily Mirror

Family forced to close business after 34 years thanks to crippling roadworks

Brothers Richard and Chris, owners of Stephen Padgett Furniture in Blackpool, say they've lost £40,000 in cash flow since access to the site was restricted

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Former lap dancer blasts 'busybody politicians' over plans that would 'put women's jobs at risk'

'Women should be able to choose freely how to earn a living'

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Election results from Blackpool local council election 2023 count

Forty-two council seats were up for grabs in the wards Anchorsholme, Bispham, Bloomfield, Brunswick, Claremont, Clifton, Greenlands, Hawes Side, Highfield, Ingthorpe, Layton, Marton, Norbreck, Park, Squires Gate, Stanley, Talbot, Tyldesley, Victoria, Warbreck and Waterloo

Manchester Evening News

New Gruffalo and Friends Clubhouse family attraction to open in Blackpool

It will feature a host of Julia Donaldson characters like the Gruffalo, Zog and The Highway Rat in interactive play suitable for aged 10 and under

Manchester Evening News

The Gruffalo and friends make new home at £2.3m seafront attraction

The Gruffalo and Friends Clubhouse opens in May

Wales Online

Resort looks to hike car park prices for huge visitor events

The plan would mean drivers will pay a premium rate to help pay for free events

Liverpool Echo

Blackpool car parks could get price hikes during popular events

Drivers would have to pay a premium rate for parking during the free events

Manchester Evening News

Thousands of households can claim free £300 to help pay their energy bill

Struggling households in Blackpool, Lancashire can apply for the Government's Household Support Fund and potentially receive up to £300 off their energy costs

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Fed-up residents blast council bosses for putting lights on 'dead' Christmas tree

Blackpool council will remove and replace a Christmas tree that residents said looks like a "twig" after locals were left furious when lights were put on the "dead" tree

Daily Mirror

Boy, 11, named as 'ringleader' of teenage gang behind 80 different offences

Tory MP Scott Benton has called for the House of Commons to intervene, claiming a child has become the head of a gang, as Blackpool Council have slammed the comment saying: "Uninformed comments are unhelpful"

Manchester Evening News

Boy, 11, is 'ringleader' of crime gang terrorising Blackpool, MPs told

An MP claimed that 'hundreds of different crimes' are being committed by a 'gang of teenagers' in the seaside town

Wales Online

Boy, 11, ringleader of gang behind anti-social behaviour in Blackpool, claims MP

Conservative MP Scott Benton believes an 11-year old boy - who has been responsible for over 80 other offences - is the ringleader of an anti-social behaviour gang

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Blackpool Illuminations make huge change due to £2m running costs

The cost of running the lights along the seaside resort will set back Blackpool Council a whopping £1.758m for their four month run

Daily Mirror

Mum threatened with jail over school attendance record of anxious daughter, 14

Nicola Giles says her 14-year-old daughter, a Year 10 pupil at Montgomery Academy in Bispham, is so anxious that her attendance record has dropped to just 36 per cent

Manchester Evening News

'Racially insensitive sign' removed from Blackpool Illuminations following complaints

"These were the graves of children whose last days were spent erasing who they were."

Daily Mirror

Filthy takeaway riddled with contamination risks, raw chicken and dirty utensils

Food inspectors from Blackpool Council were called to TFC on Highfield Road found a series of hygiene breaches which left customers exposed to 'extremely serious consequences'

Daily Mirror

'Tory minister who slagged off my town should come and have a look around'

The Leader of Blackpool Council said Tory minister Heather Wheeler's remarks that her town was "godawful" made her "cross" but said she was used to these "sort of ignorant and ill-advised comments"

The Independent UK

Blackpool Council leader condemns minister’s comments labelling town ‘godawful’

Heather Wheeler has apologised for the remark.

Birmingham Post

Blackpool FC buy almost 100 acres of land for new training centre

The Championship club hope to submit a planning application 'at the earliest opportunity'

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