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Fleetwood match off

FLEETWOOD Town’s Blue Square Bet Premier clash away to Mansfield has been called off because of frost and snow.

Four year old twins Holly and Ella Smith with brother Jordan Smith, aged two.
All were killed in a house fire in Freckleton in January 2012

Inquest opens into fire tragedy

FOUR siblings killed in a tragic house fire can finally be laid to rest after an inquest was opened into their deaths.

Arnold School on Lytham Road, South Shore (for merger with King Edward story).
5-9-2011

Merger school to work on two sites

PUPILS at a new private school will be educated miles apart for at least a year, it has been revealed.

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Lords support bail crusade

PEERS praised the parents of murdered Blackpool nurse Jane Clough in the House of Lords after giving their full backing to their campaign for bail reform.

Blackpool Road near St. Michael's on Wyre

Road death leads to new signs plea

A CAMPAIGNER has called for more speed deterrents to be installed at an accident blackspot.

Sport rss

Ian Holloway

Ollie: Let’s avoid the late shift

IAN Holloway has demanded his players do the hard work now, rather than leave it until the end of the season.

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Lomana LuaLua

LuaLua loved Pompey, but his heart is with Pool

EXPECT Lomana LuaLua to get a good reception from the visiting fans tomorrow – he’s something of a Pompey legend.

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Forest Green v Fleetwood
Micky Mellon applauds the fnas

Cold is a problem but Town don’t fear heat

FLEETWOOD Town were on weather watch ahead of tomorrow’s scheduled trip to Mansfield Town.

Mike Waywell

No Way for the Cambridge clash

CENTRE Mike Waywell is virtually certain to be missing from the home ranks tomorrow, when Cambridge are the visitors to the Woodlands.

Alex Baptiste celebrates scoring last time Blackpool visited Goodison Park

Pool miss-out on Everton cash windfall

BLACKPOOL’S FA Cup fifth-round clash at Everton a week tomorrow is one of the three not being screened live on TV, which means the club misses out on a £212,000 cash windfall.

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FA refuse to rule out foreign boss video

Football Association chairman David Bernstein admits the next England manager will ideally be English or British but must above all be “the best person” available.

Lifestyle rss

Showzam - Blackpools annual festival of circus, magic and new variety

What’s On Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February

Don’t miss our What’s On section for all the best in entertainment across the Fylde coast.

Showzam - Blackpools annual festival of circus, magic and new variety

What’s On Friday 10th February

Don’t miss our What’s On section for all the best in entertainment across the Fylde coast.

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Book review: You Deserve Nothing by Alexander Maksik

Will Silver is the archetypal inspirational teacher, a classic combination of Mr Chips, Muriel Sparks’ Jean Brodie and John Keating of the Dead Poets’ Society.

Send in clowns to round off a sparkling children’s show

Dance Sparkle - Pleasure Beach Horseshoe Showbar

Private messages that challenge the sceptics

Colin Fry - Grand Theatre, Blackpool

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Community rss

Lights Switch-on 1979: The Muppets

Memory Lane: Kermit and Co are back

KERMIT and Co are back, ready to be enjoyed by a new generation in a big screen movie, The Muppets, opening in Fylde coast cinemas later this week.

Bradley Taylor, 10, who is set to take part in a sponsored swim.

Youngster embarks on swimming challenge

A CARING youngster is embarking on a mammoth charity swim to raise money for seriously ill children.

Coun Andrea Kay and kids at the skate club at Thornton YMCA. She is pictured with Jack Simmonds and Matthew Lloyd.

Do get on board!

TOP opposing councillors have shown a united front in a bid to see a top of the range skate park built in Wyre.

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Cyndy Lawton and John Brady of Blackpool and The Fylde College talk with students from Prince Rupert School in Germany through Skype.

Creating virtual links overseas

NEW technology is helping students form relationships overseas at Blackpool and the Fylde College.

Horses at Penny Lane Farm with (below) Penny Farm Visitor Centre Officer Zoe Clifford.

Got any old rags for nags?

A HORSE sanctuary is appealing for unwanted goods for a ‘Rags for Nags’ event.

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