- Quest for love costs singles £3.4bn
- Government may face fresh strikes
- Bill actor Colin Tarrant dies at 59
- MP urges easing of smacking laws
- Ex-Army chief in Falklands warning
- 'Fewer and better' immigrants plan
- Poisoning fears over hip implants
- Man charged with motorist's murder
- Call for action over executive pay
- Fan quizzed over 'racist' gesture
- Action urged on political funding
- Man charged with toddler's murder
- Shot Gurkha 'born leader of men'
- Team handshakes axed amid race row
- Frank Skinner to be a father at 55
- Man charged with toddler's murder
- Man charged with motorist's murder
- Karzai thanks Britain for sacrifice
- Cleric warns against gay marriage
- Big freeze fails to materialise
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Man rescued from home after blaze
A MAN was rescued from his home by firefighters following a kitchen blaze.
New Paris link for Blackpool Airport
IT’S time to say Bonjour Blackpool.
For holidaymakers can swap their iconic skyline featuring Blackpool Tower for one featuring its taller Parisien counterpart.
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Campaign to cash in on games
BLACKPOOL is to feature in a national television advertising campaign aimed at boosting domestic tourism ahead of the Olympic Games.
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Work begins on £395,000 rebuild plan
EXCITING times are ahead for one Fylde coast primary school as a £395,000 building project gets underway.
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Apartments plan could transform derelict pub
PLANS to revamp a derelict pub have been unveiled – and it is hoped they could spark a clean-up of another town centre eye-sore.
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Sport
Late Phillips spot-kick saves Pool
Kevin Phillips converted an injury-time penalty to keep Blackpool’s hopes of a place in the FA Cup fifth round for the first time in 22 years alive.
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Blackpool 1 Sheffield Wednesday 1 - minute-by-minute
AN injury time penalty from Kevin Phillips earned Blackpool a replay in a tough FA Cup clash at Bloomfield Road.
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Blackpool close-in on Bednar deal
ROMAN Bednar is poised to join Wigan’s Nouha Dicko at Bloomfield Road.
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LuaLua wants to stay at Blackpool
LOMANA LuaLua has told Blackpool he wants to stay – despite being chased by a host of other clubs.
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Video
Cowell arrives in Blackpool video
As the black Rolls Royce drove down the Prom and came to a stop outside the Winter Gardens, the emergence of Simon Cowell set the crowd roaring with delight as the auditions for Britain’s Got Talent got underway in Blackpool.
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Lifestyle
What’s On Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th January
Don’t miss our What’s On section for all the best in entertainment across the Fylde coast.
Stephen celebrates 40 years
The Galleon owner Stephen Pierre is pushing the boat out for his 40th birthday party tomorrow.
Top bands ready to cut a dash at the Tache
Tonight sees three top punk and indie rock bands take the stage at The Tache, in its new headquarters on Corporation Street.
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Punk Spectacular
John Lydon’s legendary post-Sex Pistols, post-punk outfit Public Image Limited (PiL) are the latest line-up to be signed for Blackpool’s Rebellion punk festival in August.
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Win tickets
Two of the biggest bands in the land will be launching the Tower Festival Headland as an outdoor venue in June – and you could be seeing them for nothing.
Community
Memory Lane: Pub’s handshake with Freemasons’ history
In 1865, Queen Victoria was on the throne of England, and Freemasonry was in its infancy on the Fylde coast, with only two lodges having been formed.
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Memory Lane: Hub’s back on the Prom
BLACKPOOL’S Tourist Information Centre is now back on the Promenade, which many would say is its natural home.
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Memory Lane: Who do you think they are?
LOOK at these pictures from a family album, each one with a tale to tell. But will you be able to help Joanne Foley piece together these people and places from her past, in the hope of securing family memories for the future?
Zip wire route to a better park
A ZIP wire and a teen shelter are leading the way as a community park gets set for a much-needed makeover – thanks to the hard work of local residents.
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Memory Lane: Rare footage from 50 years ago
There is a rare screen-ing at the end of this month of some splendid archive footage used to promote Blackpool almost half a century ago.
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Weather for Blackpool
Sunday 29 January 2012
Today
Light rain
Temperature: 0 C to 5 C
Wind Speed: 13 mph
Wind direction: South east
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: -1 C to 3 C
Wind Speed: 15 mph
Wind direction: South east
