- Have-a-go pensioner 'whacks' raider
- Welch wins Celebrity Big Brother
- Soldier shot dead in Afghanistan
- Police probe Ferdinand package
- Farmer jailed over rotting animals
- Burglary victim died of injuries
- Police perjury retrial 'unlikely'
- Face of man who helped escapee
- Two charged over decapitated body
- Judges bid to speed up hacking case
- 350 steel redundancies 'disastrous'
- Crimewatch leads on jail van escape
- Britain braced for cold weather
- Father slams Winehouse catwalk show
- Olympics baby rule an anomaly: Coe
- Implants chief faces French charges
- Bonus for RBS boss sparks debate
- Housing market 'to remain subdued'
- Voters opt for elected mayor system
- Two quizzed over decapitation death
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Bank bonuses - we want your views
WE want your views after the chief executive of the majority taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) was awarded a bonus in shares worth almost £1 million.
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Pontin’s site plans setback
PLANS to build hundreds of homes on a derelict holiday camp site have been hit by a setback after planning permission was overturned.
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Super-fast “revolution” for businesses
A new £32m super-fast internet network will revolutionise how businesses operate in the Lancashire, according to a business leader.
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Police swoop in crime crackdown
BURGLARS, car thieves and metal raiders are being targeted as part of a major crime crackdown.
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Buyout lifeline for town centre shops
ALL three of the Fylde coast’s Bonmarche stores will remain open after the troubled firm went through a buyout.
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Sport
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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Cavanagh comeback a Town inspiration
IF any members of Fleetwood Town’s squad are worried about not playing a part in the club’s exciting promotion quest, they need only look at the turnaround in Peter Cavanagh’s fortunes to inspire them.
Fylde coach sums up numbers game
FYLDE coach Mark Nelson says the club will need a ‘bare minimum’ of 28 to 30 players capable of competing in the first team if they are to maintain progress in National League One next season.
Grandin set for Nice loan move
ELLIOT Grandin could leave in the next 24 hours, and Mark Howard’s Blackpool career is probably over too.
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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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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.
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.
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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Friday 27 January 2012
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Temperature: 1 C to 7 C
Wind Speed: 35 mph
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