<![CDATA[Blackpool Gazette - News]]> Feed http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news Copyright 2012, Johnston Press Plc http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/wwbl_news_feed_1_8256 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:21:30 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 <![CDATA[Blackpool comedy great Frank Carson dies]]> http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpool_comedy_great_frank_carson_dies_1_4274672

LEGENDARY comic Frank Carson has died at the age of 85.

]]> 1.4274672 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:25:21 +0000 <![CDATA[Flagship Blackpool store closes]]> http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/flagship_blackpool_store_closes_1_4275418

A FLAGSHIP Blackpool store is set to close with the loss of all jobs.

]]> 1.4275418 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:21:28 +0000 <![CDATA[Stolen metal in busker’s trolley]]> http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/stolen_metal_in_busker_s_trolley_1_4274155

POLICE discovered a stolen haul when they searched a shopping trolley being used by a busker.

]]> 1.4274155 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:28:32 +0000 <![CDATA[Olly to headline finale at Proms]]> http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/olly_to_headline_finale_at_proms_1_4271010

HEARTS are set to skip a beat when one of pop’s hottest talents invites thousands to dance with him under the gaze of Lytham’s iconic windmill.

]]> 1.4271010 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:27:02 +0000 <![CDATA[‘CCTV cash could be better spent’]]> http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/cctv_cash_could_be_better_spent_1_4274129

SPENDING on CCTV cameras in Blackpool looks set to be cut again this year – as local authorities come under fire for pouring too much cash into surveillance.

]]> 1.4274129 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:18:45 +0000 <![CDATA[Tram crossing to shut despite fury]]> http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/tram_crossing_to_shut_despite_fury_1_4274011

CAMPAIGNERS have lost a last ditch attempt to keep a tram crossing open.

]]> 1.4274011 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:17:50 +0000 <![CDATA[New chapter at former library]]> http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/new_chapter_at_former_library_1_4274002

WORK is due to begin next month on a £1m project to transform a former Blackpool library into a day care centre.

]]> 1.4274002 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:11:53 +0000 <![CDATA[Air medics hit by charity con]]> http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/air_medics_hit_by_charity_con_1_4273926

Cruel con men are literally stripping a Blackpool-based charity bare by stealing recycled clothes donated by the public.

]]> 1.4273926 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:46:28 +0000 <![CDATA[Strong results for developer behind Blackpool plan]]> http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/strong_results_for_developer_behind_blackpool_plan_1_4273474

URBAN regeneration and property development company Muse Developments – delivering Blackpool’s £220m Central Business District regeneration – contributed to a resilient set of preliminary results for the year.

]]> 1.4273474 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:37:46 +0000 <![CDATA[Assault repairs to cost £2,500]]> http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/assault_repairs_to_cost_2_500_1_4273528

A POLISH man punched a fellow countryman in the mouth damaging three of his teeth.

]]> 1.4273528 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:41:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Dog owners get woods warning]]> http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/dog_owners_get_woods_warning_1_4273524

STOP fouling our wood! That is the message to inconsiderate dog owners who are making life a misery for volunteers striving to protect a popular wood.

]]> 1.4273524 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:38:45 +0000 <![CDATA[Clearer fares bid for taxi journeys]]> http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/clearer_fares_bid_for_taxi_journeys_1_4272084

COUNCILLORS are bidding to find a way of making taxi fares clearer to local residents.

]]> 1.4272084 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:13:29 +0000 <![CDATA[‘Kill cops’ pervert jailed over threats]]> http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/kill_cops_pervert_jailed_over_threats_1_4271951

A PERVERT convicted of making indecent images of children threatened to kill the police officers involved in his case.

]]> 1.4271951 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:08:48 +0000 <![CDATA[Strong response to supermarket plans]]> http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/strong_response_to_supermarket_plans_1_4271202

PLANS for a new Supermarket in Thornton were given a warm welcome after they went on public display.

]]> 1.4271202 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:04:43 +0000 <![CDATA[Failing car salesman turns to drug peddling]]> http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/failing_car_salesman_turns_to_drug_peddling_1_4271350

A MAN told police he turned to drug dealing because his car-selling business was not doing well.

]]> 1.4271350 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:28:34 +0000 <![CDATA[Metal thieves smash into scrap firm]]> http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/metal_thieves_smash_into_scrap_firm_1_4271335

A FYLDE businessman is offering a £1,000 reward in a bid to catch robbers who ram raided his premises, leaving thousands of pounds of damage.

]]> 1.4271335 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:23:03 +0000 <![CDATA[Elton John to play massive Blackpool concert]]> http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/elton_john_to_play_massive_blackpool_concert_1_4267621

ELTON John - the world’s most flamboyant showman - will play a massive live concert on Blackpool’s Golden Mile this summer.

]]> 1.4267621 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:04:03 +0000 <![CDATA[Unions back pension fight]]> http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/unions_back_pension_fight_1_4271241

FYLDE coast civil servants have backed a legal challenge which has been launched to fight cuts to their pensions.

]]> 1.4271241 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:58:33 +0000 <![CDATA[Widow backs site safety campaign]]> http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/widow_backs_site_safety_campaign_1_4271165

THE widow of a joiner who died after plunging 20ft from unstable scaffolding has backed a new safety initiative which aims to reduce deaths on construction sites.

]]> 1.4271165 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:44:45 +0000 <![CDATA[Two Blackpool clubs on the market]]> http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/two_blackpool_clubs_on_the_market_1_4269470

BLACKPOOL’S clubland is set for a shake-up after two of its biggest premises were put on the market.

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