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- Tube staff under attack, says RMT
- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- GPs 'overpaid for ghost patients'
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- Mild weather hits Centrica profits
- Tributes to 'jolly jester' Carson
- 'MP' held after Commons disturbance
- RBS losses hit £2bn amid bonus row
- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
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- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
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Blackpool comedy great Frank Carson dies
LEGENDARY comic Frank Carson has died at the age of 85.
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Flagship Blackpool store closes
A FLAGSHIP Blackpool store is set to close with the loss of all jobs.
Stolen metal in busker’s trolley
POLICE discovered a stolen haul when they searched a shopping trolley being used by a busker.
Olly to headline finale at Proms
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.
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‘CCTV cash could be better spent’
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.
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Tram crossing to shut despite fury
CAMPAIGNERS have lost a last ditch attempt to keep a tram crossing open.
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New chapter at former library
WORK is due to begin next month on a £1m project to transform a former Blackpool library into a day care centre.
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Air medics hit by charity con
Cruel con men are literally stripping a Blackpool-based charity bare by stealing recycled clothes donated by the public.
Strong results for developer behind Blackpool plan
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.
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Assault repairs to cost £2,500
A POLISH man punched a fellow countryman in the mouth damaging three of his teeth.
Dog owners get woods warning
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.
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Clearer fares bid for taxi journeys
COUNCILLORS are bidding to find a way of making taxi fares clearer to local residents.
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‘Kill cops’ pervert jailed over threats
A PERVERT convicted of making indecent images of children threatened to kill the police officers involved in his case.
Strong response to supermarket plans
PLANS for a new Supermarket in Thornton were given a warm welcome after they went on public display.
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Failing car salesman turns to drug peddling
A MAN told police he turned to drug dealing because his car-selling business was not doing well.
Metal thieves smash into scrap firm
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.
Elton John to play massive Blackpool concert
ELTON John - the world’s most flamboyant showman - will play a massive live concert on Blackpool’s Golden Mile this summer.
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Unions back pension fight
FYLDE coast civil servants have backed a legal challenge which has been launched to fight cuts to their pensions.
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Widow backs site safety campaign
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.
Two Blackpool clubs on the market
BLACKPOOL’S clubland is set for a shake-up after two of its biggest premises were put on the market.
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Previously accused punched by missing girl’s brother
A MAN once accused of being involved in the disappearance of Blackpool schoolgirl Charlene Downes was punched in the face by her brother.
PM’s pledge to BAE’s workers
FYLDE coast MPs have pledged to continue the fight to help BAE recover its multi-billion pound Indian deal.
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Lib Dems coming to town
LIBERAL Democrat deputy leader Simon Hughes will be among the speakers when Blackpool hosts a party conference this weekend.
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Woman robbed in street attack
A St Annes woman was headbutted in the street as she walked home, Blackpool Magistrates heard.
Young author’s reward
A BUNDLE of exciting new books has been delivered to a Kirkham school library thanks to the school’s very own budding author.
Parents holding judges to account
THEY’VE won a massive fight to change bail law – but now the parents of murdered Blackpool nurse Jane Clough are looking to challenge the accountability of judges.
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Warning goes out to scoundrel traders
RESIDENTS are being warned to be on the alert for unscrupulous doorstep traders following an incident in Blackpool.
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Meeting boost for clean up projects
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners are being urged to attend a town hall meeting tomorrow.
20 years for ATM theft gang
A GANG who trawled the country stealing ATMs and the cash inside them have been jailed for 20 years.
Fears for future of port’s fish industry
FEARS are growing the Fylde coast’s fishing industry is on the brink.
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Save us plea from ghost town street
THIS is the ghost town confronting residents and traders in a once-thriving part of Blackpool.
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Late licence row ongoing
PLANS for a popular bar to open late have hit a stumbling block after it emerged part of the venue might be operating without planning permission.
Campaigners lose phone mast battle
COUNCILLORS have approved a phone mast despite health concerns and letters of objection from neighbours.
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Civic Trust meeting moved
MONDAY’S monthly meeting of Blackpool Civic Trust, with guest speaker Paul Breslin, has a different venue - Central Library, Abingdon Street, at 7pm, instead of the Council Chamber inside the Town Hall.
Tax bill bid to fill empty homes
MEASURES to reduce the number of long-term empty properties in Blackpool will see owners told to pay full council tax in future.
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No pressure to open cockle beds
COCKLERS will not be returning to Lytham’s shoreline for the foreseeable future, it’s been revealed.
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Guitar star in TV talent blast
A MUSICIAN whose popularity rocketed after he was backed by Stephen Fry has revealed how he was asked to audition by Britain’s Got Talent.
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Delays expected on route
COMMUTERS are reminded that work on one of the Fylde coast’s busiest routes has started.
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Just put me behind bars
A ROBBER who confessed to three murders carried out a reign of terror on vulnerable pensioners – because he believed he was better off behind bars.
Chef in pub blaze drama
A CHEF bravely fought a fire which engulfed a pub kitchen – preventing it spreading to the rest of the venue.
Mum calls for veto on petrol plan
A LAYTON mum has hit out at plans to open a petrol station near her home over concerns for her daughter’s health.
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Helping people to get on cycle track
A CYCLING facility has secured a £27,500 Olympic cash boost.
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Hunt for Paige now a murder inquiry
THE father of missing Paige Chivers is clinging to the hope that his precious daughter will get in touch – despite police upgrading their search to a murder investigation.
Child poverty action plan
A PLAN of action to tackle poverty in Blackpool will be set before town hall chiefs next week.
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Mother’s tributes to ‘my babies..my life’ video
“MY HERO”, “best friend”, “my heart” – just some of the tributes paid to four siblings killed in a tragic fire which robbed a family of a future together.
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Mums-to-be light up smoke figures
BLACKPOOL still has the highest rates of women who smoke when they are pregnant.
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Shock as £21,000 left on doorstep
HAVING £21,000 left on your doorstep is the stuff of dreams for most people – but it became an astonishing reality for this St Annes couple.
Arson teen’s ‘bomb’ boast
A 15-year-old arsonist who sparked a massive blaze at Blackpool’s Illuminations depot – causing more than £100,000 of damage – has been locked up for a year.
Mother’s touching tribute to fire death children video
GRIEF was clearly etched on their faces as the devastated family of four siblings who perished in a fire at their home paid a final farewell to their “beautiful babies”.
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