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Town centre buildings could make way for new Blackpool scheme

A cluster of buildings in Blackpool town centre could be demolished to make way for modern development.

Business

Sex club burns incident investigated by Blackpool licensing chiefs

Licensing chiefs have examined CCTV footage from a Blackpool sex club after a customer claimed to have received serious burns during a performance.

Business

The supermarket put up prices by 11% on average

Tesco raises prices on more than 1,000 products in two weeks

Tesco has increased prices on more than 1,000 products in the past two weeks, including staples such as bananas, cheese, pasta and jam, new internal documents seen by PA show.

Business

Wendy & Dave Beaty at last year's festival (JPIMedia)

Garstang Ice Cream Festival 2019: Where to park following last year's road chaos

Garstang Ice Cream Festival returns for its second year.

Traffic and Travel

Olly Ashton, auctioneer at Regent Auctions with the turnstile

Bloomfield Road turnstile to be auctioned to help pay for vandalism repairs at AFC Blackpool.

A historic turnstile from Bloomfield Road is set to be auctioned off at The Regent to help repair the damage done by vandals at non-league side AFC Blackpool.

Business

Martin Wigley and Stewart Case of Jones Harris with Fleetwood Trust'Chairman, Lord Tom McNally. The accountancy firm have donated 1,000 to the Trust's windows appeal.

Firm donates £1,000 to Fleetwood project's windows appeal

An appeal to help restore a former Fleetwood hospital building has been given a lift with a £1,000 donation.

Business

Blackpool recruitment specialist launches Job Doctors scheme

A new Blackpool scheme has been launched to offer to offer pre-employment training and recruitment solutions to people who wanted to work.

Business

Britain is set to team up with Sweden to develop the combat air technology of the future.

BAE Systems which employs more than 10,000 in Lancashire is to work in partnership with Swedish aircraft maker SAAB in developing new technology which will upgrade Typhoon and the Swede's Gripen jets, but also feed into the new 6th Generation fighter, Tempest project.

Business

Lil Beatz has launched its own dance clothing range

Blackpool streetdance duo launch their own fashion brand

A Blackpool dance school business is hoping it has success all sewn up - after launching its own fashion brand.

Business

Here is how Lancashire Women in Blackpool and Preston will support vulnerable women through online and digital support

Lancashire Women has been awarded a grant from the National Lottery Community Fund’s new Digital Fund.

Business

Blackpool kebab house punished for illegal 'Just Eat' sales

A Blackpool take-away has been stripped of its late night licence after its owner made thousands of pounds from illegal sales in the early hours of the morning.

Business

Rregional director for Northern, Chris Jackson with Sweep, creative curator Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Richard Cadell with Sooty and coun Gillian Campbell.

Blackpool Illuminations meet 'Northern Lights' as new light technology set to put resort 'back on the map' as world leading in light attractions

Blackpool’s Illuminations will welcome the ‘Northern Lights’ this year – as the beleaguered rail firm looks to make amends for months of chaos on the trains.

Business

Creative curator Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen shares his vision on a new 'era' for Blackpool Illuminations

Blackpool Illuminations competition: Here is how you can submit your design

Could you be the one to have your name immortalised in bright lights as a creator of one of Blackpool's famous Illuminations?

Business

Illuminations preview at Lightworks - Richard Cadell and Sooty

Sooty comes home to Blackpool with a new place on the Golden Mile for Illuminations 2019

Children’s TV longest running puppet, Sooty, first discovered in Blackpool more than 50 years ago, will take pride of place on the Golden Mile this year as part of a new large-scale Illumination display.

Business

Here are the most popular boutique dress shops in Lancashire

If you are after a new look, why not check out these independent dress shops?

Business

The council hopes to invest in Blackpool town centre

Council poised to invest in town centre 'for benefit of the local economy'

Blackpool Council could be set to make an investment into the town centre - but details of the spending are being kept under wraps.

Business

An artists impression of how the new bingo hall will look

New £7m bingo hall gets go ahead in Blackpool

A £7m bingo hall is set to open in Blackpool next summer after the scheme was given the go ahead on appeal.

Business

The Red Arrows fly the BAE Systems-built Hawk

Lancashire MP in call to invest in replacement for the Hawk aircraft

A Lancashire MP has urged the Government to invest in the next generation of fast jet training aircraft.

Business

$Cuadrilla has applied to the Environment Agency to use nitrogen lifting to aid the fracking process at Preston new Road$

Fracking firm in bid to change licence at Lancashire site

Shale gas company Cuadrilla has applied to the Environment Agency to allow a new chemical in its bid to extract gas from under the Lancashire countryside.

Business