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Sadistic killers will never be released from prison

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Police vans in Blackpool town centre this evening. Photo: Facebook

Police hail member of public after man is talked down from top of Blackpool car park

Crime
Howard Beaumont

‘Mr Scarborough’ heads west for anniversary organ concert

Music
Trampolene to play Bootleg Social on Friday

A spring in their step as Trampolene head north

Music

Blackpool investment firm to lose name

Business

Fylde language firm's eastern promise

Business

Graduate 'Gunned down in revenge attack for helping convict rape gang'

Crime

Fracking will 'industrialise' countryside claim

Business
Mark Meechan who was fined 800 for filming a pet dog giving Nazi salutes and posting the footage online. Photo credit: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

'Nazi pug' man launches £100,000 fundraiser to appeal against conviction

Crime
Crown Court

Woman who caused death of Fleetwood moped rider, 19, in Lancaster crash gets unpaid work

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Sadistic killers will never be released from prison

Crime
Police vans in Blackpool town centre this evening. Photo: Facebook

Police hail member of public after man is talked down from top of Blackpool car park

Crime
Ronke Badru (left) and Wendy Badru, the mother and half sister of Abraham Badru who was shot dead on Ferncliff Road in Hackney on March 25, at Ronke's home in Hackney. Photo credit: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire

Graduate 'Gunned down in revenge attack for helping convict rape gang'

Crime
Mark Meechan who was fined 800 for filming a pet dog giving Nazi salutes and posting the footage online. Photo credit: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

'Nazi pug' man launches £100,000 fundraiser to appeal against conviction

Crime
Crown Court

Woman who caused death of Fleetwood moped rider, 19, in Lancaster crash gets unpaid work

Crime

Transport More Transport >>

Coun Derek Robertson on Osborne Road

Permit scheme to tackle parking woes in parts of Blackpool's tourism area

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Ongoing works close to the Devonshire Road bridge

Lane closure set for Devonshire Road from TONIGHT

Transport
We all want to avoid the glare when driving

Why you could face a HUGE fine if you wear sunglasses while driving

Transport

Education More Education >>

Staff and pupils from Boundary Primary are celebrating after being nominated in the TES Awards for Primary School of the Year. Pictured is headteacher Suzanne Ashton with pupil Emily Taylor.

Blackpool school in running to be named best in country

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Twins Haydn Astbury (R) and Sam Astbury (L), aged 11, have both been accepted to prestigious ballet schools.

Ballet brothers set sights on stardom

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Youngsters at Revoe Learning Academy in Blackpool with two of the chicks that have hatched at the school

PICTURES: Reception youngsters at Blackpool school watch chicks hatch inside incubator

Education
St John Vianneys Catholic Primary School

Ofsted in praise for Blackpool school

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Business More Business >>

Blackpool investment firm to lose name

Business
Language Insights' HQ at Kirkham

Fylde language firm's eastern promise

Business
Cuadrilla's fracking rig at Preston New Road

Fracking will 'industrialise' countryside claim

Business

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Politics More Politics >>

Lancashire Police to pull out of North West Motorway Policing Group

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MP Cat Smith

MP says potholes are costing Fleetwood motorists dear

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Michael Daley, 66, was refused permanent residence in the UK in 2015, despite living in Blackpool since he was a toddler and both parents being born in Lancashire.

‘I feared I’d be deported after 60 years here’

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Jeremy Corbyn

Labour to press ahead with new public holiday plans

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Environment More Environment >>

Cuadrilla's fracking rig at Preston New Road

Fracking will 'industrialise' countryside claim

Business
The Hand and Dagger junction as seen in a Google image

Fracking inquiry hears of potential dangers from 'juggernauts'

Business
Staff at SEA LIFE Blackpool have conjured up an aquatic tribute for World Circus Day...an underwater Big Top for the clown fish!

Life really is a circus for fish at Blackpool Sealife Centre

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Health More Health >>

Midfielder John Welsh with Jorgie Rae Griffiths and her family at the Preston North End match against Norwich City

WATCH: Date set for Jorgie Rae Griffiths's second dose of neuroblastoma treatment in America

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Six-year-old Olivia Wilson from Catterall is cutting her hair off to raise funds for her friend Phoebe and cousin Jack.

Selfless Liv is a cut above the rest

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Mark Neath with his medal

Heat was on for Fylde's marathon stars

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Offbeat More Offbeat >>

Gulliver's World, Warrington

Gulliver's are calling all married couples to Gulliver's World, Warrington

Offbeat
The Shyte home page. The name is an acronym for 'seriously helps you to energise"

Canadian chocolatier Shyte goes viral for hilarious name

Offbeat
Alexa Sterchele with her parents

Toddler is caught on camera having a spot of difficulty with the word 'goldfish'

Offbeat
Bruce Goodridge took this picture of a blow-up doll during a beach clean in St Annes. He said it was 'something a bit different'.

Blow up doll is one of ‘strangest finds ever’ on St Annes beach

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Opinion More Opinion >>

Archdeacon of Lancaster, wearing red and white, praying during his parachute jump

Column: Day I jumped out of a plane

Opinion
Pam and Emily with their runner bean chutney in the new BBC2 show Top of the Shops with Tom Kerridge

Top of the Shop with Tom Kerridge - A flop from top to bottom

TV and Film

REV RON GREENALL: Pictures capture a real revolution

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