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Claw hammer armed robbery attack at off-licence

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Andrew Shorrock outside Preston's magistrates' court, where he has served for 40 years

Lancashire's longest serving magistrate retires today on his 70th birthday

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Blackpool Magistrates Court

Exploding lighter fuel can left teen needing skin graft

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Joseph Isaacs, 40, who has been found guilty at Taunton Crown Court of attempted murder after attacking 96-year-old D-Day veteran Jim Booth with a claw hammer and leaving him for dead. Photo credit: Avon and Somerset Police/PA

D-Day veteran who survived hammer attack says: Worse things happen at sea

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Hacker Grant West, 26, who has been jailed for more than 10 years after he carried out attacks on a string of top companies before flogging customers' data on the dark web. Photo credit: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire

'One-man cyber crime wave' who hacked top firms and sold data on dark web jailed

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Transport More Transport >>

Train users are facing a fifth day of problems on Northern services

Frustrated rail users suffer fifth day of delays and cancellations on Northern network

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Fares on Blackpool buses are going up

Rising costs prompt Blackpool Transport fares increase

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Ticket prices on Blackpool Transport buses are going up from June 3.

Blackpool Transport announces 10p fare increase

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Education More Education >>

Cuts will hit deaf children in Blackpool

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Coun Roberts and Coun Stansfield with pupils in the polytunnel

Blackpool pupils learn how to grow their own food

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Paul Maynard (centre) becomes a defibrillator champion

MP backs call for life-saving equipment in every school

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St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Carnival Club

Crafting their way to the Carnival

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GBBO star Katie Lyon judges a baking competition at Blackpool Sixth Form college in aid of Trinity Hospice. She is pictured with catering manager Sue Flynn, events officer Fay Stone, head of admissions Jon Mcleod, events officer Nichola Coleman and Sheila Swann from Trinity Hospice.

Bake Off star cooks up a storm

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Business More Business >>

Shops link up for Blackpool town centre fun day

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Opening of new ride Icon at Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Icon proof that Blackpool is the ‘Mecca’ for rollercoaster enthusiasts

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Coun Gillian Campbell, Blackpool South MP Gordon Marsden and Gill Mathison of Create Developments at the Hampton by Hilton hotel

VIP tour of new Blackpool hotel

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Stuart Robinson of Class Decor, Blackpool

Blackpool decorator painting a brighter future

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Politics More Politics >>

Cuts will hit deaf children in Blackpool

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The Lancashire Post review of David Icke's talk was welcomed on his website davidicke.com

David Icke tells it like it is - and all is not what it seems

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Top: The proposed new conference centre for Blackpool

Blackpool Council to invest more cash in £25m conference centre project - but how much?

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Labour MP for Blackpool South, Gordon Marsden

Probation staff set for protest by the Tower in Blackpool

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Environment More Environment >>

An artists impression of the new cafe area at Anchorsholme Park

Work is set to begin to build new play area for Anchorsholme Park

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The flat belonging to Christine Casey on Troutbeck Crescent which the council have proposed to knock down. She is pictured with neighbour Margaret Edwards (right)

Dismay at Blackpool homes demolition plan

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Shale gas firm Cuadrilla has put in a legal bid to curtail protests at its drill site

Fracking firm in law bid to cut protests

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Cuadrilla's drill ring at Preston New Road

Anti-fracking campainger's long distance protest

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Health More Health >>

The trust that run the Harbour mental health facility in Blackpool 'requires improvement', according to CQC inspectors.

'Not safe, not effective, not well led': Mental health services told to improve after damning inspection

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Paul Maynard (centre) becomes a defibrillator champion

MP backs call for life-saving equipment in every school

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Blackpool Victoria Hospital

Patient diaries are a hit at Blackpool Victoria Hospital

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Offbeat More Offbeat >>

Willow's Force Free Grooming, in Blackpool

The best dog grooming salons in Lancashire

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KFC's limited edition commemorative bucket

Royal chicken bucket or Meghan swimsuit? Souvenirs aplenty as big day approaches

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WhatsApp

Opening this WhatsApp 'text bomb' could crash your phone

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Tara spent around 15 minutes in the pool

Asian elephant taking a dip caught on camera at Blackpool Zoo

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Opinion More Opinion >>

Self-service checkouts are one of people's top wastes of time.

Andy Mitchell from Radio Wave - May 24, 2018

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The Thing Is with Steve Canavan

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Roy Edmonds

A Word In Your Ear - May 24, 2018

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