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Dingle bells, Dingle bells... Dingle all the way in Blackpool at Christmas

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Fracking is controversial

Fracking halted after tremor near Blackpool

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Dr. Michele Lawty-Jones says Lancashire is not creating a two-tier careers service.

Careers advice: will every Lancashire school pupil get the "gold standard"?

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The county will continue to use a controversial weedkiller, but is investigating alternatives.

Cancer case weedkiller will not be banned by Lancashire County Council

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'Period poverty' investigation launched amidst call for Lancashire schoolgirls to be supplied with free sanitary products

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Blackpool roadwork ‘could cause gridlock’

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Healthier for trip

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The quick way to find love

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Ashleigh Wild, Miss Lancashire International 2019 finalist in the UK Power Pageant'Pic: Hannah Furness Photography

Miss Lancashire International Ashleigh Wild will compete for a national crown in June

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Lord Street, Blackpool

Witnesses to Blackpool attack sought by police

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Crime More Crime >>

Witnesses to Blackpool attack sought by police

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Blackpool Magistrates Court

Latest convictions from Blackpool's court - Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Crime

The Man was recorded by other passengers. Picture: David Lawrence/PA Wire

Ryanair racist abuse: Man filmed racially abusing woman identified

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Blackpool Magistrates Court

‘Possessed’ man punched his mum repeatedly during 'sustained attack'

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The passenger on Ryanair flight FR015 from Barcelona to London Stansted who launched a racist tirade against the woman in the seat next to him. (Credit: David Lawerence)

This is why the man who filmed the racist incident on a Ryanair flight didn't intervene - and he doesn't regret it

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Transport More Transport >>

Blackpool roadwork ‘could cause gridlock’

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Traffic lights failure caused long delays

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Yeadon Way, Blackpool

Key Blackpool road to be closed for three weeks

Transport

Train travel

Delays on train services between Blackpool and Preston

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Education More Education >>

Careers advice: will every Lancashire school pupil get the "gold standard"?

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New figures show that 18 per cent of state secondary pupils in Blackpool were classed as persistently absent in first two terms of last year

Thousands of children regularly missing from Blackpool's schools last year

Education

Pictured left to right: Lecturers Kim Hollin and Bernice Taylor and former Runshaw College students Jennifer McGillivray and Leigh Massam at the hate crime conference at Chorley Town Hall

Runshaw College takes a lead on reporting of hate crimes

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St Kentigerns Primary School on Newton Drive

Blackpool school wins fight to build elevated playground to 'battle obesity'

Education

Alex and Scarlet Strachan, Charlie Holmes, Sophie Wade, Poppie Louise Hobbs, Eva Worral, and Lilie McIver

Fleetwood pupil names rabbit at foot of founder

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Business More Business >>

Fracking halted after tremor near Blackpool

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Yeadon Way, Blackpool

Blackpool roadwork ‘could cause gridlock’

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The supermarket apologised and said incidents of mould were "very rare"

Lidl sorry for mould in rice after customer complains of finding 'cooked mouse'

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Aldi staff

More jobs to be created as Aldi expand in Lancashire, but what can employees expect?

Business

Your Say More Your Say >>

Letters - October 23, 2018

Your Say

Letters - October 22, 2018

Your Say

$A fracking well$

It's better to use our own fracked gas than import it from overseas

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Kindertransport: Should we take in more child refugees today?

We should let in more child refugees to this country

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$What do you think of fracking?$

Fracking protesters: Jail was no place for honourable men

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Politics More Politics >>

Cancer case weedkiller will not be banned by Lancashire County Council

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County Cllr Nikki Hennessy told members of a traumatic time when she was a teenager.

'Period poverty' investigation launched amidst call for Lancashire schoolgirls to be supplied with free sanitary products

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Hundreds of thousands turned out for the Peoples Vote march on Saturday, which was backed by Alistair Campbell, left

Alastair Campbell: ‘Why Brexit will be worst in the North West’

Politics

The Lateo Boutique on Lytham Road

'The town centre would be a better location to open a bar or pub' - Noise fears over Blackpool cocktail bar bid

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Environment More Environment >>

Fracking is controversial

Fracking halted after tremor near Blackpool

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Set the heating to ON

Temperatures to drop sharply after spell of unusually warm weather

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Autumn in Stanley Park

REVEALED: Plans to plant 10,000 new trees in Blackpool over 10 years

Environment

Barbara Fish denies assaulting a security guard outside the Cuadrilla gas exploration site where protests have continued since drilling started

Anti-fracking protester accused of ‘pulling out guard’s beard’ to face trial

Environment

Health More Health >>

The county will continue to use a controversial weedkiller, but is investigating alternatives.

Cancer case weedkiller will not be banned by Lancashire County Council

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County Cllr Nikki Hennessy told members of a traumatic time when she was a teenager.

'Period poverty' investigation launched amidst call for Lancashire schoolgirls to be supplied with free sanitary products

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A shopper who collapsed in Home Bargains being helped into A&E at Blackpool Victoria Hospital

Ambulance service gets £6.6m for new vehicles ahead of busy winter period

Health

Offbeat More Offbeat >>

Excavator machine operator Darren Hickman (left) and site foreman Dai Davies

Digger driver found woolly mammoth tusk during motorway work

Offbeat

Scare Kingdom

Halloween: Here are the top scare attractions you can visit in Lancashire 2018

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The company sells a range of men and womens flatulence clothing, including jeans, underwear and pyjamas (Photo: Shutterstock)

These £100 jeans could save your marriage..

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Meghan and Harry

Meghan and Harry expecting baby in Spring 2019

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Opinion More Opinion >>

Tuscany

Wine: Why you ‘chiant’ turn up your nose at Chianti now

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Harry & Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex

Harry and Meghan; do the Duke and Duchess of Sussex represent unrealistic life goals?

Opinion

Make up

How to keep your make-up on all day

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