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Countdown on for big St George’s Day bash in Lytham

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The work ongoing at Blackpool North train station

Anger over rail delays lead to calls for clarity as bosses slam 'unfounded' rumours

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A previous North West Infidels rally on the Flag Market in Preston

Lancashire self-confessed Nazi called for genocide

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Blackpool's Switch-On show in 2017

MTV back again for big Switch-On fun

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RNLI teams help injured woman from beach after fall

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Blackpool children's centres to be affected by £1m cuts

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35 more trains to bring 17,000 extra tourists to our resort

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Blackpool: From the courts 19-04-18

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IN PICTURES: The million pound homes across the Fylde coast

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Blackpool Council leader, Coun Simon Blackburn, is to hold a question and answer session with residents via Facebook.

Chief faces grilling on Facebook

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Lancashire self-confessed Nazi called for genocide

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Blackpool Magistrates Court

Blackpool: From the courts 19-04-18

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This member of the Guardian Angels group was involved with a sting operation which led to the arrest of a man in Fleetwood on suspicion of chilld sex offences.

Arrest sparks fears over halfway houses

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Fund manager Davide Buccheri Outside Hendon Magistrates Court. Photo credit: Helen William/PA Wire

City worker 'posted mocked-up pictures of colleague to porn websites'

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Pain-ravaged man found with 256 cannabis plants in his house in £128k factory bust

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Anger over rail delays lead to calls for clarity as bosses slam 'unfounded' rumours

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Virgin's Pendolino train

35 more trains to bring 17,000 extra tourists to our resort

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Transport incident

Lorry careers up embankment on M55

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Potholes are worse than ever after this winter

Pothole breakdowns soar following harsh winter weather

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Blackpool children's centres to be affected by £1m cuts

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The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with (l-r) Blackpool Council Chief Executive Neil Jack, Bev Robinson OBE and Prof Andrew Atherton from Lancaster University

Council, college, and uni sign deal to boost healthcare across the Fylde coast

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Just one per cent of Blackpool pupils did not get into a preferred primary school.

More Blackpool pupils getting into first choice primary schools

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Mayfield Primary School, St Annes

School told to improve after Ofsted inspection

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Anger over rail delays lead to calls for clarity as bosses slam 'unfounded' rumours

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Virgin's Pendolino train

35 more trains to bring 17,000 extra tourists to our resort

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IN PICTURES: The million pound homes across the Fylde coast

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Blackpool Council leader, Coun Simon Blackburn, is to hold a question and answer session with residents via Facebook.

Chief faces grilling on Facebook

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Blackpool children's centres to be affected by £1m cuts

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Just one per cent of Blackpool pupils did not get into a preferred primary school.

More Blackpool pupils getting into first choice primary schools

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Coun Alastair Humphries with the painted footsteps at the Solaris Centre Steve Roberts from Blackpool Council lays down a marker

Taking steps to tackle Blackpool’s litter problem!

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Course leader Cheryl Pickstock, Chris Hyde and Chris Hackett from North West Ambulance Service at the Lancashire Lifesavers event

You could be a Lancashire Lifesaver

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We want 200 businesses to back LOVEmyBEACH's ReFILL campaign

War on plastic: Here are the Fylde coast businesses backing LOVEmyBEACH's ReFILL campaign

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British Naturisms St Annes Beach Day is being held on May 5

Beach bum crew ready to strip off on St Annes beach!

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Coun Alastair Humphries with the painted footsteps at the Solaris Centre Steve Roberts from Blackpool Council lays down a marker

Taking steps to tackle Blackpool’s litter problem!

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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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Sargent Fitness is opening on Blackpool Business Park. Pictured is Jack Sargent.

Lift-off for top of the range gym

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Don't let stress get the better of you

Don't let stress take control of your life

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Its Fun Run time again along Blackpool Promenade!

It’s Fun Run time again along Blackpool Promenade!

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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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Michael Parkinson with Judi Dench on his show in 2004

Parky: Men feel under threat for the merest indication they might be flirting

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A petition received more than 4,800 supporters.

Bell End saved after residents petition to keep street's historic name

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Fortnite Battle Royale

Fortnite Battle Royale - Why a computer game has turned into an obsession for Lancashire kids

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Opinion More Opinion >>

The Thing Is with Steve Canavan

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Roy Edmonds

A Word In Your Ear - April 19, 2018

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The Ven Michael Everitt, Archdeacon of Lancaster

Column: Playing the name game

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