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Fylde coast stage experts create performance studio for pupils

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Fairhaven High School and Conservatoire of Music.'In 1894, architect Henry Littler leased a plot on Clifton Drive, near Lake Road and designed these two semi-detached villas. In 1901, they became the new premises of the Fairhaven High School. They are little changed today.'From the book the Making of Fairhaven by Brian Turner

Find out more about the making of Fairhaven

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Stay Blackpool are calling for the Blackpool Approved Scheme to made compulsory for hotels and B&Bs in the area. Pictured left to right, are Claire Smith, Ian White, Colin Taylor, Helen Mansell and Shirley Hunt

Blackpool B&Bs in drive to boost image with calls for a compulsory accreditation scheme

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Is their a 'special' child in your family who always gets spoiled at Christmas?

One in four parents admit to spending more on one child than their others at Christmas

Business

Blackpool musician's hilarious festive football mash-up goes viral

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Supermarket staff appeal for your help in aid of Fylde coast women's charity

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Met Office issues yellow weather warning for snow and ice for parts of Lancashire

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Former mayor looks back on the past  20 years as she plans to step down

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The hit and run happened in Accrington on November 29.

A hit and run attack on a Lancashire police officer has been caught on camera

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File image of Blackpool Victoria Hospital

‘Don’t bury your dad’: Grieving daughter told to scrap funeral by Vic poison probe police

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Crime More Crime >>

A hit and run attack on a Lancashire police officer has been caught on camera

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File image of Blackpool Victoria Hospital

‘Don’t bury your dad’: Grieving daughter told to scrap funeral by Vic poison probe police

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Blackpool Magistrates' Court

Latest convictions from Blackpool Magistrates' Court - Thursday, December 13, 2018

Crime

The scene in Brisbane Place earlier this afternoon

House taped off and CSI on the scene of 'targeted' stabbing in Anchorsholme

Crime

Former England Under-17s footballer Riccardo Calder, 22, (left) arrives at Birmingham Crown Court, where he was jailed for nine months following a road rage attack on a female friend after she accidentally crashed into his car. Photo credit: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Former England U17s footballer jailed for road rage attack on woman

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Transport More Transport >>

A hit and run attack on a Lancashire police officer has been caught on camera

Crime

Blackpool Transport have enforced an 'emergency diversion' for its 14 service in Fleetwood

'Emergency' bus diversion in Fleetwood due to accident

Transport

Conner Bluck, 12, was seriously injured in a hit and run in Grosvenor Street, Blackpool on Thursday December 6 at 5.50pm.

Blackpool mum urges hit and run driver to 'do the right thing' and hand themselves in to police

Crime

Mark Menzies MP

‘Key step forward’ for M55 link road

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Education More Education >>

Fylde coast stage experts create performance studio for pupils

Business

Flakefleet pupils launch their campaign for Christmas No.1

Cat Smith column: This Brexit shambles is definitely not top of the pops

Politics

Rossall School - MF Mad Night raised meney for the Donna's Dream House charity

Boys’ show stopper raises roof for Donna’s Dream House fund

Education

NAHT president Andy Mellor (L) and general secretary Paul Whiteman (R) pay a visit to Boundary Primary School to congratulate them on their recent TES award nomination for School of the Year. They are pictured with headteacher Suzanne Ashton.

‘This is a school Blackpool can be proud of’ - union boss praised award-tipped Boundary

Education

The hourly funding rate per child in the county's nurseries is 4.30 - private providers say they need 6.10.

Lancashire gets the least nursery school funding in England

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Fylde coast stage experts create performance studio for pupils

Business

Stay Blackpool are calling for the Blackpool Approved Scheme to made compulsory for hotels and B&Bs in the area. Pictured left to right, are Claire Smith, Ian White, Colin Taylor, Helen Mansell and Shirley Hunt

Blackpool B&Bs in drive to boost image with calls for a compulsory accreditation scheme

Business

Is their a 'special' child in your family who always gets spoiled at Christmas?

One in four parents admit to spending more on one child than their others at Christmas

Business

Layla Challoner and Janine Bezance with five-year-old Jack Lloyd, who was donating a teddy to Asda Fleetwoods Christmas Gift Appeal in aid of Fylde Coast Womens Aid.

Supermarket staff appeal for your help in aid of Fylde coast women's charity

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Your Say More Your Say >>

Letters - December 11, 2018

Your Say

Festival Leisure Park on Rigby Road now has new parking signs and camera installed

Boycott leisure park until fine policy lifted!

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Superfast internet

Letters - December 5, 2018

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Breast Implant - SWNS

Letters - December 4, 2018

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Joy Grant stole 13,000 of scratch cards from her employer.

Letters - December 3, 2018

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Politics More Politics >>

Former mayor looks back on the past  20 years as she plans to step down

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Fylde MP Mark Menzies

Lancashire MP Mark Menzies hails 'strong' win for Prime Minister Theresa May

Politics

Theresa May

Prime Minister Theresa May wins vote of no confidence attempt to oust her as Conservative Party leader and PM

Politics

Flakefleet pupils launch their campaign for Christmas No.1

Cat Smith column: This Brexit shambles is definitely not top of the pops

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Environment More Environment >>

Applications went before a town hall committee

Blackpool Council gets tough on waste disposal

Environment

Town Councillor Gordon Harter

Town Council objects to new proposals for housing for over 50s in Garstang

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$Cuadrilla's fracking equipment at Preston New Road$

Fracking supporters reject calls for halt to testing in Lancashire

Business

$The Caudrilla fracking site at at Preston New Road, Little Plumpton.$

Biggest tremor on record at Little Plumpton site forces halt to fracking in Lancashire

Environment

Health More Health >>

File image of Blackpool Victoria Hospital

‘Don’t bury your dad’: Grieving daughter told to scrap funeral by Vic poison probe police

Crime

Rachel Snow-Miller, Director of Commissioning (Learning Disability and Autism), Healthier Lancashire and South Cumbria

People with learning disabilities are missing out on physical health checks

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There are 40,000 adults and children with a learning disability in Lancashire

Housing providers "nervous" about taking tenants with learning disabilities, says Lancashire healthcare boss

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Offbeat More Offbeat >>

Whatever happened to Rover and Felix?

REVEALED: The top ten most popular names for pets in Blackpool

Offbeat

Set of false teeth found at the firm's water recycling centre in Bristol. Photo credit: Wessex Water/PA Wire

Flushed false teeth put bite on water recycling system

Offbeat

Santa Dash in Blackpool

A sea of red as Santa dash arrives at Blackpool Promenade

Offbeat

Mmm... bacon

You shouldn't say "Bringing home the bacon", it's not vegan-friendly

Offbeat

Opinion More Opinion >>

The Ven Michael Everitt, Archdeacon of Lancaster

Archdeacon Michael: Just where do festive traditions come from

Opinion

Flakefleet pupils launch their campaign for Christmas No.1

Cat Smith column: This Brexit shambles is definitely not top of the pops

Politics

Wine for Christmas Day

What is your festive wine?

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