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This is the moment an armed robber threatened a Fylde coast takeaway worker with a pickaxe all for just £45. Pictured is Andrew Sergeant in Rossall Road, Cleveleys in March this year

Watch the moment man threatened takeaway worker with pickaxe for £45

Fleetwood man, 47, charged with multiple offences after crashing car into house in Princess Street, Blackpool

Man, 47, charged with multiple offences after crashing car into house

Andrew Sergeant confronted a staff member at a takeaway on Rossall Road, Cleveleys brandishing the pickaxe and claiming he was owed money for contractor work he had previously done at the premises.

Man who threatened takeaway worker in pickaxe robbery jailed

Luke Bagshaw has been sentenced for punching a man in the face outside the Clarence pub on Preston New Road, Blackpool and leaving him with catastrophic head injuries

Thug who punched man in pub car park left victim with lifelong injury

20-year-old Jensen Westhead, of Hatfield Close, Thornton was found dead at the Avalon Hotel on December 5, 2024, the day after he arrived in the United Arab Emirates after flying in from Manchester Airport.

Mum of drugs mule, 20, who died in Dubai hotel on trial over his death

Blackpool's world famous Golden Mile

Couple sent by drug lords to peddle heroin in Blackpool face courts

Blackpool Victoria Hospital doctor Surrayya Najeeb struck off over concerns for patient safety

Demoted Blackpool Vic doctor struck off over patient safety concerns

Bailey Lister with one of the rescue owls

Coroner's verdict on death of animal lover, 22, who was trolled online

A Fylde coast man has pleaded guilty to causing the death of 29-year-old Thomas Pritchard in a crash in Lytham in 2025.

Man, 21, pleads guilty to causing death of NHS worker 2025 crash

Finlay Cross-Adair was taken to hospital with serious injuries after he was involved in a crash on the A6 near Lancaster at around 5.10pm on October 5, 2023

Former Fleetwood Town player pleads guilty in court to drug offence

Tony Joynes (inset bottom), 47, was murdered by his cellmate Shaun Newton (inset top) while serving a 15-year sentence at HMP Garth for wounding with intent. His killer has been jailed for life and told he must serve a minimum of 34 years

Prisoner who murdered cellmate in prison gets life behind bars

Blackpool South MP Chris Webb with his wife and son after winning the Blackpool South parliamentary seat with the third biggest swing from the Conservatives to Labour at a by-election since the Second World War.

'Genuine fear and anxiety' - MP hits out as harasser punished by court

Michelle Barlow was found in Stanley Park

Mum, 43, found dead in Stanley Park by an early morning dog walker

'Appalling betrayal' - Ex-funeral director stole ring from dead Lancashire Priest

'Appalling betrayal' - Ex-funeral director stole ring from dead Priest

Mother-of-three Emma Dennison, who described herself to probation officers as a “regular shoplifter” was part of a gang-of-four, which included Anthony Lynch, who targeted the B&M store in Blackpool.

Meet the shoplifters who attacked B&M worker over £130 of food & booze

Funny Girls Blackpool issues update after disgraced associate and councillor Jason Zadrozny convicted of fraud

Breaking Funny Girls issues update after disgraced associate convicted of fraud
“Jason Zadrozny had previous involvement with Funny Girls, which ended on 21 September 2026.”
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All 33 people charged with a part in huge £6.6M Blackpool drug network with links to Middle East & Asia named

All 33 people charged with a part in huge £6.6M drug network named

Security guard at B&M in Blackpool shares horror at brutal attack by shoplifting gang he tried to stop

Security guard shares horror at shoplifting gang's brutal attack

RSPCA prosecute Blackpool man sentenced for illegally fighting cockerels after fighting pit found at Lytham stables

Breaking Man in court for illegally fighting cockerels after fighting pit found

Jason Zadrozny, who is also known as Jason Bland, is the co-founder and director of The Good Company Group, connected to the Iconic Blackpool drag venue Funny Girls following the sale and retirement of legendary Blackpool-businessman Basil Newby in May this year.

New Funny Girls boss warned he may face jail time over fraud scandal

A man has been arrested in connection with shoplifting offences in Hucknall and Bulwell. Photo: Nottinghamshire Police

Update in case of ex-PC son of top cop charged with child sex offences

Ex-Royal gardener & advisor to King Charles, Andrew David Mellin, from Blackpool was sentenced to 12 months in prison suspended for 12 months after he attempted to engage in sexual communications with a child

Ex-Royal gardener from Blackpool sentenced over sexual messages to boy

Preston Coroner's Court

Grandmother’s inquest adjourned after new evidence submitted

Appearing at Preston Crown Court Hegarty was handed a 10-month custodial sentence suspended for 12 months, as well as to 100 hours of unpaid work.

Meet the £70K benefits cheat caught out in Facebook engagement post

West Yorkshire drug dealers sent to Blackpool to peddle heroin and crack cocaine caught after 2 days in resort

Dealers sent to Blackpool to sell drugs caught after 2 days in resort

A benefit cheat who falsely claimed more than £70,000 by saying he was single - was caught out by a Facebook post which showed him proposing to his partner.

£70K benefits cheat caught in Facebook post proposing to partner

Lancashire Cardiac Centre. Photo: Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Hospital plans to reduce patient risk after coroner's fear over death
The measures have been taken by the Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust following a Prevention of Future Deaths report issued by Blackpool’s senior coroner Alan Wilson.
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Well-known former Garstang equestrian boss Geoffrey Green jailed for historic indecent assault in 1990s

Former equestrian boss jailed for sexual assault in early 1990s

The employment tribunal was held in Manchester

Fylde coast children's home worker wins sex discrimination tribunal

Woman, 28, charged with theft from Spar, Tesco Express, Bourne Newsagents and the Co-Op in Thornton

Woman, 28, charged with six counts of theft from four Thornton shops

Publican Mark Tindill brutally killed Blackpool Market stallholder Lisa Chadderton, 44, in the flat they shared above Gillepsies, the pub he ran in Topping Street, Blackpool on November 27, 2017

Cold-blooded Blackpool murderer & former pub landlord dies behind bars

B&M in Princess Road, Cleveleys

Man, 29, charged with stealing £300 of goods from B&M Bargains

Builder, 42, convicted of stalking and crashing car in 100mph police chase on M55 in Blackpool jailed

I found out the woman I love was on an adult site. That’s why I did it

Blackpool paedophile told by judge he is in 'Last Chance Saloon' after flouting ban on Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat & WhatsApp

Paedophile in 'Last Chance Saloon' after flouting social media ban

Preston Crown Court. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard

Danger posed by man in court for kidnapping two women to be accessed

Married man Gary Hawkins, 65, from Cleveleys has appeared in court after almost 100 indecent images of children were found on his laptop. PIC: Dominic Lipinski/PA WireWire

Man, 65, found with almost 100 indecent images of children on laptop

Inquest set to probe the death of eight-day-old baby delivered by c-section at Blackpool Victoria Hospital

Death of baby family fear was let down by Blackpool Vic to be probed

A generic photo of a male nurse caring for an elderly patient (PHOTO BY: Getty Images)

Nurse struck off for sexual harassing and bullying colleagues

HMP Lancaster Farms will see places increase from 584 to 824, with cells equipped with modern security features such as reinforced windows to tackle threats like drones carrying contraband.

Lancashire prison expansion will see capacity boosted by more than 40%

'You've been warned' - Sex offender, 74, caught breaching sexual harm prevention order at Preston Crown Court

'You have been warned' - Sex offender, 74, caught breaching order

Man died at Blackpool Victoria Hospital after passer-by found him slumped against wall struggling to breathe

Man slumped against wall struggling to breathe died at Blackpool Vic

'He snapped' - Blackpool builder assaulted his ex-partner in a jealous rage

'He snapped' - Builder assaulted his ex-partner in a jealous rage

Former Man City midfielder and ex-Fleetwood Town manager Joey Barton could remain in prison until 2027

Ex-Fleetwood Town manager could remain in prison until 2027

Man blackmailed venues including Blackpool's Joe Longthorne Theatre in bid to cancel Katie Hopkins shows

Man found guilty of blackmailing venues to cancel Katie Hopkins shows

Matthew DuPlessis lied about hit & run after causing girlfriend Charlotte Dodd's death following Blackpool trip

Man jailed for causing death of girlfriend after lying about hit & run

Drunk lied about £2k loss & dead mum to get into home of woman he sexually assaulted

Drunk lied about dead mum to enter home of woman he sexually assaulted

A nightmare property used for drug dealing and storing stolen property in All Saints Road, St Annes has been slapped with a closure order.

Nightmare property slapped with three month closure order by police

Man who admitted harassing Blackpool South MP appears in court

Damian Atherton died at his home in Chapel Road.

Coroner probes rare sudden death of Blackpool company director, 47,

Absi Ahmed, 17, was a student at Blackpool Sixth Form and a member of Fylde Cricket Club in Poulton

Coroner rules on tragic death of much-loved Poulton 17-year-old

Van driver who rammed police car caused £10k of damage after high-speed chase through busy Blackpool streets

Van driver rammed police car after high-speed chase through Blackpool

Meet the drug dealing brothers James and Steve Allen 'with aspirations' to run the Blackpool drug scene

Meet the drug dealing brothers who wanted to run Blackpool drug scene

Registered sex offender Frazer McDonald from Pilling has been jailed after indecent images of children and extreme pornography were found on devices belonging to him.

Sex offender found with indecent child images and extreme porn jailed

Drug dealer who had ambitions to be the Mr Big of Blackpool jailed after police found £100k of 'stock'

Dealer who had ambitions to be the Mr Big of Blackpool jailed

E-bike rider for “Smoked Premiums” caught pedalling cannabis on the streets of Blackpool jailed

E-bike rider caught pedalling cannabis around the streets of Blackpool

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