Crime

A former driving instructor has been jailed for 18 years after raping a 14-year-old girl and sexually assaulting a number of his pupils.

The popular karaoke bar Nellie Dean's is open as usual after a fire nearby.

Two years to the day since Jane Tweddle was stolen from her family by an act of terrorism, they unveiled a permanent memorial to her in the beautiful surroundings of Blackpool’s Stanley Park.

Police want to speak to 11 men in connection with a Blackpool FC pitch invasion.

A woman who had been drinking passed out in the street while looking after two babies, a court was told.

Here is the latest round-up of cases from Blackpool Magistrates' Court.

Five more suspected members of an organised crime gang exploiting children and bringing dangerous class A drugs into Blackpool have been arrested.

A former Army officer has been jailed for three years and two months after he spent thousands of pounds watching children being sexually abused, streamed from the Philippines.

A pensioner suffered serious injuries in what police have described as a "nonsensical" attack in a street in south-east London.

Firefighters are investigating what caused a fire in Fleetwood at 5am.

Officers in want to identify a mysterious figure seen in CCTV in Kirkham.

Here is the latest round-up from Blackpool Magistrates' Court.