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Maggie Oldham, who joined Blackpool Teaching Hospitals as chief executive in April, said she did not intend to “shy away from the challenges and concerns surrounding the Trust”.

New hospital boss opens up on Vic's "history of safety issues"

Applewood Cafe in Orchard Road, St Annes was closed today (Sunday, September 15) after a break-in overnight

Police investigate break-in at popular cafe

Lytham St Annes RNLI announced the death of volunteer crew member Josh Willder who joined their lifeboat crew in 2019

Heartbreaking tributes after tragic death of lifeboat crewman

Deborah Contessa aka The Cemetery Lady.

I'm a gothic graveyard tour guide...I love telling tales of the dead

The new mural in Fleetwood by artists Chritian Fenn (Seca) and Haley Garner (Halo)

Artist's new mural is part of bold project to help regenerate town

The three nations that will compete in this year’s World Fireworks Championship in Blackpool have been unveiled.

Finland next to compete on stage at World Firework Championships

A fit and healthy Shaun Magee (left) and how he looks now as failimg health starts to take its toll.

We've had to start a fundraiser to try and bring my ill husband home

Nile Rodgers and CHIC - who headlined Lytham Festival in 2022 - are returning to the Fylde coast with a show at Blackpool's Winter Gardens.

Returning to the Fyde coast: music legend Nile Rodgers is coming back

Residents on the Fylde coast have had plenty to say about the price rise of the new 2025 seasonal pass for Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort

'Make the Pleasure Beach free to walk round again & charge per ride'

Disturbances in Blackpool on Saturday August 3

Blackpool to receive part of £15m Community Recovery Fund after riots

E-bike siezed by Lancashire Police

E-bike rider clad in black arrested after weaving through traffic

Plans to open a children's home in a bungalow on Keepers Way, Thornton, have been refused. Picture; Google

Planners reject proposals to turn bungalow into a children's home

Jungle Mania is a soft play centre for children up to the age of 11.

Ball pits, swings & slides galore as soft play Jungle Mania opens

Youngest child of the UK's biggest family has now started school

Fylde and Wyre roadworks starting between Sept 16-22

Major roadworks starting on the Fylde during the rest of the week

17 play areas on the Fylde Coast to take your kids on a miserable day

Looking for a place to take your kids on a miserable afternoon this winter? Here are some of the best play areas and activity centres on the Fylde Coast.

Vanessa Sims

Some of the Lancashire businesses given new food hygiene ratings.

19 businesses given new food hygiene ratings with some rated one

Scary actors are needed for Halloween at Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort

Journey to Hell is looking for scare actors at Pleasure Beach

Dr Barabra Kneale is a regular protester againt the controversial landfill operation at Jameson Road, Fleetwood

Landfill campaigner told to sit down at full council meeting

More police officers off work due to suspensions in Lancashire

More Lancashire cops suspended from duty this year, new figures show

A voter placing a ballot paper in the ballot box. PIC: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

42 people turned away from polling stations for having no voter ID

A pharmacist stocking shelves at a chemist

Number of pharmacies in Lancs declining as 16 close in last two years

Tony O'Neill has been jailed for a total of seven years at Preston Crown Court

Former Fylde Coast councillor jailed for rape and assault

Morecambe's Grovenor Park Primary School

This is NOT a drill, school is on lockdown there is a man with a knife

Teachers Jimmy (Will Mellor) and Dani (Kara Tointon) get into trouble on a school trip in the new series of Channel 5 anthology drama The Teacher (Picture: Channel 5)

The Teacher review: A shoddy, unbelievable tale of torrid teachers

More than 50 undercover vape stings carried out in Lancashire.

Undercover vape sting in Lancashire led to shock and disappointment

Jenny Ryan – better known as the dream-crushing brainbox The Vixen on the hit ITV quiz The Chase – breaks away from teatime telly and invites you to an evening of song, storytelling and even some showbiz secrets.

The Vixen star of ITV's The Chase set to bring show to Lancashire

TV favourite Jenny Ryan otherwise known as The Vixen on The Chase is bringing her one woman show to Lancashire.

Vanessa Sims

BBC Radio 2 DJ Scott Mills talks Celebrity Race Across the World

Celebrity reporter Aimee Seddon brings you entry one of her Strictly Come Dancing diary

Celeb reporter Aimee Seddon brings you her Strictly Come Dancing diary

Rated 4 on November 2.

The 3 places to stay in Lancashire named named among the UK's best

RSPCA cats and dogs in need of new homes including ginger cat Toffee and Boxer dog Marvel (pictured above).

Meet the adorable RSPCA animals in need of a home

It will be great to move forward and relive so much of it on the tour

Evie Smith a Year 6 pupil at Kincraig Primary School in Bispham, went to school for the first day of the new term only to be told she would have to go home because of her hair style which she dyed in readiness for a Melanie Martinez concert. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard

I think allowing kids to dye hair at school is taking rules too far

Police and ambulance crews were called to reports of an assault at the Astor Hotel in Lord Street, North Shore at around 8.25pm on Thursday (September 12)

53-year-old arrested after woman assaulted at Blackpool hotel

Blackpool Symphony Orchestra

Blackpool Symphony Orchestra to perform Last Night of the Proms

Blackpool celebrities Lucy Fallon (left) and Charlotte Dawson (right) at the National Television Awards 2024. Credit: Getty

Pregnant Lancashire stars Lucy Fallon & Charlotte Dawson wow at NTAs

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NHS Trust aims to raise the awareness of Sepsis

Lightpool festival 2023 - including this installation, Spin a Yarn

All you need to know about Lightpool as illuminated wonderland arrives

Adam Bodi, 16, and Umar Mahmood, 18, died in hospital after a crash in Chain Caul Way, Preston on Tuesday evening. Credit: Penwortham Priory Academy

Tributes to Freddie Flintoff's Fields of Dreams star killed in crash

Mike Dowson of Turtle Defib Cabinets at Rivington Pike where a new defibrillator has just been installed thanks to local campaigning efforts.

We're proud to install a defib at Rivington Pike following dad’s death

Jim Barnes, 70, was described as a ‘happy, caring man with an infectious laugh’

Tributes to former traffic cop killed in motorcycle crash

Police have cordoned off Lord Street in Fleetwood after a pedestrian was hit by a car.

Police close road in Fleetwood after pedestrian hit by car

Tom Moss who has been left with a hole in his leg after developing a rare injury four years after a car crash

"I am left with a hole in my leg " - warning graphic images

Blackpool South MP Chris Webb

‘I will fight for vulnerable pensioners’ says Blackpool MP Chris Webb

Scenes from last year’s Torchlight Procession

Five things to do next week in and around Lancashire

This little duo brought their bucket and spade to the beach

Two Lancashire beaches named amongst UK's 'most Instagrammable'

Fylde planning applications validated between Sept 2 and Sept 8

Latest planning applications in Lytham St Annes, Warton & Newton

Joyce Watts (left) and Joan enjoy the Winter Gardens again.

Joyce celebrates 100th birthday at ballroom where she met her husband

New parking plans proposed for St Walburgas Road have caused some concerns

Fears that new parking restrictions on busy road will cause 'chaos'

James Hayton with two cod during the official opening event of Fleetwood's Neptune Fish and Seafood Processing Park

Official opening of £8m Neptune Fish and Seafood Processing Park

A person smoking a cigarette outdoors in a pub. PIC: Yui Mok/PA Wire

I think a smoking ban is a good idea… if you want to kill pubs off

Winter fuel payments will be cut this year

How Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde MPs voted over winter fuel payment cut

Rescue dog Bear who is currently in kennels at Sakimas Sanctuary, Preesall, Lancashire, is in danger of being transported back to Romania if an owner cannot be found for him

Lonely dog stuck in kennels for nearly five years needs a home

The poor little ducklings have been left without their mother thanks to the callous actions of a BMW driver.

Heroic driver saves baby duckings from death

Blackpool buses

PM refuses to rule out axing bus passes after Winter Fuel Payment cut