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Plans to build 20 holiday lodges, a spa and an orangery at a Grade II listed mansion-turned-wedding venue have been given the green light.

New manor house wedding venue & spa set to open near Fylde coast

Elmslie Girls School pupils Pat Howarth ( now Pat Cole ), Betty Taylor , Mavis Jones and Margaret Jones ice skating on Stanley Park Lake in 1946

37 historical pics of beloved Stanley Park back to its opening in 1926

1860 in Kirkham will reopen its kitchen.

Major update on food service at new Fylde coast sports bar

Major Fylde Council update on future of iconic Grade II listed Lytham Assembly Rooms amid £1m investment

Update on future of iconic Grade II listed building amid £1m refurb

1860 Sports Bar

Grade II listed building reopens as new sports bar, café and bistro

1860 Sports Bar

Much-loved landmark opens as stunning 1860 Sports Bar

Wyreside Hall

Ground-breaking plans revealed for brand new Fylde coast spa and hotel

Historic ex nightclub, restaurant & wedding venue restored after 4-year refurbishment

Four-year refurb on historic ex nightclub, restaurant & wedding venue

Afternoon Tea Week: Blackpool Tower Ballroom serves 45,000 afternoon teas every year

Blackpool Tower Ballroom serves 45,000 afternoon teas every year

Council leader Lynn Williams is convinced Blackpool has what it takes - and deserves - to win City of Culture 2029

'We want to win' - Unique Blackpool deserves £10m City of Culture gong

11 pics of Stanley Park's iconic Cocker Clock Tower after restoration

Pleasure Beach Resort responds to Big Dipper 'derailment' rumours on social media

Breaking Pleasure Beach Resort responds to Big Dipper 'derailment' rumours

A special parkrun event held to mark the centenary of Blackpool’s Stanley Park

Centenary Parkrun attracts record-breaking number of participants

An artist's impression of how the new 1860 bar will look

Historic Grade II listed building to become new sports bar

A gaping hole is all that's left where one of Fleetwood's oldest and crumbling buildings once stood in Dock Street

Crumbling building finally demolished

Little Marton Windmill

Historic landmark at the gateway to the town reopens for Easter
Blackpool’s historic Little Marton Windmill is set to welcome visitors once again this Easter, following a restoration.
Claire Lark

A planning decisiun has been been made on the front gl;azewd canopy at Spago restaurant in Lytham

Popular restaurant learns fate of long battle to keep glass extension

Stanley Park Blackpool was opened on October 2nd 1926 by Lord Derby

37 striking pictures chart Stanley Park’s journey in its 100th year

Proposals to transform the former Abingdon Street Market into a branded hotel are still ongoing

Breaking Plan for £26M conversion of former post office into top hotel scrapped

Decision made on plans to turn iconic radar station into house

Imperial Mill, Blackburn

The 2 local buildings with some of the best potential in England

Town Lane (Credit: Armitstead Barnett)

Now that's a barn conversion! Unique Grade II listed home up for sale

Two local churches in Blackpool and Fleetwood have received a combined share of £584,081 from the National Churches Trust

Two landmark churches receive share of nearly £585k grant to stay open

Sold signs outside the former Abingdon Street Post Office

Key progress in long running saga to convert building into a top hotel

The historic cottage on Common Edge Road

Blackpool's most historic 200-year-old cottage yours for just £80,000

One of Blackpool's oldest properties was due to go under the hammer. Blowing Sands, a quaint cottage on Common Edge Road is a listed 200 year old house

200-year-old cottage, Blackpool's oldest home, yours for under £100k

Leamington Road synagogue

Former synagogue for sale - here's the surprising guide price
An historic former synagogue in central Blackpool is to be sold once again at auction.
Catherine Musgrove

Queens Promenade (Credit: Stephen Tew)

I think it's fit for royalty! Grand 4-bed home with sea views for sale

The historic cottage on Common Edge Road

13 incredible pics of Blackpool's oldest historic cottage up for sale

I stayed at a unique property in North Wales that was full of character - and I would definitely go back and stay there again. (Photo: Holiday Cottages/Isabella Boneham)

I stayed at an old police station in Wales - perfect for fun days out

The former Post Office on Abingdon Street

£26m Indigo Hotel deal update as Post Office falls into disrepair

An artist's impression of the proposed culture hub

Green light for proposed cultural hub at The Grundy Art Gallery

An artist's impression of the proposed culture hub

Decision due on plans for £10m Grundy Art Gallery culture hub

Former King Edward Cinema. Recently in use as a bingo hall and nightclub the “Central Picture Theatre” was built in 1913, possibly one of the first purpose-built cinemas in Lancashire. It was listed in 1983

19 of Blackpool's precious listed buildings in their early days

The Grand Theatre in Blackpool

Plans unveiled to restore historic feature on front of Grand Theatre

Forshaws Hotel

Alterations to historic hotel approved amid hopes of new restaurant

Queens Promenade (Credit: Stephen Tew)

Grand & regal detached 4 bed family home with sea views up for sale

Quilligan's Café Bar has submitted plans for a face lift

Qulligan's submits plans for a face lift to Blackpool Council

Blowing Sands is on the market for £80k

Inside Blackpool's oldest cottage Blowing Sands still for sale

New Boston Hotel

Grade II listed hotel fails to sell at auction

Auction House North West

Prestigious Grade II listed New Boston Hotel goes under the hammer

Scaffolding which is being removed (picture by Google)

Measures approved to protect crumbling masonry at Winter Gardens

How the plot where the Punch Bowl stood until 2021 now looks (image: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard)

'They won't just walk away': council leader's fury after failure to rebuild pub

Historic Blowing Sands Cottage, on Common Edge Road, Blackpool, is up fo auction

Historic cottage failed to find buyer at auction - but offers welcome

Could Blackpool host the Turner Prize? This is the ambition of two major players in the town’s contemporary art scene (Credit: CJ Griffiths Photography)

Could Blackpool host the Turner Prize?

How amazing does this look?

7 stunnng images of how Fleetwood Radar Station will look in new plans

Fleetwood's radar training centre which sold at auction

Fleetwood Radar Training Centre sells at auction

Auction bids to open for historic radar training centre

Raikes Hall was the original home of the Hornby family and was built in the mid-18th century. It was bought in 1871 by Raikes Hall Park, Gardens and Aquarium Company and became part of the pleasure gardens which was one of Blackpool's main tourist attractions until 1898. As of 2010, Raikes Hall is a pub

17 pictures of the oldest buildings in Blackpool

Artist's impression of the proposed hotel development

Council hopes to purchase former Post Office earmarked to become hotel

A Black Country boozer called The Tilted Barrel where pool balls 'roll uphill' is now Britain's wonkiest pub following the loss of the Crooked House.

Britain’s newly crowned ‘wonkiest pub’ set to go on auction

The building (centre) on Dock Street has been cordoned off for safety reasons, says Wyre Council

'Unsafe' building leads to part of road being cordoned off

Artist impression of the proposals (Franklin Ellis Architects)

Decision made on £26m boutique hotel plan for former Blackpool Post Office

Riddlesworth Hall School near Diss, Norfolk, closed in April this year after more than 75 years due to “unprecedented financial challenges”. It was attended by Princess Diana in the 1970s.

Princess Diana’s school up for sale & expected to fetch more than £3m

Updated artist’s impression of the proposed Indigo Hotel (credit Franklin Ellis Architects)

Revised plans revealed to transform former Abingdon Street Post Office

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