Homelessness

John Sneap with horticulturalist Angela Nagorsk at @The Grange community centre on Grange Park estate

Man who suffered homelessness in resort shares experience with Govt

We're investing £432m so everyone has a route off the streets by Xmas

Blackpool Council says action to be taken on aggressive beggars

Council says action to be taken on aggressive beggars

Council slams provocative social media clip creators for exploiting vulnerable people

Council slams TikTok video creators for exploiting vulnerable locals

Lorraine Beavers MP welcomes £1.2m funding for homelessness in Wyre and Blackpool

MP welcomes £1.2m funding for homelessness in Wyre and Blackpool

Chris Webb MP with rough sleeper

Government reveals new £1m fund to tackle rough sleeping in Blackpool

Council welcomes new Prime Minister Andy Burnham's pledge to end homelessness

Blackpool Council responds to PM Burnham's pledge to end homelessness

New data reveals 33% of Blackpool rough sleepers are from out of town

New data reveals 33% of Blackpool rough sleepers are from out of town

streetlife blackpool event family fun day

Streetlife's Family Fun Day - everything you need to know

Aaron Heaney uses his social media to raise awareness of homelessness and other issues that affect people on the streets of Blackpool. Photo: Lucinda Herbert

I'm an anti-homelessness crusader trying to help and improve Blackpool

More than 100 people took part in Blackpool's Big Sleepout 2025 for charity Streetlife

Sleep the night on Blackpool town centre streets and help the homeless

Human Appeal has been running its inaugural winter clothing collections for 10 years in a row, celebrating an increase of over 60% in donations.

Ad Feature Human Appeal celebrates record-breaking results from Winter Wrap Up

Voters of the awards will have the chance to win a donation to their favourite charity.

Ad Feature Voting opens for 2026 Smiley Charity Film Awards with £100k prize fund

Blackpool’s vital homelessness charities and outreach workers have been praised in the House of Commons after local MP Chris Webb.

I’m proud to highlight the work of Blackpool’s homelessness charities

Henry Bell, a 10-year-old actor from Blackpool, appears as the lead in Shelter’s new national Christmas advert, directed by Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman, Better Man).

Blackpool school boy stars in new Christmas TV ad

Jaz Ampaw-Farr will confer upon her degrees later this month

Ad Feature Woman to receive two honorary degrees - after years of homelessness
A woman is set to receive two honorary degrees this summer for outstanding contributions to public life and education - after battling years of homelessness.
George Jones

Dan and Roy with the converted bus.

Iconic red bus transformed into quirky £50k two-bed apartment

Andrew Ellis from Amazing Graze in Blackpool who has died

Fundraiser launched to honour well-known local charity worker

The Haven is a safe space for residents and support workers to utilise daily for events, breakaway sessions and as a tranquil calming space

Wellbeing boost for young people and families experiencing homelessness in Fleet...

For every gift sent, a donation is made to a local or national charity

Ad Feature This UK company is taking ‘gift giving’ to a new level

Indicators show more and more people are becoming homeless

More young homeless people seeking emergency shelter as crisis deepens

Blackpool South MP Chris Webb has welcomed extra funding to tackle homelessness

Blackpool to get £2.8m to tackle homelessness and rough sleepers

Blackpool South Labour MP, Chris Webb calls for more support from the government to tackle homelessness after investigation reveals 50% increase in rough sleepers this year.

We need urgent support in our communities to tackle homelessness

Many rough sleepers are vulnerable and struggle with complex physical and mental issues such as addiction.

21 rough sleepers living in cars, doorways and abandoned buildings

Prince William gives Ulster student ideal excuse for being late.

Watch: Prince William gives student ideal excuse for being late

Coun Michael Green at Kingsfold Library

The staggering number of people using libraries to keep warm

The Princess Parade Crazy Golf Course in 2021 when it reopened

Crazy golf site on Blackpool promenade close to reopening
A crazy golf course in the heart of Blackpool’s tourist area is set to reopen soon.
Catherine Musgrove

Vet prescription fees could be capped as CMA launches an investigation

21 people were estimated to be sleeping rough in Blackpool last year (Credit: PA)

Record number of rough sleepers in Blackpool, new figures show

Year 8 students at Aspire support the town.

What is truly terrifying … is becoming homeless

Richie Roncero is sleeping rough in Blackpool for a week as part of an 8-week challenge to raise money for a homeless and addiction service called Steps To Hope.

'I was offered drugs and told to go back to my own country'

Stephen Larkin who found himself homelessness in Blackpool

Young people talk about how they survived being homeless

157 children homeless in Blackpool this Christmas

157 children homeless in Blackpool this Christmas

AFC Fylde Community Foundation, in partnership with The Salvation Army, will host their first Big Sleep Out at Mill Farm on Friday, November 17, with participants spending a night braving the elements on the North Stand terrace at the home of AFC Fylde

Football stadium to hold sleepover

The Royal family has released a new image of Prince William, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Louis for Father’s Day

Breaking Royal Family release sweet new image of family for Father’s Day

The Real life roomset at IKEA in Bristol (photo: Tim Gander/PinPep)

‘Cramped and dangerous’ rooms coming to some Ikea stores - here’s why

Chris Evans donates Jaguar owned by the late Queen for Red Nose Day

The blue Billy Chips that will be available at participating Central Co-op stores - Credit: Billy Chip

Co-op stores to sell poker chips to donate hot drinks to the homeless

Colin Robinson, landlord of The Chestnut Tree Inn in Worcester, is cooking Christmas dinner for homeless and lonely people in the city.

Free Christmas dinners for the homeless thanks to kind pub landlord

More people are becoming homeless as the cost of living rises

Homelessness in Blackpool is twice the national average

Julie Lowe, commis chef at Grosvenor Casino Blackpool

Casino team chips in to help the homeless

An artists impression of new homes at Redwood Point in Blackpool.

How many homes are built in Blackpool each year?

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