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'Remarkable' turnaround of Blackpool's Highfield Leadership Academy seeing more parents choose schoolplaceholder image

'Remarkable' turnaround of academy seeing more parents choose school

13 latest food hygiene ratings including Mr Whippy, Betty's Chippy & The Washingtonplaceholder image

13 food hygiene scores including Betty's Chippy & The Washington

Here are the latest food hygiene ratings across the West Midlands. placeholder image

All 0 and 1 star Wyre hygiene ratings after the latest inspections

13 new food hygiene ratings including Zest of India, Poundbakery, and The Cherry Treeplaceholder image

13 new food hygiene ratings including Poundbakery & The Cherry Tree

New jobs at Blackpool Airport on offer - everything you need to know and how to applyplaceholder image

Blackpool Airport jobs on offer - what you need to know & how to apply

'Standards befitting a much larger operation' - Blackpool Airport facilities praisedplaceholder image

'Standards of a much larger operation' - Blackpool Airport praised

The latest Food Hygiene Ratings in Blackpool and across The Fylde Coastplaceholder image

21 of the latest Fylde coast food hygiene ratings including Starbucks

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Ofsted verdict on school amid strikes over forced academisation

Staff and senior leader from children’s services celebrate their Ofsted rating with cabinet members Cllr Kath Benson, Cllr Lynn Williams, and Cllr Jim Hobsonplaceholder image

Ofsted gives verdict on Blackpool Council's children's services

Adalena House in Blackpool rated as 'Requires Improvement' by CQCplaceholder image

Care home 'Requires Improvement' amid medication management issues

Blackpool restaurant  Sé Anar has been named in The Good Food Guide's 100 Best Local Restaurants list for the third consecutive year.placeholder image

Establishment named in Good Food Guide's 100 Best Local Restaurants

Blackpool's Acorn Lodge Care Home has CQC rating downgraded to 'Requires Improvement' amid fire safety issuesplaceholder image

Care home CQC rated as 'Requires Improvement' amid fire safety issues

New CQC rating for Blackpool Victoria Hospital medical services after new inspectionplaceholder image

New CQC rating for Blackpool Victoria Hospital medical services

Blackpool Food Hygiene Ratingsplaceholder image

13 new Food Standards Agency hygiene ratings, including Starbucks

An Ofsted inspection at Blackpool St Nicholas C of E Primary School, showed that youngsters from less well off backgrounds “ attain better than other disadvantaged pupils nationally”.placeholder image

New Ofsted report for Blackpool primary school after latest inspection

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Firm's £30k fine for not protecting workers from carcinogenic fumes

“This should send a clear message that the HSE takes failure to comply with enforcement notices extremely seriously”

Tony Durkin

The teaching and curriculum was also highlighted as needing attention at Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School in Preesallplaceholder image

'Pupils do not achieve as well as they should' - Ofsted tells school

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'Tremendous commitment' - Hospital praises staff after CQC upgrade

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New CQC rating for mental health services at Blackpool NHS Trust

Clare Doherty, headteacher for Baines School in Poulton, is celebrating after their recent Ofsted reportplaceholder image

School's new Ofsted after being 'requires improvement' for 11 years

41% of pupils met expected standard in reading, writing & maths at end of key stage 2 in 2024placeholder image

Fylde coast school put in special measures after damning Ofsted report

A re-inspection by Ofsted of Blackpool's Unity Academy has revealed the quality of education is improving but concerns remainplaceholder image

Ofsted inspection at major Blackpool school shows progress amid issues

Poulton Methodist Church is home to Poulton Day Care - a pre-school setting that has achieved high standards in its latest Ofsted placeholder image

Ofsted report praises staff for ‘highest expectations for every child'

Adelaide Street Surgery paid tribute after GP died unexpectedlyplaceholder image

CQC make welcome announcement on GP surgery rated as 'inadequate'

Busy Bees Bamber Bridge praised for high-quality care and education, a nurturing environment and an inclusive cultureplaceholder image

Ofsted praises Busy Bees Bamber Bridge for strong standards in children’s wellbe...

Food hygiene fails and passes for businesses across Lancashire as inspectors reveal new ratingsplaceholder image

Inspectors reveal new food hygiene ratings for 15 businesses

Belgravia Care Home on North Promenade, Blackpool, was rated as 'requires improvement' by the CQCplaceholder image

Care home served with CQC warning & told to improve - here's why

A Blackpool care home that had an unclean kitchen and didn’t always have enough qualified staff on duty has been served with a Care Quality Commission (CQC) notice after breaching governance regulations.

Catherine Musgrove

Early improvements are being made to Blackpool Council’s adult social care serviceplaceholder image

Action plan launched to improve 'inadequate' adult care

Lancashire businesses receive new score after being visited by food hygiene inspectorsplaceholder image

Six businesses fail food hygiene checks as 13 receive new scores

A total of 56 restaurants are in the 2026 selection for MICHELIN Guide Abu Dhabi.placeholder image

Ad Feature The fourth edition of the Michelin Guide Abu Dhabi has been launched

Good - last inspected on November 13.placeholder image

Care home with 100 residents given notice to improve by CQC

A nursing home in Poulton-le-Fylde has been rated “requires improvement” by the Care Quality Commission placeholder image

Nursing home rated 'requires improvement' by CQC

St Thomas’ Church of England Primary School in St Annes on Sea is celebrating two recent inspections.placeholder image

Fylde Coast primary school celebrates two impressive reports

Wyre Estuary Country Park has once again been recognised as a Quality Assured Visitor Attraction by Visit Englandplaceholder image

Popular beauty spot retains Visit England quality status

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Special needs school praised by Ofsted - and reveals future plans

An open prison in Lancashire with the country’s worst record for inmate drug use has seen the problem worsenplaceholder image

Drug use at open prison rises despite new measures

New food hygiene ratings given to 31 businesses across Lancashireplaceholder image

Latest food hygiene fails and passes for 31 businesses across county

A Blackpool takeaway popular with late-night revellers has been slapped with a zero-star food hygiene ratingplaceholder image

Takeaway popular with revellers slapped with zero-star hygiene rating

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Blackpool GP rated inadequate for unsafe care and fire safety issues

CEO of TAS Kirsty-Anne Pughplaceholder image

The Alternative School praised by Independent Schools Inspectorate

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Kids Planet Ansdell Celebrates ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted Report

The winners were announced at Dubai’s fourth MICHELIN Guide Ceremony, held at Address Sky Viewplaceholder image

Ad Feature Dubai gets first 3-star Michelin restaurants

B&FC’s Executive Team outside Bispham campus reception today (March 20, 2025) with a group learners who have just won TLC Skills Competitions, plus three of our employer partners: Chris Fleet (Air Frame Design), Dane Hyland (Flyde ARC) and Emma Guthrie (Addison Project). placeholder image

Blackpool and The Fylde College praised in latest Ofsted report

37-41 Dean Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 1BP | CQC Rating: Inadequateplaceholder image

Care home told to make improvements by CQC watchdog

Parents would notice a few key differences if the changes go ahead as currently pitchedplaceholder image

What the proposed Ofsted changes could mean for parents

'Outstanding' and 'good' grades will disappear under the proposed new traffic light systemplaceholder image

The 9 new criteria Ofsted may judge schools on, and the 5 new 'grades'

Devonshire Primary Academy are celebrating their latest Ofsted report.placeholder image

I am enormously proud says head of primary as Ofsted grade improves

Blackpool FC School achieved an overall rating of ‘good’ following an Ofsted inspection in November 2024 Picture: Blackpool FC Community Trustplaceholder image

Blackpool FC Community Trust: School's good marks from Ofsted

Monkey’s Box, a takeaway in Kirkham, has been awarded a new four-star food hygiene ratingplaceholder image

Takeaway awarded new four-star food hygiene rating after reinspection

Kirkham Prisonplaceholder image

The Lancashire prison where 25% of inmates test positive for drugs

A nursery in Cleveleys received high praise from Ofsted following its latest inspection.placeholder image

Nursery where children 'develop strong bonds' with staff praised

Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School celebrate their latest Ofsted report.placeholder image

Celebrations at primary school as it moves out of requires improvement

The headteacher and pupils at Revoe Learning Academy celebrate their latest Ofsted report.placeholder image

Primary school is “so proud” of its latest Ofsted report

Asquith Hall in Todmordenplaceholder image

Breaking Residents moved out of nursing home with "squalid" conditions

A primary school in Blackpool has retained its outstanding grade following an Ofsted inspection - but improvements are neededplaceholder image

School retains 'outstanding' grade - but improvements are needed

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