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Kays Peake Properties Ltd, Blackpool

Blackpool's Strand Hotel is on the market for less than a million

A heroic police officer jumped into action after spotting a woman in danger in Blackpool

Heroic police officer pulls terrified woman from rapidly rising sea

Blackpool hosted a number of special events to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday

Watch as hundreds of people commemorate D-Day in Blackpool

Both Fleetwood RNLI lifeboats were launched to bring a cruising catamaran to safety

RNLI lifeboats launched after catamaran gets into difficulty

Woodland in Lancashire. Credit: Alan Wright

I'm always asked which is Lancashire's highest tree - can you help?

Unique Estate Agency

I love the historic features in ex-Miners home apartment for sale

Morecambe based Tyson Fury viewed the picture Isle of Man mansion at the end of last year. Credit: Chrystals estate agents and Getty

Is Tyson Fury leaving Morecambe? Here is everything we know

Building the Big Wheel or Great Wheel, as it was also known, began in 1865 and it was in place for three decades before being demolished in 1928. It was a superb feat of engineering and what a skyline in this view down Adelaide Street...

19 fascinating Blackpool pictures of its Big Wheels through the years

The man was taken to hospital after he was airlifted by a HM Coastguard helicopter, but he sadly died shortly afterwards

Lifeboat crews join tragic search for man who fell from ferry

active citizens to monitor sea sewage levels on Fylde Coast

Active citizens get funding to monitor sea sewage levels in 2024

Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone

Roads could be dug up to install windfarm cables sparking residents' fears

Several public meetings as part of the consultation for a proposed windfarm off the Irish Sea coast are coming up at Fylde venues.

Have your say on the proposed new windfarm off the Fylde coast

Banners and placards sent a clear message as protesters gathered on Fleetwood beach

11 photos as 'poo' protesters call for cleaner seas

The protesters gathered at Fleetwood beach to make their protest about untreated sewage being pumped into the Irish Sea

Waving 'poo' placards, campaigners make environmental protest in Fleetwood

The energy scheme would transform the scene off the Lancashire coast.

Consultation over windfarm project off Lancashire coast

Blackpool actress Hayley Tamaddon has joind a campaign to highlight how litter on the banks of rivers often ends up in the water. Above she is pictured at Avenham Park in Preston.

Hayley Tamaddon calls for people to reduce their plastic use
The former Emmerdale and Coronation Street actress Hayley Tamaddon from Bispham has joined a campain that wants to reduce the impact plastic pollution has on marine life.
Aimee Seddon

Unique Estate Agency Ltd, Fleetwood

Take a peek inside Fleetwood's most expensive seafront house

The Pioneering Spirit - the largest ship in the world - pictured off the coast of Blackpool. (Photo by Jordan Burnett)

World's largest ship seen up close off the Blackpool coast

There have been several sewage spillages in the Irish Sea

Sewage spillages in Irish Sea, River Wyre and local dyke systems

This picture by Marilynne Tomlinson shows just how big the Swiss-owned vessel is, with the behemoth and its giant crane seen lit up as the sun set on the Irish Sea on Wednesday (July 12). (Photo by Marilynne Tomlinson)

World's biggest ship visits Blackpool coast

The Venue at Cleveleys

Dining Out: Great value children's menu at The Venue, Cleveleys

Warnings not to swim in the ocean remain in place on beaches across the Fylde coast

Burst pipe repairs ‘making good progress’ but ‘no swim’ warnings still in place

Warnings not to swim in the ocean remain in place on beaches across the Fylde coast

‘No swim’ warnings remain in place after untreated sewage released into sea

The playful pod were found frolicking in the Irish Sea on Sunday (June 4), just past the wreck of the Wyre Light – around two miles from the mouth of the River Wyre. Picture and video by Emma Lemon and Daryl Randles

Dolphins spotted off Lancashire coast

Adam Diver (right) is interviewed after his history-making swim

Fleetwood man first person to swim from UK to Isle of Man

The Square Room

Futuristic coastal mansion on the market for twice the average UK house price

The Highlands pub in Bispham

The Highlands review: Major revamp for promenade pub
A walk on the promenade in Blackpool inevitably ends up with a stop-off at The Highlands for us.
Julia Bennett

National Highways is advising drivers to take extra care on the roads and prepare for adverse conditions (Credit: Lewis Clarke)

Drivers urged to take care as 60mph winds set to hit parts of Lancashire

Yellow weather warning for Lancashire. Source: Met Office

Strong winds to sweep Lancashire in yellow weather alert: Coastal safety tips

Annie (Katherine Devlin) and Jen (Hannah McClean) are two of the young coppers in the BBC's new police drama Blue Lights

This new Belfast-set cop show is an edge-of-the-seat belter

The Blackpool Tower turns red

Where to go and what's happening in Blackpool this Valentine's Day

The Big Wheel or Great Wheel was such a distinctive landmark, it shaped the skyline and was an incredible feat of engineering for it's time. It lasted three decades before it was eventually dismantled...

Lost Blackpool: 18 fascinating images of Blackpool's Big Wheels

Fleetwood Kite Club's New Year's Day dip at Fleetwood's Marine Beach, on a previous occasion. Pictured front, left, is Phil Gibson.

Fleetwood's New Year dip organiser disappointed as event is pulled again

View of Bispham Tram Shelter

Blackpool tram shelter cafe plans back on track

Strong winds of up to 65mph were predicted to hit Blackpool on November 2 (Credit: Dave Nelson)

Met Office issues yellow weather warning as 65mph winds predicted

Basking sharks are found in the Irish Sea. By JP Trenque.

Lancashire Wildlife Trust at heart of new vision to save 'degraded' Irish Sea

The highest garden in Britain at the top of Blackpool Tower

Chance to see beautiful garden at top of Blackpool Tower

The magnificent garden at the top of Blackpool Tower

Chance to see beautiful garden at top of Blackpool Tower

Blackpool Tower Sky Garden

Blackpool Tower's new 380ft high garden in the sky

Film crews have appeared on Blackpool Promenade opposite the Metropole Hotel. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

Sky film crews shoot new series of hit show on Blackpool Prom

Janet Whitley, an artist from Burnley, captured phone footage of a man in the Irish Sea at Blackpool before he was rescued by the RNLI

Artist films man swimming in sea at night moments before is is saved

A plan for two wind farms off the coast of Lancashire has taken a step forward after passing an environmental check

Windfarms off Lancashire coast set for go-ahead

Clean up on Blackpool beach today

Clean-up on chained-off Blackpool beach after 'tar balls' wash up from offshore ...

Balls of tar washed up on the beaches of Blackpool following an oil leak. (Photo by Stephen Gidley)

'Tar balls' wash up on Blackpool coast after 80,000 litres of oil leaks into sea

A previous New Year's Day dip in Fleetwood

No New Year's Day dip in Fleetwood for second year running

The sea foam also flooded the road near Rossall Promenade

Sea foam engulfs Cleveleys Promenade as Blackpool battered by heavy rain

Fleetwood Town's Paddy Lane is currently with the Northern Ireland U21 squad Picture: Sam Fielding/PRiME Media Images Limited

Fleetwood Town winger backs club to climb League One table

Crew Al Sleet throws a heaving line to colleague Andy Hall on the yacht (Credit: Lytham St Annes RNLI / Ben McGarry)

Stranded yacht towed to safety after sudden storm in Blackpool

Visitors galore enjoying the sea and sands in central Blackpool.

Sunseekers revel in sparkling Blackpool

The Call of the Sea statue in Talbot Square

'Call of the Sea' mermaid statue unveiled in Talbot Square

Ian Bragg's ashes were scattered at sea

Fleetwood fisherman laid to rest on waves of Irish Sea

Keith Hartley with former test pilot Johnny Squiers at the unveiling of a refurbished Lightning in 1999

Drama as supersonic pilot ejected into the Irish Sea

Living Seas North West has warned of the effects of climate change on coastal communities like the Fylde coast, after Sir David Attenborough told UN chiefs this week it was the "biggest threat to security that modern humans have ever faced." Photo: JPI Media

'It will have big impacts on coastal communities:' Lancashire environment expert...

Guest at Blackpool's Travelodges have asked for some strange things this year. One guest wanted staff to arrange for donkeys to attend their wedding.

Can you get me donkeys for my wedding? The crazy requests Blackpool hotel visito...

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Dream four-bed coastal Fleetwood home with heated indoor swimming pool on the ma...