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Teddy Bears Picnic in 1996

Your favourite memories in pictures of Blackpool Illuminations

Willis and Thornley, which was recently bought out by the Jeremias Group, has moved into Pioneer House at the south of Blackpool Business Park

The business could have moved elsewhere but it stuck with its roots

Heavy traffic was building on the M6 following a crash near Preston

Heavy traffic building on M6, M61 and M55 after crash

Heavy traffic was building on the M6 following a crash near Preston

Heavy traffic building on M55 after crash

Heavy traffic was building on M6, M55 and M61 on Sunday morning

Heavy traffic building on M55 as thousands of people attend Air Show

Heavy traffic was building on the M6

Traffic returns to normal on M6 following 'multi-vehicle crash'

What are the benefits of Edith Rigby Way?

Here's why another £50K is being spent on new £207m motorway link road

Heavy traffic was building the M55 due to a vehicle fire (Credit: National Highways/ AA)

Heavy traffic building on M55 after lane closed due to vehicle fire

Millions of families embark on getaway journeys after many schools in England and Wales broke up for summer this week

Drivers warned over ‘weekend of woe’ amid getaway congestion fears

Whyndyke car boot sale returned on Sunday (July 21)

Whyndyke car boot sale returns - times, prices and policy on dogs

This Uber, collecting in Preston, was registered in Wolverhampton.

I'm a Blackpool cabbie and this is why I'm so worried about the future

A free-flowing Edith Rigby Way - a year after it opened

This is how many vehicles are using the new M55 link road one year on

45-minute delays were reported on the M6 near Preston (Credit: National Highways/ AA)

Heavy traffic building on M6, M61 and M55 following 'police incident'

The M6 at junction 31

Motorists urged to allow more time for journeys after incident on M6

Long-awaited M55 Link Road sparks new era for drivers on Fylde coast

Long-awaited Heyhouses-M55 Link Road FINALLY opens after 25 years

It’s green for go at last for a direct link from Lytham to the national motorway system.

Tony Durkin

Ice cream during the heatwave of 1976. These workers are pictured on Queen Street

25 nostalgic pictures of Blackpool 1975-1976

There are delays on the M6, M61 and M55 around Preston due to a crash and fuel spillage this morning

Long delays on M6, M61 and M55 after crash and fuel spillage

The 38-year-old, formerly of Cavendish Road, Bispham, but now living in Prescot, Merseyside, was spared a jail sentence after Judge Richard Archer accepted it was just a “minor breach.”

Plasterer in court after breaching 'slavery trafficking risk order'

Drivers in and around Lancashire will have 17 National Highways road closures to watch out for (Credit: Google)

Drivers using the M55, M6, M61, A585 and M58 warned of road closures

Traffic is queuing to get into Preston at junction 1 of the M55, with queues back to the junction for the M6 North following reports of a broken down van.

M55 delays in Preston with traffic queued back to M6

The Miss Blackpool title in 1975 went to Ann Dunsford

Back to 1975 with 25 exclusive retro photos

The final phase of construction on the new M55 to Heyhouses Link Road in Fylde is underway

Final phase of construction on new M55 to Heyhouses Link Road underway

Queues piling up on the approach to Preston on the M6 this morning.

Commuters stuck in traffic on M55 & M6 near Preston this morning

Rush hour traffic was building on the M6 and M55 on Monday (Credit: National Highways)

Standstill traffic reported on M55 and M6 as rush hour delays grow

Traffic is queuing to get into Preston at junction 1 of the M55, with queues back to the junction for the M6 North.

M55 delays in Preston with traffic queued back to M6

Standstill traffic was reported on the M6 and M55 following a collision

Severe delays reported on M6 and M55 following multi-vehicle crash

90-minute delays were reported following a collision on the M6.

Sean Gleaves

Blackpool Tower marks its 130th anniversary

I wonder what people made of the Tower when it opened 130 years ago

The scene on the M6 near junction 32 yesterday evening

50-year-old dies after falling from M6 bridge near Preston

Heavy traffic was building on the M6 following a collision involving a pedestrian near Preston (Credit: National Highways/ AA)

Collision involving pedestrian and vehicle closes M6 northbound

A new service station could be built next to junction 2 of the M55, which opened last year

Big changes planned to new M55 service area

David Hudson was jailed for almost five years after he was caught with almost half a million pounds worth of cocaine (Credit: Lancashire Police)

Man caught with almost half a million pounds worth of cocaine jailed

Traffic was building on the M55 eastbound following a crash near Preston (Credit: Google/ AA)

Crash involving 'transit van' closes two lanes on M55 eastbound

Firefighers were called out to a blazing car

If you saw firefighters on the M55 link road last night, this is why

The crash on the roundabout at Edith Rigby Way, near the M55 in Preston. Picture credit: Lancashire Police

Driver captured by police dogs after fleeing scene of crash

New aerial photos show the final stages of construction of the M55 to Heyhouses Link Road are well advanced, however prolonged wet weather has hampered progress and it is now scheduled to open in June 2024

New opening date announced for delayed M55 link road

Traffic was building on the M6 northbound between junctions 31A and 32 (Credit: National Highways/ AA)

Traffic easing on M6 and M55 following 'concern for welfare' incident

A driver was arrested after overtaking a police car at 110mph on the M55 (Credit: Lancashire Police)

'Drunk' driver arrested after overtaking police car at 110mph on M55

The bypass will be closed in both directions between Windy Harbour and Poulton junctions from 9pm on Monday (February 12) to 5.30am on Tuesday (February 13)

Windy Habour bypass to close for 8 hours - times and diversions

38 speed camera locations have been revealed for February across Lancashire.

Speed camera locations revealed for February

Officers were joining the M55 eastbound at junction 4 when they spotted a vehicle driving the wrong way (Credit: Google)

'Drunk' man caught driving wrong way on M55

CCTV shows a drunk driver swaying across the M55

This is the moment police catch a drunk driver swaying across the M55

The Pirates ready for their game. Photo: CN Sports

CN U11’s Pirates Vs Walton-Le-Dale Juniors U11’s

Congestion on the M6 northbound near Preston (Credit: National Highways)

Severe rush hour delays delays building on M6, M61 and M55

National Highways warn of road and lane closures on M55, M6, M65, A585 in run up to Christmas and into 2024

Drivers face delays on M55, M6, M65, A585 up to Christmas & into 2024

A car went up in flames on the M55 westbound between Preston and Kirkham (Credit: Google)

Car goes up in flames on M55 westbound

Overnight closures on the M6 as bridge works move to next stage

A number of closures will take place on the A585 over the next two weeks as part of a £132 million project to replace the existing lighting columns from junction 3 of the M55 to Dock Road, Fleetwood

Delays expected on A585 as two weeks of roadworks begins

Take a look inside a new show home opening this weekend in Poulton-le-Fylde. Photo: Persimmon

Poulton-le-Fylde show home to open to house hunters this weekend

The services would be built just off the new junction 2 of the M55 at the top end of the recently-opened Preston Western Distributor

'Handy for a pee, but a bit pointless': your reaction to new M55 services

The new services would be built just off the new junction 2 of the M55

M55 could finally get a motorway service area as part of new plans

The Wildcats with their tournament trophies won over the summer.

CN Sports Wildcats u10s vs Cadley Whites

Unique Estate Agency Ltd, Thornton Cleveleys

Gorgeous house for sale on Poulton Road has had a complete renovation

M6 reopens after crash shuts motorway

Motorists face delays on M6, M55, A585 and M61 over next fortnight