Celebrity animal advocates including Ricky Gervais and Dame Judi Dench are calling for Blackpool residents to help them pressure the government on trophy hunting.
Watch the Chief Executive of Dignity in Dying discuss the organisation’s work with Dame Esther Rantzen - who has a terminal diagnosis and has joined Dignitas.
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![The first gathering of Lancashire's shadow combined county authority. [Back row, left to right] - Alistair Bradley, Chorley Council leader; Mo Isap, chair of Lancashire Business Board; Stephen Atkinson, Ribble Valley Council leader; [front row, left to right] Cllr Lynn Williams, Blackpool Council leader, Phillippa Williamson, Lancashire County Council leader, Alan Vincent, deputy Lancashire County Council leader; Phil Riley, Blackburn with Darwen Council leader](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM4MjE2MDU0LWM1NWYtNGZhYS04ZmIxLWEwNmQ4YWE1NWNmNjowZjUzNTIyNS1lMGI3LTQ0NjItYTAwYS1kNmI3M2RkM2Y1NjY=.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&trim=&quality=70&width=280)
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![The signing of Lancashire's devolution deal in November - but has the election turned the smiles to uncertainty? [From left] Blackburn with Darwen Council leader Phil Riley, Lancashire County Council leader Phillippa Williamson, Levelling Up Minister Jacob Young and Blackpool Council leader Lynn Williams (image: Martin Bostock Photography)](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjExNmUzNzMwLWM5NjMtNDgxYi1iNWM2LWM5ZjJjMzI2ZjRlYjo1OGIyZjM2NC02OTY5LTQwMzYtOGQxZC03OWQzMjUxMWZjZTU=.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&trim=&quality=70&width=280)
