Playground

The opening of new playground facilities at Fleetwood Memorial Park

18 amazing photos of the opening day at park's new play facility

'An opportunity for something positive' - Unique chance to run beloved Anchorsholme Park café in Blackpool

'Opportunity for positivity' - Unique chance to run beloved park café

Wyre Council issues update on decision to close Fleetwood's Memorial Park's playground during school holidays

Council statement on decision to temporarily close park's playground

24 magical pictures of students at Blackpool school's Harry Potter day

Pupils from Poulton St Chad's Primary School enjoy a splash in their pop-up swimming pool

Poulton school installs pop up swimming pool in playground

The Play For All collection includes nine inclusive play towers, five sensory-focused items, and 35 additional components.

Ad Feature Creative Play launches inclusive playground range

Stanley Park Blackpool was opened on October 2nd 1926 by Lord Derby

37 striking pictures chart Stanley Park’s journey in its 100th year

Remember the things we all used in the 60s and 70s was a huge hit

8 things we all used in the 60s and 70s - October most read

Two lads in full concentration for a game of conkers in 1968

Nostalgic pictures that capture playground games you'll remember

Cavendish Road Recreational Ground Playground is set to close for four weeks starting this Friday.

Playground to close for four weeks - this is why

A £90,000 refurbishment of the children’s play area at Hawthorne Park in Thornton has been officially unveiled

Children celebrate £90k refurbishment as play area reopens

Housebuilder helps youngster get dream playground at school

Rusty play equipment at William Pickles Park (2023)

Major makeover of playground branded 'dangerous' given the green light

Year 6 pupils at St Thomas’ CE Primary School were treated to a visit from a local ice cream van after finishing their SATs.

We are so proud of our Year 6 children we treated them to ice-cream!

25 of the best parks and playgrounds in Lancashire for a budget-friendly day out in the sun

25 of the best parks and playgrounds for a cheap day out in the sun

Blackpool Beach, 1967

23 swinging sixties pictures which capture moments through a decade
These fantastic pictures wrap up Blackpool between the years 1965-1969
Claire Lark

71 per cent have sneakily inhaled nicotine where they shouldn’t have

Top 20 places smokers and vapers have had an illicit puff

Alban and Angela Bunting bought a cottage for £1K which they have turned into the ultimate playground for their grandkids - including three life-size playhouses.

We converted our £1k cottage into a play village for our grandkids

Local councils, schools, and community groups are increasingly investing in repairs

Ad Feature UK playgrounds in crisis

Red Bank Road, 1965

23 awesome nostalgic pictures which capture the years 1965-1969

Kids playing at Wild Shore

High-octane North West waterpark welcomes 30,000 visitors in one year

Mrs Vivien Saunders keeps a firm hold on her four month old son Guy Saunders who is surrounded by his adopted "mums" - the girls of the home and child care class at St George's High School, Marton

25 amazing retro pictures of school life in the 1970s

Youngsters enjoy the rocking horse in Stanley Park in the 1970s

37 remarkable archive pictures reveal historical Stanley Park

A new community garden space has been created at Moor Park in Blackpool for the use of local people to come together for their wellbeing, be active and learn new skills.

New community garden at Blackpool's Moor Park to improve well-being

Pop Princesses at Blackpool Grand Theatre

I saw Pop Princesses and we are so lucky to have shows on our doorstep

Coun Paul Wilshaw at work at Cavendish Road Park

A new football pitch is part of plans to rejuvenate a Blackpool park

Top activities for the perfect day out, according to kids
Going for a dip in the pool, watching a film at the cinema, and seeing animals – this is what kids have voted make up their perfect day.
Charlie Bayliss

Still from footage of William Kevin Clifford subjecting 11-year-old Tobie Orlowski to a sustained attack in which he pushed the schoolboy to the ground multiple times in the grounds of Tettenhall Wood School in Wolverhampton.

Shocking video shows teaching assistant beating disabled schoolboy

Inclusive SKYPARK playground now open at Butlin's Minehead

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