The Gazette

West Coast Sports Dolphins and Foxhall Sporting provided plenty of entertainment Picture: Karen Tebbutt

Junior match of the week: West Coast Sports Dolphins v Foxhall Sporting

The first edition of The Gazette on April 3 1873

How news was delivered on the pages of the very first Blackpool Gazette

The Gazette has been reporting Blackpool's news for 150 years

The Gazette celebrates 150 years delivering the news to Blackpool

Blackpool Wren Rovers Blacks and Fylde Coast Soccer Maradona have stepped up to seven-a-side football Picture: Karen Tebbutt

Junior football: Blackpool Wren Rovers Blacks v Fylde Coast Soccer Maradona

Fylde RFC are back on home soil against Otley tomorrow after beating Huddersfield a fortnight ago Picture: Chris Farrow/Fylde RFC

Fylde RFC players backed to put wins together

Below are 8 of the best ‘hidden gem’ Blackpool pubs and bars Photo: 1. Hidden gems

8 of Blackpool's hidden gem pubs according to customer reviews on Google

Lytham Junior Maroons and Clifton Rangers Stingers are in their debut Blackpool and District Youth Football League season Picture: Karen Tebbutt

Junior match of the week: Lytham Junior Maroons v Clifton Rangers Stingers

AFC Fylde ready to welcome York City

Fylde RFC were victorious against bottom club Huddersfield last weekend Picture: Chris Farrow/Fylde RFC

Putting in the effort paid off for Fylde RFC

Fylde RFC joint-head coaches Alex Loney and Chris Briers are seeking a return to winning ways tomorrow Picture: Chris Farrow/Fylde RFC

Fylde RFC seek an end to their losing run

The Nolan sisters offer their opinion on the potential expansion of Blackpool Airport.

Nolan sisters say expansion of Blackpool Airport would be “amazing”

The hotel has been told it will not be permitted to reopen until "specified works" are completed

Hotel where boy, 10, had fatal electric shock announces opening date

February 1969. This photo shows Blackpool Central Beach new development - the Golden Mile Arcade

16 scenes which capture lost moments in time along the Golden Mile

Lyla Smith gets settled in at Monica’s apartment

25 pictures from Friends Fest 2021 as fans remember Matthew Perry

Fylde RFC's players have had a tough run of results this season Picture: Chris Farrow/Fylde RFC

A test of character for Fylde RFC squad

Players from YMCA Orange and Elswick & Inskip Blues battle for the ball Picture: Karen Tebbutt

Junior match of the week: YMCA Orange v Elswick and Inskip Blues
One of the most familiar names in the Blackpool and District Youth Football League met up with one of the newest for an exhilarating match of the week.

Seed Street, near North Station, bore the brunt of local air attacks in 1940

25 emotive images of our town during World War II

Fylde RFC were beaten by Tynedale last weekend Picture: Chris Farrow/Fylde RFC

Fylde RFC prepare to visit early pacesetters

Blackpool Wren Rovers Blues met Fleetwood Gym Warriors Picture: Karen Tebbutt

Junior match of the week: Blackpool Wren Rovers Blues v Fleetwood Gym Warriors

Armfield Academy Mini Vultures

School reception class photos - how to view, buy and get copies of the paper

FC Rangers' U9s Picture: Karen Tebbutt

Junior match of the week: FC Rangers v Staining

Matthew Johnstone and Charlene Pelzer, both 13, with a giant mask in 1997

19 pictures of school kids in the 1990s and their Young Seasiders entries

Coach Alex Loney.

‘Toughest test’ awaits Fylde in trip to unbeaten Rotherham

Crowded Blackpool beach in the 1960s

27 fascinating pictures of our town captured by Glass Plates Photography

Boots the Chemist - at the heart of the shopping scene

23 scenes which will evoke memories of a very different 1990s Blackpool

AFC Fylde head coach Adam Murray Picture: Steve McLellan

AFC Fylde won't change their approach

Phil Woodford could not get a thrombectomy, because his stroke happened at the weekend

'Lifesaving' stroke treatment on offer at the weekend in Lancs for first time
A potentially lifesaving and mobility preserving procedure for Fylde coast stroke sufferers will be available at the weekend for the first time from this Saturday.

"Predator" who raped an 8-year-old child is jailed for 15 years

Fylde RFC are looking to put last weekend's defeat behind them Picture: Michelle Adamson

Fylde RFC players paid the penalty for mistakes

Baby massage is amongst the many activities taking place at some of the new family hubs

'One-stop-shops' to support children and families opening in Fylde and Wyre

AFC Fylde lost at Solihull Moors on Tuesday Picture: Steve McLellan

Southend United earn AFC Fylde head coach's praise

Safety concerns have kept the Preston Western Distributor Road's speed limit at 50mph

Permanent speed limit agreed for new M55 link road

A Sandgrown’un is how the people of Blackpool describe themselves

People of Blackpool say 'you're not a real Sandgrown'un unless you've....'

Fylde RFC met Preston Grasshoppers last weekend Picture: Neil Cross

Fylde RFC get set to host newcomers

This was Water Street in the old Hounds Hill district. The large building on the left was the Fylde Water Board office

20 stirring images of streets and buildings wiped from Blackpool's landscape

Mum slams school for punishing daughter for not wearing tights

Schools are under scrutiny over concrete

'Safety first' call over any Fylde coast school that may have dangerous concrete

AFC Fylde head coach Adam Murray Picture: Steve McLellan

Adam Murray's message to AFC Fylde players

Coronation Street pictured on the first day of the two day 'Tradesmen's Holiday' in May 1955. Traditionally a time when local tradesmen took time off before the beginning of the Blackpool summer season.

23 lost images of Blackpool to evoke feelings of pure nostalgia

Beer festival at the Spanish Rooms, Blackpool Winter Gardens, 2011. L-R Gary Nayler, Paul Simpson and Cecile Simpson

17 pictures looking back at life inside popular Blackpool pubs, 00s

AFC Fylde manager Adam Murray Picture: Steve McLellan

AFC Fylde head coach looks on the bright side

L to R: Linda Nolan, Coleen, Anne and Maureen.

Maureen Nolan only found out about Coleen's diagnosis from TV

AFC Fylde head coach Adam Murray Picture: Steve McLellan

AFC Fylde came through a tough test

Josh Kay featured for AFC Fylde last weekend Picture: Steve McLellan

AFC Fylde head coach pleased with latest arrival

This was Bank hey Street in the 1950s - H Samuel in the same place as it is today, Orry's, Redman's and the Palace Theatre

13 rare photos through the ages from strip show venues to landaus

A mum has shared her fury with a restaurant after one of its waitresses made a comment about her daughter's body. Image: Klara Kulikova on Unsplash

Mum's fury at restaurant as waitress comments on her daughter's body

A familiar sight - the outside view of the complex in 1984

29 photo memories of the old Lido Pool

John Lennon and George Harrison take a stroll whilst in Blackpool for their performance at the ABC, August 1965

25 pictures to take you back to Blackpool in 1965

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Church Street close to the junction of Bank Hey Street, with the familiar site of The Grand Theatre ( in the centre) and H Samuels (on the right)

Lost scenes of Blackpool in the 1940s wrapped up in 17 pictures

Blackpool Magistrates Court in 1971

19 pictures to take you back to Blackpool in 1971

This view of the area where the flats once stood is no longer possible. Not only are they not there anymore, Sainsbury's blocks the view

Retro pictures of Queenstown Flats remember a community

Doing what they do best back in 1997 - but nothing changes. It was all hands on deck in A&E as the number of patients admitted exceeded the number of beds available. To make matters worse there was also a staff shortage due to the flu virus

31 pictures of Blackpool Victoria Hospital health heroes as the NHS turns 75

The caption on the back of this 1985 picture referred to the scene as a one of widespread destruction. Work was about to begin on the two town centre developments

17 pictures of St Annes Railway Station from the early days to the demolition

Mounted police lead a demonstration in support of a proposed 4.26 pound per hour minimum wage during the Trades Union Congress conference

11 pictures to take you back to Blackpool in 1996