Blackpool Wyre & Fylde News
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Hospital Trust apologises to patients after being ‘worst’ for 12 hour waitsThe Trust which runs Blackpool Victoria Hospital has apologised to patients after it was highlighted that it was performing worse than any other in the country for 12 hour waits in hospital.
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More than 30 Fylde residents find work through partnership programmeMore than 30 Fylde residents have moved into work thanks to a successful partnership which has helped create training and apprenticeship opportunities.
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Pride in Place funding to reopen Tramtown museumPride in Place cash will be spent on repairs to allow the reopening of Blackpool’s Tramtown museum.
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Blackpool Council’s road maintenance steps up with £6m investmentSixteen residential roads in Blackpool are set to get resurfaced over the next eight weeks, as Blackpool Council starts a huge investment in additional road maintenance.
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Popular Blackpool charity event cancelled after organisers go into administrationBlackpool’s Brian House Children’s Hospice has announced the cancellation of this year’s Bubble Rush event.
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Report shows Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Trust struggling nationallyBlackpool Victoria Hospital’s performance in terms of 12-hour waits is currently the worst in the country, according to a latest report.
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Blackpool blaze destroys soft play centre and damages neighbouring shopsSeveral business owners have been left heartbroken after a major fire tore through a commercial building on Waterloo Road in Blackpool’s South Shore.
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Tourism company to manage major Blackpool attractionOne of Blackpool’s most iconic venues is set for an exciting new chapter after plans were agreed to transfer its operation to Blackpool Council’s wholly owned tourism company.
Preston, Leyland & Chorley News
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Father jailed after admitting to killing baby son in FulwoodA man has been jailed after admitting to killing his baby son in Fulwood.
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Design team appointed for £13.2m Samlesbury Innovation Hub as Lancashire moves project into deliveryLancashire County Council has appointed a professional design team to work in partnership with the authority to deliver the £13.2m Innovation Hub at the Samlesbury Enterprise Zone.
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Final decision made on historic Preston city centre pub demolitionThe demolition of a historic Preston city centre pub will definitely go ahead after a senior councillor said he could not “justify” the cost that would be involved in keeping it standing.
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What’s Your Story Chorley returns with a month-long celebration of creativityChorley is getting ready to turn the page on an exciting new chapter as What’s Your Story, Chorley returns bigger than ever this March.
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Paedophile who targeted girl, 14, in Leyland jailed for 12 yearsA paedophile who a targeted teenage girl at a house in Leyland has been given a lengthy jail term.
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Man charged with murder of Preston studentA man has been charged with the murder of Preston student Carla Georgescu.
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Preston restaurant’s unusual request for helipadA popular Italian restaurant in Preston wants to create a dedicated parking area for one of their regular customers – who usually drops in by helicopter.
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Work completed on new ground for Lancashire County Cricket ClubBuilding work has officially finished on a new ground for Lancashire County Cricket Club, which has been created at the heart of the county.
East Lancashire News
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400 new SEND school places to be created in LancashireAlmost 400 new school places for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are set to be created in Lancashire.
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Blackburn fire-ravaged church rebuild to begin in summerA long-delayed £8.85million project to rebuild a historic Blackburn town centre church destroyed by fire in 2019 will start this summer with the aim of completion in 2028.
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Burnley’s Towneley Hall Craft Museum to get makeoverThe heritage-listed Towneley Hall Craft Museum is to get a makeover.
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King Charles visits Lancashire in busy days of public engagementsKing Charles visited Lancashire today, stopping at Clitheroe, Samlesbury and Inglewhite.
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Great Harwood's Mercer Hall wins £60k Arts Council grantGreat Harwood’s historic Mercer Hall has been given a £60,000 grant to develop a new arts and culture programme.
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Illegal E-bikes and E-scooters seized in BlackburnA police operation in Blackburn targeting anti-social behaviour has led to the seizure of more than a dozen illegal bikes and e-scooters.
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Admission numbers cut at Blackburn and Darwen primariesTwo Blackburn with Darwen primary schools are to reduce their admission numbers.
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Burnley residents urged to reject merger with BlackburnThe leader of Burnley Council has told his councillor colleagues they must do all they can to persuade borough residents to tell the latest consultation on Lancashire devolution-related Local Government Reorganisation they don’t want to be merged into a new authority with Blackburn with Darwen.
Today's Weather
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BlackpoolLight rain
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