Blackpool Wyre & Fylde News
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Gang jailed after running Blackpool ‘drugs warehouse’A group of men who ran a ‘warehouse’ to deal their drugs around Blackpool and the Fylde coast have been jailed.
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Passmore steps into spotlight with deeply personal Viva headline debutA celebration of growth, music and memory as the long-time Viva performer launches his most personal show to date.
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More than 570 cannabis plants seized at Blackpool propertyPolice are investigating after a large cannabis grow was discovered in Blackpool.
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Wyre Council to introduce changes to HMO planning regulationsHouses in parts of Fleetwood and Thornton Cleveleys will no longer be able to be converted into HMOs without planning permission, Wyre Council has said.
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Calls to close stinking landfill site after inquiry reveals 70 permit breachesFurious campaigners are demanding the closure of a stinking landfill site in Fleetwood after an inquiry revealed as many as 70 permit breaches at the site in less than two years.
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Boxer uses seized cash from criminals to help youngstersCash seized from criminals is being spent on helping young people in Blackpool.
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Cleveleys town centre revamp approvedPlans to make Cleveleys town centre a more appealing place to shop will see more than a dozen on-street parking spaces removed – so that pavements can be widened.
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Closure order granted for Fleetwood propertyOfficers from Fleetwood Police successfully secured a closure order for a problem address in the area.
Preston, Leyland & Chorley News
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Controlling bully jailed after paralysing woman in violent assaultA man has been given a 20-year sentence after assaulting his partner so seriously she has been left paralysed.
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County Council unable to say pothole repair targets are being net due to ‘technical issue’A “technical issue” means Lancashire County Council is currently unable to say whether it is hitting its own pothole repair targets.
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Preston Town Hall roof to receive major solar panel upgradePreston City Council has signed a contract to upgrade the rooftop solar panel array at Preston Town Hall.
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Underage test purchasing operations carried out across Preston and South RibblePolice Licensing officers, working alongside Lancashire County Council Trading Standards, have carried out a recent test purchasing operation targeting underage alcohol and vape sales.
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Chorley park dog waste appealThe operators of a popular Chorley park have appealed for consideration from dog owners after waste bags were left piled up around overflowing bins.
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Preston shopping arcade apartment plans unveiledDozens of apartments could be created within Preston’s Miller Arcade as part of a major redevelopment of the historic city shopping precinct.
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Man admits to killing Preston dad who was put walking his dogA paranoid schizophrenic who stamped on and kicked a Preston dad to death has admitted killing him.
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Warning of ‘absolute chaos’ over housing plan for former theme park siteA councillor has warned of “absolute chaos” on the roads if plans to build 350 houses on the site of the abandoned Camelot Theme Park in Chorley are given the go-ahead.
East Lancashire News
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Sex offender who tried to abuse children online jailed for seven and a half yearsA sex offender who tried to abuse children online jailed for seven and a half years.
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Blackburn with Darwen residents set for 4.99% council tax riseBlackburn with Darwen residents will see their council tax for borough services rise by the maximum 4.99 per cent permitted without a referendum from April 1.
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Councillor claims lives are at risk due to motorway potholesLives are being endangered by potholes on a Lancashire motorway, a senior councillor has claimed.
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Work to begin on Pendle street improvements as part of £55m East Lancashire investmentWork is set to begin in March on street improvements in Pendle as part of a £55 million programme of investment across East Lancashire.
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New pond for controversial housing estateA highly controversial near-600 home housing estate in Blackburn is to get a new pond as part of a drainage and layout reorganisation.
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£1.2million to be spent on new bin trucksBlackburn with Darwen Council is spending £1.2million on buying 16 vehicles as part of its fleet replacement programme for 2025/26.
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Anger as bridge closure sparks lengthy diversionsResidents in an area of Burnley have seen an eight-fold increase in the length of some journeys after a bridge was closed for repairs, it has been claimed.
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Brand-new reuse shop offers savvy way of saving moneyBlackburn Household Waste Recycling Centre now has an added reuse shop, where residents can donate or buy preloved items.
Today's Weather
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BlackpoolLight rain
High: 10°C | Low: 5°C
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PrestonLight rain
High: 11°C | Low: 5°C
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ChorleyLight rain
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BurnleyLight rain
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