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Images depicting a bold vision for the rejuvenation of Blackpool’s deprived inner areas have emerged, setting out hopes of replacing rundown streets with modern housing, shops and green spaces.

Stevie Wonder will open his Love, Light & Song UK Tour in an exclusive outdoor headline full show at Lytham Festival in July.

The Government’s Swimming Pool Support Fund nationally provided a total of £80m to local authorities in England as a support package for public leisure facilities with swimming pools. The funding was released in two phases.

Sold signs have gone up outside Blackpool’s former Abingdon Street Post Office which is earmarked for a £26m renovation into an Indigo-branded hotel.

Regeneration chiefs have revealed the first Blackpool streets set to be transformed as part of a £90m housing project.

A new report has revealed trouble hotspots in Blackpool and shows more than 40 per cent of anti-social behaviour happens in just three areas of the town.

Three people who died in suspected drug related deaths in Blackpool could have taken contaminated heroin, according to police.

A man has been jailed after attacking a man during disorder in Blackpool last summer.

Police have charged a man following two burglaries in Preston.

Intelligent traffic lights that reduce the need for vehicles to stop and start will form a key part of plans to cut congestion on one of the busiest routes in Central Lancashire.

Teams from local businesses and charities across Preston will come together at the University of Central Lancashire’s Sports Arena to compete in the third Preston City Games 2025.

Illegal cigarettes and vapes worth around £2000 have been seized after a multi-agency day of action in Plungington.

A burglar who targeted multiple homes in Preston City Centre has been jailed for more than six years.

Calls have been made for bus fares to be reduced back to £2 a trip.

The Council Tax Support scheme in Preston is changing to help more working age people pay their council tax bills, depending on their circumstances.

A proposed new regional bank will have its headquarters in Preston, it has emerged.

Former textile worker turned Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery’s oldest volunteer is set to spend his 90th birthday telling stories of the industry which made the town.

Police have charged five people following a spate of burglaries across East Lancashire.

A new planning application has been submitted detailing plans to transform Darwen Market Hall as part of the £100m Town Deal.

A burglar who targeted multiple homes in Preston City Centre has been jailed for more than six years.

East Lancashire football club has been banned from holding events with live or amplified music at its two function venues.

The multi-million pound renovation of East Lancashire’s premier entertainment venue has taken a major step forward.

Police are investigating following the discovery of a large cannabis farm at a property on Trafalgar Street, Burnley.

A man has been jailed for driving his van dangerously through East Lancashire.