Blackpool Wyre & Fylde News
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Decision looms on controversial plans for 79-home development in Over Wyre villagePlanners at Wyre will meet this week to make a decision on on a controversial application to build 79 new affordable homes in the Over Wyre village of Stalmine.
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Ride the Lights returns for 2026Blackpool is preparing for one of the most magical nights in its calendar when, for one night only, the six miles of Promenade will be closed to give cyclists a sneak preview of this year’s Illuminations.
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‘’We want £30m Labour conference back in Blackpool’’Blackpool is pushing for the return of the national Labour conference which would be worth £30 million to the local economy over just one week.
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Historic Kirkham building transformed as major restoration reaches completionA piece of Kirkham's heritage has been saved for future generations after a significant milestone in the restoration of the Grade II listed Hillside on Preston Street was reached.
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Anchorsholme Park update after horror blaze amid £10k fund and cafe plansThe overhaul of a play area torched in a mindless vandal attack is still on schedule, insists Blackpool Council after ward councillors hit out at delays.
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Fatboy Slim revealed as Lytham Festival 2027 headlinerSuperstar DJ and award-winning producer Fatboy Slim will head to the Lancashire coast next summer to headline the North West’s largest live music festival.
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New plans to open padel tennis facility at PoultonPlans for two new padel tennis courts in Poulton have been put forward to accommodate the world’s fastest growing sport.
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Nearly 60 objections lodged against rock groynes plan to save sandsA plan to install 17 rock groynes on the southern end of Blackpool’s beach has been hailed as the saviour of its famous golden sands – but almost 60 people and the RNLI are objecting.
Preston, Leyland & Chorley News
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Preston invited to help shape lasting Guild 20232 legacyCommunity groups, organisations, businesses and local partners are being invited to share ideas for projects that could create a meaningful and lasting legacy for Preston Guild 2032.
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Appeal following serious collision in RibbletonPolice are appealing for information and footage following a serious collision in Ribbleton.
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Preston’s Encounter Festival programme unveiledThe countdown is on for Encounter Festival, as the full programme is unveiled for a packed day of free outdoor performances, interactive installations, family activities and a spectacular Torchlight Procession in the centre of Preston.
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Town hall asbestos works underway at Preston Town HallWork is getting under way at Preston Town Hall to remove asbestos which has delayed repairs to toilet facilities in the building.
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Preston car park plan resurrectedThe majority of the site once occupied by the Odeon Cinema and Tokyo Jo’s nightclub in Preston could be turned into a permanent car park.
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Chorley joiner sentenced for burglary after trying on and stealing customer's underwearA joiner from Chorley who rummaged through a client’s underwear drawers has been sentenced.
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Eccleston bakery products shortlisted in Great British Food AwardsThe team at a Lancashire bakery are celebrating after five of their products were shortlisted in the Great British Food Awards on their first time entering.
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Tour of Britain Women's cycling stage brings incredible atmosphere to LancashireThousands of spectators lined the route as the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women's elite cycle race came to Lancashire.
East Lancashire News
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'Heartless' Bacup fraudster who 'showed no mercy' is jailedOne of the 'most prolific' fraudsters that Lancashire County Council's Trading Standards have brought to justice has been jailed for three years and nine months.
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Investigation underway after man dies following aggravated burglaryAn investigation is underway after a man who was injured during an aggravated burglary died.
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£1.5 Pride in Place scheme funds Hyndburn park upgradesHyndburn’s MP Sarah Smith has welcomed a move to upgrade parks across the borough, admitting that she was ‘shocked’ by the state some had been left in by 14 years of austerity.
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Soapbox Challenge returns to Accrington this weekendLancashire’s only Soapbox Challenge of 2026 is racing into Accrington on Saturday.
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Illicit fireworks, prescription medication and tobacco seized in Accrington crackdownIllicit fireworks, prescription medication and tobacco have been seized in a joint crackdown with the police in Accrington town centre.
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Appeal following fatal collision in BurnleyPolice are appealing for witnesses and footage after a pedestrian died following a road traffic collision with a car on Centenary Way in Burnley.
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Tour of Britain Women's cycling stage brings incredible atmosphere to LancashireThousands of spectators lined the route as the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women's elite cycle race came to Lancashire.
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Lancashire residents warned of unpaid parking charge text message scamLancashire residents have been warned about a scam where fraudulent messages are sent about unpaid parking charges.
Today's Weather
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BlackpoolLight rain
High: 20°C | Low: 16°C
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PrestonLight rain
High: 20°C | Low: 16°C
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ChorleyLight rain
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BurnleyLight rain
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