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• Decision made on controversial plans for 152 homes in Warton village

  Controversial proposals to build more than 150 homes in the village of Warton have been approved by planners at Fylde Council.

• Councillors defer vote on mammoth 250-home development on greenfield site

  A decision on whether to grant planning permission for a huge development of up to 250 homes on a greenfield site near Wesham has been deferred.

• Appeal after man dies in M55 collision

  Police are appealing for information after a man died in a collision on the M55 motorway on Wednesday morning.

• Man sentenced for Blackpool assault which left victim with catastrophic injuries

  A man has been sentenced for an assault in a Blackpool pub carpark which left his victim with catastrophic head injuries.  

• Blackpool children’s street art ideas being brought to life

  A mile-long ‘Wellness Walk’ is being created in Blackpool, to give children the cleaner, greener and brighter streets they asked for.

• Rock groynes would have stopped our lifesaving operation, says RNLI man

  A leading member of Blackpool RNLI says a dramatic rescue mission off the coast earlier this year would not have succeeded if controversial rock groynes were in place – and lives would have been lost.

• Verdict due on 152 homes proposed for Fylde village of Warton

  Planners at Fylde Council are set to make a decision on proposals for a huge development of more than 150 homes in the village of Warton.

• Protesters turn out to make point about Blackpool’s ambitious Silicon Sands data centre project

  Banner-holding protesters have raised concerns over an ambitious data centre project earmarked for Blackpool.