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• Brothers jailed for sexual offences against children

  Two brothers have been given prison sentences totalling almost 30 years after raping and sexually assaulting a number of children.

• Help for pensioners as Blackpool gets £1.7m of funding

  Blackpool has received a further £1.7m from the government’s Household Support Fund – with £300,000 being set aside to help vulnerable pensioners including those who have lost their winter fuel allowance.

• Blackpool’s hospitality trade facing business rates ‘cliff edge’

  Pubs, restaurants and guest-houses in Blackpool are facing a ‘cliff edge’ if business rates relief runs out in April next year as currently expected.

• Contractor named for 154 homes project in Thornton – but concerns raised over archaeological site

  Work is underway on a project to build 154 new homes in Thornton on a site which has proved controversial due to archaeological finding there.

• Final designs for Multiversity submitted

  Plans for a new state of the art education campus in the town centre have been submitted for final approval.

• Blackpool-based foundation surpasses £20 million in grant-giving

  The Kentown Wizard Foundation has announced a significant milestone - surpassing £20 million in grant-giving.

• Man jailed for taking part in disorder in Blackpool

  A 20-year-old Blackpool man has been jailed for the role he played in the disorder in Blackpool in August. 

• New housing scheme proposed in place of controversial apartments plan for Thornton

  A controversial housing development in Thornton which was granted planning approval two years ago is no longer going ahead and a completely new scheme by a different group has been lodged with Wyre planners.