Nine candidates declared for Blackpool South by-election

More from Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde News

• Solar farm approved on Fylde / Preston border

  A solar farm the size of almost 100 football pitches is to be installed on the border of Fylde and Preston.

• Blackpool eatery again told it must pull down extesion after latest refusal

  A Blackpool restaurant fighting to keep its conservatory after planners said it had to come down has seen its latest planning application thrown out.

• Decision made on plans to transform former Poulton Masonic Hall into flats and bar

  Ambitious proposals to bring one of Poulton’s grandest buildings back into use have got the go ahead.

• Free flu vaccinations available at walk-in clinics across Blackpool

  Blackpool Council is urging eligible residents to get protected this winter, with free flu vaccinations available, for those eligible, at walk-in clinics across Blackpool and the Fylde Coast. 

• Avanti confirms it is reducing number of trains into Blackpool

  Train operator Avanti West Coast has confirmed it is reducing its four daily weekday services to and from Blackpool to two a day from next week.

• Cleveleys to get big new illuminated ‘welcome’ sign

  Cleveleys is to get a big new illuminated ‘welcome’ sign to greet people coming into the town centre.

• Man jailed for causing death of six-year-old girl by careless driving

  A man has been jailed after a six year old girl was fatally struck by a flat-bed truck as she stepped off a bus in Bilsborrow.

• Family and volunteers to serve up festive treat to the lonely on Christmas Day

  Up to 150 people who face being alone on Christmas Day are to be treated to a festive roast dinner – thanks to a big-hearted family and kindly volunteers.