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• Public inquiry set over bid to site Starflyer and Log Floom rides at South Pier

  Proposals for two rides to be sited at Blackpool’s South Pier are set for a public inquiry hearing after the scheme was rejected on two occasions by resort planners.

• Drop-in session set for Revoe area as demolition plans draw nearer

  Residents in the Revoe area of Blackpool have three more drop-in sessions planned to discuss a controversial regeneration scheme which includes demolition of their homes.

• Two teenagers arrested after fire destroys former M&S store in Fleetwood

  A 13-year-old and 15-year-old have been arrested on suspicion of arson following a fire which destroyed the former M&S store in Fleetwood on Wednesday night.

• Road improvements delivered in Poulton‑le‑Fylde as investment continues

  Residents in Poulton-le-Fylde are benefiting from improved road conditions following the completion of a full resurfacing scheme on Curzon Road.

• Indian restaurant boss hits out as Home Office seeks to have licence revoked

  The boss of a long-established Indian restaurant in Blackpool says tough rules on immigrants being allowed to work are forcing decent eateries to close.

• Concerns over number of NEET kids in Blackpool

  National concern about the rising number of young people who are NEET – Not in Employment, Education or Training – are being shared in Blackpool.

• Blackpool’s Ivan Taylor believed to be longest serving councillor in the country

  A veteran Blackpool councillor is believed to be the longest serving elected member currently serving on a council in the UK.

• Suspected perfume, Apple and Samsung dupes seized in car boot bust

  Hundreds of suspected fake perfume bottles and scores of suspected illicit Apple and Samsung products have been uncovered by Trading Standards at a car boot sale in Wyre.