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• Decision looms on controversial plans for 79-home development in Over Wyre village

  Planners 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.

• Ride the Lights returns for 2026

  Blackpool 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.

• ‘’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.

• Historic Kirkham building transformed as major restoration reaches completion

  A 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.

• Anchorsholme Park update after horror blaze amid £10k fund and cafe plans

  The 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.

• Fatboy Slim revealed as Lytham Festival 2027 headliner

  Superstar 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.

• New plans to open padel tennis facility at Poulton

  Plans for two new padel tennis courts in Poulton have been put forward to accommodate the world’s fastest growing sport.

• Nearly 60 objections lodged against rock groynes plan to save sands

  A 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.