BREAKING: Berlin market terror suspect Anis Amri ‘shot dead’ in Milan
Berlin truck terrorist Anis Amri has been shot dead in Milan, the Italian Interior Ministry has confirmed.Amri "immediately" produced a gun when approached by police and shot an officer during a...
View ArticlePolice search for missing man with links to Preston and Leyland
A 25-year-old man from Blackpool with links to Preston and Leyland is missing.Darryl Holland was last seen at Blackpool Victoria Hospital in Whinney Heys Road around 12.30pm on Wednesday (December...
View ArticleMan missing from Blackpool
A 25-year-old man from Blackpool with links to Preston and Leyland is missing.Darryl Holland was last seen at Blackpool Victoria Hospital in Whinney Heys Road around 12.30pm on Wednesday (December...
View ArticleAPPEAL: Young man missing from Blackpool with links to Preston
Police are appealing for information after a young man from Blackpool with links to Preston went missing.Samuel Thomas, 20, was last seen around 4.50pm on Wednesday (December 21) in Blackpool Road. He...
View ArticleThe ever-present Gregg Wallace is like an unwanted Christmas gift
As the old song goes, ‘I wish it could be Christmas every day’, but for TV’s most famous baldie, Gregg Wallace, I think it probably is.Gregg has been on our screens for ages, co-hosting Masterchef with...
View ArticleLove is the right note for Jessica and Kevin
Music was the key to their hearts when Kevin Stockdale and Jessica Jenkinson, from Knott End, first fell in love.They met at their local pub and a mutual love of music in almost every genre brought...
View ArticleWe take a look at how communities are finally getting their lives back one...
One year on from the Boxing Day floods, communities and families are only just starting to see their old lives take shape.Lancashire was battered by three separate storms across December but the Wyre...
View ArticleChild seatbelt danger warning
Shock figures show hundreds of Lancashire parents are struggling to strap their children in cars safely.In the past three years, there were 534 incidents of mum and dads breaking child seatbelt laws,...
View ArticleMP’s delight at war graves youth scheme
A Fylde coast MP is delighted that fines from cheating banks will help young people gain life experience. Blackpool North and Cleveleys, Conservative MP Paul Maynard has been campaigning for paid...
View ArticleRaising more than a smile for charities
A kind-hearted Fylde trio handed over almost £3,000 to charities including a cancer support group at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Friends Emma Oldfield, Zoe Harrison and Debbie Malings held a...
View ArticleExtra cash for vintage lifeboat
A group which is restoring a vintage lifeboat from Fleetwood has enjoyed a fund-raising success.The Ann Letitia Russell Rescue Group has accrued over £600 from the event, staged at the Royal Oak pub on...
View ArticleResort to host LGBT national conference
Blackpool is set to host the first national LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) youth conference next year.The event is open to all 13 to 18-year-olds and will be held at The Village Hotel...
View ArticleDouble boost for Festival bill
Two more acts have been announced to join comedian Jason Manford on the bill for Lytham’s St George’s Day Festival.The King’s Division Band will lead a concert at Lowther Pavilion on St George’s Day...
View ArticleCaution is urged for diabetes patients
Residents living with diabetes have been urged to be extra careful when managing their condition over the festive period.They have been told to stock up on insulin, test strips, and medicine, to eat...
View ArticleBlackpool: From the courts 26-12-16
Here is a round-up of some of the cases at Blackpool Magistrates Court.William Coulter, 51, assaultA chef who repeatedly punched his girlfriend on the nose could remember nothing of the...
View ArticleWas rude Christmas lights show in bad taste or not?
A joker who became an internet hit after covering his house in obscene fairy lights sparked a major debate on our social media channels.While some thought Steve McGawley’s prank was hilarious, others...
View ArticleTeam work secures the building society
A Fylde Coast building society has invested in its future by teaming up with one of Lancashire’s leading security companies.The Marsden Building Society has appointed Alert Fire and Security Ltd to...
View ArticleChild seatbelt safety warning
Shock figures show hundreds of Lancashire parents are struggling to strap their children in cars safely.In the past three years, there were 534 incidents of mums and dads breaking child seatbelt laws,...
View ArticleFederation calls for clarity
The way taxpayers’ money is spent by Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) must be much more transparent, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). The call comes in response to a report by...
View ArticleDon’t forget to get your slice of £500k
Preesall town councillor Pat Greenough is encouraging community groups, schemes and organisations in the FY6 postcode to claim a slice of £500,000 this year - and funds will be up for grabs for the...
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