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Young Blackpool man jailed for role in 'disgraceful' August 3 disorder scenes
“Taaffe-Rhodes chose to play a part in the disgraceful scenes in Blackpool..."
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Luke Beardsworth
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Disabled Blackpool pensioner fears she will die before she gets her sea view
Retired hotelier Doreen Jackson, 86, has been told the solid wooden fencing opposite her ground floor flat will be there for at least another four years…
Oct 17
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Michael Holmes
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Disabled Blackpool pensioner fears she will die before she gets her sea view
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'Mindless hatred': Far-right festival farce averted in Blackpool
The Talbot social club admits it was due to host the two day event that was cancelled following an investigation into the gig promoter behind it
Oct 16
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Blackpool Indian deli forced into closure just after opening over extensive food hygiene breaches
Eat Indian, on Church Street, was hit with a zero hygiene rating and forced to close temporarily to implement improvements
Oct 16
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Luke Beardsworth
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Blackpool Indian deli forced into closure just after opening over extensive food hygiene breaches
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'People behave like this, leave, call it a shithole': Sexual harassment reality in Blackpool
I began the Reclaim Blackpool campaign to help women share their experiences of sexual harassment in the town. Here, those people tell their stories of…
Oct 16
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Skirmishes and simmering tensions as Blackpool protest in wake of Southport attacks takes place
“Thugs (and) racists not welcome” banners welcome handful of protest group amid heavy police presence
Oct 16
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Ed Walker
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Skirmishes and simmering tensions as Blackpool protest in wake of Southport attacks takes place
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Why did Blackpool riot?
Some, but not all, in Blackpool chose to respond to a wicked act in Southport with violence instead of support. But the search for answers as to why…
Oct 16
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Michael Holmes
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'Mindless thuggery' comes to Blackpool as disorder breaks out in Talbot Square
Far-right group and anti-racism campaigners clashed in the town as Lancashire Police say 20 arrests made across the county
Oct 16
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Michael Holmes
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'Mindless thuggery' comes to Blackpool as disorder breaks out in Talbot Square
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“Do I actually have to die?” Grandmother fears home will kill her before it is habitable
Private rentals in Blackpool and the growing mould problems
Oct 16
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The changing face of Blackpool's Grange Park
Grange Park is one of hundreds of housing estates built after the Second World War. Life has changed in the decades since; here The Blackpool Lead…
Oct 16
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Where the government fails, people in Blackpool step up: Inside Bispham's warm bank
There are around 1,300 spaces like Kilmory Community Centre in Bispham keeping people out of the cold. But their future is far from secure.
Oct 16
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Where the government fails, people in Blackpool step up: Inside Bispham's warm bank
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