Local News
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Restaurant plans refused over fears of harm to Promenade
Planners have turned down a Blackpool restaurant’s bid to keep its glazed extension, saying it conflicts with policies designed to protect the character of the Promenade.
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Work begins on new units at enterprise zone
Work has started to build 11 new business units at Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone with four already sold.
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Blackpool to receive 9.1 per cent increase in its annual gvt settlement
Blackpool is set to get a £17.7m increase in funding from the government for the coming financial year to help pay for services across the town, a rise of 9.1 per cent compared to this year.
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Proposals to revive Over Wyre pub back before planners
A scheme to revive an Over Wyre pub which had fallen into near-dereliction is back with Wyre planners – a year after it was approved.
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Blackpool to receive nearly £3m to tackle homelessness
Blackpool is to receive nearly £3m to tackle homelessness in the resort as latest figures show a rise in the number of people without a proper home.
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Council welcomes move to tighten controls on home schooling
Legislation to tighten controls around home schooling has been welcomed in Blackpool where parents have taken hundreds of children out of school in recent years.
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Bar refused late licence after to police objection
A Blackpool bar has been refused permission to serve booze until the early hours of the morning during Christmas week because it is too close to people’s homes.
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Council approves £500,000 loan for investment in the Winter Gardens
Hundreds of thousands of pounds is to be spent upgrading facilities at two key areas of Blackpool’s Winter Gardens.
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Two more units let in Station View retail scheme
New traders are poised to open for business in Blackpool town centre as part of the resort’s latest development.
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Contractors appointed to demolish former police station
A demolition team has been appointed to bulldoze the former Bonny Street Police Station and magistrates courts paving the way for potential new developers to take over the Blackpool Central site.
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Tourism figures show 41 per cent jump in July footfall on Promenade
New figures show more people visited Blackpool seafront this summer – peaking at 6.8 million in July – despite setbacks including the cost of living crisis and riots
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Health chiefs to investigate why men die young in Blackp
Health chiefs in Blackpool will investigate issues such as drug and alcohol addiction to learn more about why men living in the resort now have the lowest life expectancy in the UK.
