Thursday | Blackpool Today
Raider was not 'making a brew'
Ryan Wilkinson claimed he was making a cup of tea when spotted rifling through kitchen drawers at a flat on York Avenue, Cleveleys.
Breast cancer survivor nears end of 250-mile journey from Blackpool...
Tracey Vinyard battled thieves, convinced police to escort her and fought an irate lorry driver on her two week trip It started out as a joke.
Mother's tribute as son, 22, killed in crash
The mother of a student killed when his car hit a tree - just two months before he was due to graduate from university - has paid tribute to her "loving son". Ryan Rostron, 22, from Bispham, died when he lost control of his Renault Clio on Garstang Road, St Michael's-on-Wyre, on Sunday night.
'Our Promenade should go back to four lanes'
As revealed in The Gazette yesterday, Blackpool Council has announced it is looking at five possible options for the future of the town's Golden Mile - including a return to its previous four lane layout.
Woman starts mobility scooter ride
Tracey Vinyard-Thomason is riding her mobility scooter from her home in Thornton-Cleveleys to her father's home in Canary Wharf, London.
'What about the young people?'
Planned new laws laid out in the Queen's Speech do not do enough to help young people find jobs, Blackpool's Labour MP Gordon Marsden claimed today.
Benefits advice for port's vulnerable
Fleetwood Town Council has offered its new offices on Poulton Road to knowledgeable volunteers who will assist residents with the introduction of Universal Credit - which replaces six benefits and tax credits - and the Bedroom Tax.
Optical giant buys out Fylde competitors
Two Fylde opticians have changed hands and another is to close as a national retailer moved to snap up stores in the county.
The 81-year-old driver of a Citroen romahome had to be freed from his vehicle by the fire service when he was in collision with a Ford Galaxy on West Drive, Cleveleys, at 3.45pm. He was taken to Royal Preston Hospital with serious injuries and the seven occupants of the Ford - five children and two adults - were treated at Blackpool Victoria ... (more)
Ed Miliband wins over angry man on the dole after insults on immigration
Ed Miliband had what was described as an 'electric' encounter with an unemployed man in Cleveleys, Lancs.
Friendly people, nice weather attract U.K. family
WHEN Chris and Jennifer Chapman were given the opportunity to move abroad from Thornton-Cleveleys in the United Kingdom, they wanted to settle in a family-oriented community.