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Blackpool: Parents killed and two children injured in house fire

One child is ‘in a very poorly condition’, Lancashire Police say

Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2024

Luke Humphries lays down marker on opening night of World Matchplay in Blackpool

Humphries is aiming to become just the fourth man to win the World Championship and World Matchplay in the same year.

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2024

Father’s double tragedy as son killed in parking row attack two months after wife dies from cancer

Anthony Harley’s father saw his son die following the attack in Blackpool - exactly two months after losing his wife of 57 years

The Independent UK · May 22, 2024

Local elections: the Tories’ heavy council losses explained - The Standard podcast

Jitendra Joshi and Rachael Burford discuss the Conservatives' significant losses in the local elections and Labour's success in the Blackpool South by-election.

Evening Standard · May 3, 2024

Blackpool verdict looks like electoral death sentence for Tories

Full results likely to point to potential drubbing for Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives at the general election

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024

Blackpool byelection shows Labour is back in Brexit-voting areas

Result indicates sizeable Westminster majority, while Sunak has failed to recover ground since taking over from Liz Truss

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024

Is Reform UK on the rise? Blackpool’s soup kitchen candidate will find out

Chris Webb is expected to win Blackpool South for Labour but eyes are on the fortunes of Mark Butcher, who works with the poor and insists he is ‘not a politician’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024

Blackpool rock maker leads crusade to protect British seaside staple

Stanton & Novelty is one of 10 Blackpool businesses that handmakes UK rock, but cheap imports and MP scandals are frustrating attempts to gain geographical protection

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024

Blackpool Tower Circus: Families watch in horror as acrobat injured in high wheel accident

The performer dropped ‘several feet’ and injured his wrist before crowds were evacuated

Evening Standard · Apr 28, 2024

‘Grave challenge’: Blackpool rock makers fear for seaside staple’s future

Manufacturers call for geographic food name protection in face of threat from cheap Chinese imports

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2024