Homes have been evacuated and a 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of explosives offences after potentially dangerous material was found in Blackpool.Dozens of residents were made to ...

Paul BurnellBBC News, LancashireDavid Bremner/GeographIt happened close to the Coral Island amusements arcadeA woman has pleaded guilty to attempting to abduct a seven-month-old baby girl in Blackpool.The child was ...

A Blackpool nightclub owner and his accountant have been found guilty of their involvement in a £4.9m tax fraud.Paul Kelly, who owned a string of bars and pubs across ...

A former triathlete whose terminal cancer was initially mistaken for long Covid has been given months to live. Olivia Knowles, from Blackpool, noticed something "wasn't quite correct" in August ...

Jonny Humphries & Emma StanleyBBC News, LancashirePA MediaThe family of Linda Nolan said she would have been "thrilled" to see a big turnoutFamily, friends and fans have turned out ...

BBCThe Blackpool Illuminations now run from September to JanuaryTourism chiefs in Blackpool are pinning their hopes on the seaside town's famous Illuminations after a disappointing year for hospitality.Industry experts ...

The Conservatives suffer a big by-election defeat as Labour gains ground in polls across England. Source link

Premier League side Nottingham Forest needed extra-time to see off League One's Blackpool in a thrilling FA Cup third-round replay at Bloomfield Road.Forest had looked to be cruising into ...

Blackpool FC pay tribute to "lifelong Seasider" Tony Johnson and invite fans to lay flowers at the ground. Source link

Councils across the country are sending vulnerable young people to children's homes in Blackpool. The approach is raising concerns. Source link