Cuadrilla is Finished at Preston New Road: Unanimous Council Vote Orders Immediate Site Clearance, Ending Fracking Saga
This is a monumental day for the Fylde Coast and a landmark victory for communities across Lancashire. Lancashire County Council’s Development Control Committee has delivered a decisive blow to the former fracking company, Cuadrilla, by unanimously refusing its final bid…
Planning Battle: Poulton Housing Plan Blocked – But Developers Poised for National Appeal
In a decision that reflects community concern over infrastructure, Wyre Council planning officers have refused controversial proposals for a 208-home estate in Poulton-le-Fylde. However, many residents and local commentators believe the battle is far from over, expecting the developer to…
Mel B Puts Big Light On
The singer known best for her work in the spice girls made a nostalgic return to the place where her career first started to light up the seafront at the end of a spectacular show, delivered in association with Hits…
Police and medics attend emergency at superstore
Update in short – A customer at the store suffered a medical episode and required treatment. Earlier we reported:- Police and paramedics have been called to an incident at morrisons on squires gate lane in Blackpool. Around 5:30 we received…
META Global Outage – Facebook and Instagram go down around the world
at around 15:20 today reports started coming in of users having trouble logging into facebook and instagram. Since then mainstream media outlets have started running the story too. We don’t yet know why there’s an issue with logging in –…
Devolution for Northern Councils.
TODAY THE GOVERNMENT MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE POTENTIAL FOR A HISTORIC DEVOLUTION DEAL FOR LANCASHIRE. The announcement to offer the deal was made by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt as part of today’s Autumn Statement. If given approval, the proposed deal…
Bakery Fire, Church Street
Firefighters have dealt with a blaze on church street.
Blackpool Airshow postponed until 2022
Earlier this week Blackpool Council announced that the Airshow that had been planned for 2021 has been cancelled. It was also announced earlier that both Southport and Sunderland airshows have also cancelled leading many to believe that the red arrows…
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