Blackpool Council1 day agoThe chefs 'reinventing school dinners'The School Chef Educator Programme taught chefs from 17 Blackpool schools.1 day ago6 Feb 2026Homelessness in Blackpool double England averageThe end of a private rented sector tenancy is the main cause of homelessness in the resort.6 Feb 20265 Feb 2026Homes demolition behind football ground approvedThe long row of terraced homes back on to the Bloomfield Road football stadium.5 Feb 202615 Jan 2026'Dad would be proud as punch of Elizabeth Emblem'A Blackpool Illuminations engineer Jonathan White died after falling while putting up lights in 1986. 15 Jan 20269 Jan 2026Fire-hit playground will be rebuilt, councillors vowAn arson attack gutted the playground in Anchorsholme Park, Blackpool, just after Christmas.9 Jan 20268 Jan 2026Paedophile left to babysit children, review findsChecks revealed the man had been released from a 13-year prison sentence in 2022.8 Jan 202622 Oct 2025Hotel where boy electrocuted summoned to courtThe hotel and it director face five health and safety charges but they are not related to the child's death.22 Oct 202521 Sep 2025Reform councillors outraged at Labour Nazi jibeLabour's Adrian Hoyle apologises to Reform councillors Jim O'Neill and Emma Ellison. 21 Sep 202518 Sep 2025Council buys ex-post office after hotel plan failsPlans to turn a long-vacant Grade II-listed former post office into a hotel were found to be unviable.18 Sep 2025...