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Blackpool has stepped up its campaign to attain prestigious Purple Flag status and gain recognition as having a night-time economy that meets high standards of safety, vibrancy, and management.

An unsightly block of properties on Blackpool’s Central Drive has been cordoned off after being deemed unsafe for people to walk past.

Blackpool Council is planning to reach out to residents to explain how a prestigious Blackpool data centre business park – expected to bring up to £14 billion to the region – will operate.

Major planning decisions are looming over Blackpool’s coastal protection – and whether the siting of controversial rock groynes on the beaches should be given the go ahead.

A report to go before Blackpool Council’s Executive committee has outlined efforts the authority is making to prevent youngsters from the town from falling into crime.

A huge new 21,500 sq ft Marks and Spencer Food Hall is taking shape in a multi-million pound development at Norcross.

Blackpool Council says it is now moving forward with plans to restore the main tramshed which houses the town’s precious heritage trams and revive the much-loved Tramtown attraction.

Blackpool Council’s work to improve adult social care (ASC) services has been recognised and praised by the government’s lead on social care.

Families, runners and festive fundraisers are being invited to Worden Park in Leyland this November for a Christmas-themed event supporting mental health across Lancashire.

Preston City Council says it will seek the views of the public and property owners before deciding how to spend the £1.55m it has been given to help deal with dilapidated and disused buildings.

An estate made up entirely of homes classed as ‘affordable’ is to be built in Lostock Hall.

Preston is leading the way in Lancashire for food waste recycling, with approximately 3,000 tonnes of food waste collected since the service was introduced in April.

Proposals to consult with the public on the future of park and ride service in Preston are set to be considered by cabinet next week.

Lancashire's devolution ambitions have been included in the Government's Budget, paving the way for greater powers, investment and local decision-making.

Preston is being urged to unite and vote to bring an iconic Christmas attraction back to the city centre.

Organised crime gangs responsible for flooding the streets of Preston with cocaine and heroin have been jailed for more than 100 years.

A man who raped and sexually assaulted a young vulnerable woman and subjected her to violent attacks in Darwen has been jailed.

An award-winning pet bereavement business has submitted plans to open a new pet crematorium and company headquarters at a unit on a new industrial estate in Burnley.

A man who carried out an armed robbery at a shop in Accrington has been jailed.

Councils in East Lancashire are being given £3.55m the backing to take over some of their most notorious derelict buildings under a new Government regeneration fund.

A new volunteer-led initiative aimed at making nights out safer in Darwen is set to launch in time for Halloween weekend.

Police are appealing for information after a died in a collision in Edenfield. 

An Accrington drug dealer who was caught with crack cocaine hidden inside a false deodorant can has been jailed for more than five years.

Plans by Debenhams Group to bring its distribution operations back to the town in early 2027, in a move expected to create more than 1,200 jobs, have been welcomed.