Arrest made after reports of man with firearm in Blackpool

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• Detailed plans for Multiversity approved unanimously

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• No ban on new housing during contamination investigation

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• Wartime exhibition to launch at Showtown museum

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• Blackpool no longer has highest rate of children in care

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• Update on maternity services following ‘requires improvement’ rating

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