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More from Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde News

• Celebrating 20 years of Blackpool Pride Festival

  Blackpool Pride Festival will be celebrating its 20th anniversary with a landmark three-day event and a two-day street party when it returns next month.

• Blackpool Council appoints new director to lead adult services

  Blackpool Council has appointed Martin Lawton as its new Director of Adult Services.

• Blackspot roundabout ‘accident waiting to happen’

  A roundabout on the Fylde coast where a car recently smashed into the garden wall of a school has been called ‘a fatal accident waiting to happen’.

• Demonstration planned over housing scheme in Carleton

  Residents who are against plans to build 99 new homes on fields in Carleton are planning a demonstration this weekend.

• Blackpool couple set for mayoral ceremony this week

  A married couple who are both councillors will be taking up their chains of office as the mayor and mayoress of Blackpool this week.

• Three admit to committing contempt of court during trial surrounding death of Fleetwood mum

  Three people have been sentenced for committing contempt of court by discussing evidence whilst a defendant was part-heard during a manslaughter trial.

• Blackpool Council celebrates foster carers during Foster Care Fortnight

  It’s Foster Care Fortnight, the UK’s largest campaign to raise awareness of the positive impact of fostering.

• Blackpool Pleasure Beach mapped in 3D for emergencies

  Blackpool Pleasure Beach has been mapped in detailed 3D for the first time through a partnership involving Ordnance Survey, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service and the Lancashire Local Resilience Forum.