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• Report warns of need for transient traveller sites

  An official traveller’s site should be provided on the Fylde coast for use by transient gypsies and travellers which would help prevent them camping illegally, a new report has suggested.

• Blackpool libraries to host live performances

  Shakespeare will not only be available on the shelves when Blackpool libraries host performances which will bring live theatre and music into their communities.

• Ceramic artist from village in Wyre to star in BBC show

  A ceramic artist from a village in Wyre features in an award-winning BBC show next week.

• Blackpool job seeker has ‘applied for 5,000 jobs’

  A Blackpool job-seeker says she has applied for more than 5,000 jobs in four years without success – but still remains optimistic of getting back into employment.

• Job losses as Showtown Museum under review

  A shake-up at Blackpool’s £13m Showtown museum has seen some staff made redundant and an overhaul of the way the attraction runs.

• Contractor appointed to maintain seafront safety

  New contracts have been handed out to maintain public safety on Blackpool’s famous Promenade which attracts millions of visitors a year.

• Budget and council tax rise of five per cent agreed

  Residents living in an average band D property in Blackpool will pay an extra £115 in council tax in the new financial year after an increase of almost five per cent was agreed by the council.

• Key decision due on £90m Blackpool housing project

  Regeneration chiefs are poised to reveal which streets will be chosen for the first phase of a massive £90m housing regeneration project.