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• We reject your plans to knock down our homes, angry residents tell councillors

  Angry residents in Blackpool’s Revoe area did not hold back last night after being given the chance to have their say about controversial plans to demolish homes.

• Major beach defence application warns about loss of golden sands

  A planning application for a multi‑million‑pound sea defence project in Blackpool has been lodged – with a warning the town could lose its famous sand without urgent action.

• Further steps taken in ongoing investigation into historic contamination

  An allotment site in Thornton-Cleveleys is to be closed temporarily as part of an ongoing investigation into historic contamination by a chemical used at a nearby facility.

• Concert set to help people affected by Waterloo Road blaze

  A professional Fylde coast singer has organised a concert to help raise funds for those affected by the devastating Waterloo Road blaze in Blackpool last month.

• Planning decision saves vital £450K on Blackpool Multiversity costs

  Councillors at Blackpool approved a number of changes to the town’s ambitious Multiversity scheme which effectively saved £450k towards its cost.

• Public invited to have say on central Blackpool housing regeneration framework

  Blackpool Council is inviting residents, businesses and stakeholders to have their say on the future of central Blackpool.

• Concerns raised over council merger and Blackpool’s huge debt

  Fylde MP Andrew Snowden has raised fears that taxpayers could be forced to pick up the bill for Blackpool Council’s massive £500 million debt after local authorities merge.

• Council pledges further £3.5m to tackle road surface issue in Blackpool

  Fed-up Blackpool residents say the town’s roads are the ‘number one’ issue they want to raise with the council, with a record number of complaints about potholes in the last three years.