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• Historic Kirkham building transformed as major restoration reaches completion

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• Anchorsholme Park update after horror blaze amid £10k fund and cafe plans

  The overhaul of a play area torched in a mindless vandal attack is still on schedule, insists Blackpool Council after ward councillors hit out at delays.

• Fatboy Slim revealed as Lytham Festival 2027 headliner

  Superstar DJ and award-winning producer Fatboy Slim will head to the Lancashire coast next summer to headline the North West’s largest live music festival.

• New plans to open padel tennis facility at Poulton

  Plans for two new padel tennis courts in Poulton have been put forward to accommodate the world’s fastest growing sport.

• Nearly 60 objections lodged against rock groynes plan to save sands

  A plan to install 17 rock groynes on the southern end of Blackpool’s beach has been hailed as the saviour of its famous golden sands – but almost 60 people and the RNLI are objecting.

• Indie weekender announced for Blackpool Winter Gardens

  Blackpool Winter Gardens is throwing open its doors for a new weekender built around the bands and songwriters who soundtracked British guitar music from the tail end of the 80s through the 90s and beyond.

• Blackpool launches first-ever Illuminations Switch-On Watch Party

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• Police appeal after bike rider seriously injured in Blackpool crash

  Police are appealing for information after a man was seriously injured in a road crash in Blackpool.