Sold signs have gone up outside Blackpool's former Abingdon Street Post Office which is earmarked for a £26m renovation into an Indigo-branded hotel.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/long-running-saga-to-convert-this-building-into-a-top-class-indigo-hotel-takes-a-massive-step-forward-5034485

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More detailed soil sampling is set to take place in Thornton as part of an ongoing investigation into the potential release of a carcinogenic substance from a chemical plant.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/further-soil-testing-to-take-place-in-thornton-after-cancer-causing-chemical-found-in-gardens-and-allotments-4975659

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While many people are looking forward to the New Year, for one family it serves as a reminder of a heartbreaking loss.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/i-wont-give-up-looking-for-bear-even-though-its-been-a-year-4938887

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Blackpool boss Steve Bruce states the club have tabled a couple of transfer offers this week - as well as making an improved bid for player in particular.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/blackpool-boss-issues-latest-on-transfer-offers-amid-links-with-chesterfield-winger-4938907

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A shoplifter from Blackpool has been jailed after he was caught with the help of two eagle-eyed and brave six-year-old girls.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/crime/six-year-old-girls-help-officers-detain-shoplifter-in-blackpool-4908309

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Blackpool actress Jenna Coleman’s latest TV show - The Jetty - proved a hit with audiences so what’s next for the BBC series?

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/people/future-of-the-jetty-revealed-following-blackpool-actress-jenna-colemans-break-from-acting-4895582

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A Blackpool MP is calling for urgent support from the government to tackle homelessness after an investigation revealed an almost 50 per cent increase in rough sleepers this year.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/blackpool-south-mp-chris-webb-we-need-urgent-support-in-our-communities-to-tackle-homelessness-4893157

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Steve Bruce states the first half of Blackpool’s 2-1 defeat to Birmingham City was his side’s lowest point from his time at Bloomfield Road so far.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/doesnt-sit-well-with-me-steve-bruces-honest-admission-after-blackpool-defeat-to-brimingham-city-4890796

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Halloween comes but once a year - and Bispham couple Philip and Lisa Bray like to make the most of it!

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/every-halloween-we-turn-our-home-into-this-and-then-invite-our-friends-round-4841113

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Two teams which hadn’t featured previously in our Blackpool and District Youth Football League match of the week certainly showcased their skills at the weekend.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/bdyfl-match-of-the-week-freckleton-reds-v-fleetwood-town-junior-reds-4814964

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Magistrates have issued a warrant for the arrest of a 35-year-old Wigan borough motorist who was caught drug-driving in Blackpool while banned from the road.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/courts/hunt-for-wigan-banned-driver-caught-at-the-wheel-after-snorting-cocaine-4789456

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Residents across the Fylde coast have had plenty to say about Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort’s confirmation it will NOT go back to the former entry arragement, in which visitors could get in free and then buy ride tickets once inside.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/they-should-make-blackpool-pleasure-beach-resort-free-to-walk-round-again-and-charge-per-ride-4782345

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Blackpool’s oldest chippy has gone on the market - but the owners have a clear message about it’s future.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/blackpools-oldest-fish-and-chip-shop-has-gone-up-for-sale-but-the-owners-have-a-clear-message-on-its-future-4769158

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Internationally-famous film stars will be appearing at this year’s Lytham Film Festival.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/6-film-stars-set-to-appear-at-the-2024-lytham-film-festival-including-james-bond-actor-and-4745014

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The family of a 27-year-old mum whose body was discovered inside an old ambulance parked on a street in Blackpool have paid tribute.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/people/family-pay-tribute-to-27-year-old-mum-found-dead-inside-old-ambulance-4745663

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Fylde coast folk have a chance to sample the kind of exquisite cordon bleu cakes and pastries you normally see on TV baking shows - becasue a Bake Off finalist has opened a new patisserie.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/bake-off-the-professionals-finalist-raf-perussi-our-new-patisserie-in-st-annes-on-sea-is-different-4745307

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Blackpool trialist Josh Onomah featured in the second half of the Seasiders’ pre-season friendly against Accrington Stanley.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/blackpool-boss-gives-verdict-on-ex-tottenham-hotspur-fulham-and-preston-north-end-midfielders-outing-in-tangerine-4723846

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Former Blackpool striker Jerry Yates is set for another move 12 months on from his Bloomfield Road departure.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/ex-blackpool-rotherham-united-and-carlisle-united-striker-set-to-make-switch-to-newly-promoted-championship-side-from-swansea-city-4683048

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Blackpool have eight players who are out of contract in the summer.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/wouldnt-be-bothered-blackpool-faithful-have-their-say-on-which-out-of-contract-players-should-be-offered-new-deals-4542912

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Police have named a 19-year-old man suspected of a chemical attack on a woman.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/crime/manhunt-under-way-after-chemical-attack-on-woman-police-name-suspect-4542016

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10 companies across Lancashire have been named by the government for failing to pay the minimum wage.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/business/10-lancashire-companies-named-in-government-list-for-failing-to-pay-minimum-wage-including-bodycare-extergeo-4532470

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These reflective pictures were captured in the 1950s and 1960s.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/retro/31-fascinating-blackpool-retro-photos-filled-with-feeling-and-memories-from-the-1950s-and-1960s-4505196

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Blackpool's League One rivals have looked to a Seasiders legend to take the reigns and steer them away from their relegation troubles.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/charlie-adam-blackpool-liverpool-rangers-stoke-city-league-one-fleetwood-town-4461996

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Lancashire Police have provided an update on the search for a missing mental health patient, last seen over a week ago.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/lancashire-police-provide-update-in-search-for-missing-mental-health-patient-in-blackpool-4461856

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Huddersfield Town have a major decision to make and it could have major repercussions to Blackpool's season.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-jordan-rhodes-huddersfield-town-darren-moore-4458312

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Tyson Fury has made a stunning claim about the amount of tax he pays.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/lifestyle/money/gypsy-king-tyson-fury-claims-to-pay-more-tax-than-all-of-morecambe-can-this-be-right-4437732

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According to the latest figures, there may be as many as 800,000 young carers in the UK, meaning that almost a million children the length and breadth of the country provide regular, ongoing care and emotional support to a family member.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/people/barnardos-lancashire-young-carers-the-invaluable-support-service-changing-thousands-of-childrens-lives-across-the-north-west-3659253

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The northern transport body fighting to revive the vision for a high-speed train line connecting Manchester and Leeds has also been urged to back Lancashire’s railway ambitions.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/politics/lancashire-could-bid-to-host-new-great-british-railways-headquarters-as-call-goes-out-to-back-county-rail-schemes-3473793

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A young man’s coping mechanism in times of stress was to sharpen knife blades, a court has heard.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/crime/young-man-sharpened-knife-blades-to-cope-with-stress-3949522

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These photo gems show the artistic ones who had entered the Young Seasiders Competition in the late 1990s, bringing back memories of those long ago days in the art rooms.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/11-pictures-remembering-1990s-kids-from-blackpool-schools-and-their-entries-in-the-young-seasiders-3661050

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