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1. 

   Blackpool Sixth retains Gold Status

   The Blackpool Sixth Form College has achieved a major accolade for its work as an employer. It has retained its “gold” status in ...

   The Blackpool Sixth Form College has achieved a major accolade for its work as an employer. It has retained its “gold” status in the prestigious Investors in People (IIP) award scheme. IIP is the UK’s leading accreditation for employer performance and recognises achievement in employee...

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   17/05/2013

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   Sandcastle Superstars Welcome All

   Lancashire’s 2012/13 tourism award winners who made it through to the VisitEngland Excellence Awards have only a few more days to ...

   Lancashire’s 2012/13 tourism award winners who made it through to the VisitEngland Excellence Awards have only a few more days to wait before they find out whether they have won a prestigious national award. The winners will be announced at an event to be held at Lancashire County Cricket Club,...

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   17/05/2013

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   Appeal after schoolgirl suffers head injuries in Kirkham collision

   POLICE are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a schoolgirl suffered serious head injuries after being involved in a ...

   POLICE are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a schoolgirl suffered serious head injuries after being involved in a collision with a car in Kirkham this morning (Friday, 17th May). The incident took place around 7.15am on the A583 bypass at the junction Freckleton Street when the 13...

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   17/05/2013

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   Best ever fire statistics in Lancashire

   In its annual review of progress the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service announces another successful year in driving down the ...

   In its annual review of progress the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service announces another successful year in driving down the numbers of fires and fire deaths and injuries, to the lowest levels ever recorded. With nearly a third (29%) less accidental fires in people’s homes, 60% less arson fires...

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   17/05/2013

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   Best ever fire statistics in Lancashire

   In its annual review of progress the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service announces another successful year in driving down the ...

   In its annual review of progress the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service announces another successful year in driving down the numbers of fires and fire deaths and injuries, to the lowest levels ever recorded. With nearly a third (29%) less accidental fires in people’s homes, 60% less arson fires...

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   17/05/2013

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   LGBT police officers tell young gay people It Gets Better

   On May 17, International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO), the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and The College of ...

   On May 17, International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO), the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and The College of Policing release the It Gets Better video as part of the global campaign to end homophobic hate and reduce suicide amongst young gay people (to access please go to...

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   17/05/2013

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   Veterans and family ‘guests of honour’ at RAF Spitfire Memorial Opening

   Fylde’s full-sized Spitfire memorial is to be declared officially open at 1pm on Friday 21 June. The dedication ceremony ...

   Fylde’s full-sized Spitfire memorial is to be declared officially open at 1pm on Friday 21 June. The dedication ceremony for the RAF Fighter, Bomber and Coastal Command memorial will be just two days before the 71st anniversary of the shooting down of Lytham St Annes’ Spitfire W3644and the...

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   16/05/2013

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   Community safety meeting takes to the road

   Residents of Fairhaven are invited to a new-style PACT meeting, the first of which is to be held at Queen’s Manor on 21 May. ...

   Residents of Fairhaven are invited to a new-style PACT meeting, the first of which is to be held at Queen’s Manor on 21 May. Police and Community Together (PACT) meetings were introduced more than 10 years ago to allow residents to meet police officers and highlight crime concerns in the area. ...

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   16/05/2013

9. 

   Position Available In Gold Bond Department

   A vacancy has arisen within our successful Gold Bond department for a Lotteries Assistant. Based within Bloomfield Road the ...

   A vacancy has arisen within our successful Gold Bond department for a Lotteries Assistant. Based within Bloomfield Road the role, which is 40 hours full time, is based primarily in an office environment but will also consist of nightly canvassing in and around Blackpool and sometimes other...

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   16/05/2013

10. 

    Thornback Rays Thriving On The Fylde Coast

    On Sunday 7 April, Blackpool Sea Life, the Co-operative and the Shark Trust held a Great Easter Eggcase Hunt at Lytham St Annes as ...

    On Sunday 7 April, Blackpool Sea Life, the Co-operative and the Shark Trust held a Great Easter Eggcase Hunt at Lytham St Annes as part of the Shark Trust’s search and record initiative. More than 100 people attended the event uncovering more than 130 egg cases, the majority of which were the...

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    16/05/2013

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    Leeds Building Society offers "Helping Hand" to homebuyers

    A new mortgage offer has been launched to lend a hand to first time buyers in Blackpool. Leeds Building Society has reduced the ...

    A new mortgage offer has been launched to lend a hand to first time buyers in Blackpool. Leeds Building Society has reduced the rate on its five year, fixed rate Local Authority Mortgage Scheme (LAMS) offer, run in association with Blackpool Council, by 0.5 per cent, to 4.99 per cent. The deal...

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    16/05/2013

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    Jessica has been selected to work alongside master illusionist

    Blackpool Sixth dance student, Jessica Elliott, has secured a role that has a real sense of mystery about it. The talented ...

    Blackpool Sixth dance student, Jessica Elliott, has secured a role that has a real sense of mystery about it. The talented dancer, aged 17 from Bispham, has been selected to work alongside the master illusionist Richard De Vere in his magic and variety show at the Pleasure Beach. She will be...

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    15/05/2013

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    Local nurses and midwives praised on day of celebration

    NURSES and midwives from the Trust were praised at a special day of celebration. Gill Harris, Chief Nurse for NHS North of ...

    NURSES and midwives from the Trust were praised at a special day of celebration. Gill Harris, Chief Nurse for NHS North of England, was the key speaker at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals’ Nurses and Midwives Celebration Day to mark International Nurses Day, an annual event to celebrate the...

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    15/05/2013

14. 

    Ince Set For European Championship

    Winger Named In Under-21 Squad Thomas Ince has been named in Stuart Pearce's 23-man England Under-21 squad for the UEFA European ...

    Winger Named In Under-21 Squad Thomas Ince has been named in Stuart Pearce's 23-man England Under-21 squad for the UEFA European Championship in Israel. The 21-year-old joins former Blackpool loan players Jonjo Shelvey and Callum McManaman in the setup, with the first game taking place against...

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    15/05/2013

15. 

    Appeal for absconded prisoner

    POLICE are appealing for information about a man from Blackpool who has absconded from a young offender’s institute. David ...

    POLICE are appealing for information about a man from Blackpool who has absconded from a young offender’s institute. David Bailey, 20 who is from Blackpool left Thorn Cross Young Offenders Institute in Warrington on Friday morning (10th May) but failed to return. His current whereabouts are...

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    15/05/2013

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    Kirkham teen saves dogs after vicious attack

    A 14 year old boy from Kirkham has managed to save the lives of three dogs after they were attacked by a vicious pit bull. ...

    A 14 year old boy from Kirkham has managed to save the lives of three dogs after they were attacked by a vicious pit bull. Jamie Cutler was walking through Wesham when he came across a distressed lady walking her three dogs, who were being attacked by the pit bull which was running loose on the...

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    14/05/2013

17. 

    1953 Triumph Voted Best Ever FA Cup Comeback

    Blackpool's 4-3 win over Bolton Wanderers in the 1953 FA Cup Final has been voted The Greatest FA Cup Comeback in an ESPN poll. ...

    Blackpool's 4-3 win over Bolton Wanderers in the 1953 FA Cup Final has been voted The Greatest FA Cup Comeback in an ESPN poll. The Matthews Final won 42% of the votes making it the clear favourite from the shortlist of five, which is listed below. The Seasiders found themselves 3-1 down...

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    14/05/2013

18. 

    Victoria Hotel is first Listing on community register

    The Victoria Hotel on Church Road, St Annes, is the first property to be added to Fylde Council’s List of Assets of Community ...

    The Victoria Hotel on Church Road, St Annes, is the first property to be added to Fylde Council’s List of Assets of Community Value. The hotel has been subject to a public campaign in recent years to prevent its demolition and redevelopment of the site for housing. St Annes Town Council...

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    13/05/2013

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    Appeal following fatal road traffic collision in St Michaels

    POLICE are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a Blackpool man died in a road traffic collision in St Michaels on ...

    POLICE are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a Blackpool man died in a road traffic collision in St Michaels on Sunday, 12th May. The collision took place around 6.40pm when the 22 year old man was driving his Renault Clio along Garstang Road towards the A6 when he has lost control...

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    13/05/2013

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    Cycling stats show huge improvement

    Cycling is proving increasingly popular in Blackpool thanks to the town’s cycling initiatives, campaigning and bike friendly road ...

    Cycling is proving increasingly popular in Blackpool thanks to the town’s cycling initiatives, campaigning and bike friendly road designs. Department for Transport figures taken from the Active People Survey (APS), an annual survey administered by Sport England, show the amount of regular...

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    13/05/2013

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    Work starts soon on Fylde’s new infant memorial garden

    Further change at the cemetery will involve construction of a lakeside pathway to give access to existing graves – and create ...

    Further change at the cemetery will involve construction of a lakeside pathway to give access to existing graves – and create access to 500 future burial plots. Members of Fylde Council’s cabinet met last night (Wednesday) to approve starting work in June. Councillor Cheryl Little,...

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    10/05/2013

22. 

    Ambitious triathlete’s top spot in tourism award

    A one-man series of triathlons has won a tourism award for attracting visitors to the Fylde Coast from across the nation. ...

    A one-man series of triathlons has won a tourism award for attracting visitors to the Fylde Coast from across the nation. Triathlete Tim Armit started the running, swimming and cycling races as a one-man venture – and the races just grew and grew. Up to 600 competitors now take part in...

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    10/05/2013

23. 

    Record Visitors At Blackpool Zoo

    The hottest day of 2013 to date saw Blackpool Zoo welcome more visitors that ever before in its 41-year history. Numbers were ...

    The hottest day of 2013 to date saw Blackpool Zoo welcome more visitors that ever before in its 41-year history. Numbers were up 18 per cent on the previous busiest day, which happened in September 2010 and 42 per cent up on the best May Day Bank Holiday, which was last year. Blackpool Zoo...

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    10/05/2013

24. 

    Mayors follow in Royal Footsteps

    Vice Principal Ruth Paisley joins the mayoral party at Fleetwood Nautical Campus Local Mayors followed in the footsteps of ...

    Vice Principal Ruth Paisley joins the mayoral party at Fleetwood Nautical Campus Local Mayors followed in the footsteps of royalty when they were taken on a tour around Blackpool and The Fylde College’s Nautical Campus in Fleetwood. The campus recently underwent an £8.2 million pound...

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    10/05/2013

25. 

    Tower to tower....part two....

    A fire fighter from Blackpool Airport together with 8 friends has set off on a cycle ride from Blackpool Tower to the Munich Tower ...

    A fire fighter from Blackpool Airport together with 8 friends has set off on a cycle ride from Blackpool Tower to the Munich Tower to raise money for Brian House Children's Hospice. Nick Perks, Andy Charles, John Charles, David Charles, Lee Kelly, Ian Roberts, Rob Bennett, Darren Ferneyhough,...

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    10/05/2013

26. 

    Work On Bloomfield Road Begins

    Work on the Bloomfield Road playing surface has already started ahead of next season. The ground staff are currently part the ...

    Work on the Bloomfield Road playing surface has already started ahead of next season. The ground staff are currently part the way through removing the top 40mm of organic matter using a Koro Field Top Maker. Following the removal of the organic matter, the existing fibre sand will be power...

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    10/05/2013

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    College wins National Learning Award for Partnership with BAE Systems

    Through its Project Control Foundation Scheme, BAE systems is working closely with Blackpool and The Fylde College, to offer ...

    Through its Project Control Foundation Scheme, BAE systems is working closely with Blackpool and The Fylde College, to offer valuable work experience and formal qualifications for learners, potentially producing the company’s future project managers. The scheme’s dedication to improving people’s...

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    09/05/2013

28. 

    Father and son assaulted in Blackpool

    DETECTIVES are appealing for information after a father and son were assaulted at a pub in Blackpool. Around 10.30pm on ...

    DETECTIVES are appealing for information after a father and son were assaulted at a pub in Blackpool. Around 10.30pm on Saturday 23 March, a 40 year old man and his 18 year old son, both from the town, were assaulted in the toilets at The Burlington pub on Lytham Road. They were punched and...

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    09/05/2013

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    Student journalists in running for national media award

    A team of student journalists from Blackpool Sixth Form College have once again been shortlisted for a number of categories in a ...

    A team of student journalists from Blackpool Sixth Form College have once again been shortlisted for a number of categories in a national competition. The Shine School Media Awards are the most prestigious set of awards for school or college newspapers and magazines in the country. The...

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    09/05/2013

30. 

    Woodlands grow from waste contract

    The saying goes that mighty oaks from tiny acorns grow. Well the rise of woodlands in the Blackpool is down to something ...

    The saying goes that mighty oaks from tiny acorns grow. Well the rise of woodlands in the Blackpool is down to something entirely different. Actually, a flurry of forests that have been planted recently is thanks to the Council’s waste contract. Blackpool Council, along with...

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    09/05/2013

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    Thousands of pounds worth of cigarettes stolen in St Annes

    POLICE are appealing for information following the theft of more than £5,000 worth of cigarettes in St Annes. Around ...

    POLICE are appealing for information following the theft of more than £5,000 worth of cigarettes in St Annes. Around 10.10am on Saturday 4 May, a delivery driver was making a delivery at the One Stop store on the corner of St Albans Road and Holmefield Road. Whilst the driver was inside the...

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    08/05/2013

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    Ready, Set Go at College Fun Run!

    Hundreds of students and staff gathered at Stanley Park for Blackpool and The Fylde College’s Charity Fun Run. Over 300 staff ...

    Hundreds of students and staff gathered at Stanley Park for Blackpool and The Fylde College’s Charity Fun Run. Over 300 staff and students from across the College’s four main campuses registered for the flagship event, to raise funds for nominated charity Brian’s House. Runners turned up in...

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    08/05/2013

33. Vandals snap newly planted trees

    Selfish yobs have snapped two town-centre trees within days of planting. Fylde Council workmen planted a £400 palm and a ...

    Selfish yobs have snapped two town-centre trees within days of planting. Fylde Council workmen planted a £400 palm and a £300 maple in St Annes Square late last week. Within two days they had each been snapped in two. Adam Nagy, Fylde Council operations supervisor, said: “This is very...

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    08/05/2013

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    Pageant planned for June’s Armed Forces Week

    An Armed Forces display is planned for the St Annes promenade to mark the end of this year’s Armed Forces Week. It is hoped ...

    An Armed Forces display is planned for the St Annes promenade to mark the end of this year’s Armed Forces Week. It is hoped that the 29 June pageant, in the vicinity of the pier, will include a cadet “mock battle”, stalls from a range of organisations, a high-wire slide, a climbing wall, a...

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    08/05/2013

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    Motorbike stolen in Warton

    POLICE are appealing for information following the theft of a motorbike from a house in Warton. Between 4.45pm and 5.45pm ...

    POLICE are appealing for information following the theft of a motorbike from a house in Warton. Between 4.45pm and 5.45pm on Saturday 4 May 2013, somebody stole a blue Yamaha off-road 88cc PW80 motorbike from the driveway of a house on Main Street. PC Shaun Canning, of the Road Policing...

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    08/05/2013

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    Growing Green Mentors

    Students from Blackpool and The Fylde College relished the opportunity to learn about protecting the environment gain experience ...

    Students from Blackpool and The Fylde College relished the opportunity to learn about protecting the environment gain experience mentoring younger children thanks to an initiative from the Field Studies Council (FSC). Castle Head field centre approached the College to recruit a team of green...

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    07/05/2013