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7:00pm Friday 5th February 2010
UPDATE: The mayor of a Lancashire village who got his “sexual kicks” by sneaking into bedrooms to steal and violate women’s underwear has been jailed for two years after he was caught out by a secret camera.
Burnley's Shameless star to run Blackpool hotel
4:41pm Monday 11th January 2010
‘SHAMELESS’ star Alice Barry is swapping the terraced streets of Burnley for the bright lights of Blackpool – to run a hotel.
Plane crashes into sea off Lancashire coast
6:20pm Wednesday 16th December 2009
A WOMAN pilot whose plane crashed into the sea off the Lancashire coast today has escaped unhurt.
Man held in Lancashire missing girl murder probe
10:51am Wednesday 9th December 2009
A 51-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a teenage Lancashire girl who disappeared two years ago and is presumed dead.
Stowaway Lancashire cat makes 140-mile coach trip
5:09pm Tuesday 8th December 2009
A search is under way for the owners of a stowaway cat who travelled 140 miles from Blackpool to Nottingham lodged under the bonnet of a holiday coach.
Seaside thriller as Blackpool hosts TV's Strictly Come Dancing
10:00am Saturday 7th November 2009
BALLROOM dancing is coming home tonight with a special one-off episode of Strictly Come Dancing at Blackpool’s famous Tower Ballroom.
Stoke City fan in court on charge of racial abuse of Blackpool player
11:25am Tuesday 13th October 2009
A FOOTBALL fan has appeared in court charged with racially abusing a Blackpool footballer during a match.
Blackpool rates high on holidays at home list
11:36am Monday 5th October 2009
Blackpool, Brighton and Bournemouth were the top UK holiday destinations for Britons this summer, according to travelsupermarket.com.
Burnley woman, 85, overjoyed to meet singing hero in Blackpool
10:57am Wednesday 30th September 2009
AN 85-year-old woman has fulfilled her dream of meeting her idol, singer Michael Ball.
Missing Lancashire teenager found
3:20pm Monday 28th September 2009
UPDATE: A missing teenage girl with links to Burnley has been found unharmed, Lancashire Police have said.
Blackpool holiday park to close
11:18am Thursday 10th September 2009
PONTIN’S holiday park in Blackpool is to close at the end of the month.
First look at Blackpool's Illuminations
11:27am Thursday 3rd September 2009
THOUSANDS of cyclists have had a first look at this year’s Blackpool Illuminations.
Lancashire's private schools record A-level results
10:00am Saturday 29th August 2009
INDEPENDENT schools in Lancashire have seen their A-level results improve, accord-ing to newly compiled tables.
Probe into Blackpool Big Dipper crash
9:25am Wednesday 12th August 2009
AN investigation is under way after 21 people were injured in a crash on a landmark Blackpool Pleasure Beach roller coaster.
Appeal over Lancashire train passenger's abuse
2:01pm Thursday 6th August 2009
WITNESSES to a verbally-abusive rail passenger are being sought by British Transport Police.
Blackpool exhibition to promote return of Wakes Weeks
11:02am Monday 27th July 2009
THE Wakes Weeks holiday is being revived during a celebration of the annual mill town migration in which generations of families flock to the coast.
Four arrested at BNP 'victory' rally
10:40am Sunday 21st June 2009
FOUR people have been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated offences at the British National Party's Victory rally in Lancashire.
Hannah Montana and the Lancashire connection
3:19pm Wednesday 20th May 2009
LANCASHIRE-born director Peter Chelsom may have seemed an odd choice to transfer Disney’s hit teen TV sitcom Hannah Montana to the cinema.
Ooh la la! Blackpool woos tourists with French video
1:32pm Thursday 14th May 2009
TOURISM chiefs in Blackpool have harnessed the power of YouTube in a bid to lure French visitors to the iconic seaside resort.
New direct bus from Hyndburn to seaside
9:50pm Friday 24th April 2009
FREE direct trips to the seaside for a borough’s pensioners and disabled residents have been announced.
Costa crime posters to warn Lancashire Mr Bigs
3:13pm Friday 27th March 2009
A NEW campaign sending a warning out to the “Mr Bigs” of the criminal world has been launched – claiming “what’s yours is ours”.
New era for North West Air Ambulance
4:10pm Saturday 28th February 2009
AN airbound emergency service is about to fly into a new era as it welcomes its own paramedics on board.
Conference to be held for business women
4:56pm Thursday 26th February 2009
WOMEN business professionals are set to converge in the North West next week at an international conference.
Flames fear for Blackpool rally
12:01pm Tuesday 17th February 2009
THE organisers of next weekend’s Legend Fires North West Stages Rally are on tenterhooks following the major fire in Blackpool Town centre on Sunday.
Lancashire church leaders step up water charge campaign
11:42am Thursday 29th January 2009
LANCASHIRE church leaders have stepped up their campaign against a proposed rise in water bills despite a 12-month freeze being imposed on the charges.
Housey, housey! Solve sudoku puzzle - and win £675k Lancashire home
11:43am Thursday 29th January 2009
A WATERFOOT finance broker believes he has solved the puzzle of the property slump - by offering his £675,000 luxury home as a prize in a massive online sudoku competition.
£4.78m drive to improve M6
4:22pm Thursday 29th January 2009
A £4.78 MILLION scheme to relieve congestion for drivers around junction 32 of the M6 will begin this week.
More Lancashire retail jobs under threat
6:35pm Sunday 28th December 2008
Staff at Lancashire branches of childrenswear chain Adams look set to become the latest victims of the recession.
The last time you’ll hear the FREE voice of Blackpool
8:20am Thursday 25th December 2008
TODAY the final edition of the Blackpool Citizen will be delivered to homes in the area.
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