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The Latest Breaking News from Blackpool

Swansea City transfer news as goalkeeper situation clarified, Blackpool boss' dig and ex-defender retires

A round-up of the latest Swans related news and updates

Wales Online · Feb 14, 2023

Earthquake measuring 3.7 in magnitude strikes off UK coast

Earthquake comes after two felt in Chelmsford and Blackpool earlier this month

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023

The week in TV: Funny Woman; Happy Valley; Consent; The Shamima Begum Story

Gemma Arterton’s Blackpool sitcom queen is an idealised trailblazer; Sally Wainwright saves a best line till last; and toxic school culture makes for difficult drama

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2023

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Blackpool struck by 1.5-magnitude earthquake

Tremor hit at depth of 0.6 miles outside the village of Weeton just after 7.30pm on Friday

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2023

Blackpool hit by earthquake that sounded like rattling train with furniture shaking

Residents in the seaside resort and nearby villages described seeing furniture shake and hearing a noise like a train as the town was hit by a tremor measuring 1.5 on the Richter scale

Daily Mirror · Feb 4, 2023

Blackpool hit by earthquake as residents report ‘noise like train’ caused by tremor

Blackpool experienced 135 tremors in 2019 when home to UK’s only active fracking site

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2023

Toby Sibbick thrilled Hearts rejected Blackpool transfer offer as he admits club statement caught him by surprise

The defender had interest from England but he didn't go, and that suited him just fine.

Daily Record · Feb 3, 2023

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Blue plaque goes up where Rishi Sunak was caught failing to wear seatbelt in Blackpool

It is not yet known who placed the plaque

Manchester Evening News · Feb 1, 2023

Pranksters erect ‘blue plaque’ commemorating Rishi Sunak’s seatbelt fine

Blackpool lamppost adorned with English Heritage-style mockup in wake of PM’s PR fiasco

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023

Romain Perraud fires Saints to victory as Mick McCarthy beaten on Blackpool bow

Charlie Patino pulled a goal back for the visitors but it was not enough at St Mary’s

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2023

Southampton vs Blackpool LIVE: FA Cup result, final score and reaction

Follow all the action from St. Mary's Stadium

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2023

Hotel's classy response to guest who complained 'place smelled like a nursing home'

A Blackpool hotel owner has hit back at disgruntled guest who complained the building was a "disgrace" and needed a refurbishment, saying the claims were 'frankly a lie'

Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023

Cardiff City news as Lamouchi hopes for a couple of 'good transfer surprises', Nelson has Blackpool medical and West Ham kid to sign

The latest Bluebirds news from Cardiff City Stadium

Wales Online · Jan 27, 2023

Hotel slams guest who complained on TripAdvisor that 'the place smells like a nursing home'

"I totally disagree with this review"

Manchester Evening News · Jan 27, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2023

Flying shame: the scandalous rise of private jets

Last week, Rishi Sunak flew from London to Blackpool – his third private jet trip in 10 days. He’s far from the only one using air travel for short journeys. Just how much damage is this doing?

Daily Record · Jan 25, 2023

Seaside town's life expectancy lower than planned new state pension age as locals fume

Blackpool residents are fuming as the government discuss plans to increase the state pension age to 68 while their average life expectancy age for men is only 67 years and three months.

Daily Mirror · Jan 25, 2023

Inside seaside town where life expectancy is LOWER than planned new State pension age

In Blackpool’s Bloomfield ward, in the shadow of the town’s football ground, the average life expectancy of men is just 67 years and three months - lower than the new proposed state pension age of 68

Daily Record · Jan 24, 2023

Toby Sibbick sees Hearts transfer approach 'rejected' as six figure Blackpool offer shown the door

The Tynecastle side are determined to keep Sibbick after his heroics at Easter Road over the weekend.

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Manchester Evening News · Jan 22, 2023

Blackpool hotel guest slammed by owner after they find 'brown stain that wasn't chocolate'

The owners didn't take long to leave a short yet blunt response to the guests claims

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2023

The big picture: Thatcher’s children, 30 years on

Three decades after his photographs of a family in Blackpool came to symbolise the deprivation of post-Thatcherite Britain, Craig Easton caught up with the now adult children

Manchester Evening News · Jan 21, 2023

'It's quicker going to Blackpool on the National Express than going from Bolton to Salford by bus'

Dozens of bus services across Greater Manchester are set to be cut in April, months before mayor Andy Burnham starts to take control of the network. But passengers say services are already poor with waits lasting more than two hours, while transport bosses warn that some uncertainty is 'inevitable' over…

Wales Online · Jan 20, 2023

Prime minister receives 'fixed penalty' for not wearing seatbelt in moving car

The clip was filmed in Lancashire as Mr Sunak was announcing Levelling Up funds in Blackpool

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2023

Tory criticises ‘politically motivated’ complaints over Sunak’s seatbelt ‘error’

Blackpool MP Scott Benton suggested Lancashire Police should use their time tackling serious crime rather than ‘looking into’ the issue.

Manchester Evening News · Jan 19, 2023

Rishi Sunak criticised for flying to Blackpool 'like an A-list celeb' in jet

The Prime Minister was visiting the north west after announcing a £1.7bn levelling up package

Wales Online · Jan 19, 2023

Prime Minister accused of 'swanning around like a washed-up A-lister' by taking plane

Rishi Sunak took an RAF jet up to Blackpool

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