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The Latest Breaking News from Blackpool

'Fresh leads' sought as case of missing schoolgirl Charlene Downe reopened

The 14-year-old lived in Blackpool and vanished on November 1, 2003

Liverpool Echo

New investigation into case of the Blackpool schoolgirl who vanished without a trace

The 14-year-old vanished from a resort 20 years ago

Manchester Evening News

Cold case of teen Charlene Downes - feared killed and ground into kebab meat - reopened

Charlene Downes was 14 when she disappeared from her hometown of Blackpool in 2003, with prosecutors alleging she was killed by a grooming gang who used her body for kebab meat

Daily Mirror

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UK gets first fish and chip themed hotel

There are free meals and a bingo-themed room, but you'll have to be quick

Wales Online

Inside the 'world's first' fish and chips hotel in Blackpool where free chippy tea is served upon arrival

Bed and chippy tea, anyone?

Manchester Evening News

'There's decent Blackpool visitors being put off returning or staying overnight'

The director of StayBlackpool says action needs to be taken on derelict buildings and abandoned cannabis farms

Manchester Evening News

Blackpool zoo welcomes ‘very special baby’ orangutan

First Bornean orangutan to be born at the zoo in 20 years as species faces extinction in the wild

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Popular seaside town with the lowest life expectancy in the UK revealed

Blackpool has been revealed as having the lowest life expectancy of anywhere in the UK for both men and women, according to official figures from the Office of National Statistics

Daily Mirror

Brits flock to 'underrated' UK seaside town with a gorgeous beach and pretty shops

If you have exhausted Bournemouth, Torquay, Brighton and Blackpool - or you simply want somewhere with smaller crowds - then Southwold in Suffolk is the place to go

Daily Mirror

Blackpool in talks for new office development

Work has already started on a £100m seven-storey office block on King Street. And there could now be a second phase to the scheme

Manchester Evening News

Blackpool's new department store is set to open this year

Frasers will replace the old Debenhams and sell beauty, fashion, home, premium, contemporary accessories, and childrenswear

Manchester Evening News

New £30m hotel could soon be coming to Blackpool Promenade

The council has granted permission for two other hotels, apartments and seaside fish and chip shop to be demolished. The move will also create jobs

Manchester Evening News

Children with special educational needs to get funding boost in town

There is going to be heavy investment to cater for the demand. Four services are expected to benefit

Manchester Evening News

Sewage hotspots across UK mapped as Brits warned to avoid certain beaches and rivers

Brits can use this map tool to see the hotspots for sewage spillages around the country including treated and untreated waste so that they can be avoided this summer

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Blackpool beaches still under 'Don't Swim' warning a week after 'appalling' sewage leak

A council leader has called on government to hold water companies to account

Daily Mirror

'My marriage made me look old and drained - but I'm unrecognisable since the divorce'

Emma, a welfare case worker from Blackpool, feels "amazing" and "like walking on air" after undergoing a major transformation following the end of her 18-year marriage

Daily Mirror

Blackpool has been named the UK's 'most underrated' holiday destination for summer

Blackpool in the North West of England has been judged to be the most underrated staycation spot in the UK, despite its strong reputation thanks to the Pleasure Beach and Tower

The Guardian - UK

No swimming, no surfing: how a summer of sewage is ruining the British seaside day out

Red flags are going up on beaches from Scarborough to Whitstable as pollution levels soar and businesses are forced to close due to sewage discharges

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'Don't swim' warning remains in place at Blackpool and Lancashire beaches ahead of weekend

A storm resulted in raw sewage releasing into the sea earlier this week

Manchester Evening News

Scores of giant jellyfish found washed up on Blackpool beach as children swim nearby

'Warmer species are getting closer to our seas for longer'

Manchester Evening News

Swimmers spotted in sea at Blackpool hours after raw sewage leak warning

A 'no swim' message is still in force

Wales Online

'I went on honeymoon with the love of my life - he died just 36 days later'

Graham Knott, aged 44, was an organ donor and has saved three lives since his death

Manchester Evening News

'Don't swim' warning in force at EIGHT Lancashire beaches after storm causes raw sewage leak

An underground pipe burst, leading untreated waste to flow into the sea off the Lancashire coastline

Irish Mirror

Double-decker bus gets wedged under bridge in Cork as emergency services rush to the scene

The crash happened in Blackpool on the northside of Cork city shortly after 9am today.

Liverpool Echo

Calls for 'vital' HIV testing scheme to be extended to Liverpool

The scheme has been implemented already in London, Brighton, Manchester and Blackpool

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