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August 29, 2025

Live music and fairground fun for all ages as Poulton Fest returns

Poulton Fest 2025 returns to Poulton-le-Fylde Golf Club tomorrow, offering a full day of live music, food, drinks and family-friendly activities for all ages.

1 mins

Verdict is in on multi-million pound hotel regeneration

Plans for a major multi-million-pound renovation of one of Blackpool's most distinctive seafront hotels have been given the go ahead.

1 mins

Country music celebration with Brittney centre stage

The big story of the weekend

1 mins

'My mum told me I just had to do the Switch-On'

X-Factor winner Louisa Johnson will be joining the fun at tonight's Blackpool Illuminations switch-on and fans can thank her mum for her appearance at the event.

3 mins

Flintoff takes on the girls as hit TV show returns

Andrew Flintoff is returning to the nation's television screens with a new cricket challenge - this time taking on a group of teenage girls from Blackpool.

1 mins

Beachgoers will be flying high for kites celebration

St Annes Kite Festival makes a return this evening and continues throughout the weekend.

1 mins

Feel the force for special Star Wars films celebration

If you go down to Cleveleys seafront this weekend you might be mistaken in thinking you've walked on to the set of a Star Wars production.

1 mins

'Don't try this at home' - Orlando on his tuna diet

He's swapped swashbuckling in the Caribbean for swinging in the boxing ring for his latest role in boxing thriller The Cut.

1 mins

This incredible five-bed home is the last word in modern luxury

A stunning home in the village of Wrea Green, between Blackpool and Preston, this has five en suite bedrooms, an large leisure complex with pool and gym, a lovely Siematic kitcehn and wonderful gardens across several levels

1 mins

Mental health - Stop patching up a broken system

Nearly 20 years after the Time To Change campaign began challenging mental health stigma, the UK now faces a deepening crisis. Suicide rates are the highest of the 21st century, self-harm is increasing and mental illness is more widespread than ever.

1 mins

Don't mistake my confidence for arrogance – or anyone else's

Don't confuse my confidence for arrogance.

1 mins

Happy 'bookday' to you - 100 years old and still going strong

Books are one of the oldest - and best - forms of entertainment.

1 mins

Royal Mail unveils solar-powered 'post boxes of the future'

A 175-year-old icon goes digital with high-tech parcel boxes

1 mins

Inside UK's largest private collection of post boxes

A mail enthusiast has spent more than 30 years amassing the largest private collection of post boxes in mainland UK.

2 mins

A natural final resting place

Many people are opting to go back to nature by selecting a green burial for when they die.

1 mins

Regional can get back to winning ways again

Regional can hit the target as he takes aim at the William Hill Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes.

1 mins

City tell Spurs Savinho is not for sale this year

Manchester City have informed Tottenham Hotspur that they will not be selling their top transfer target Savinho this summer.

1 mins

Draper pulls out of the US Open due to bruised arm

Jack Draper's arm injury has forced him to pull out of the US Open.

1 mins

Lytham CC to join Fylde coast clubs in the NPCL from 2026

Having had a new look for 2025 following the NPCL’s revamp into two 10-team divisions, it has been confirmed that change is on the way once again for 2026.

1 mins

A strong second half has left TC feeling optimistic

Thornton Cleveleys CC captain Richard Jenkinson has reflected on the proverbial season of two halves at Illawalla in 2025.

1 mins

Fylde RFC bosses face difficult decisions for the opening game

Fylde RFC boss Chris Briers admits selection for the season-opener against Hull Ionians a week on Saturday will be tough.

1 mins

Hat-trick of wins gives ladies the perfect start to their new season

Blackpool FC Community Trust (BFCCT) is delighted to say that the Blackpool FC Ladies players have enjoyed a flawless start to their 2025/26 campaign.

1 mins

Past experience tells us there's no need to panic at a slow start to the season

We were musing recently about the last time our team was fast out of the traps at the start of a new season - and none of us could remember when it was.

2 mins

AFC Fylde players deserve all the plaudits

Craig Mahon was pleased for his players after watching AFC Fylde make it three straight National League North wins on Bank Holiday Monday.

1 mins

Villa and Spurs 'in talks' to sign Marseille man as Forest eye Dutch full-back

All the latest Premier League transfer rumours including updates from Aston Villa, Spurs, Chelsea & Forest

1 mins

Cambridge boss emphasises what he wants from Pool man

Cambridge United boss Neil Harris says Blackpool loanee Kylian Kouassi has set the standard with his first start for the U's.

1 mins

Blue plaque will commemorate supporters' work

A unique blue plaque recognising the work of Blackpool supporters is set to be unveiled this weekend, writes AMOS WYNN.

1 mins

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Blackpool Gazette Description:

Publisher: National-World-Publishing-Limited

Category: Newspaper

Language: English

Frequency: Daily

The Blackpool Gazette is an English daily newspaper based in Blackpool, Lancashire. Published every day except Sunday, it covers the towns and communities of the Fylde coast. It was founded as The West Lancashire Evening Gazette in 1929 before being renamed the Evening Gazette, and then Blackpool Gazette.