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Blackpool Gazette
Adorable seagull Sam actually turns out to be Samantha ...
An adorable seagull thought to be a 'Sam' has turned out to be a 'Samantha'.
1 min |
August 30, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
Dear Meghan, your new show is 'baffling' - with love from us all
The Duchess of Sussex's returning Netflix show has been branded \"marginally less mad than the first\" and \"so painfully contrived\" that it becomes almost fascinating.
1 min |
August 30, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
Grimy panto fails to make decent drama out of its historical liberties
Most people know something about 1066 and all that, the main players, at least - Harold and William - and about the Battle of Hastings. Even the fact that it probably didn't take place in Hastings.
2 min |
August 30, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
Ambulance service rated
A private ambulance service in Lancashire has been rated as “requires improvement” overall following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
1 min |
August 30, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
Fylde boss: Coasters' players can still improve
AFC Fylde seek a fourth consecutive National League North win this afternoon, with head coach Craig Mahon believing they can still do better.
1 min |
August 30, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
Another of Bruce's summer signings is now on the sidelines
Blackpool will be without Malcolm Ebiowei for their meeting with Bolton Wanderers this afternoon.
1 min |
August 30, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
Beachgoers will be flying high for kites celebration
St Annes Kite Festival makes a return this evening and continues throughout the weekend.
1 min |
August 29, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
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 min |
August 29, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
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 min |
August 29, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
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 min |
August 29, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
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 min |
August 29, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
Happy 'bookday' to you - 100 years old and still going strong
Books are one of the oldest - and best - forms of entertainment.
1 min |
August 29, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
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 min |
August 29, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
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 min |
August 29, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
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 min |
August 29, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
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 min |
August 29, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
Don't mistake my confidence for arrogance – or anyone else's
Don't confuse my confidence for arrogance.
1 min |
August 29, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
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 min |
August 29, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
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 min |
August 29, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
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 min |
August 29, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
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 min |
August 29, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
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 min |
August 29, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
'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 min |
August 29, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
Royal Mail unveils solar-powered 'post boxes of the future'
A 175-year-old icon goes digital with high-tech parcel boxes
1 min |
August 29, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
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 min |
August 29, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
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 min |
August 29, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
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 min |
August 29, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
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 min |
August 29, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
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 min |
August 29, 2025
Blackpool Gazette
'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 min |