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Blackpool Gazette
Kelly Hoppen on summer hosting and tablescaping
The interior designer shares pro tips for stylish place settings and entertaining at home. By Sam Wylie-Harris
3 min |
May 09, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
Top music festival on the look-out for bar staff
Lytham Festival is recruiting staff to help ensure this year’s event goes with a swing.
1 min |
May 09, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
A village walk, a pub surprise and a very famous mouse
Route and mouse checked out by Lancashire Dotcom Walkers, devised and described by Bob Clare
3 min |
May 09, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
Go wild as plans are put in for high-flying parrot attraction
Plans have been put forward to open a new attraction which promises to take visitors into the heart of the jungle.
1 min |
May 09, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
'Some residents still need help with bin changes'
Some residentsparticularly older people - are still struggling to cope with Blackpool's new bin schedule because they do not have internet access, says a ward councillor.
1 min |
May 09, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
'It's extraordinary, it's like magic'
Stars Hugh Jackman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chris O'Dowd, Molly Gordon and Nicholas Braun discuss the highlights of working on The Sheep Detectives, in cinemas this weekend
4 min |
May 09, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
Enya could be number one in run at Ludlow
Enya has shown enough in four starts to suggest a race like the Radnor Hills Water Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle at Ludlow should be within her grasp.
1 min |
May 09, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
Tickets go on sale for Garstang Show 2026
Tickets are now on sale for the Garstang Show, with organisers promising a full day of family entertainment when it returns this summer.
1 min |
May 09, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
Tories hold two seats in parish by-elections
The Conservatives claimed a double win in two Fylde coast parish by-elections, holding both seats.
1 min |
May 09, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
Whittle and the greens earn their crust at Lancaster event
Lytham St Annes Road Runners ran for their supper up in Lancaster on another busy week for road racing.
1 min |
May 09, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
Council installs new hi-tech screens at tourism hot-spots
Beachgoers and visitors to two of Fylde’s most popular coastal spots can now access important safety information at the touch of a button.
1 min |
May 09, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
Loyal pub goer has his local's logo tattooed on leg
A man from Thornton is turning his appreciation for his local pub into a lifelong reminder after agreeing to get its logo tattooed on his leg.
1 min |
May 09, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
Fighting food hunger one mile at a time
A super supporter of the Big Food Project is embarking on an incredible fundraising challenge - running five marathons in five days across the Fylde coast.
2 min |
May 09, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
Dubois bids to clean up after 'bin man' remark
Daniel Dubois has promised to take out “trash” Fabio Wardley and make the world heavyweight champion eat his words in Manchester tonight.
1 min |
May 09, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
Positive signs for a bumper apple crop
There's no denying that the colour spectacle that came in April had a positive effect on my and no doubt fellow gardeners' drive to get the season under way.
1 min |
May 09, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
Appeal court cuts jail term for 'depraved' serial child abuser
A serial paedophile who sexually assaulted a young boy in a Blackpool hotel room has had his sentence cut by the Court of Appeal.
1 min |
May 09, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
Pirates confirm new investment as duo join board
Cornish Pirates have announced American investment in the Championship club from Pittsburgh-based Stonewood Capital Management.
1 min |
May 09, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
Lancashire boss ready to resume Roses rivalry
Roses rugby returns to Fylde today, though there is a new twist to the County Championship opener between Lancashire and Yorkshire (3pm).
2 min |
May 09, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
Six arrested and items seized in major police drug crackdown
Six people have been arrested after a day of action tackling drug supply in Blackpool.
1 min |
May 09, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
Liverpool could brutally hijack Man United's £75m summer transfer plan
All the latest Premier League transfer rumours including updates from Chelsea, Man United and Liverpool
1 min |
May 09, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
Van Wyk handed a French test as England squad seeks victory
Royal Lytham & St Annes’ Jamie van Wyk has been named in an eight-strong England Golf team for their match against France next weekend.
1 min |
May 09, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
League and cup loom with skipper growing into role
Ben Howarth is getting used to the captaincy role as his Blackpool CC players look to make it four consecutive wins in league and cup this weekend.
1 min |
May 08, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
England's search for a new selector 'ridiculous'
England's search for a new selector is coming to a close, but former captain Michael Vaughan has claimed it is 'ridiculous' that the role has not already been filled.
1 min |
May 08, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
Zoo wins planning permission for a safari-style 'event tent'
Blackpool
1 min |
May 08, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
Looking back as curtain comes down on Pool's tough 2025-26 campaign
We welcome Gazette readers to our final BST article for the current season.
2 min |
May 08, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
New League One away days confirmed for Pool
Next season's League
2 min |
May 08, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
Prices proving to be just the ticket for Seasiders supporters
Blackpool fans have reacted positively following the club's recent season ticket announcement.
1 min |
May 08, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
Repairs get under way at landmark ex-Post Office
Blackpool's Abingdon Street Post Office is undergoing urgent repairs to prevent it from deteriorating any further.
1 min |
May 08, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
Smaller balls for women's rugby a terrible decision
England's Zoe Harrison says the introduction of smaller balls for this autumn's WXV Global Series is 'the worst decision someone has ever made'.
1 min |
May 08, 2026
Blackpool Gazette
'I can't think of anywhere that I'd rather work than hanging off a rope at 380ft up and seeing the view'
For many people, it's the stuff of nightmares.
2 min |