Shelagh Parkinson Local Democracy Reporter
  • Blackpool
  • National World

Local democracy reporter based at the Blackpool Gazette.

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Blackpool Gazette, Lancs Live

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  • Blackpool

1898 Articles
about 2 months ago
blackpoolgazette.co.uk

I hope Conservation Area brings investment says North Prom hotelier where buildings are 'at risk'

The area has many buildings considered 'at risk' by Historic England

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about 2 months ago
blackpoolgazette.co.uk

Taxi drivers battle to keep licences as meeting told of 'errors of judgement'

Councillors have to protect public safety by ensuring taxis are safe

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about 2 months ago
blackpoolgazette.co.uk

Blackpool Council warns 'beach could be lost' if £11m funding bid fails

More extreme weather conditions are damaging the beach

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about 2 months ago
blackpoolgazette.co.uk

Decision made in hotel's battle for booze licence

The panel has taken all the representations into account

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about 2 months ago
lancs.live

Boss of controversial hotel dismisses claims of rowdy behaviour

HE claimed the council had been ‘misled’ at a previous licensing hearing into granting a licence

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about 2 months ago
lancs.live

Tories claim they could 'freeze' council tax under alternative budget

"It predicted if all these things were done, by freezing council tax the overall tax income for the council would gro...

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about 2 months ago
lancs.live

Blackpool's crumbling heritage at risk of being lost forever

The council says designation of the new conservation area “will raise awareness about the vulnerability of these larg...

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2 months ago
blackpoolgazette.co.uk

'At Risk' heritage on Blackpool North Promenade to get special protection

Concerns have been raised about loss of hotels

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2 months ago
blackpoolgazette.co.uk

Tories claim they could freeze council tax for Blackpool residents with alternative spending plans

Blackpool's Tories claim they could freeze council tax under alternative spending plans which include reducing the sp...

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2 months ago
blackpoolgazette.co.uk

Barron's Hotel boss challenges complaints about his premises in battle for new alcohol licence fr...

A hotelier has dismissed claims the police are regularly called to his premises due to rowdy behaviour and pledged to...

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2 months ago
lancs.live

New £21m cinema gets final touches as opening date draws closer

Blackpool has been without a mainstream cinema since the Odeon on Rigby Road closed in June last year

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2 months ago
lancs.live

Winter Gardens' crumbling walls to be preserved after plan gets green light

"The scaffolding obscures a lot of the Coronation Street façade"

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