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Man hit by train near Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

A man's been struck by a train close to the resort.

Audio/Video: Happy 150th to North Pier!

North Pier is celebrating it's 150th Anniversary with a special show and party.

Audio/Video: PE teacher dies after collapsing at school

Tributes are being paid to a Blackpool PE teacher who has collapsed in school and died later in hospital.

Audio/Video: Revoe School in Special Measures

OFSTED have placed a troubled Blackpool Primary school in Special Measures.

Police appeal following assault in Blackpool

Witnesses are being urged to come forward after a man was assaulted in the town centre.

Rise in young carers across Blackpool.

A Care Centre says children as young as five are being pressured into looking after sick relatives.

Police Facebook fans name new police horse

LANCASHIRE Constabulary's Facebook fans have named the police's new horse recruit ‘Hutton'.

Audio/Video: John's in charge of The Prom!

The man who now finds himself in charge of sorting out the mess of Central Promenade says its all to play for an is urging the public to have their say.

TA OFFICER RETURNS TO HELMAND TO GATHER SOLDIERS STORIES

A senior officer from St Annes, Blackpool, recently completed a media focused visit to Afghanistan where she managed to catch up with a number of local soldiers at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Shawquat in Nad Ali, Helmand.

Audio/Video: BLACKPOOL SOLDIERS SETTLE INTO HISTORIC AFGHAN FORT

Two young soldiers from the Blackpool area who deployed to Helmand Province last month are now settling into their role supporting the local Afghan police and army from a base built inside the ruins of Farangi, an old fort in Nad Ali.

Audio/Video: Soldier swaps Bispham for Helmand

A soldier from Bispham, Blackpool, who is serving in Afghanistan at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Shawquat in Nad Ali, Helmand, as a light machine gunner is to become one of the leading TV stars in his Battalion.