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Blackpool’s Grand Battle of the Flowers
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The Remarkable Rise of the Â sé Anār Restaurant
Paul Sykes and His Troubled Connections to Blackpool
Dame Thora Hird and Her Blackpool Summer Seasons
Steve Sinclair and the Dark Side of Blackpool’s Nightlife
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Larry Rushton, From Prison Walls to a Blackpool Artist
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Offshore Wind and the Battle Over the Fylde Cable Route
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Peter Kay Chooses Blackpool for the Final Curtain on Record-Breaking Tour
Fleetwood’s Tragic Voyage of the Goth
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JR Taylor Makes Way for The Sanctuary in St Annes
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FCMS and the Growth of Community Healthcare in Blackpool
The Blackpool-Born Writer Who Became One of the Three Aussies
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Blackpool’s Original Aquarium: Dr Cocker’s Victorian Underwater WonderUpdated
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SheChain Live Brings Women in Business to Blackpool
Samuel Lomas Keeps Time for Poulton
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William Heap’s First Book is Published
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The Sycamores Home of Sir William Hodgson
Billy Bragg at the Rebellion Festival
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St John’s Churchyard Graves Moved to Layton Cemetery
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Birthplace of William Thornber – Amanda’s Posy Bowl and Cinco’s Mexican Restaurant
Potts Alley, Chapel Street Walk and Victorian Poulton
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The Great Fire of Poulton
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St Chad’s Church and the Heart of Old Poulton
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The Beginning of Poulton-le-Fylde and Poulton Market Place
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Blackpool Tower’s Eight-Year Restoration Project
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The Golden Ball
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The Railway Arrives in Poulton
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The Poulton Elk Brings Prehistoric History to the Town Centre
The Shard House, Riverside Inn
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Freckleton War Memorial Reveal
The Freckleton Air Disaster
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History of The Clifton Arms in Warton
Warton Aerodrome and the Birth of BAE Systems
The Horseshoe Theatre at the Casino Building
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