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Blackpool forward Jake Daniels comes out as gay

The 17-year-old is the first Briton in the men’s professional game to come out publicly as gay since Justin Fashanu in 1990.

The Independent UK

Watch: Moment Blackpool Pleasure Beach visitors get stuck at top of 235ft The Big One ride

The malfunction seemingly happened as the tallest ride in the country ascended to its peak

Manchester Evening News

Scary clip shows Blackpool Pleasure Beach visitors stuck at 235ft after ride malfunction

The incident took place at the popular theme park on Sunday afternoon (May 15) and a video from the scene shows the carriage had come to a stop towards the top of the 235ft ride

Daily Mirror

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How much driving an electric car from Manchester to London, Lake District, Cornwall, Yorkshire and Blackpool costs compared to petrol and catching a train

We take a look at which mode of transport is most cost-effective

Manchester Evening News

Boy suffers nasty burn after leaning on telegraph pole and scorching his skin

Linda Robinson, of Blackpool, was fuming when her grandson Jacob came home with a brown mark on his arm after leaning on a telegraph pole in a residential area

Daily Mirror

Fuming daughter slapped with £70 fine while taking elderly mum for her Covid jab

NHS anaesthetist Peter Mowbray said his wife Louise was taking her mum for her latest Covid jab in Blackpool when she was wrongly hit with a £70 parking fine

Daily Mirror

Levelling up funding bids rejected in 28 of England’s most deprived councils

Blackpool and Knowsley had all bids for funding rejected

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Missing Lanarkshire sex offender found camping out in tent near home

A huge search for the absconded crook took police officers to Blackpool

Daily Record

Blackpool: five charged in investigation into ill treatment of stroke patients

Three nurses and two healthcare assistants who worked at Blackpool Victoria have been charged

The Guardian - UK

Healthcare professionals accused of mistreating vulnerable stroke victims

Three nurses and two healthcare assistants from Blackpool hospital will appear in court following a major police probe

Liverpool Echo

Premier Inn staff drop 'bizarre' letter under doors asking guests to stop smoking cannabis

The hotel on Blackpool Beach had a 'lingering smell' of marijuana

Daily Record

Cancer patient who thought she was infertile due to treatment gives birth to ‘little miracle’ baby

Innovative T-cell therapy gives Blackpool mother a second chance

The Independent UK

'An Uber Eats driver nicked my £40 takeaway - I only got a refund because of CCTV'

A hotel owner couldn't believe it after an Uber Eats delivery driver made off with his £40 Chinese takeaway, now he's warning others ordering food to stay vigilant

Daily Mirror

Police 'very concerned' for safety of missing girl, 14, after she vanished over night

Reah Hall, 14, who is described as slim with long blonde hair, was last seen on Thursday night

Manchester Evening News

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Daily Mirror

Police launch urgent hunt for missing girl, 14, after she vanished overnight

Teenager Reah Hall was last seen on Thursday in the North Park Drive area of Blackpool and has links to Preston. She was last seen at 8.30pm

Daily Mirror

All-you-can-eat buffet restaurant slams customer's 'spiteful' TripAdvisor review

The Gurkha Buffet Restaurant on Waterloo Road in Blackpool was hailed for "excellent" staff and a "very relaxed atmosphere" until one "very rude" customer took to TripAdvisor to slam its offering

Wales Online

'I visited a palm reader and she told me I'd be involved in a serious car crash - two months later it came true'

Charlotte McCarthy and Jak Metcalfe were in Blackpool visiting family and decided to visit a palm reader, not thinking too deeply into it at the time

Daily Mirror

"A palm reader told me I'd have a car crash - then we were hit by a truck"

Jak Metcalfe went to a Blackpool palm reader with his partner Charlotte McCarthy four years ago and was told they would be in a car accident - and they smashed into a truck just months later

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Wales Online

Family pet Ollie worth his weight in gold after digging up coins worth £6k

The dog, owned by Blackpool landlord Adam Clark, stumbled upon a small fortune when he dug up 15 gold sovereign pieces dating back to the 19th century

Daily Mirror

Couple ordered to tear down cat playground outside their home that keeps pets safe

Lorraine and Adrian Marshall, from Blackpool, had the cherished ‘catio’ set up last June at the front of their home after three of their beloved pets were tragically killed in road accidents on the street outside

Daily Mirror

Snowdonia queues over Easter weekend worse than Alton Towers, visitors claim

Some said Wales’ highest peak was now 'busier than Blackpool', but National Park bosses said problems with littering and parking were no more significant than usual

Daily Mirror

Lucky puppy digs up treasure trove of £6,000 gold coins on his first ever walk in park

Adam Clark, 51, from Blackpool, took his new puppy Ollie for his first walk around the block and stumbled across a small fortune, when the lucky young dog dug up 15 gold sovereign coins worth almost £6,000

Belfast Live

Blackpool FC striker Shayne Lavery surprises Belfast football kids after match

The Northern Ireland international met players from Sandy Row and Shankill Juniors

Daily Mirror

'I visited a palm reader twice to see if predictions matched - it hit close to home'

A writer was drawn to visit a famed Blackpool palm reader "by nothing but intrigue" back in August last year, and returned eight months later to see if things added up

Wales Online

I visited Blackpool fortune teller twice in eight months to see how much she really knew

The family of Gipsy Leanora Petulengro have had a spot on Blackpool Promenade since 1900

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