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Preston drivers warned as new bus gate opens in city

May 20, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Ellis Palmer

A new bus gate in a city centre has started operating with drivers warned to obey the changed layout. Buses now have priority in both directions on Corporation Street between Marsh Lane and Heatley Streetin Preston near the university campus. Lancashire County Council said it hoped the move will "increase the reliability of public transport" in the city. Buses, Hackney taxis and cycle users will be allowed to go through the bus gate, but private-hire taxis will not.
Unlicensed taxis are a safety risk, says MP

May 19, 2024 | msn.com | Ellis Palmer

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Blackpool unlicensed taxis are a safety risk, says MP

May 19, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Ellis Palmer

Action needs to be taken against unlicensed taxis in a seaside town, an MP has said. Chris Webb, the new Blackpool South MP elected in the recent by-election, has taken aim at companies whose taxis operate without a licence. Mr Webb said there had been a "massive increase in unlicensed and uninsured taxi drivers picking up jobs here". The government said it had published updated guidance on the issue for licensing authorities in England.
Blackpool: Only one social home built in last decade - Shelter

May 15, 2024 | yahoo.com | Ellis Palmer

Just one home for social rent has been built in a seaside town in the last decade, housing charity Shelter claimed. Nearly 1,000 social homes in Blackpool were sold or demolished between 2013 and 2023, with 923 homes removed from social rent, according to its research. Shelter said thousands remained on the waiting list for social housing. The town's council said it had built more than 700 new homes "for affordable rent" in the last ten years.
Blackpool: Only one social home built in last decade - Shelter

May 14, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Ellis Palmer

There has been just one new social home built in a seaside town in the last decade, housing charity Shelter claims. Nearly 1,000 social homes in Blackpool were sold or demolished between 2013 and 2023, with 923 homes removed from social rent, according to its research. Shelter says "urgent action" is needed, with thousands on the waiting list for social housing. The government says it is improving social housing supply, with 172,600 new homes for social rent since 2010.
Blackburn Barclays bank closure will make life difficult, customers say

May 9, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Ellis Palmer

The closure of a Barclays branch in a town centre will "make life extremely difficult", its customers have said. The bank said its Darwen Street site in Blackburn would close later as part of its "need to adapt to provide the best service for all our customers". It said it would be replaced by a "a cashless banking site where customers can meet a colleague face-to-face for banking support". Some local account holders said they were disappointed by the closure.
Blackpool South by-election: Labour ousts Tories in Westminster seat

May 3, 2024 | yahoo.com | Paul Burnell |Ian Shoesmith |Ellis Palmer

Labour has taken Blackpool South from the Conservatives as voters deserted the Tories in a resounding Westminster by-election victory. Chris Webb secured a 26.3% swing in the marginal Lancashire seat, easily wiping out the Tories' 2019 general election majority of 3,690 to win by 7,607. Conservative David Jones only narrowly beat Reform UK's Mark Butcher into second place. The by-election was triggered by former Tory MP Scott Benton's resignation.
Blackpool South by-election: Labour ousts Tories in Westminster seat

May 2, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Paul Burnell |Ellis Palmer

Chris Webb won the Westminster by-election, which was triggered by former Tory MP Scott Benton's resignation following a newspaper sting.
Middle East conflict casts shadow over Lancashire council elections

Apr 26, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Ellis Palmer

Voters across much of Lancashire will head to the polls on Thursday. It follows a tumultuous few months in which a number of councils across the county have been shaken up. Eight Lancashire boroughs have elections this year. And while these may be local elections, the results will reverberate nationally with the next general election now only months away. Can Labour make the kind of inroads needed to propel Sir Keir Starmer to Downing Street? And can the Tories confound months of bleak polling data?
Blackpool South by-election candidates debate town's future

Apr 24, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Ellis Palmer

The people of Blackpool South will head to the polls next Thursday to elect a new Member of Parliament. The Westminster by-election on 2 May has been triggered by the resignation of former Conservative MP Scott Benton. He was suspended by the Tories last year after telling journalists, posing as gambling industry investors, that he could lobby ministers. Nine candidates are vying to replace him in the House of Commons.