Richard Hunt

1 week ago | blackpoolgazette.co.uk | Richard Hunt

Plans have been proposed to install a steel art feature directly onto the frontage of Sainsbury's flagship Blackpool store to protect the prominent glass windows from vandals. The store chain says the structure, inspired by a rollercoaster design, will save money on habitually having to replace the broken windows at the Talbot Road superstore.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Richard Hunt

Pupils, parents and staff have lined the streets outside a school to pay their respects to a "much-loved" teacher who died last month. Pat Burns, a lead student mentor at Armfield Academy on Lytham Road in South Shore, Blackpool, was said to have had a "huge heart" and enjoyed a great rapport with and respect from pupils and staff. Mr Burns, an ex-paratrooper who wore a prosthetic leg, died on 21 May aged 38 after contracting an infection in his leg, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

1 week ago | blackpoolgazette.co.uk | Richard Hunt

A veteran Poulton councillor who previously spent years in the Scots Guards has taken on a prestigious new role with Lancashire County Council. Coun Alf Clempson has been elected Chairman of the County Council for 2025-26, and will represent the council at formal and informal meetings, ensuring discussions are carried out in accordance with the council's constitution.

1 week ago | blackpoolgazette.co.uk | Richard Hunt

A Blackpool charity which provides vital support for vulnerable young people has been awarded £475,000 funding from the National Lottery. Many of the young people helped by Streetlife often experience homelessness and find themselves with nowhere else to go. The charity’s funding will be phased over the next five years. Streetlife was established in 1984 and provides both shelter and support for young people aged 16-25 in Blackpool and surrounding areas.

1 week ago | blackpoolgazette.co.uk | Richard Hunt

Blackpool Council has clarified that a huge ‘pothole’ which held up traffic on the promenade Monday was in fact emergency work by a utilitied firm. Blackpool Council has clarified that a huge ‘pothole’ which held up traffic on the promenade Monday was in fact emergency work by a utilitied firm. The roadworks, close to Central Pier, led southbound drivers to need a detour off the prom and down Chapel Street, as temporary lights went up.