Some great community projects in Blackpool don’t always get the attention they deserve. One such is EMPRISE Blackpool, based at the Solaris Centre. EMPRISE’s focus has hitherto been on trade waste recycling. This month, however, has just seen them complete a project, in partnership with the Lancashire Wildlife Trust, to plant 3,000 trees across Blackpool
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Nice one Blackpool. Next stop the Premiership?

Good luck to Blackpool in their match against Yeovil on Sunday at Wembley. Let’s hope they seize their chance to play in the Championship next season. And let’s hope the burgers aren’t £8 like they were at the FA Cup Final. Indeed, let’s hope that the match itself is an improvement on the Cup Final!

The prison population reached yet another all-time high this week – 80,658. This is almost double the figure for 1993. Prisons are full to capacity. It is incredible that ministers could not have seen this crisis approaching. They will have been able to monitor the steady increase in numbers in recent years, and so should
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Five days on from the local elections, I’ve finally returned to earth after floating on a sea of excitement for the last few days. For the first time since 1987, Blackpool is a Conservative council. We gained 2 from the LibDems in Blackpool North, and 5 from Labour. We missed out on 1 more seat
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Hello, and thanks for visiting my site! As the Conservative MP for Blackpool North and Cleveleys, my job is to serve the interests of my constituents and represent their concerns in Westminster. Hopefully, my website will bring you a little bit closer to what\'s happening and how you can get involved. Find out about where I stand on the things that affect us locally and how you can share your thoughts with me by using the links at the top of the page. I look forward to hearing from you!

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