Arts leaders in Blackpool are working with the local authority to draw up a five-year Cultural Plan - so now is the right time to set out big aspirations.
The Blackpool Lead teamed up with the Blackpool Gazette to host a hustings ahead of the Blackpool South by-election on 2 May
Grange Park is one of hundreds of housing estates built after the Second World War. Life has changed in the decades since; here The Blackpool Lead speaks with residents past and present
Scott Benton finally stood down after a recall petition was called - meaning the national spotlight will again be on Blackpool as it goes to the polls on 2 May
The decision to house refugees in Blackpool was contentious with local Conservative politicians - here two families from Hong Kong share their experiences and how some of that rhetoric made it more challenging to settle in
Both Amazing Graze and Mark Butcher, the Reform UK candidate in the Blackpool South by-election, have defended themselves against the complaint
The South Shore Romany Gypsies were central to the development of Blackpool as a tourist town, but as the town grew they were forced off the land they had occupied for generations. Is enough being done to recognise their contribution?
Much of the conversation on the night centred around whether Reform could take second place - they couldn't
The MP for Blackpool South lost his local party, his Westminster colleagues and his final appeal against suspension, but is resisting all calls to resign. If he wants a recall petition, let's give it to him in spades.
Organisers and volunteers for Reclaim Blackpool, a project to physically map instances of harassment towards women and girls, know that the Young Farmers DIY AGM will be one of the worst weekends of the year for women. The only justification for allowing it isn't good enough, they argue
Big pharmaceutical companies position themselves as saviours of humanity - but in truth, they siphon billions from richer governments while abandoning people in poorer countries. Here's how we can change course.
Tunisia’s president Kais Saied embraced a Western far-right conspiracy. Beatings, stabbings, rapes and deportations of Black Africans followed.
Prosecutors are breaking new ground by holding war crime trials - in real time.
After pushing his country to the brink of fratricidal conflict, Netanyahu feints a pause on his constitutional reform project. But none of the laws have been withdrawn, and when protests return, they'll be met by a new pro-government militia.
Making their return to the UK this month with five live dates, Kælan Mikla explore the darkness and light of Iceland's rich history.
Jail Time Records has just released its eclectic first album, made exclusively with incarcerated artists - a selection from more than 500 songs produced by the studio. We spoke with producer and co-founder Vidou-H.
We look at why self-appointed crusaders, white supremacists and ultra-misogynists drift to Romania and the Balkans, and what they actually find.
Israel is teetering on the brink between an authoritarian overhaul to rival Orban's, a popular revolt and an economic implosion. What comes next - and where does it leave the Palestinians?
“Cyprus is an identity crisis”: On an island with a long history of colonisation and criminalised homosexuality, LGBTQ+ communities - in the UK and in Cyprus - are building connections that transcend the border between north and south.
Far from succeeding humans, machine learning desperately needs humans to succeed. But the emerging market for educating robots is a dark one.