April
SIX of Blackpool's town hall bosses are now earning more than £100,000, The Gazette can reveal. Critics today called for "serious questions to be asked" as to whether the salaries and recent pay rises were justified.
OVER 5,000 Blackpool fans at Deepdale rejoiced as their heroes did them proud today. Each man gave his all and turned in a heroic display, never letting up from first minute to last. This was a terrific day all round. The first Deepdale back-to-back wins for 35 years...and worth waiting for.
HUNDREDS of residents had to flee their homes today after a huge blaze broke out in central Blackpool. The fire, which was described as like a "war zone", started at just after 3.40am on a construction site on Talbot Road, close to Mecca Bingo.