Punks face-off against protesters in Blackpool town centre on Saturday August 3 2024, before proceedings descended into violent skirmishes. Roger Haywood, in the England football shirt, was later jailed for leading a mob through the streets of Blackpool
Protesters in Blackpool town centre on Saturday August 3 2024, before proceedings descended into violent skirmishes. Daniel Stewart, in the blue Rangers football shirt, was later jailed for his part in the disorder
Police order a crowd of protesters back in Church Street, near the famous Winter Gardens, in Blackpool on Saturday August 3 2024
People run from police horses near Blackpool town hall on August 3 2024
Punks, left, face-off against protesters in Blackpool town centre on Saturday August 3 2024
A man swings a length of wood in Blackpool town centre on Saturday August 3 2024
A man, left, falls backwards after a brief fight with another man in Blackpool town centre on Saturday August 3 2024. The man hit his head on the ground and suffered a broken skull and bleed on the brain
A police officer near Blackpool Tower during a false fire alert sparked by orange netting flapping in the wind
A newborn orangutan is shown off by its mother at Blackpool Zoo
Kevin Butcher, 54, who said he was struggling to find a new home amid council plans to demolish his flat to make way for a 'multiversity' campus in Blackpool
Firefighters look at a passing police officer as a laundry firm burns in Blackpool's South Shore
Workers clean up oil from the beach in Blackpool after an off-shore spill
A police officer speaks to a man suspected of using his mobile phone while driving during a media ridealong
Workers search a drain for a knife after a stabbing nearby as a police officer looks on in Blackpool
Paramedics wheel an elderly patient into A&E at Blackpool Victoria Hospital during a media ridealong
Police officers detain a man during an anti-immigration protest in Blackpool on Wednesday August 7 2024
Peter Harris, 68, who is disabled and faced being made homeless by council plans to demolish his home to make way for a 'multiversity'
Property owner Robert Farrell, 79, said he feared for tenants effectively being made homeless by council plans to knock down their homes to make way for a 'multiversity' campus
Doreen Jackson looks out of her Promenade home at blue hoardings that have been blocking her view of the beach for years. The 86-year-old, who has one leg and uses a wheelchair, fears she will die before she gets to see the sea from her ground floor flat
Fog at Blackpool's Stanley Park on Boxing Day 2024.
A blanket of snow covers the Rock Gardens in Blackpool's North Shore, with the Warbreck water town in the background, on Sunday January 5 2025.
An actor prepares at Blackpool Tower Dungeon in 2024
A Coastguard rescuer practices diving at Fleetwood Nautical College in 2024
Coastguard volunteers practice using a winch during mud rescue training in 2025
Coastguard volunteers practice their CPR skills during first aid training in 2025
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