#blackpool

#blackpool

Hundreds of families in one of England's poorest neighbourhoods will be evicted under a 90m plan described by critics as a mass dispersion of vulnerable people. Four hundred homes in Blackpool will be bulldozed this summer and replaced with 230 new properties under levelling up proposals signed off by Rishi Sunak's government. The area has more than 800 people about 250 of them children who are in the poorest 10th of the population of England, according to official documents.

Extending on their EFL Trophy adventure last time out as they stormed their way to a stunning 7-2 romp away at Salford, Matt Hamshaw's side will be desperate to use that season-best performance as a platform to build on going forward. Knowing that they can find a route into the top-half of the League One standings in midweek, the Reds have not suffered a single defeat within 90 minutes from any of their previous 13 consecutive appearances across all competitions.

If Blackpool was a stick of rock, Little Layton would be a ribbon of pink in the middle. To its left, the deep red of rundown bedsits near the promenade. To its right, the plush green streets of Poulton Le Fylde, where 1m mansions overlook a well-tended golf club. That is to say, Little Layton is one of the nicer parts of Blackpool.

Eyewitnesses reported that the owner of the car was then knocked down while trying to stop the vehicle from taking off down the road, which contains a steep hill on the Blackpool end.

Charlton Athletic have made their first signing since winning promotion to the Championship by bringing in Blackpool midfielder Sonny Carey on a free transfer.