Cleveleys News

Cleveleys isn't just a retirement town full of old codgers. Occasionally their younger relatives come to visit too. But there is much, much more to the town, so here are 15 things that you won't know about Cleveleys (unless you follow Cleveleys News).... 1. There's always a bargain to be had Cleveleys has more bargain shops than you can poke a walking stick at. It is home to the original B&M Bargains, as well as Home Bargains, Poundland, and a whole raft of similarly named independent shops. If you are looking for somewhere you can buy a loofah, some Wrights coal-tar soap, a pack of Cup-a-Soups with Arabic labelling and a blind bag of Moshi Monsters all under one roof, you've come to the right place. 2. It is the home of Mobility Scooter Jousting The annual sporting event which takes places in Morrisons car park has made celebrities out of local residents such as Colin 'Paladin' Brown and Ethel 'Ivanhoe' Jones. The low-speed but

Blackpool's amateur publication The​ Evening Gazette caught our attention today with a lengthy and detailed article about a thuggish attack in Blackpool. But this wasn't just your typical Blackpool brawl - incredibly the victim was a peer of the realm! From The Gazette 'Lord' Perry Harber, who "has a vast portfolio of nightclubs and bars and regularly holidays in Monaco" according to the Gazette article, claims he was hit over the head from behind with a full bottle of vodka by a gang in an alleyway behind Dickson Road, Blackpool on January 1st this year. The Gazette go on to list just some of Lord Perry Harber's amazing credentials and achievements. As Lord of the Manor of Glascombe, Harber "presides over almost 15,000 acres of land". He "has invested in a number of businesses in Lytham" and is a "businessman and charity fundraiser". Not to mention his incredible ability to identify the precise contents and volu

Cleveleys MP in bizarre love-triangle with conjoined twins watched his two-headed lover eat dogfood whilst listening to Status Quo’s Greatest Hits on MiniDisc. It’s exactly the sort of rubbish you expect to read in the news these days, as ‘fake news’ is on the rise. At least that’s what some people want you to believe – but in an age of fake news, should you believe them? And if they aren’t to be believed, then is there really all the fake news they claim there is?  It’s a minefield. Ever since President Donald Trump began banding around the term ‘fake news’, it seems everybody is either using, or misusing it. Of course, Hoax news items deliberately written to mislead should rightly be called ‘fake news’ when they are created for the purpose of financial gain, perhaps through the sales of newspapers; or for some other personal gain such as political advantage. But just because something isn’t true doesn’t make it fake. Most people that like to read or watch the news al

They say that 'all roads lead to Rome', meaning that ultimately any route will get you where you want to go. That might have been true in the days of the Roman Empire, but when Caesar Augustus had the Milliarium Aureum built in 20BCE as a focal point for his empire's road system he didn't have to contend with Blackpool Council digging up massive sections of it right in the middle of school term time. The roads around Blackpool and the Fylde are woefully inadequate at the best of times, but in the past few months we have had Crossley's Bridge closed (for a full 6 months), complete closure of Anchorsholme promenade and the junction at Watson Road, as well as roadworks with temporary traffic lights along Blackpool promenade. Traffic around Blackpool is at breaking point. All of this work happening at once is so ill-thought-out that anyone would think they’d done it on purpose. Perhaps Blackpool Council think six months of absolute hell on the roads will mak