UKBlackpool to buy 60 failing guesthouses and turn them into family homes
£31m scheme targets the streets behind the Promenade where half the former B&Bs have become houses in multiple occupation, with some rooms let for £60 a week
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Helen Carrick
North of England correspondent
Helen writes for the Daily Meridian. 3 articles.
UKKendal’s new flood walls pass first big test as River Kent peaks at highest level since Storm Desmond
The town stayed dry as 96mm of rain fell on the Lake District in 24 hours; the 2015 flood put 2,150 homes and businesses under water
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UKBishop Auckland’s market place reopens after £19m revamp, but half the shops are still empty
Three years of works have given the County Durham town new paving, a restored town hall and a fountain; traders now want the footfall to match
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