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A huge theme park worth £300m could soon open if Blackpool Council can secure land for the major build.
The local authority is planning to use compulsory purchase powers, which would mean land and property owners within the boundaries of land earmarked for the Blackpool Central project can expect to be forced to sell up so redevelopment can start soon.
Man, 25, charged with rape and threats to kill after attack
Detectives investigating a rape in Catterall have charged a man. Police were called around 3.50am yesterday (Saturday, December 19) to a report a woman in her 20s had been attacked off Tan Yard Road. Following enquiries, a man was later arrested by police in connection with the incident. After consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, Connor Fearon, 25, of The Parklands, Catterall, has been charged with rape, sexual assault and threats to kill. He is due to appear at Blackpool Magistrates Court tomorrow (Monday, December 21).