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9 hours ago
- BBC News
Fire at former Blackpool club used in Robbie Williams video
Firefighters have been dealing with a blaze at a former working men's club in Blackpool once used in a music video for singer Robbie Williams. Pictures show smoke billowing from the Central Club on Kent Road, which had also been used by criminals to set up a £1m cannabis farm in 2021. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said it believed the building was derelict. A spokesman said the service did not believe there were any injuries but had not yet been able to fully access the building to be certain. Eight fire engines attended the scene and used an aerial ladder platform and a water tower to bring the fire under control. The service said a "large smoke plume" had spread in the area and urged people close by who could see or smell the smoke to stay inside and keep windows Police also told people to avoid the area, particularly Seasiders Way, Kent Road and around South Shore. The Central Club featured in Williams' 2005 song Advertising Space and was a popular fixture in the seaside resort's club scene. However it has been closed for a number of years and was listed for sale at £300,000 in 2019. In 2021, Lancashire Police found 1,500 cannabis plants and growing equipment in the building and a man from London was arrested. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on BBC Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X, and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
BBC News
20-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Two people and three dogs rescued from derelict mill fire
Two people and three dogs have been rescued from a fire that broke out in a derelict fire engines were called to Kittlingbourne Brow in Higher Walton, Preston, at about 01:00 BST, Lancashire Fire & Rescue have been dampening down the fire on the first floor of the Brow remains closed and people have been asked to avoid the area. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on BBC Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
