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Welcome to your daily round-up from the Lancashire Post.

Here are some of today's top stories.

• 🔵 New figures show more people visited Blackpool seafront this summer - peaking at 6.8 million in July - despite setbacks including the cost of living crisis and riots.
• 🔵 A 44-year-old man is wanted by police on suspicion of non-fatal strangulation and stalking. An appeal has been issued to the public for help finding Allan Paul Wignall, from Leyland.
• 🔵 Take a look at these 17 amazing retro pics of Preston North End's Deepdale stadium back in the 1980s.

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