Police issue 'stop and search' order after weapons used in Blackpool

Police have issued a stop and search order in Blackpool after a group of used weapons. Today, (August 10) police said they received several reports of incidents in the Claremont area of the town. It means officers can stop and search any pedestrians within an allocated area from 4pm to midnight tonight. A police spokesperson said: "We take these reports seriously and in order to investigate these incidents and to keep you safe, a search authority under Section 60 and Section 60AA of the Criminal