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Photo stories of the week

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24 October 2025

Blackpool lights, Jane Austin statue installed, Major Churches Network Conference, and a Welshman remembered

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Illuminations: Lights are projected on to St John’s, Blackpool, during the annual Lightpool Festival that runs over the two half-term weeks this month. It ends on 1 November. lightpool.org.uk

Illuminations: Lights are projected on to St John’s, Blackpool, during the annual Lightpool Festival that runs over the two half-term weeks this month. It ends on 1 November. lightpool.org.uk

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