Blackpool Tower is scheduled to be illuminated in blue on 27 July in memory of Preston Davey, a 13-month-old toddler who was killed. The tribute follows the sentencing of his adoptive father, Jamie Varley, who receives a whole life order. Both reports describe Preston Davey as having been 13 months old at the time of his death and link the planned blue lighting to his murder.
The Mirror also notes that Varley was in the process of adopting Preston at the time, and it mentions his then partner, John McGowan-Fazakerley, in connection with the adoption process. Other details included across the coverage focus on the date of the illumination and the purpose of the lighting, which is to mark Preston Davey’s death. The reports agree on the event—Blackpool Tower lighting up in blue—and the identity and age of the child being commemorated, as well as Varley’s whole life sentence.
