It is the UK’s most visited seaside resort, and yet – despite attempts to reinvent itself – this once-great town continues to decline Chris Moss is a writer, editor and hotel expert on the UK, Spain ...

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Guests with a ‘pitch view’ room at the Blackpool FC Stadium Hotel can’t watch the game – our writer checks in for a trip into the dark Seems perfectly reasonable that anyone booking a “Superior Room ...

The new university campus is due to open in 2027 New photographs show how Blackpool's landscape is changing as work on bringing a £65m university campus to the area gets underway. The images show the ...

Up to 400 homes face demolition under a £90m regeneration scheme that promises only 230 replacement properties Hundreds of families in one of England’s poorest neighbourhoods will be evicted under a ...

Manchester club The White Hotel is marking its 10th anniversary with a three-day festival, which will take place in Blackpool next summer. The inaugural edition of THE BLACK LIGHTS will take in live ...

It's not uncommon for our American friends to book a trip across the pond. Of course for them, visiting the UK is a huge experience with the likes of London, Edinburgh and other major cities a ...

Blackpool has already been awarded millions to replace and upgrade coastal defences Blackpool's sandy beaches could be washed way without urgent work to protect them, council chiefs have said. The ...

This week the iconic Blackpool Illuminations return bringing dazzling displays to the Lancashire coast. Thousands are expected to turn up for the official Switch-On event which promises an evening of ...

Blackpool Illuminations' switch-on event will take place on the evening of Friday, August 29. Blackpool Transport has issued travel advice ahead of a "massive influx of visitors" as the promenade ...

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Many Mancunians have a soft spot for childhood holidays in Blackpool. The famous seaside resort has been welcoming visitors for generations from when it first experienced a tourism boom in the late ...