The Illuminations (pictured in June 1893 when Blackpool Tower was being built) started in 1879 with eight arc lamps erected ...

Blackpool’s skies are set to sparkle this weekend as the World Fireworks Championships returns for 2025, with two nights of ...

Police have busted a large drug den believed to have been run by a machete-wielding gang from eastern Europe from a closed seafront hotel in Blackpool. Officers raided the 65-room New President Hotel ...

Options to hasten progress on a stalled multi-million pound new hotel on Blackpool Promenade are being looked at in earnest, the resort’s council says. Plans for the Sands Resort Hotel on Central ...

A massive fire has broken out at the North Promenade in Blackpool as firefighters battle to control the blaze. Police have warned the public to avoid the area of the seaside city. A derelict former ...

Ten years ago, the first plans were mooted for a five-star hotel on Blackpool Promenade. The Sands Resort Hotel was initially ...