Built using Accrington brick - more than five million of them - and cast iron girders, Blackpool Tower was inspired by a visit to the Paris Exposition in 1889 by a former mayor of Blackpool who saw a ...

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Blackpool Tower will shine brightly in orange and green this evening to celebrate the release of Taylor Swift’s brand-new ...

In early 2025, when Visit Blackpool went out to tender for their seasonal destination campaigns, several well known agencies ...

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AN ABANDONED UK theme park with rollercoasters and cable cars left to rot could reopen again after 25 years. It was once ...

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Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon has made herself 'emotional' as she joined in a social media trend in which you ...

A major motor manufacturer is making a move into the UK market with a new electric SUV that seems set to take on Kia, ...