The Illuminations (pictured in June 1893 when Blackpool Tower was being built) started in 1879 with eight arc lamps erected on 60ft (18m) poles along the seafront. At a time when people still lit ...

Police have issued a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to as part of an investigation into a huge fire in Blackpool. Emergency services were called to the former Carlton House Hotel on the ...

Fire crews rushed to the scene as flames engulfed the former Carlton Hotel in Queen Street at 4.25pm on Saturday. The aerial ladder platform was deployed and firefighters worked into the evening to ...

Ten years ago, the first plans were mooted for a five-star hotel on Blackpool Promenade. The Sands Resort Hotel was initially expected to open in 2021 with 91 bedrooms, a luxury spa and gym, ...

Even after recent increases in the price of fish and potatoes, the average price for a regular portion of fish and chips in the UK is still around £10 to £11. But at Gordon Ramsay’s swish chippy in ...

A Blackpool hotel with sea views, a 17th century holiday cottage in Lancashire and a Victorian Lake District guesthouse are among the winners of this year’s VisitEngland ROSE awards. The ROSE Awards ...

A seaside hotel in Blackpool, a centuries-old cottage in Lancashire, and a Victorian guesthouse in the Lake District are among the North West’s standout winners in this year’s VisitEngland ROSE Awards ...

A Grade II-listed former post office in Blackpool has been bought using government grant funding after plans for a hotel were found to be too expensive. The long-vacant building on Abingdon Street had ...

“Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale” honors 15 years of the beloved series. The special is set to air Wednesday, September 10 at 9 p.m. ET on NBC. Watch NBC with Fubo and DirecTV; and stream ...

ANYONE looking for a cheap holiday with some great beach time needs to consider heading to Mamaia. It’s one of the most popular seaside resorts in Romania and is also one of the cheapest – and has a ...