For 145 years, the illuminations have been a staple part of Blackpool's seafront. Once described as "artificial sunshine", the display - first staged in 1879 - is one of the biggest and longest ...
Mel B said she felt very privileged to switch on the Blackpool Illuminations in her "old stomping ground". Thousands turned out to see the Spice Girls singer flip the switch. She said the resort ...
The Changing Rooms star will pull the switch at the end of a concert in Blackpool Tower Ballroom ... a stretch of Art Deco-style features for the illuminations, said they represented "something ...