It might not have the obvious draw of Cornwall’s white-sand beaches ... My grandma used to go dancing in the Blackpool Tower Ballroom. My parents took me on rainy day trips to the beach, where ...

Blackpool Air Show, the World Fireworks Championships and the Illuminations switch-on have been key to drawing visitors in ... people also packed on to the Tower Festival Headland to watch ...

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In the 19th century railways transformed a fishing village into a holiday resort, drawing in first Lancashire ... which operates Blackpool Tower and employs 500 people locally, some of whom ...

For a start, there's the bustling Central Pier with its attractions, shops and arcades, while Blackpool Tower remains a firm ... nightlife which has long been drawing in stag and hen do crowds.

Granada Reports journalist Rachel Pritchard speaks to Dave Hulme about his three-decade long career at Blackpool's most popular tourist attraction Blackpool Tower is one of the North West's major ...

Police have revealed that the cause of reports of a fire at the top of Blackpool Tower was in fact orange netting blowing in the wind. Social media was awash with videos appearing to show flames ...

From the Tower to The Big One, Blackpool is famous for many things ... bulbs are used to create the mesmerising displays, which draw thousands of visitors each year. One of the best parts ...

Strictly Come Dancing will return to Blackpool tower for the 21st time ... As is common with previous years, the BBC operate a random draw to allocate tickets throughout the series to fans ...

SIX fire engines rushed to Blackpool Tower to tackle a "blaze" - only for cops to reveal two hours later that "flames" were just orange netting. Fire services said they were attending an inferno ...

(CNN) — Firefighters were called to Blackpool Tower, a historic landmark on the northwest coast of England, only to discover that the reported “blaze” was in fact orange netting blowing in ...