Blackpool
Vanilla nice? The 99s are on Starmer in Blackpool as local elections loom
Labour leader insists party is cutting through with voters as he chats to locals and visits an ice-cream parlour
Mark Brown North of England correspondent
01, May, 2023 @5:00 PM
Seagull put down after man seen dragging bird by rope in Blackpool
Police investigating after ‘vile’ incident condemned by RSPCA
Mark Brown North of England correspondent
14, Apr, 2023 @1:27 PM
Riders walk down UK’s tallest rollercoaster after it stops in high winds
The Big One in Blackpool was more terrifying than usual when it halted close to its 235ft summit on Tuesday
Mark Brown North of England correspondent
13, Apr, 2023 @5:09 PM
Finally getting the measure of the north | Brief letters
Brief letters: Blackpool Tower | Llythyr yn Gymraeg | Panto, anyone? | Take a bough | Mansplaining mansplaining
13, Feb, 2023 @6:06 PM
Blackpool struck by 1.5-magnitude earthquake
Tremor hit at depth of 0.6 miles outside the village of Weeton just after 7.30pm on Friday
Tobi Thomas
04, Feb, 2023 @6:41 PM
Strictly Come Dancing to celebrate BBC centenary with themed week
BBC show will also return to Blackpool Tower ballroom after two-year break in new series launching next month
Jessica Murray
21, Aug, 2022 @11:01 PM
Boy, 6, becomes voice of Blackpool Tower
Tower-obsessed Charlie Barratt recorded the welcome speech visitors hear as they ascend the lift
Helen Pidd North of England editor
12, Aug, 2022 @4:10 PM
‘I feel like a second-class citizen’: outsourced hospital staff join strikes
OCS workers at Blackpool and Blackburn call for weekend pay in line with NHS staff
Jasper Jolly
29, Jun, 2022 @3:45 PM
Is the Conservative party the Woolworths of politics? | Brief letters
Brief letters: The NHS and Blockbuster | Bus stop benches | Heather Wheeler’s insults | New York’s crystal energy | Venison food strategy | Boris Johnson’s brass neck
Letters
12, Jun, 2022 @5:25 PM
Blackpool council leader criticises Tory minister’s ‘ignorant’ comments
Heather Wheeler reportedly said she had been ‘at a conference in Blackpool or Birmingham or somewhere godawful’
Clea Skopeliti
11, Jun, 2022 @11:14 AM
Tory MP apologises for calling Birmingham and Blackpool ‘godawful’
Heather Wheeler, a minister in the Cabinet Office, made comments at technology event in London
Harry Taylor
10, Jun, 2022 @8:54 PM
‘It’s good for all of us’: Blackpool hails Jake Daniels for coming out
While older fans praise teenager’s courage, younger people wonder why football is so behind the times
Sophie Zeldin-O'Neill
17, May, 2022 @6:45 PM
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