A landmark Blackpool hotel is poised to stop housing asylum seekers, marking a shift in Labour’s plans to move small boat arrivals into alternative accommodation, it has been revealed. The Metropole ...

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(L-R) Blackpool, Ipswich and Milton Keynes are among the shortlisted cities, alongside Inverness-Highland, Middlesbrough, Portsmouth, Sheffield, Swindon and Wrexham (not pictured) Blackpool, Inverness ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aviktas will arc 120 degrees over the Blackpool coastline (Blackpool Pleasure Beach ) An £8.72 million ride has been tested for ...

Blackpool looks set to join Burnley and Chorley in a bid to become the first ever UK Town of Culture. The new title offers of towns a chance to win millions of pounds to fund a 12-month cultural ...

Guests with a ‘pitch view’ room at the Blackpool FC Stadium Hotel can’t watch the game – our writer checks in for a trip into the dark Seems perfectly reasonable that anyone booking a “Superior Room ...

Bomb disposal specialists attend scene to assess items and several properties evacuated, says Lancashire constabulary A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after explosive material was found at an ...

TikTokers are helping put the centuries-old Hull Fair on the global map. One senior official at the city council describes the power they hold as "amazing", while a TikToker followed by millions says ...

When visiting England, most tourists head straight for London due to its heritage, culture and limitless attractions. However, two New Yorkers chose to include Blackpool on their itinerary to compare ...