The landmark town centre campus is rising from the ground after months of demolition and preparation work ...

Rough sleepers are moving to a seaside town partly due to fond memories of childhood holidays, a charity has said. Blackpool has some of the highest rates of homelessness in north-west England, ...

Blackpool's oldest pier has been sold, with the new owners promising a £10m investment to restore the attraction. The Grade II-listed North Pier, which opened on 21 May 1863, has been bought by Okken ...

Aron D’Souza, the brainchild behind the lawsuit to kill Gawker Media, says he wants to fix journalism. To that end, in the spring he launched a platform that he described as a “private AI tribunal” to ...

From Harold Larwood to Afghan refugees, Blackpool continues to show the value and the charm of English cricket’s outgrounds What do Harold Larwood, Rohan Kanhai, Richie Richardson and Mushtaq Mohammad ...

Ambitious proposals to demolish an empty hotel on South Shore seafront and replace it with 15 self-contained flats have been lodged with Blackpool planners. Planning documents show that 33 percent of ...

It is the UK’s most visited seaside resort, and yet – despite attempts to reinvent itself – this once-great town continues to decline Chris Moss is a writer, editor and hotel expert on the UK, Spain ...

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A clown who has been entertaining audiences in Blackpool for more than 30 years has been included in the King's Birthday Honours. Laci Endresz - who performs as Mooky the Clown - has been given a ...

A new arts, gaming and hospitality venue could transform a derelict building in Blackpool town centre, with plans for a gallery, bar, arcade and roof garden. The proposal would see the former ...

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A proposed housing development on green space will be "devastating" for wildlife, residents have said. An outline application for up to 99 homes, including open space, landscaping and infrastructure, ...