Heartbreak in UK seaside town as famous theme park closes rides after £2.7m loss
The streets are lined with boarded-up shopfronts and a host of fast food outlets. The town also has the UK's lowest male ...
The Independent11d
Mapped: The stark north-south divide in UK life expectancy – and where men and women are dying younger
This is almost eight years longer than for women in Blackpool. The 2025 State of Ageing report also found the 10 local ...
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Major UK theme park announces it is closing rides and cutting opening hours
Visitor numbers have not recovered since the pandemicBlackpool Pleasure Beach has announced they are closing a number of ...
The Sun28d
We live in UK’s most dangerous seaside town where ‘zombies’ roam streets & knife-wielding thieves terrorise shopkeepers
New crime stats have revealed Blackpool is now one of the most dangerous places to live in England and Wales ... or under-investigated crime in some UK communities, including Blackpool.
Reading boss on Blackpool defeat and end of unbeaten run after 'minutes of madness'
Reading boss Noel Hunt spoke of 'three minutes of madness' as his side's unbeaten run came to an end at 11 matches with Blackpool easing to a 3-0 victory. Reading impressed in a close first half, but ...
Turn Blackpool into Dubai, and nine other things a UK Tourism Minister should do
Following fresh calls for the Government to introduce a dedicated tourism minister, here are my policy suggestions ...