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Ballon d’Or ceremony returns to England in nod to ‘revolutionary’ Stanley Matthews

Matthews’ family ‘very excited’ as London Palladium hosts event 70 years after first award at Blackpool town hall

The Guardian - UK · 9h ago

UK City of Culture 2029: The top sights you need to visit across all four nominations

Staged every four years, the title is currently held by Bradford

The Independent UK · Oct 22

Blackpool, Sheffield, Milton Keynes and Wrexham shortlisted for UK city of culture 2029

The winner will receive £10m and each shortlisted city will be given £125,000

The Guardian - UK · Oct 22

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Four contenders make City of Culture shortlist for 2029

Blackpool, Milton Keynes, Sheffield and Wrexham will receive at least £125,000 to take forward their bids.

Evening Standard · Oct 21

UK hotel owners are already struggling. This is what they think of a tourist tax

From the largest chains to the small independent businesses, why are hotel owners opposing a UK tourist tax?

The Independent UK · Oct 9

New direct train services from London to Wrexham and Rochdale rejected

Regulator also vetoes extra Blackpool service, citing lack of space on west coast mainline for new trains to capital

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8

Catherine Chidgey’s The Starving Bride exposes the extremes of our always-performing world

In The Starving Bride, the latest novel from internationally acclaimed New Zealand author Catherine Chidgey, the English town of Blackpool attempts to stave off the horrors of the present by returning to the past.

The Conversation · Oct 7

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‘Are these chemicals in my blood?’ How one community learned the truth about Pfas pollution

People living next to a chemicals plant near Blackpool were tested for ‘forever chemicals’. Last week they received the alarming results

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28

Man jailed for causing girlfriend’s death and lying about hit and run

Matthew DuPlessis and Charlotte Dodd had been to Blackpool before neighbours heard them arguing

The Independent UK · Aug 30

'Out of my comfort zone' – Kim Le Court-Pienaar breaks new ground in Tour of Britain Women sprint finish en route to Montreal Worlds bid

'Today I tried to fit in with the sprinters, which was fun' says Mauritian champion after third place in Blackpool

Cycling News · Aug 20

Tour of Britain Women: Lorena Wiebes doubles up with long-range sprint to win stage 2

Race leader strikes again in rainy Blackpool

Cycling News · Aug 20

Lorena Wiebes doubles up on stage two of Tour of Britain Women after race neutralised for an hour

SD Worx-Protime sprinter wins in Blackpool to extend race lead

Cycling Weekly · Aug 20

David and Victoria Beckham win planning battle for 'Blackpool-style' lake illuminations, hot tub and firepit at £6.15 million Cotswolds home despite Australia-based critic

David and Victoria Beckham have won permission for ‘Blackpool-style’ lake illuminations, a hot tub and firepit at their £6.15 million Cotswolds home, despite objections from a critic living in Australia. The planning approval comes with conditions, including a ban on motorised boats and restrictions on firepit use during bird-nesting season…

The Times of India · Aug 17

Historic Blackpool site among 13 asylum hotels to close amid ‘immigration overhaul’

Another 13 hotels housing asylum seekers have been closed down

The Independent UK · Aug 11

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The Independent UK · Aug 2

Voices: ‘They can’t have it both ways’: Readers turn on residents of scenic Cotswolds village over tourist backlash

YOUR VIEWS: Bourton-on-the-Water residents want coaches banned and tourists charged to save their village from ‘Blackpool-on-the-Water’ status – but Independent readers were far from united behind them

The Independent UK · Jul 31

Charley Hull fires back at critics after brutal prank on golf caddie

Charley Hull has refused to apologise after being criticised for playing a brutal prank on her caddie ahead of the Women’s Open. Hull is currently in action at Royal Lytham & St Annes, but before the tournament got underway she revealed that she bought a scratchcard from a Blackpool joke…

The Independent UK · Jul 27

Luke Littler eyes complete set and record-breaking dominance after Matchplay win

Littler beat Gerwyn Price 18-9 on Sunday to retain his title in Blackpool.

The Independent UK · Jul 26

Luke Littler crushes Gerwyn Price to retain World Matchplay title in Blackpool

It keeps the 19-year-old on course for a clean sweep of trophies in 2026.

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The Independent UK · Jul 25

Our beautiful Cotswold village has become ‘Blackpool-on-the-Water’ thanks to tourists, say furious residents

This quintessential village has become ‘Blackpool-on-the-Water’, one local resident tells Jacqui Merrington, as daytrippers swarm the village without contributing to the local economy

The Independent UK · Jul 24

Saturday’s sport – What’s on and where can I watch it?

Reigning World Matchplay champion Luke Littler faces Dirk van Duijvenbode in the last four in Blackpool.

The Independent UK · Jul 23

Children dragged under pier by powerful waves saved in dramatic rescue

A dramatic Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) rescue saw two young boys saved after they were dragged underneath Blackpool Pier by powerful waves.

The Independent UK · Jul 22

Thursday’s sport – What’s on and where can I watch it?

Luke Littler is back in action in Blackpool.

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17

Hockney’s Pop pals, Warhol’s American republic and Linder punks Blackpool – the week in art

David Hockney is shown alongside Richard Hamilton, Claes Oldenburg and Jasper Johns and Helen Chadwick’s provocations have a wild Welsh setting

The Independent UK · Jul 17

When is Bob Dylan’s UK tour – and how can I get tickets?

Bob Dylan is scheduled to embark on a UK tour in November and December, featuring five dates in London. The tour will also include performances in Blackpool, Sheffield, Birmingham and Bournemouth. All concerts will be phone and camera-free, with attendees required to place their mobile devices in Yondr pouches. Tickets…

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19

Kidney cancer rates near Pfas factory in Lancashire a ‘major source of concern’

Experts cast doubt on conclusion of government-funded study of factory emitting forever chemicals near Blackpool

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