The Latest Breaking News from Blackpool

Scottish family 'walk out in disgust' minutes after checking in to Blackpool hotel

Pamela McInally and Mark Fletcher claim they were confronted with mounds of rubbish, dirty carpets, used urinals and an abandoned mattress when they walked into Blackpool Promenade Hotel in Blackpool.

Edinburgh Live · Apr 16, 2023

Inside 'eyesore' Woolworth's being left to rot because no one is allowed to knock it down

People living in South Shore, Blackpool, have described a former Woolworth store which has been empty for three years as "a danger"

Daily Mirror · Apr 15, 2023

Scots family horrified by 'mounds of rubbish and abandoned mattresses' at 'bomb site' Blackpool hotel

Pamela McInally and Mark Fletcher, from Paisley, say they have been refused a refund from Booking.com despite leaving the hotel minutes after checking in.

Daily Record · Apr 15, 2023

Seagull put down after man seen dragging bird by rope in Blackpool

Police investigating after ‘vile’ incident condemned by RSPCA

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2023

Seagull has to be put down after shocking video showed bird being dragged through Blackpool on a leash

Police arrested and then de-arrested a suspect following reports a man was 'pulling a live seagull along the pavement with a rope around its neck'

Manchester Evening News · Apr 14, 2023

"It was horrendous": Riders 'screamed and cried' before having to walk down from Blackpool's Big One

"People we're saying 'we can't get off'."

Manchester Evening News · Apr 14, 2023

Rollercoaster riders forced to walk down 180ft from Blackpool’s Big One after sudden stop

High winds led theme park staff to pull the switch as passengers made ascent

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

Four held on suspicion of murder as man dies following burglary

Two Merseyside men are among those who have been arrested

Liverpool Echo · Apr 13, 2023

Thrillseekers helped off UK’s highest rollercoaster after high winds stop ride

Thrillseekers on the country’s highest rollercoaster had to be led down its tracks to safety after sudden high winds forced its closure.

Evening Standard · Apr 13, 2023

Blackpool has a three-storey emporium shoppers claim is 'better than Afflecks Palace'

There's a rival to the legendary Manc emporium

Manchester Evening News · Apr 10, 2023