I've had one caramel apple in the past decade. I ate it in Blackpool, leaning on a railing surveying the resort's vast but mostly empty beach. Below me I studied a family spread out on a big blanket.

Dozens of staff bring the annual light show to life – but a changing climate means displays now need to be designed differently ...

Life expectancy in Blackpool, in the north-west of England, is the lowest in the country: 5.3 years lower than the national average for men and 4.2 years lower than the national average for women.

While sun worshippers may opt for staying on the beach, other visitors may check out the promenade or Blackpool Tower. Blackpool, the first city in England to switch on electric streetlights, ...

A Blackpool MP has spoken out in Parliament defending his hometown after it was labelled ‘ground zero for social decay’ in a ...

Blackpool contains one of the most deprived areas to turn to the Conservatives in Britain’s last general election. But with costs rising, there are already signs of cracks in that support. By Megan ...

Blackpool’s annual air show attracts around 300,000 visitors over a single weekend. Rebellion, the famous punk jamboree, brings in 8,000 spiky-haired oldies and youngies to see bands like the ...

This year marks the 60th anniversary since the final Football League match was played on Christmas Day in England.

A zoo in Blackpool, UK has a solution for the shameless seagulls stealing food from visitors and animals alike: get someone to chase the gulls in a giant eagle costume. The zoo is currently hiring.

For many of us Blackpool is a treasure trove of tender childhood memories of melting choc ices, donkey rides and a slightly eccentric funfair. Once known as the Lancashire Riviera, families from ...

A resort that was once dubbed the UK’s Las Vegas is now England’s most dangerous place to live and filled with "drugged up zombies". With its tower, pleasure beach and illuminations, Blackpool was a ...

A former street preacher and charity founder has launched his election campaign for the Reform UK party in the by-election in Blackpool. Father-of-four Mark Butcher, 55, was accompanied by Lee ...