Blackpool Tower is to be taken over by the local council's own tourism company. The attraction, which has been managed by Merlin Entertainments for 15 years, is set to be handed over to the ...

Emergency services were scrambled to a “fire” that had apparently broken out at the top of Blackpool Tower on Thursday – only to discover it was orange netting blowing in the wind.

UNSEEN archive photographs of Blackpool Tower being built have been unearthed to mark its 125th birthday. From the laying of its foundations in 1891, to the big opening on May 14, 1894, these rare … ...

Granada Reports journalist Rachel Pritchard speaks to Dave Hulme about his three-decade long career at Blackpool's most popular tourist attraction Blackpool Tower is one of the North West's major ...

Blackpool Tower is having its lights replaced which means it will only be partially lit during this year's Illuminations. The £200,000 project, which aims to fit lighting suitable for severe ...

Firefighters called to reports of a blaze at Blackpool Tower said it was actually orange netting that was seen. Witnesses spotted what they said were "flames" coming from a metal section near the ...

Firefighters were called to Blackpool Tower, a historic landmark on the northwest coast of England, only to discover that the reported “blaze” was in fact orange netting blowing in strong winds.

Firefighters were called to Blackpool Tower, a historic landmark on the northwest coast of England, only to discover that the reported “blaze” was in fact orange netting blowing in strong winds.

Blackpool Tower 'fire': Police helicopter using thermal imaging discovers 'blaze' is actually just orange netting blowing in wind Firefighters said they were responding to a blaze in the area ...

SIX fire engines rushed to Blackpool Tower to tackle a “blaze” – only for cops to reveal two hours later that “flames” were just orange netting. Fire services said the… ...

The tower, completed in 1894, in the seaside resort town in northwest England, was at the time the tallest manmade structure in the British Empire. The flames turn out to be bright orange netting.