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The Gaiety Theatre is celebrating its 125th birthday today. It was designed by the legendary architect Frank Matcham, who's ...
Staff at a Melton Mowbray dental practice are preparing to take on two gruelling fundraising challenges to raise money for ...
Regulars who have been visiting Blackpool for decades say they won't be returning as the historic piers and once grand hotels ...
By the 1890s, the town was home to 35,000 residents and welcomed a staggering quarter of a million holidaymakers annually - ...
On the evening of Saturday, August 12, 1905 a young man from Preston called William Livesey was killed in the most tragic way ...
B efore the advent of affordable package holidays and foreign travel, destinations like Blackpool, Bournemouth, and Brighton were the go-to spots for a summer getaway. Seaside towns were 'the place to ...
The “flames” coming from the Blackpool Tower in England were merely the fluttering of an orange netting.
Northern train operator has launched a public art competition inviting North East amateur artists to reimagine iconic British ...
On selected dates this summer, The Blackpool Tower Eye - which stands 380ft high - will be opening late. Guests will be able ...
A new competition is inviting artists of all ages to celebrate 200 years of railway history. Rail operator Northern is ...
Built in 1894, the Blackpool Tower has stood tall over the Fylde Coast for 130 years and has since become one of the UK's most iconic landmarks.
In the age of cheap package holidays and accessible overseas travel, its not suprising that our UK holiday habits have ...