About Blackpool
Blackpool is a town and major tourist destination in Lancashire on the North West coast of England. Famous for its Tower, its beaches and its 'Golden Mile', Blackpool is very much the classic British seaside destination. Tourist attractions feature heavily in the town's make up with its Pleasure Beach, Zoo and piers playing host to thousands of visitors every year.Blackpool is very well connected by motorway, rail and has its own International Airport while more local journeys are best taken by bus or on one of Blackpool's famous trams. With a range of theatre, performance and music on offer, Blackpool's theatres are bustling, particularly during the Summer months and the town offers lively nightlife with many clubs, bars and pubs that are popular with tourists and residents alike.
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Botched op footballer's wife dies
The wife of former Blackburn Rovers footballer Colin Hendry dies in hospital after battling a serious infection.
Passenger denies air rage charge
A 35-year-old man from Lancashire denies causing a flight from Manchester to the Caribbean to be diverted.
'It could have been him'
As the number of UK soldiers killed in Afghanistan rises, the BBC speaks to the family of one soldier currently on tour.
Pair jailed for web race crimes
Two men, one from Preston, are jailed after becoming the first British people to be convicted of inciting racial hatred online.
Boy saves stabbed mother's life
An 11-year-old is given a bravery award after helping save his mother's life when she was stabbed at home.
Blast soldier's body flown home
The body of Pte Christopher Whiteside, from Blackpool, who was killed in Afghanistan is flown into RAF Lyneham.
Victim in burning car identified
Police officers in Blackpool believe a body discovered in a burning car is that of a 55-year-old local man.
Woman's ride in ex-train home
A 71-year-old woman takes a trip in the newly restored train carriage which was once her family home.
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