6 h. ago Blackpool has UK's cheapest pint but other northern towns break the £5 barrier

EXCLUSIVE: The average price for a jar is just £3.25 in the Lancashire resort, famous for its boiled sweet batons, according to new data - that’s more than £1.50 cheaper than the UK average

Economics

32 h. ago Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort unveils revamp of popular ride which reaches jaw

'Being able to bring this back to life is something we’ve taken really seriously - it feels like a new ride'

Politics

59 h. ago Blackpool Pleasure Beach confirms when beloved ride will be re

The 'nostalgic fan favourite' will be ready to ride soon

Politics

4 d. ago Beautiful UK beach is named Blackpool Sands but is 317 miles from tourist town

Despite its name, there's no sand on the beach and it's worlds away from Blackpool, in both distance and appearance

Society

7 d. ago Drunk Jaguar driver who mowed down woman tourist on Blackpool tram tracks after spending all afternoon in pub is jailed for three years

Stephen Walkinshaw, 44, was driving his Jaguar F-Pace in Blackpool while he was over the prescribed alcohol limit when he crashed into a woman, who was on holiday.

Events

7 d. ago New train route to link one of UK's best seaside towns with major northern city

Aviva Grand Central has announced plans for a new service that would link up Newcastle and Brighton for the first time. It is likely to be up and running from December 2026

Politics

7 d. ago Northern California town's sugary soda tax is first to defy state ban

A voter-approved tax on sugary drinks has taken effect in the beachside community of Santa Cruz on the California coast

Politics

8 d. ago New major train route to connect one of UK's best seaside towns to popular northern city

Arriva Group said the direct trains could be on the way after an operator unveiled plans for new services to run by the end of next year.

Politics

9 d. ago 'I visited Benidorm's cheapest bar and cost of pint floored me'

A man who posts his travel adventures on TikTok has been on a mission to find the cheapest pint in the Spanish hotspot of Benidorm – and he definitely succeeded

Politics

1 week ago The part of the country where you're most likely to die a 'preventable' death

People living in one area had more than triple the chance of suffering an avoidable death compared to those living in a different part of the country, according to official data.

Events

1 week ago I was in the Swiss Guard... here is what it's REALLY like to be the Pope's bodyguard

Mario Enzler, a Swiss citizen born and raised in a town in northern Italy just outside Milan, who served in the force under Pope John Paul II, tells what's like being the Pope's bodyguard.

Politics

1 week ago Man gobsmacked after discovering price of pint at 'cheapest bar in Benidorm'

A man named Harry went out to try and find the cheapest bar in Benidorm, and he thinks he may have found it - or at least one of the cheapest. The price of a pint left him gobsmacked

Politics

2 w. ago Blackpool Pleasure Beach gives first look at revamped ride opening next month

The iconic ride will be back open this May

Politics

2 w. ago Wrexham boost promotion dream with Blackpool win as Rob McElhenney watches on

Phil Parkinson's side are now second in the League One table after beating Blackpool 2-1

Politics

2 w. ago Dad and son killed after sinkhole swallows them whole in 'red alert' Italy floods

Leone and Francesco Nardon died on Thursday after a sinkhole swallowed them up in the northern Italian town of Valdagno.

Events

2 w. ago Dad and son dead after massive sinkhole opens up and swallows their car whole

Father and son Leone and Francesco Nardon were killed as they travelled by car into the northern Italian town of Valdagno, one of the many places hit hard by recent severe flooding

Events

2 w. ago What AI believes 'stereotypical mums' across the UK look like – Blackpool is really something

Artificial Intelligence reckons it knows everything, and now has given its rendition of how mums dress differently in various cities in the UK – but do youi think these drawings are fair?

Politics

3 w. ago ‘We always had great hopes for him’: Holywood celebrates Rory McIlroy’s grand slam

From biscuits to paintings, images of the champion golfer are everywhere in his County Down birthplaceThe torture was over, the sun shone and images of the familiar toothy grin were sprouting across Holywood, the birthplace of the embodiment of agony and ecstasy known as Rory McIlroy.It was Monday afternoon and the Northern Ireland town could finally flaunt images of its most famous son without risk of jinxing him, because he had won the Masters and history was in the bag. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago World's cheapest holiday hotspot pint revealed by travel experts – it's only 81p

We all know travelling out-of-season can land you some bargain holiday trips but did you know cheap pints across the globe may end up costing you a fraction of the price?

Politics