Paul Ince has been named as the new manager of Championship side Blackpool, who his son Thomas already plays for. Ince has not managed for almost t...
A murder inquiry is under way after the body of a young woman was found in an alleyway. The discovery was made behind Kirby Road in Blackpool, Lanc...
Rescue crews were searching a stretch of coastline on Tuesday after a man was swept into the sea in gale-force winds. The 41-year-old was reported ...
We must concentrate on the causes as well as the symptoms of the financial crash, debt and poverty in the UK. But this in no way means we should not criticise Wonga and pour scorn on Newcastle United for accepting their cash and granting them more legitimacy.
A chef was killed by a single punch in a takeaway when he intervened in a trivial dispute over cheesy chips, a court has heard. Ricky Guest-Binns, ...
In 2011, two peculiar things happened just outside of Blackpool. There were earthquakes, two of them to be precise which were later attributed to Cuadrillas fracking practices. Naturally, this is not the best way to reassure people of the benefits of hydraulic fracturing.
A drug user has died after being infected with anthrax, health experts said. The Health Protection Agency said that a person who injected drugs die...
Strictly Come Dancing champions Harry Judd and Aliona Vilani waltzed into Blackpool Tower's ballroom with the Olympic torch today. Harry, the drumm...
I've been to Wembley Stadium twice in the last six weeks, for the FA Cup Semi-Final and the Championship Play-Off Final. On both occasions I was disappointed but not surprised at the terrible organisation in the area and the treatment of football fans.
Most of the national media reported on Monday lunchtime the shocking story of a couple who forced their 11-year-old son to live in a filthy converted ...
A mother and stepfather who forced their 11-year-old son to live in a filthy converted coal bunker will be sentenced today. Bullied and constantly ...
West Ham United defeated Blackpool 2-1 in the Championship Play-off final 2-1 to make an instant return to the Premier League. An 87th minute winne...
To much excitement my ticket came through the post this morning and for the first time in 31 years I'm off to Wembley with West Ham.
Police are investigating the "tragic" death of a Good Samaritan who was killed as he attempted to break up a late-night brawl in a takeaway shop. R...
Poor Stan Mortensen. He scored a hat-trick in one of the most memorable ever FA Cup finals, and yet Blackpool's 1953 victory over Bolton Wanderers is ...
The controversial method of drilling for gas, known as "fracking", has been given the go-ahead despite causing two earth tremors in the UK last year. ...
It looks like snow finally falling for a belated white Christmas, but the blizzard-like conditions decking the walls at the Lancashire resort of Cleve...
Brit band McFly can expect sell-out performances at their tour next year after taking a second reality TV crown in a month. On Saturday night, the ...
For 99 days and nights they've been dancing, they've survived 11 eliminations and tonight Strictly Come Dancing's remaining contestants - Harry Judd, ...
Alex Jones has confessed that despite making it to the semi-finals of Strictly Come Dancing, she still doesn't think she can dance. The One Show pr...
Opportunists have stolen a large part of a pensioner's life savings after thieves opened a tin containing £35,000 and the money blew away. The ca...
Sitting close to the banks of the River Ribble, the small village of Warton is flanked by the old industrial towns of Preston and Blackpool – one fa...
The tail-end of Hurricane Katia has battered the UK coastline as it crossed the Atlantic Ocean. We've captured some of the most dramatic images of...
