16 busy Blackpool pictures which rewind the years to Boxing Day sales in the town centre

And when those shops re-open on Boxing Day, or for the January sales if we go back further, there are plenty of cut price offers which swiftly bring the shoppers back to town after the Christmas break. These are from the 00s and feature our brilliant town centre and its bargain hunters.

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