We've taken over Daish's Blackpool Hotel and we'll soon have our new brand in place - December's top reads

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Published 4th Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT

From a passenger jet landing at Blackpool Airpot to the faces of criminals jailed, these were the top stories making the headlines in December

Here they are: We've taken over Daish's Blackpool Hotel and we'll soon have our new brand in place

Moment Jet2 plane lands at Blackpool Airport - generating massive community interest and sparking memories

36 Preston and Blackpool businesses hit with 0 or 1-star food hygiene ratings - see who's listed

31 unmissable old pictures of how Blackpool looked in 1988 - people, buildings and everyday life

13 diverse pictures of Blackpool from years gone by that capture times past

31 captivating retro photos of Blackpool life and its people in the 1980s

Blackpool home invasion machete horror as masked men threaten family and slash dog's face

Huge police response at Blackpool McDonald's after man stabbed in the leg in South Shore

Faces of 52 paedophiles, drug dealers, burglars and violent criminals jailed in Lancashire in November 2025

31 prominent scenes that show what life was like in Blackpool in 1970s

New owners of one of Blackpool’s most prominent seafront hotels had a new name and new look planned.

1. New look

New owners of one of Blackpool’s most prominent seafront hotels had a new name and new look planned. | National World Photo: National World

Moment Jet2 plane lands at Blackpool Airport. It generated massive community interest

2. Jet2 plane lands at Blackpool Airport

Moment Jet2 plane lands at Blackpool Airport. It generated massive community interest | Laura Gasson Photo: Laura Gasson

Businesses hit with 0 or 1-star food hygiene ratings was always going to be read

3. Hygiene ratings

Businesses hit with 0 or 1-star food hygiene ratings was always going to be read | Google

Brilliant retro photos took us back to 1988

4. Growing up in Blackpool, 80s

Brilliant retro photos took us back to 1988 | National World

The earliest known photograph of the Metropole in the early 1860s, shortly after its name had reverted to Bailey's. Beyond it is old property at Fumbers Hill, now Cocker Square

5. Early picture...

The earliest known photograph of the Metropole in the early 1860s, shortly after its name had reverted to Bailey's. Beyond it is old property at Fumbers Hill, now Cocker Square | National World

Winifred Street junction with Albert Road, Blackpool

6. Blackpool, 1980

Winifred Street junction with Albert Road, Blackpool | National World

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