History

The Welcome Pub way back in 1995

25 iconic pubs from 1990s you'll remember in the hazy days of youth

This summer scene depicts flower beds and the bowling greens in between the pier and the Marine Hall in the 1920s

29 incredible pictures in days gone by capturing people and buildings

Here's how you can discover the history that makes Blackpool so unique

Blackpool Football Club’s celebration of Sir Stanley Matthews’ Ballon d’Or legacy has generated international media coverage for the club and the town as Harry Kane because the first Englishman to claim the prestigious title in 25 years.

Blackpool goes global with Ballon d'Or legacy of Sir Stanley Matthews

My Life with Jimmy Cricket: Book Launch & In Conversation with his wife, will see May Mulgrew share personal memories and stories from Jimmy’s life and remarkable career at Blackpool's Showtown museum, following his death in August 2026.

Showtown to celebrate the life of much-loved comedian Jimmy Cricket

Blackpool Council has laid flowers at the grave of George Washington Williams to mark his birthday as part of a commemoration service held in honour of Black History Month.

Commemoration for African-American historian, soldier, and activist

The Station was always a popular haunt in Talbot Road - this is as it was back in 1998

25 iconic 1990s pubs that you will remember from an amazing decade

When I was little we thought we'd die if we went in the haunted ginnel

Mount Pavilion Fleetwood

Free historic places to visit in Wyre this September

During the Heritage Open Days festival visitors will be able to gain entry to the clock tower in Stanley Park to see all the working mechanisms.

22 free historic places to visit in Blackpool this September

Through Our Eyes: Little People Beyond the Circus grew from research into Blackpool's Showtown’s nationally significant circus collections. Pictured is the launch of the exhibition

Homage to Blackpool's showbiz history shortlisted for national award

New train tableaux for the illuminations

31 forgotten pictures of pure nostalgia that remember 1964

Poulton Gala procession through the Market Place in 1929.
The Manchester and County Bank at the far end of the square replaced houses, but was later demolished creating a view of St Chad's Church. The stepped cross is providing a vantage point for onlookers.
The colourful procession includes a young Britannia and, in the background on one of the floats, is a recreation of the market cross. Like many of the buildings in the Square, the Williams Deacons Bank building still stands but is now the home of the Royal Bank of Scotland

A showcase of all the things that make Wyre 'such a special place'

Chris Webb (centre left) and Matthew Thomas (centre right) at Pro Trans Walk (Photo Elizabeth Gomm)

I'm proud of Blackpool’s special place in UK LGBTQ+ history

Blackpool North and Fleetwood MP Lorraine Beavers visits Fleetwood Cricket & Sports Club

Fleetwood always reminds me why it's such a fantastic place to live

'See you on the dancefloor' - Iconic nightclub Popworld makes huge shock announcement

Iconic Blackpool nightclub Popworld makes major shock announcement
“See you on the dancefloor.”
Jack Marshall

Deborah Contessa aka The Cemetery Lady.

Blackpool’s Mistress of the Macabre talks being a Ghost Tour Guide

Fleetwood's main railway station. The beer in the refreshment room bar drew customers from far and wide

31 nostalgic images of Fleetwood people and buildings in bygone eras

Prof David Olusoga presents a new series of A House Through Time from Edinburgh (Picture: BBC/Twenty Twenty Productions Ltd/Richard Ranken)

A House Through Time review: History comes alive through ordinary people

Mary Marcos, Blackpool Sixth student

Coming to Blackpool Sixth was one of the best decisions of my life

This is the Metropole Hotel in 1998. It's one of the resort's oldest hotels and back in the 90s it was known as Butlins Metropole Hotel

23 iconic Blackpool landmarks just as they were in the 1990s

Sooty and friends with Matthew Corbett in Blackpool
1995

Beloved kids' puppet Sooty backs Blackpool's City of Culture bid

Amateur Fylde coast football club joins Chelsea FC, PSG and Barcelona FC in announcing new AI sponsorship

Amateur football club joins Chelsea, PSG and Barcelona with new deal

Momentum grows as 20,000 back Blackpool’s UK City of Culture bid worth £10m to town

Momentum grows as 20,000 back Blackpool’s UK City of Culture 2029 bid

BeMySource is a global research marketplace that enables access to physical archives, libraries and collections through trusted local contributors.

Ad Feature Research archive marketplace launches internationally

The shop is located near Burnside Garden Centre

My injury means I've had to close my beloved Fylde coast cycle shop

Blackpool officially lodges UK City of Culture 2029 bid TODAY - what you need to know

Blackpool officially lodges bid for UK City of Culture 2029 TODAY
Everything you need to know about Blackpool’s City of Culture bid.
Jack Marshall

Blackpool's Showtown Capital of Dance display

I've found a hidden gem attraction in Blackpool & it's FREE for locals

Doctor who saved Blackpool police officer's life during dramatic RNLI sea rescue remembered at funeral

Doctor who saved police officer's life at sea remembered at funeral

'We've been creating culture in Blackpool for generations' - Council Leader Lynn Williams on Illuminations

The Blackpool Illuminations shape our reputation around the world

The theme park will stay open late for the eclipse next week

Blackpool Pleasure Beach announces late opening for solar eclipse

A remarkable collection of photographs, maps, newspapers and treasured artefacts is helping preserve Lytham's rich history for future generations.

Fascinating collection of artefacts helps preserve town's rich history

'Celebrating the past' - Update on 'ambitious' £3m restoration of historic Kirkham Baths

Update on 'ambitious' £3m restoration of historic Kirkham Baths

Fylde MP Andrew Snowden

'Too close to call'- Fylde coast MP update on shop of the year contest

Horrible Histories brings two blockbuster shows to Blackpool in autumn

The show will debut at the Pleasure Beach this summer

Blackpool Pleasure Beach announces new free Alice in Wonderland show

Painter Tai Shan Schierenberg reinterprets celebrated Greenwich riverscapes to mark Scenic Eclipse II's

Ad Feature World’s most luxurious yacht to dock in London marked with new artwork

The inquest at Blackpool Town Hall was adjourned

Former morphine addict, 81, sadly found dead by carer at home

Objecting Wrea Green residents and Cllr Frank Andrews outside Fylde Town Hall in St Annes

Anger erupts amid update on plans for major new housing development

'Unsustainable' Fylde coast grammar school acquired by leading global education group

'Unsustainable' grammar school bought by global education group

International pop superstar announced as first headliner for Lytham Festival 2027

Global pop superstar revealed as 1st headliner for Lytham Fest 2027

New flight routes from major North West airport revealed - this is when they will take off

New flight routes from major North West airport revealed

TOUGH TO TAKE: England's show their disappointment after defeat to Argentina. Picture: Bradley Collyer/PA

Blackpool fan sad Scots didn't back England in World Cup semi-final

The exhibition brought together nearly 300 works by more than 50 artists spanning five decades of Nigerian artistic production

Ad Feature Nigerian Modernism shines at Tate

View from the top of the Evening Gazette building in Victoria Street Blackpool looking north on a snowy day in 1958. The rotunda of Yates's Wine lodge is on the left, to it's right is Sacred Heart Church on Talbot Road and next to it is the tower of Sacred Heart School. Further right is the tower of Christ Church which was situated on the corner of Abingdon Street and Queen Street and replaced by what is now the job centre.The dome of The Grand Theatre is prominent on the right ( with a seagull on it's spire).
The nearby roof with dormer windows is Rawcliffe's Outfitters on Church Street

35 remarkable pictures that rewind to the late 1950s

Blackpool paedophile, Stuart Mallon, 46, arrested over secret phone and Snapchat account after ex-boyfriend called police

Paedophile jailed over secret phone after ex-boyfriend called police

Everything you need to know about Fleetwood’s Food, Fish and Music Festival.

Fleetwood Food, Fish & Music Festival - everything you need to know

Sir Winston Churchill at the Imperial Hotel, Blackpool in 1954

'I wish I could go back in time and see what it was like'

Young evacuees from Manchester and Salford enjoying themselves on the aeroplane ride pretending to bomb Berlin, at Blackpool Pleasure Beach

19 rarely seen Blackpool Pleasure Beach photos from the Getty archives

Preston Crown Court. PIC BY ROB LOCK

Man forced to wait 3 months to learn his sentence for violent offences

A Night at The Merrie England LP front cover

25 wonderful pictures of nostalgia of North Pier

Claire and Ged Mills are the new leaseholders for Thornton Little Theatre

New leaseholders confirmed for Thornton Little Theatre

The trio consisted of Pamela Jewitt (McCarthy), Miss Blackpool 1979 and owner of Paris Dress House, Vicky Bennett (Ellis), Miss Blackpool 1984 and part of Dot's Frocks, and Tabitha Bennett who is Vicky's daughter, Miss Blackpool 2024.

3 former Miss Blackpool's celebrate chance encounter at fashion event

Blackpool's iconic Funny Girls performing their Hot Girl Summer Show

I saw the new Funny Girls show & it's clear the venue is in safe hands

Prof Roger Richardson has donated two Bilton marionettes to Fleetwood Musuem. He is pictured with museum curator Tom Eaton and David Owen who used to help operate the puppetts.

11 significant pictures of rare Bilton's Marionettes returning home

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