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Claire Sweeney stars as Miss Hannigan in Annie. Photo: Matt Crockett

'Pure Magic!'- Corrie star is bowled over by hit show in Blackpool

Netflix-style thrillers including Dial M for Murder and The Disappearing Man at Blackpool Grand Theatre

'Calling all Netflix fans' - Thrillers at Blackpool Grand Theatre

Warner Bros. Discovery has unveiled its Back to Hogwarts programme

Ad Feature Return to Hogwarts for 25th anniversary

Blackpool Opera House will host a free, star-studded live concert on Sunday 26 July as part of the town's campaign to become UK City of Culture 2029.

Free Blackpool Opera House City of Culture gig - all you need to know

Blackpool's world famous Funny Girls kicks off its new season under new ownership with a new look stage and 'modernised' show.

Funny Girls honours 32 years of 'laughter, memories and magic'

Blackpool Grand Theatre has announced the return of pantomime favourite Ben Harlow

Panto favourite to star in Jack and the Beanstalk at Blackpool Grand

Woody and Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story 5 - Keeping kids hydrated this summer is easier with Disney Toy Story bottles

Make hydration fun with these Disney Toy Story Thermos bottles

The casts of Barnum dropped in to meet and Blackpool's iconic Funny Girls and joined them on the venue's newly unveiled Funny Girls runway stage after performances

Stars collide - Funny Girls give special resort welcome to Barnum cast

Two of the DJs at DJ's nightclub on Central Pier, Chris Barnard (left) and Funki B.

41 of the best nightclub photos from the 1990s

Jason Fubar takes it 'Back To The Old Pool' inside the Retro Bar in Blackpool. Photo: Lucinda Herbert

'I want 1 last night at Sequins' - DJ legend talks Blackpool nightlife

Strictly Stars leave the Hotel after the Blackpool Show last night pictured Carlos Gu

13 pics of Strictly stars leaving after 2025 Blackpool Weekender

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Blackpool Marathon - everything you need to know for the events

Roll up, roll up and pay to see starving honeymoon couples inside glass cases in the early 1930s. Those were the days when sideshows made their mark on the Golden Mile. Notice the lamp post placard for the defrocked Rector of Stiffkey, who was also starving - this time in a barrel

15 incredible vintage photos of unusual sideshows and fortune tellers

More than 15,500 fans attended the match at Bloomfield Road in 2019 which followed a parade along the sea front by some 3,000 Seasiders.

Just 500 tickets left for Blackpool FC's Homecoming anniversary match

Elizabeth Best returns to Blackpool Pleasure Beach with her co-star, Craig Christian, in their Evolution Of Magic show.

Blackpool’s beloved show marks 10 years at the Pleasure Beach

Seasiders supporters returned to Bloomfield Road on this day in 2019.

Blackpool FC fans urged to mark 7th Homecoming anniversary in style
Blackpool FC is calling on supporters to come together to mark the 7th anniversary of the iconic 2019 ‘Homecoming’ fixture this weekend.
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Blackpool fans on their return to Bloomfield Road (Photographer Richard Martin-Roberts/CameraSport)

Blackpool issues rallying cry urging fans to relive ‘Homecoming’ magic

Above: Stagecoach Kendal and Lancaster students with the professional cast of Beauty and the Beast

Be Our Guest: Stagecoach Kendal and Lancaster students perform at Disneyland Par...

Derren Brown arrives at the Blackpool Grand Theatre.

'Something unique'- Derren Brown on his show as it arrives in Lancs

Take a look at at photos from the Blackpool Magic Convention 2026

13 spellbounding pics from the Blackpool Magic Convention

26th June 1943: A staff sergeant making sand castles for his granddaughter, on Blackpool beach, whilst on leave. (Photo by George W. Hales/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

27 seaside pictures of the beach through 100 years

Magician David Blaine with Quilligan’s front of house Cole Quilligan (right) and head chef Mason Quilligan (centre).

'He pulled up in a taxi'- magician David Blaine visits Blackpool café

The streets of Blackpool were turned into a festival of circus acts and magic.

11 fab photos as Blackpool comes alive with circus acts and magic

35 amazing and fun pictures of the February Festival in Blackpool

Blackpool magician Harry Moulding won £250,000 and a spot in the Royal Variety Performance

BGT winner returns to Pleasure Beach this half term for special show

Entertainers needed for Pleasure Beach Resort's 2026 season

Your dream job opportunity at Pleasure Beach Resort this season

Bathing machines lined up on the beach in front of the North Pier, 1900 (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

25 atmospheric scenes showing the changing times of the beach
Atmospheric pictures from old days capture Blackpool's beach through time.
Claire Lark

Beaverbrooks giveaway

Your chance to win £50 jewellery voucher - by doing this simple thing

My three best things to do next week on the Fylde Coast

My three best things to do next week on the Fylde Coast

Watch as the crowds light up seaside resort at festive lantern parade

Strictly Stars leave the Hotel after the Blackpool Show last night pictured Carlos Gu

That's a wrap! 13 fabulous photos as Strictly stars leave the resort

Hair Loving's products are helping women across the country

Hair Loving review: biotin and rosemary shampoo delivering fuller hair

Children view a Guy Fawkes outside the "House Of Peril" exhibition in Blackpool in 1964

14 Bonfire Night photos that spark memories of magic and warmth

Blackpool Grand Theatre has announced its 2026/27
pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk, starring Steve Royle

Blackpool Grand announces it’s 2026/27 pantomime: all you need to know

Venues host Magic Seat Screenings on 22 and 28 November, where two lucky fans will be selected at random to win a magical prize, all depending on the seats they're in

Magic seats, exclusive merch and a double feature - a touch of magic arrives at ...

Digital reporter Aimee Seddon visited Drayton Manor for the launch of its End of Day Show Spectacular and Monsters & Magic Halloween event.

This is what I thought of Drayton Manor's new End of Day Show

Families can expect a magical adventure this Halloween as Blackpool Zoo transforms into a Wizarding Wildlife School

Blackpool Zoo launches Wizarding Wildlife School for Halloween

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Legendary nightclub pics in the days of sticky floors and glow sticks

Spooktacular things to do in Blackpool this Halloween

9 things to do this Halloween - from family fun to fright nights

Taking the bins out was a top household chore that receives little praise

The top 10 most 'thankless' household tasks, according to Brits

Barton Grange Santa

Here's how to get tickets to visit Santa's Grotto at Barton Grange

Central Pier, beach and lifeboat house, 1962

27 emotive pictures of our much-loved beach and prom through 100 yrs

Meet the Resident Witch inside a St Annes Coven

Quirky teas and fox vertebrae readings: Inside witchy seaside coven

Evolution of Magic, Pleasure Beach Resort

Last chance to see Ultimate Magic Experience near you with BGT stars

The spectacular head-dresses are made in-house using hand picked ostrich feathers

Here's how you can watch the world-famous Hot Ice show for free

Playing at the beach and walking around the zoo topped the list

The top 20 'kids' activities that parents secretly love

What a great shot this is - a couple of cheeky youngsters are caught taking a peek behind the scenes of this Punch and Judy show on Blackpool beach

Fabulous pictures show how the beach has changed in the last 100 years

Aslan from The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool.

Aslan arrives in Blackpool for The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe comes to Blackpool next week.

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe's arrives in Lancashire next week

Blackpool’s Lightpool Festival 2025 has been extended.

I can’t wait for Blackpool’s Lightpool Festival 2025

I visited Universal's newest theme park Epic Universe in Florida ahead of its grand opening — it felt like stepping into a dream

I visited Universal's new theme park Epic Universe - it was a dream

Blackpool magician Harry Moulding is priced at 25/1 to win Britain's Got Talent

I can't believe it - I've made it to Britain's Got Talent final

Elizabeth Best returns to Blackpool Pleasure Beach with her co-star, Craig Christian, in their Evolution Of Magic show.

'Terrifying' BGT magicians mind-blowing show returns to Pleasure Beach

Max Fox (centre) with Simon Cowell (left) and Bruno Tonioli (right) at the BGT semi-finals.

BGT viral sensation from Lancashire is performing a homecoming show

The Hungarian Horntail dragon made its way through London

Giant Harry Potter Dragon stuns Londoners as it roars through streets

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