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The Latest Breaking News from Blackpool

Opening date announced for new Gruffalo and Friends attraction coming to Blackpool

The Gruffalo and Friends Clubhouse will feature a host of Julia Donaldson characters

Manchester Evening News

Family walk out of hotel minutes after check-in because it 'looked like a bombsite'

Pamela McInally, Mark Fletcher and their kids said they walked straight out of the Blackpool Promenade Hotel in Blackpool, Lancashire after taking a look at their room

Daily Mirror

Hotel owner's epic response to guest who called rooms 'overpriced' and pillows 'thin'

The Royal Seabank Hotel on Blackpool Promenade boasts 120 en-suite bedrooms with a wide variety of rooms and receives mostly positive reviews - with the occasional negative comment

Daily Mirror

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Man charged with murder following police investigation

Police have now charged four men following the death of 44-year-old John Hutchinson

Liverpool Echo

Scottish family 'walk out in disgust' minutes after checking in to Blackpool hotel

Pamela McInally and Mark Fletcher claim they were confronted with mounds of rubbish, dirty carpets, used urinals and an abandoned mattress when they walked into Blackpool Promenade Hotel in Blackpool.

Edinburgh Live

Inside 'eyesore' Woolworth's being left to rot because no one is allowed to knock it down

People living in South Shore, Blackpool, have described a former Woolworth store which has been empty for three years as "a danger"

Daily Mirror

Scots family horrified by 'mounds of rubbish and abandoned mattresses' at 'bomb site' Blackpool hotel

Pamela McInally and Mark Fletcher, from Paisley, say they have been refused a refund from Booking.com despite leaving the hotel minutes after checking in.

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Three men charged with murder after violent burglary

Josh Hutchinson suffered fatal injuries during the attack

Liverpool Echo

Man slams 'hellhole' hotel as he arrives to hear guests shouting for their money back

The Blackpool hotel shares the same owners as Liverpool's famous Adelphi Hotel

Liverpool Echo

Seagull put down after man spotted dragging bird by rope in Blackpool street

Man was arrested for being drunk and disorderly and the bird was later put down

The Independent UK

Police investigate after man spotted with seagull on a lead in Blackpool

The man was arrested for being drunk and disorderly and the bird was later put down.

The Independent UK

Seagull put down after man seen dragging bird by rope in Blackpool

Police investigating after ‘vile’ incident condemned by RSPCA

The Guardian - UK

Seagull has to be put down after shocking video showed bird being dragged through Blackpool on a leash

Police arrested and then de-arrested a suspect following reports a man was 'pulling a live seagull along the pavement with a rope around its neck'

Manchester Evening News

"It was horrendous": Riders 'screamed and cried' before having to walk down from Blackpool's Big One

"People we're saying 'we can't get off'."

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The Independent UK

Rollercoaster riders forced to walk down 180ft from Blackpool’s Big One after sudden stop

High winds led theme park staff to pull the switch as passengers made ascent

Liverpool Echo

Four held on suspicion of murder as man dies following burglary

Two Merseyside men are among those who have been arrested

Evening Standard

Thrillseekers helped off UK’s highest rollercoaster after high winds stop ride

Thrillseekers on the country’s highest rollercoaster had to be led down its tracks to safety after sudden high winds forced its closure.

Manchester Evening News

Blackpool has a three-storey emporium shoppers claim is 'better than Afflecks Palace'

There's a rival to the legendary Manc emporium

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Wales Online

The places Brits vow never return to including Blackpool, London and an 'unnerving village'

A Twitter thread asking where people have visited but won't return to has opened a can of worms

Wales Online

Cardiff City fans are committing a cardinal sin but absolutely nobody can blame them

The Bluebirds supporters have a new cult hero on their hands

Chronicle Live

Paedophile who travelled from Blackpool to Wallsend to have sex with girl, 10, jailed

Mark Stephens, 67, offered to pay £400 to spend the night with the girl and her mother - but didn't know he was speaking to a police officer

Liverpool Echo

Blackpool hotel's blunt reply after guest complains about room

It's one of Blackpool's best hotels but one visitor wasn't too impressed

Manchester Evening News

Blackpool hotel issues blunt response after guest complains about all-inclusive menu

"Sorry if you disagreed on this occasion"

Liverpool Echo

Nine of the funniest Paul O'Grady quotes from relationships to a Blackpool breakfast

Paul O'Grady was one of the comedy greats

Manchester Evening News

Duo behind Blackpool attraction make dramatic decision on offer from Peter Jones during Dragon's Den appearance

The pair founded wizardry mini golf attraction Hole In Wand

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