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The reason why Strictly has a Blackpool Tower Ballroom episode every series

Strictly Come Dancing features an episode at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom every series but why is this the case?

The National (Scotland)

Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell are 100th Strictly duo to dance in Blackpool

The BBC show headed to the seaside town this week.

Evening Standard

Strictly’s Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell in tears at judge’s Blackpool score

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Chris McCausland and his professional partner Dianne Buswell were left in tears after their Blackpool dance on Saturday (16 November).

The Independent UK

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Strictly Come Dancing: week nine results – as it happened

As the action moved north to Blackpool, would Pete Wicks’ pink-trousered cha cha see him sent home? Or would a dance-off surprise be sprung?

The Guardian - UK

Strictly Come Dancing live: Blackpool week sees Sarah Hadland wow with powerful Couple’s Choice

Only eight couples remain in the BBC dance competition

The Independent UK

Anton Du Beke reveals his winner predictions as Strictly heads to Blackpool

Anton Du Beke shares his thoughts on Strictly 2024 ahead of the big Blackpool weekend.

WhatToWatch

Strictly Come Dancing reveals songs and dances for Blackpool week

Here are all the songs and dance routines to expect when ‘Strictly’ returns to Blackpool on Saturday

The Independent UK

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Strictly star touted to win reveals she's been struck down by sickness

They are among the couples set to take to the dancefloor this weekend at Blackpool

Evening Standard

There is so much excitement swirling round: Strictly stars prepare for Blackpool

The special of the BBC dancing show will feature an appearance from Pet Shop Boys.

Evening Standard

Strictly Come Dancing stats: Which dance has been most successful in Blackpool?

The show’s Blackpool Special airs at 6.45pm on Saturday on BBC One and iPlayer.

Evening Standard

Strictly Come Dancing 2024 fans THRILLED as one celeb marks a TV milestone!

Strictly Come Dancing 2024 got serious this week as the celebs and their professional partners fought to make it to Blackpool.All the stars really upped their game with Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec - who danced first - scoring two tens right off the bat.But while everyone impressed, it was…

WhatToWatch

Strictly Come Dancing: week eight results – as it happened

Tasha Ghouri and JB Gill tied at the top, with Shayne Ward and Jamie Borthwick joint bottom. But who’d be doomed to the dance-off and who wouldn’t make it to Blackpool?

The Guardian - UK

Labour MP Chris Webb attacked in London by masked bike gang who stole his phone

Blackpool South MP is latest victim of London phone theft epidemic

Evening Standard

Man who killed himself in Blackpool hospital was badly failed, says mother

Jamie Pearson, 27, had waited nearly 24 hours to see an NHS mental health worker after taking an overdose in August

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Steve Bruce and the long and winding road that leads to … Blackpool

In today’s Football Daily: ‘Best wishes’ v ‘best interests’, dynamic pricing and the London School of Samba

The Independent UK

Blackpool and Bournemouth among top spots for a bank holiday getaway

City breaks and seaside stays are among the most searched for getaways

The Guardian - UK

Where tourists seldom tread, part 11: five British seaside towns with hidden histories

Some of the less-loved and gently crumbling British resorts still teem with hidden pleasures, for those who care to look

The Independent UK

Watch: Sentencing of Blackpool rioter televised from court

Watch as rioter Roger Haywood is sentenced in Preston on Friday 16 August, for taking part in the violent disorder that erupted in towns and cities across the UK.

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The Guardian - UK

Mora Romero’s path from Blackpool circus to Olympic weightlifter

Bristol-based refugee team lifter set personal bests in the men’s 102kg event at Paris 2024 and said he wanted to represent Britain at the 2028 Games

The Independent UK

Mapped: Violent protests grip the country with fears of more to come

Violence and disorder has been seen in locations including Rotherham, Tamworth, Manchester, Hull, Liverpool, Bristol, Blackpool, Plymouth, Birmingham and Belfast

The Guardian - UK

The bucket and spade list: 10 new reasons to visit the British seaside this summer

From snorkel trails and seafood restaurants to maritime festivals and a ‘museum of fun’, here’s what’s new and exciting around the UK coast

The Guardian - UK

Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body review – an Olympic revelation from first to last

Hollywood’s Tarzan, a swimmer from Blackpool and devout Eric Liddell are among the stars in a superb show of art, film, photography and more capturing the speed and style of the city’s pivotal modernist Games

The Independent UK

Luke Humphries battles past Dimitri Van den Bergh to reach Blackpool semis

A stunning 164 finish from the world champion helped him win five straight legs to complete a 16-10 victory.

The Guardian - UK

Four-year-old rescued from Blackpool blaze by neighbour with bat

Boy and younger brother, whose parents died in the house fire, remain in hospital

The Independent UK

Man and woman in 20s die in Blackpool house fire as two children taken to hospital

Lancashire Police keeping ‘open mind’ as to cause of blaze

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