All news on the topic: Borough of Blackpool Council

Blackpool South will soon be in the political spotlight with a by-election on May 2 to replace shamed former Tory MP Scott Benton, who quit nearly a year after being caught offering to lobby ministers on behalf of gambling investors

Blackpool was once the UK's most popular seaside resort, but while locals dub it as a 's***hole' - many are quick to point out it boasts the UK's cheapest pint

The circus has been a staple of the Blackpool Tower and the resort, for many years, but a dark secret lies beneath in the depths - and even wild animals were kept captive inside

Blackpool's seaside splendour is no longer the draw it once was, with the streets littered with junkies and children who play bare foot in the mould and rat-infested streets

A customer said he felt 'robbed' after paying £17.50 to eat at Yorkshire Fisheries in Blackpool, Lancashire - but the shop owners replied to the review to defend themselves