You know the countdown towards Christmas is officially underway once the Blackpool Illuminations have been switched on. Following suit from last year, the lights will be turned on at the start of ...

Blackpool forward Jake Daniels has become the UK’s first male professional footballer to come out publicly as gay since Justin Fashanu. Daniels, 17, told Sky Sports he “wanted people to hear his story ...

Arsenal midfielder Charlie Patino, currently on loan at Blackpool, will be out for three to four weeks following an ankle injury, Blackpool manager Michael Appleton has confirmed. The 18-year-old was ...

Follow live coverage as Blackpool face Sheffield United in the Championship today. English football's second tier is one of the most-watched leagues in Europe with a relentless fixture schedule and ...

Where to start in a match such as this? The 98th-minute equalizer, or the four red cards? The missed penalty or perhaps the mass brawl? There was little time to take a breath at Bramall Lane as ...

The BBC's Strictly Come Dancing will return for its 20th series later this year, and the producers are hoping to bring back one of its most popular features just in time for the anniversary - ...

So what's it like to live in Blackpool, and why do these residents love their "brilliant" town. Grace McCarrick has settled ...

It shouldn’t matter. But it does. When 17-year-old Jake Daniels publicly came out as a gay on Monday, phones pinged as the UK’s media raced to push out news alerts. This is a big story. In less than ...

When I tell my British friends I’m going to Blackpool, their expressions sour and they ask, “Oh, God, why?” My response: Because it’s a carnival-esque tipsy-toupee, ears-pierced-while-you–wait place, ...

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Follow live coverage as Blackpool face Norwich City in the Championship today. English football's second tier is one of the most-watched leagues in Europe with a relentless fixture schedule and the ...