25 Aug 2014: Originally published in the Guardian on 25 August 1979: Concluding our series on the holiday haunts of distinguished writers, Auberon Waugh remembers the impact of Blackpool
Tourism bosses have told makers of the MTV reality series that they cannot film in the city. We try to find a location that is willing to play host to the show
Owner Peter Metcalf, who has in the past been compared with Basil Fawlty, is in prison for breaching 15 fire-safety regulations at the 90-room building
16 Apr 2014:
The 15-year-old disappeared without a trace from the seaside town in August 2007. Now detectives have increased the sum of money on offer for anyone who can lead them to her killer - or her body. Hatty Collier reports
14 Apr 2014:
Stephen Hayes, a 68-year-old from Blackpool, was hit by a vehicle on the M61 northbound, just north of Rivington Services between junctions 6 and 8 near Bolton at around 1.30am in the early hours of Friday morning.