The Illuminations (pictured in June 1893 when Blackpool Tower was being built) started in 1879 with eight arc lamps erected on 60ft (18m) poles along the seafront. At a time when people still lit ...

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Blackpool Illuminations are no longer "fun, scintillating and exciting", the leader of the town's Conservatives has claimed. Councillor Paul Galley said there had been too much emphasis in recent ...

On Friday, August 29, the iconic Blackpool Illuminations will be switched on as part of an event featuring performances from Olly Murs, Louisa Johnson and Toploader, as well as a host of talented ...

The resort’s biggest annual event will once again transform the seafront into a huge celebration of music, dancing and entertainment. Gates open at 4pm, with live performances beginning from 5.30pm.

Blackpool Tower is to be lit up in orange to mark 15 years of a charity for orphaned children in Africa set up by two former ...

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