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Eat Out to Help Out restaurant issues scam warning after woman offers to sell tables at fully-booked venues on final day of the scheme for £20 each The woman – using the name Susan Scott – claimed to have reserved 25 tables She then offered them for sale on Facebook, prompting fury from other users … Read more
Football fans will be allowed back into stadiums NEXT MONTH as the Government ease up on lockdown rules for sport… but capacity will be capped and spectators ‘must sign a code of behaviour that could include a ban on singing’ Fans could be allowed back into football stadiums again from next month Their return could … Read more
Football fans will be allowed back into stadiums NEXT MONTH as the Government ease up on lockdown rules for sport… but capacity will be capped and spectators ‘must sign a code of behaviour that could include a ban on singing’ Fans could be allowed back into football stadiums again from next month Their return could … Read more
The parts of Britain that are claiming the most Government help since lockdown started have been revealed. Blackpool topped the list of areas where working-aged residents claim Universal Credit, with 12.3% of the population, representing an increase of 5.1% since March. Birmingham is next with 10.9%, with Thanet third on 10.5%, then Wolverhampton on 10.4%, … Read more
Huge blaze engulfs through Blackpool Central Pier with fire tearing through a workshop and ride – six days after the 152-year-old attraction reopened for visitors following lockdown The blaze started on the 152-year-old structure at around 3am but is now out Experts are assessing damage after it began in a workshop and spread to a ride … Read more
Mother slams huge crowds at Blackpool seafront for ‘risking everything’ during lockdown – despite travelling 125 MILES to get there A Birmingham mother decided to take her children on a 215 mile trip the beach The unnamed 27-year-old then filmed crowds and criticised a lack of distancing Weeks prior the woman became a viral hit … Read more
Strictly bosses ‘scrap Blackpool week and group dances’ as they attempt to save show amid COVID-19 pandemic By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 21:18 BST, 17 May 2020 | Updated: 21:19 BST, 17 May 2020 Strictly Come Dancing bosses have reportedly scrapped Blackpool week and group dances for this year’s upcoming series. Sources claim TV … Read more
Cyclist has a lucky escape as runaway car smashes into barrier and flips onto beachfront promenade Audi plunges onto Blackpool promenade after owner forgets to apply handbrake A nearby cyclist suffered ‘minor’ injuries in the incident, near to Blackpool Tower Police say it was ‘lucky’ the walkway was not busy, due to coronavirus lockdown Learn … Read more
Tributes have been paid to a ‘popular’ 46-year-old woman with a rare lung condition who died after falling ill with coronavirus after a family trip to Blackpool. Nicola Smith, from Langley in Middleton, passed away last Thursday just six days after she was admitted to North Manchester General Hospital with the virus. Miss Smith was … Read more
Must be a Rover! Bizarre moment man is spotted walking his dog on a lead from his CAR as he takes social distancing to the extreme Motorist held dog’s lead while driving convertible in Blackpool, Lancashire He was filmed by a motorist in the car behind as he drove down the road Anonymous resident said: … Read more