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Blackpool

1. a town and resort in NW England, in Blackpool unitary authority, Lancashire on the Irish Sea: famous for its tower, 158 m (518 ft.) high, and its illuminations. Pop.: 142 283 (2001)
2. a unitary authority in NW England, in Lancashire. Pop.: 142 400 (2003 est.). Area: 35 sq. km (13 sq. miles)
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Laugh along with resident clowns Mooky and Mr Boo in The Blackpool Tower Circus or navigate the depths of The Blackpool Tower Dungeon in its new Evil Executions show.
Kenny, who has worked his way up from selling fish and chips in a Blackpool chip shop to managing one of the most famous landmarks in the country, still has a soft spot for his home town of Dumfries.
The Blackpool Tower has never missed a circus season in 125 years, even during the two world wars.
A recent poll by uSwitch named Blackpool the UK's sixth worst place to live.
A quick and easy trip up the Promenade with our tram passes provided brought us to the 150-metre tall Blackpool Tower built in 1894.
Stephen Routledge, 24, of Station Road, Blackpool, has today (Thursday, August 2) been charged with his murder.
Kenny Mew, general manager at The Blackpool Tower Dungeon, said: "Looking around Blackpool, we've seen people walking around with the worst T-shirt tans that you can imagine.
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We watched Slovakia's display from the rooftop terrace of the Beach House and it was, without doubt, one of the finest series of controlled explosions I've ever witnessed and it was no wonder that Blackpool was gridlocked with visitors that night.
The action-packed weekend will take you to world class places including Madame Tussauds Blackpool, the breathtaking heights of The Blackpool Tower and bring you face to fin with the Stingray Adventure at the aquariums of SEA LIFE Blackpool - to name just a few.
The final Championship game of the season against Huddersfield at Bloomfield Road in May was abandoned three minutes into the second half, Blackpool subsequently charged by the FA.
The airport closed down on October 15 - with the loss of 100 jobs - when operating company Blackpool Airports Limited went into liquidation with debts of up to GBP34m.
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