Blackpool Tower news

Merlin Entertainments has secured a contract to operate Blackpool Sandcastle, the UK's largest indoor waterpark. The visitor attractions giant will take over the day-to-day management ... More

The chief executive of the organisation that runs some of Sheffield’s key leisure, wellbeing and entertainment venues is retiring after more than 21 years in ... More

Blackpool Council has hailed a "major milestone" in the transformation of the resort, after Merlin Entertainments unveiled two new visitor attractions at the iconic Blackpool ... More

Blackpool Tower is to fully reopen on 1 September following a 10-month redevelopment scheme. The attraction is owned by Blackpool Council and will be operated ... More

New research carried out by travelsupermarket.com has found that the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, has welcomed more UK visitors than "many" domestic attractions. The ... More

Madame Tussauds has opened the doors of its new Blackpool attraction to the public - part of a wider revamp of the resort's tourist offer ... More

Merlin Entertainments has announced that the renovated Blackpool Tower is set to be 'fully operational' by 1 September - in time for the 2011 illuminations ... More

Blackpool Council has revealed that a "record" 13 million people visited the resort in 2010 - up three million since 2008. It is now thought ... More

Column - a spinning column of cloud created by artist Anthony McCall - is to rise up from the Wirral Waters site in Merseyside next ... More

Blackpool Council and Merlin Entertainments are inviting local residents to comment on plans for a major transformation of Blackpool Tower. The two-phase development has already ... More

Visitor attractions operator Merlin Entertainments has unveiled its plans for a major transformation of Blackpool Tower and Louis Tussauds waxworks. Earlier this year, Blackpool Council ... More

Blackpool council in Lancashire, UK has signed up Merlin Entertainments to manage the redevelopment and operations of the Blackpool Tower complex and Louis Tussauds Waxworks ... More

A number of prominent tourist attractions in Blackpool, Lancashire, UK, could be acquired by the local authority from owner Leisure Parcs in a bid to ... More

The DCMS has invested £4m into an £11m project to create the Tower Festival Headland outdoor performance space and urban park. The project is part ... More

Plans for a 168ft (51m) high “Walk of Terror” within the legs of Blackpool Tower have been approved by Blackpool Borough Council. The walk would ... More

Kevin Allcock has been promoted from operations director of Leisure Parcs to managing director. He joined the company – which operates Blackpool Tower, Winter Gardens ... More

Three people were trapped in the external glass lift at Portsmouth's Spinnaker Tower today – its opening day – but the tower's operator, Heritage Projects, ... More