Blackpool Tower is to be taken over by the local council's own tourism company. The attraction, which has been managed by Merlin Entertainments for 15 years, is set to be handed over to the ...

Firefighters were called to Blackpool Tower, a historic landmark on the northwest coast of England, only to discover that the reported “blaze” was in fact orange netting blowing in strong winds.

Inspired by a trip to Paris in 1889, former Blackpool mayor Sir John Bickerstaffe had the idea of building a Lancashire version of the Eiffel Tower. After his visit Mr Bickerstaffe Jr said the ...

Witnesses spotted what looked to a fire raging from a metal section at the top of the tower, a tourist attraction in Blackpool, a seaside resort town in Lancashire, England, just after 2 p.m. on ...

Fire crews were called to Blackpool Tower this afternoon after a suspected blaze broke out near the top of the iconic seaside structure - before it turned out to be orange netting fluttering in ...

Built in 1894, Blackpool Tower stands as an iconic landmark on the English coast. Inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, its construction was spearheaded by the renowned Victorian architect ...

The Blackpool Tower, and Kingston-upon-Hull's Humber Bridge, are some of the top UK landmarks that get mistaken for famous spots overseas – with as many as 22 percent wrongly identifying the ...

Nicknamed the 'Iron Lady', the 1,082ft- (330m) high Eiffel Tower was designed by engineer Gustave Eiffel to appear as a showpiece in the 1889 'Exposition Universelle' (world's fair).

Emergency services were scrambled to a “fire” that had apparently broken out at the top of Blackpool Tower on Thursday – only to discover it was orange netting blowing in the wind.

Firefighters were called to Blackpool Tower, a historic landmark on the northwest coast of England, only to discover that the reported “blaze” was in fact orange netting blowing in strong winds.