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Blackpool is the largest provider of seaside tourist jobs with 19,000

The demise of the British seaside resort is exaggerated, with the sector providing significant employment for hotel, bar and restaurant workers, according to a new report. A study of the tourist industry in England and Wales by Sheffield Hallam University found the sector had, since the late 1990s, actually created 20,000 jobs and now contributes £3.6bn [...]

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visitBlackpool reports an increase in conference and meetings enquiries

By Elise Michaels
date 2010-06-23 comment Comments (0)
Tourism bosses in Blackpool are celebrating after the resort was crowned Britain’s favourite seaside destination by the country’s most prestigious
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Blackpool wins first prize in Seaside beauty contest

By Kat Barns
date 2010-05-28 comment Comments (0)
Blackpool the TOWN is getting its’ very own MONOPOLY game, it is announced. And it’s all down to the heroics on
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Pleasure Beach fined over waste

By Kat Barns
date 2010-04-09 comment Comments (0)
Blackpool Pleasure Beach bosses have been slapped with a bill of more than £17,500 for failing to follow environmental regulations. The
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Merlin signed up by Blackpool

By Kat Barns
date 2010-03-30 comment Comments (0)
Blackpool council has signed up Merlin Entertainments to manage the redevelopment and operations of the Blackpool Tower complex and Louis
 

Success for Pontin’s with bookings at a 10-year high

By Kat Barns
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Northwest holiday park group Pontin’s has seen Easter short break bookings hit a ten-year high as the popularity of holidaying
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Government unveils new seaside strategy

By Kat Barns
date 2010-03-29 comment Comments (0)
Communities secretary John Denham has launched a new strategy designed to ensure all seaside towns are able to take advantage
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Green light for £220m Blackpool scheme

By Kat Barns
date 2010-03-23 comment Comments (0)
Blackpool Council has approved plans for a major £220m scheme to transform a 10-hectare (24.7-acre) site around the resort’s North
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Conservatives ‘will back’ tourism sector says George Osborne

By Kat Barns
date 2010-03-15 comment Comments (0)
Shadow chancellor George Osborne has outlined a number of plans designed to support the UK tourism industry if the Conservative
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Joe Longthorne Silver Heart Award Dinner

By Kat Barns
date 2010-03-10 comment Comments (0)
Variety Club are proud to bestow the highest Accolade the Silver Heart Award to Joe Longthorne on Friday 19th March
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Giants invest £1m in Prom pub

By Kat Barns
date 2010-02-07 comment Comments (0)
Pub giant JD Wetherspoon are investing almost £1m in a new Golden Mile pub. The nationwide chain revealed plans to convert