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First Bus will field the largest contingent in the Bus Driver of the Year final, with 36 drivers qualifying from across its #UK depots. The final will take place in #Blackpool on 6 September, with current champion Michael Leech, from Halifax, seeking to retain his title.

First Bus drivers will account for around a third of the 100-plus finalists. #Yorkshire is the best-represented region, with 11 drivers, followed by East & Midlands with 10, South & West with six, and #Scotland, #Wales and #London with three each.

Finalists were selected through driving assessments, including performance, technical skills, manoeuvres and customer interaction, alongside records covering speed, braking, turning, accidents, near misses and customer feedback.

First Bus is also offering £1,000 to its highest-placed driver and £500 for second place.
https://news.firstbus.co.uk/news/first-bus-fields-the-most-drivers-for-final-of-bus-driver-of-the-year

Andy Burnham names historic Blackpool site in 13 latest asylum hotels closures

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/andy-burnham-names-historic-blackpool-34442465

Blackpool Airshow 2026: Full schedule, lineup and flight times for Sunday

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/blackpool-airshow-2026-full-schedule-34424295

50 Jahre Punk Rock. 🎉🥳🤘
50 Years Punk Rock. 🎉🥳🤘

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXZrnbPiunw

#50yearsPunkRock #fiftyyears #fiftyyearspunkrock #blackpool #punk #punkNeverDies #punks #celebration #jubileum

Photo Of The Day 8th August 2026.

https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2026/08/08/photo-of-the-day-8th-august-2026/

Photo Of The Day 8th August 2026.

https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2026/08/08/photo-of-the-day-8th-august-2026/

Blackpool Air Show 2026: Full schedule, lineup and flight times for Saturday

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/blackpool-air-show-2026-full-34424104

When is Blackpool Airshow 2026 and how to get tickets

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/blackpool-airshow-2026-how-tickets-34398425

Storm at Blackpool, Lancashire, 1918 - Claremont Series Postcard

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#Blackpool

Storm at Blackpool, Lancashire, 1918 - Claremont Series Postcard

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#Blackpool

We think this is the best seaside town in the North West - do you agree?

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/think-best-seaside-town-north-34371169

Big Dipper by Night, Blackpool, Lancashire, c.1925 - Advance Series RP Postcard

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#Blackpool #RollerCoasters

Big Dipper by Night, Blackpool, Lancashire, c.1925 - Advance Series RP Postcard

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#Blackpool #RollerCoasters

🇮🇪🚉 Iarnród Éireann has lodged a planning application for a new railway station at Dunkettle, the second of two early station projects under the #Cork Area Commuter Rail Programme following #Blackpool. The station, beside the Dunkettle Interchange, will serve Cork-Cobh and Cork-Midleton services, include a 300-space park-and-ride and be fully accessible. It is designed to improve access to rail, reduce road congestion and support future service increases, with trains expected to run every five minutes in each direction once the wider programme is complete. Construction is expected to begin in 2027, subject to planning approval and funding. The wider programme includes electrification, six more stations and a new depot, with a #Railway Order application due later this year. Phase 1 works, including Platform 6 at #Kent Station, signalling upgrades and twin-tracking to Midleton, are already under way.
https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/news/planning-lodged-for-dunkettle-railway-station

🇮🇪🚉 Iarnród Éireann has lodged a planning application for a new railway station at Dunkettle, the second of two early station projects under the #Cork Area Commuter Rail Programme following #Blackpool. The station, beside the Dunkettle Interchange, will serve Cork-Cobh and Cork-Midleton services, include a 300-space park-and-ride and be fully accessible. It is designed to improve access to rail, reduce road congestion and support future service increases, with trains expected to run every five minutes in each direction once the wider programme is complete. Construction is expected to begin in 2027, subject to planning approval and funding. The wider programme includes electrification, six more stations and a new depot, with a #Railway Order application due later this year. Phase 1 works, including Platform 6 at #Kent Station, signalling upgrades and twin-tracking to Midleton, are already under way.
https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/news/planning-lodged-for-dunkettle-railway-station

Photo Of The Day 31st July 2026.

https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2026/07/31/photo-of-the-day-31st-july-2026/

Photo Of The Day 31st July 2026.

https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2026/07/31/photo-of-the-day-31st-july-2026/

Paddy McGuinness to switch on Blackpool Illuminations with free concert headlined by iconic boyband

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/paddy-mcguinness-switch-blackpool-illuminations-34375784

I've had #Fabulous by #MEEK stuck on loop in my head most of this year, but I only just got around to watching the #musicVideo.

Turns out it traces a route through #Blackpool that I'm somewhat familiar with... it follows what (in my mind) might be Britain's gayest pub crawl! If I wasn't already "feeling fucking fabulous", I would be now!

Anyway, I went through scene-by-scene and I can place almost all the outdoor shots... and several of the indoor ones:

🔗 https://danq.me/meek-fabulous-blackpool-filming-locations

#music #queer #lgbtq

I've had #Fabulous by #MEEK stuck on loop in my head most of this year, but I only just got around to watching the #musicVideo.

Turns out it traces a route through #Blackpool that I'm somewhat familiar with... it follows what (in my mind) might be Britain's gayest pub crawl! If I wasn't already "feeling fucking fabulous", I would be now!

Anyway, I went through scene-by-scene and I can place almost all the outdoor shots... and several of the indoor ones:

🔗 https://danq.me/meek-fabulous-blackpool-filming-locations

#music #queer #lgbtq

BLACK POOL (Xina) presenta nou EP: "Black Pool" #BlackPool #HeavyMetal #DoomMetal #HardRock #Juliol2026 #Xina #NouEp #Metall #Metal #MúsicaMetal #MetalMusic

'Blackpool wants to be the next City of Culture - my seaside trip showed it's in with a chance'

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/reviews/blackpool-wants-next-city-culture-34310682

#UK #Government guidance allows #English councils to create new local authority bus companies (LABCos) after the Bus Services Act 2025 removed the previous restriction. The guidance outlines legal, financial, governance and operational issues councils should consider before setting one up.

A LABCo is optional and one of several ways to improve bus services, alongside franchising and enhanced partnerships. Councils must assess the benefits, funding, leadership, skills and long-term sustainability before proceeding. They can create a new company or buy an existing operator, with options to run services independently or as part of wider transport arrangements. The guidance also covers procurement, subsidy control, employment matters and local government changes. Existing LABCos include #Blackpool Transport, #Ipswich Buses, #Nottingham City #Transport, Reading Buses and Warrington’s Own Buses.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/establishing-a-new-local-authority-bus-company-labco

#UK #Government guidance allows #English councils to create new local authority bus companies (LABCos) after the Bus Services Act 2025 removed the previous restriction. The guidance outlines legal, financial, governance and operational issues councils should consider before setting one up.

A LABCo is optional and one of several ways to improve bus services, alongside franchising and enhanced partnerships. Councils must assess the benefits, funding, leadership, skills and long-term sustainability before proceeding. They can create a new company or buy an existing operator, with options to run services independently or as part of wider transport arrangements. The guidance also covers procurement, subsidy control, employment matters and local government changes. Existing LABCos include #Blackpool Transport, #Ipswich Buses, #Nottingham City #Transport, Reading Buses and Warrington’s Own Buses.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/establishing-a-new-local-authority-bus-company-labco

Big Dipper at Blackpool Pleasure Beach derailed

#Blackpool #RollerCoasters

Big Dipper at Blackpool Pleasure Beach derailed

#Blackpool #RollerCoasters

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Our stopover mid-journey is at #Blackpool. Because of where we live, NJs never been. So it's good to give her a new experience on what is a samey-journey.

The challenge for us highland-inhabitants is this rare "sun and heat" combo were not used to.

Thank goodness for sun cream...

But my Fibro, which normally would lessen in these conditions, isn't doing that. Not helpful...

Our stopover mid-journey is at #Blackpool. Because of where we live, NJs never been. So it's good to give her a new experience on what is a samey-journey.

The challenge for us highland-inhabitants is this rare "sun and heat" combo were not used to.

Thank goodness for sun cream...

But my Fibro, which normally would lessen in these conditions, isn't doing that. Not helpful...

Ivy House, Blackpool, Lancashire, 1967 - HE Howarth RP Postcard

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#Blackpool

Ivy House, Blackpool, Lancashire, 1967 - HE Howarth RP Postcard

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#Blackpool

Miss Saigon – Winter Gardens, Blackpool https://www.allforgardening.com/1856444/miss-saigon-winter-gardens-blackpool/ #AARONTEOH #AlainBoublil #Blackpool #ClaudeMichelSchӧnberg #garden #gardening #JeanPierreVanDerSpuy #JuliannePundan #MichaelMahler #MissSaigon #RichardMaltbyJr #WinterGardens

Miss Saigon – Winter Gardens, Blackpool https://www.allforgardening.com/1856444/miss-saigon-winter-gardens-blackpool/ #AARONTEOH #AlainBoublil #Blackpool #ClaudeMichelSchӧnberg #garden #gardening #JeanPierreVanDerSpuy #JuliannePundan #MichaelMahler #MissSaigon #RichardMaltbyJr #WinterGardens

SIGUE ⬇️

Aun así, el paso del tiempo juega en contra de la investigación.
Sin restos humanos, sin una escena del crimen plenamente identificada y con muchos testigos ya fallecidos o con recuerdos cada vez más difusos, las posibilidades de resolver definitivamente el caso disminuyen año tras año.

Sus padres nunca han dejado de buscar respuestas.
Durante todo este tiempo han denunciado públicamente que su hija fue abandonada por las instituciones cuando aún estaba viva y que, después de desaparecer, el sistema volvió a fallarle al no ser capaz de llevar a nadie ante la justicia.

Más de veinte años después, el nombre de Charlene Downes sigue siendo recordado no solo por el misterio que rodea su desaparición, sino también como un duro recordatorio de lo que puede ocurrir cuando las instituciones encargadas de proteger a los menores no actúan a tiempo.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKxvhu9dgVg

#charlenedownes #blackpool #reinounido #casossinresolver #crimenreal #truecrime #justicia #desapariciones #historiasreales #investigación #historiareciente

As people wilt under the heat, this 1920's collection box from the Royal National Lifeboat Institute is a permanent reminder of the need for water safety.

Even inland, the https://rnli.org safeguard lives across the UK by providing education at local community events. So, if you come across them this Summer, please stop and say hello 🌞

#uk #rnli #london #manchester #liverpool #blackpool #photography #health #media #news

As people wilt under the heat, this 1920's collection box from the Royal National Lifeboat Institute is a permanent reminder of the need for water safety.

Even inland, the https://rnli.org safeguard lives across the UK by providing education at local community events. So, if you come across them this Summer, please stop and say hello 🌞

#uk #rnli #london #manchester #liverpool #blackpool #photography #health #media #news

In the BBC's regional lunchtime news we had a journalist doing his piece from Blackpool, where he met someone with a Brazil football top, and he did the jounalistic "Did you know that" question, so I have written to BBC Northwest Today

Hi
In his piece at lunchtime Yunnus Mulla used the journalistic "Did you know that Blackpool is warmer than Rio de Janeiro?" throw away question to a person he was talking too.
Firstly the UK is in its summer season, and places in the North West should be having temperatures around the 19Celsius level, not 8 to 12 degrees above this.
Secondly, Rio is approx 4 hours behind UK time, and 20 degrees in the morning is not too bad in Winter (Rio's current season).
Thirdly, Rio is only about 2,800 miles from the equator, whereas Blackpool is more than double that at 5700 miles! The nearest place that is on a similar latitude to Blackpool are The Falkland Islands, and current temperatures there is about 15 degrees below that in Rio!

Thanks for reading!

Regards

John Lomax
stewing in this fossil fuelled climate crisis catastrophe!

#Blackpool #RioDeJaneiro #Summer #Winter #ClimateCrisis

In the BBC's regional lunchtime news we had a journalist doing his piece from Blackpool, where he met someone with a Brazil football top, and he did the jounalistic "Did you know that" question, so I have written to BBC Northwest Today

Hi
In his piece at lunchtime Yunnus Mulla used the journalistic "Did you know that Blackpool is warmer than Rio de Janeiro?" throw away question to a person he was talking too.
Firstly the UK is in its summer season, and places in the North West should be having temperatures around the 19Celsius level, not 8 to 12 degrees above this.
Secondly, Rio is approx 4 hours behind UK time, and 20 degrees in the morning is not too bad in Winter (Rio's current season).
Thirdly, Rio is only about 2,800 miles from the equator, whereas Blackpool is more than double that at 5700 miles! The nearest place that is on a similar latitude to Blackpool are The Falkland Islands, and current temperatures there is about 15 degrees below that in Rio!

Thanks for reading!

Regards

John Lomax
stewing in this fossil fuelled climate crisis catastrophe!

#Blackpool #RioDeJaneiro #Summer #Winter #ClimateCrisis

Kidney cancer rates near Pfas factory in Lancashire a ‘major source of concern’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/19/factory-forever-chemicals-kidney-cancer-blackpool #Pfas #Cancer #Blackpool #Lancashire #Pollution #Environment #UkNews

Kidney cancer rates near Pfas factory in Lancashire a ‘major source of concern’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/19/factory-forever-chemicals-kidney-cancer-blackpool #Pfas #Cancer #Blackpool #Lancashire #Pollution #Environment #UkNews

Played the #Blackpool edition of 'Monopoly' last night. Didn't enjoy it. I was stuck on Devonshire Road for about 40 minutes at temporary traffic lights.

Played the #Blackpool edition of 'Monopoly' last night. Didn't enjoy it. I was stuck on Devonshire Road for about 40 minutes at temporary traffic lights.

Photo of the Day 14th June 2026.

Schipol Sunday 14th June 2026.

Photo of the Day 14th June 2026.

Schipol Sunday 14th June 2026.

Another West Coast Main Line route announced for Train Sim World 6 http://dlvr.it/TT0yJ0 #Blackpool #Class08 #Class20 #Class47

Another West Coast Main Line route announced for Train Sim World 6 http://dlvr.it/TT0yJ0 #Blackpool #Class08 #Class20 #Class47

Search for lesbian grandmothers who inspired children’s book https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/07/search-lesbian-grandmothers-inspired-the-proudest-bird-children-book #Books #Blackpool #LgbtqRights #GrandparentsAndGrandparenting #OlderPeople #LifeAndStyle #UkNews #Children #Culture #Society #WorldNews

Search for lesbian grandmothers who inspired children’s book https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/07/search-lesbian-grandmothers-inspired-the-proudest-bird-children-book #Books #Blackpool #LgbtqRights #GrandparentsAndGrandparenting #OlderPeople #LifeAndStyle #UkNews #Children #Culture #Society #WorldNews

BLACKPOOL'S NEWEST MONSTER TOWERING OVER THE TOWN

Blackpool Pleasure Beach opens its new £8.7m 'Aviktas' ride on May 21. The 138ft tall ride is the UK's tallest of its kind, offering new thrills for visitors.

#BlackpoolPleasureBeach, #AviktasRide, #NewRide, #Blackpool, #ThemePark

https://newsletter.tf/blackpool-pleasure-beach-aviktas-ride-opens-may-21/

Photo of the Day 27th May 2026.

https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2026/05/27/photo-of-the-day-27th-may-2026/

🎥 New video on my #PeerTube channel!

Colorful vintage trams, that once sat in storage at Fleetwood Docks in Lancashire, England.

Join me on as I explore this spot ➡️ https://lostpod.space/w/1qRyjUxsc59SsW8VbwwUJm

#Blackpool #Video #UrbanExploration #Urbex

ALERTA! ALERTA! BLACKPOOL ANTIFASCISTA! Saturday!

#antifa, #blackpool, #blackpoolantifascists, #antifascist, #antifascism, #nopasaran, #neverletthemhavethestreets

The UK’s ‘no-go’ beaches for bank holiday swimming revealed

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/21/uks-no-go-beaches-bank-holiday-swimming-revealed-28465489/

The Lift, Boating Pool & Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, c.1940 - Excel Series RP Postcard

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#Blackpool

Blackpool from the Cliffs, Lancashire, 1926 - RP Postcard

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#Blackpool

How many runways can you see for Blackpool International airport (UK) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/egnh/en #blackpoolinternationalairport #airport #blackpool #uk #egnh #blk #aviation #avgeek vl

UK theme park releases first pictures of record-breaking £8,720,000 new ride

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/12/uk-theme-park-releases-first-pictures-record-breaking-8-720-000-new-ride-28334927/