Blackpool Tower Ballroom

Paul and Leigh Hutchinson, from Leyland, and their guests braved Storm Boelo when they married in Blackpool on Saturday

'Magical day’ Leyland couple marries in Blackpool during Storm Boelo

This is the moment BBC's Strictly Come Dancing made at nod to Blackpool, the home of its live shows, after projecting the names of its new hosts Emma Willis, Johannes Radebe and Josh Widdicombe onto Blackpool Tower tonight

New Strictly era hosts projected on to Tower

The entertainment industry celebrated Skiddle turning 25 with Lenny Henry, Gok Wan and BBC Radio 6 DJ, Chris Hawkins all there to raise a glass. Pictured D.O.D, Lenny Henry, Chris Hawkins

Skiddle pulls out all the stops for 25th Anniversary party

Wedding Venue of the year Award LTA26 - The Wellbeing Farm with presenter Donna Brown from Pure Elegance.

29 pictures as winners of Lancashire Tourism Awards 2026 announced

Edwardian chandeliers lowered for annual clean at Blackpool Tower Ballroom

15 photos show chandeliers lowered for annual clean at Tower Ballroom

Iconic - Blackpool is Britain's top seaside resort but also comes top of less welcome lists

How you can get unlimited access to 7 Blackpool’s iconic attractions

Sara Davies.

Dragon's Den star shares love of Blackpool as she visits for Strictly

Iconic 90s band Steps kick started the 2025 Strictly Come Dancing weekend in Blackpool.

Steps perform as part of the Strictly Come Dancing line-up

Ashley Roberts, Danny Mac, Jay McGuiness and Layton Williams will join forces with Strictly's Professional Dancers for a dazzling routine in Sunday’s results show that will see them each revisit one of their most famous Strictly moments, before coming together for a joyful celebration of dance on that famous sprung floor.

Strictly legends to return to dancefloor at Blackpool Tower Ballroom

Steps will be performing at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom for Strictly Come Dancing

Steps announced as an act for Strictly Come Dancing's Blackpool show

Lewis Cope and Katya Jones. Credit: BBC/Ray Burmiston

A lot of memories: Lewis Cope & Katya Jones chat all things Blackpool

Double Award win for West Lancashire College!

Double Award win for West Lancashire College

5 things to do this week in Central Lancashire & Fylde Coast

5 things to do this week in Central Lancashire & Fylde Coast

5 things to do this week in Central Lancashire & Fylde Coast to get July off to a good start

5 things to do this week in Central Lancashire & Fylde Coast

CBeebies live family extravaganza coming to The Blackpool Tower Ballroom this summer

CBeebies live family extravaganza coming to The Blackpool Tower Ballroom this su...

Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas on the Strictly Come Dancing Live! tour

EastEnders star suspended over disabled people slur during Strictly
An EastEnders star has been suspended by the BBC after using an abelist slur while filming strictly in Blackpool.
Emma Downey

The BIBAs bus outside Deepdale

BIBAS hopefuls face grilling as competition moves to interview stage

Stagecoach Lancashire's Bus operating the 'Grand Day Out'

Stagecoach Lancashire joins forces with Age UK to tackle loneliness with 'Grand ...

The Lancashire Tourism Awards 2024 showcased the vibrant tourism industry across 27 categories

27 pictures as winners of Lancashire Tourism Awards 2024 announced

Blackpool Tower Ballroom - Michael Beckwith

I went to the orchestra at this iconic venue & ended up seeing a ghost

Blackpool Tower Ballroom chandeliers rope mechanisms will be replaced for the first time in 50 years.

Find out why the chandeliers in the Blackpool ballroom were lowered

Nadiya Bychkova and Nikita Kuzmin

The first look at Strictly Come Dancing at Blackpool Tower Ballroom

Strictly Come Dancing’s Blackpool Week is finally here and I am just as excited as the stars are.

Myself, the stars & the town are all excited for Strictly in Blackpool

Strictly Come Dancing stars have shared how excited they are for Blackpool Week

Strictly Come Dancing stars share how excited they are for Blackpool

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen admires 'A Kind of Magic' by artist Severi Haapala from Finland, on display at Showtown, Blackpool, part of Lightpool Festival 2024. A celebration of art, light, music and performance, with 24 different art and light installations around Blackpool sea front and around the town for nine nights until October 26th.

16 dazzling photos of Blackpool's Lightpool Festival - don't miss it

The World famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom is world-famous for its unique sprung dance floor and spectacular architecture

Breaking Boy, 11, falls more than 6ft from terrace at Blackpool Tower Ballroom

HSE Advice UK Team celebrating winning the New Business Award

Lancaster based safety consultancy HSE Advice UK Wins Award for New Business at ...
HSE Advice UK, a leading health and safety consultancy, is proud to announce its recent win at the BIBAs, on Friday 20th September at the remarkable Blackpool Tower Ballroom. The consultancy was awarded the highly coveted "New Business of the Year" title, recognising its outstanding contributions to advancing workplace safety and its rapid growth within the industry.
Ashley Walker

Manchester’s AO Arena is sponsoring the entertainment at this year’s BIBAS awards

Let us entertainment you – The BIBAs – welcome AO Arena as new sponsor

The full Strictly Come Dancing line-up has been announced

15 Strictly stars eyeing up the Blackpool Tower ballroom

Roy Payne has a flight around Blackpool Tower approx 1975

49 death-defying historic pictures of Blackpool Tower down the decades

L: Peter Taylor, one half of Cuffe & Taylor, is pictured in April 2023 by James Watkins. R: Lytham Festival 2023.

Exclusive chat with organiser of Lytham Festival ahead of its return

South Lakeland Leisure Village

Three’s the magic number for Pure Leisure Group in BIBA finalist announcement

Legendary DJ Gary Davies is coming to Blackpool this Spring with a live version of his popular Radio 2 show 'Sound of the 80s'

I spoke to DJ Gary Davies who's bringing his show to Lancs this Friday

Jo Whiley on stage at Radio 2 in the Park 2023. Picture: Joe Giddens/PA

Jo Whiley, Gary Davies & The Brand New Heavies heading to Blackpool

Merlin is offering a 50 per cent discount to Fylde Coast residents with a FY postcode.

Here's how you can get half price tickets to resort's top attractions

There are 20 awards up for grabs ahead of the event at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom on Friday, September 20. Photo: Clive Lawrence Photography Limited

BIBAs “vital for driving innovation and excellence” say tech bosses

Blackpool Tower Live May Weekender 2024

Ad Feature Blackpool Tower Live May Weekender - party with big names

Strictly Come Dancing 2023 Professional Dancers

12 things Behind the scenes at Strictly Come Dancing 2023

Ellie Leach - best known for portraying Faye Windass on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street arrives in a wet Blackpool.

First pictures of Strictly stars arriving in Blackpool

Clockwise from top left: Ellie Leach, Angela Rippon, Angela Scanlon and Annabel Croft. Images: BBC

I talked to the remaining Strictly ladies & partners ahead of Blackpool show

With awards up for grabs in 20 categories, 160 finalists will soon discover if their bids for glory have been successful.

It's the final countdown to the BIBAs 2023

Finalists are due to find out if their bid for glory has been successful in this year's glittering BIBAs ceremony

There are now just ten days to go before this year's glittering BIBAs ceremony

Nine months in the making, and the BIBAs awards night is now just weeks away.

Final preparations underway for this year's BIBAs ceremony

Blackpool’s Merlin cluster has received the official seal of approval from globally renown travel experts Tripadvisor in this year’s Traveller's Choice Awards

Four Merlin attractions in Lancashire given seal of approval by Tripadvisor

BIBAs entrants shortlisted

Entrants called forward for interview in this year's Be Inspired Business Awards

WW2 veteran Jack Nuttall has just turned 100.

"We are very proud of him": Preston World War Two hero turns 100

Lancashire's premier business awards have officially closed to entries for this year's competition

The Be Inspired Business Awards have now closed for entries

Tower ballroom team member Josh Taylor cleans one of Blackpool Tower’s two huge chandeliers during their annual clean. (Danny Lawson/PA Wire)

Tower Ballroom chandeliers are down - and they all have to be dusted by hand

Diane Buswell with Poppy, a pupil at Nicky Figgins Centre Stage Academy.

Strictly stars made a glittering impression at dance school

BBC handout photo of Will Mellor and Nancy Xu during the live show of Strictly Come Dancing on BBC1. Guy Levy/BBC/PA Wire

Strictly Come Dancing at Blackpool Tower ballroom 2022: Behind the glitter

#TeamWill - Will Mellor and Nancy Xu rehearsing at the Layton Institute on Nov 18

Strictly in Blackpool: Dance stars sample local businesses

20 pictures of stars arriving in Blackpool for this week's show.

20 pictures of Strictly stars arriving in Blackpool

A packed room

18 pictures as Carnival Magic lights up Blackpool Tower Ballroom

Filming Strictly Come Dancing at the Tower Ballroom in 2004

What iconic Blackpool Tower Ballroom has in common with The Beatles

(Left to right) James Bye, Kym Marsh, Hamza Yassin, Tyler West, Tony Adams, Kaye Adams, Jayde Adams, Helen Skelton, Fleur East, Richie Anderson, Molly Rainford, Matt Goss, Ellie Simmonds, Will Mellor, and Ellie Taylor, the contestants for this year's Strictly Come Dancing on BBC1. (Credit: PA Media)

Strictly Come Dancing 2022: First look at the stars in glamorous costumes

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