<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: Blackpool Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:05:33 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Iconic UK seaside town set to demolish 400 of England’s worst homes – £55m project]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/2190991_1.jpg"/><br><br>Many locals are against the plans which one person said is 'destroying this community'.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:49:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[James Knuckey]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>Seaside town, England, Blackpool, Housing, Lancashire, Blackpool Council</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/2190991_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The plans in Blackpool have proved controversial with locals]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/237x141/2190991_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The plans in Blackpool have proved controversial with locals]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Famous UK seaside town's crackdown to stop night-time violence against women]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/2185555_1.jpg"/><br><br>The seaside town is one of the busiest resorts in the country all year round but Lancashire Police have decided a crackdown on violence is vital.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:13:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Chris Riches]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>Blackpool, Women's rights, Police, NightSafe, Project Vigilant, violence against women</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/2185555_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seaside Resort Of Blackpool]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/237x141/2185555_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seaside Resort Of Blackpool]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden finally meets her 'identical twin']]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/285x214/2186066_1.jpg"/><br><br>The TV favourite underwent a meticulous measurement process by the highly specialised team of Madame Tussauds Blackpool wax artists.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:12:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Chris Riches]]></author><category>Celebrity News</category><media:keywords>Amanda Holden, Blackpool, Britain's Got Talent, Madame Tussauds Blackpool, wax figure</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/590x/2186066_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Separated at birth? 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‘chaos’]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/199/285x214/2184648_1.jpg"/><br><br>Many of the UK's most popular beaches will be overwhelmed with visitors this Easter, a tourism expert has warned.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:47:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Emily Wright]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>Easter, Tourism, Beach, Blackpool, Yorkshire, Brighton, Bank holiday, Scarborough, Easter tourism, coastal tourism expert, Mark Hutchins, quieter alternatives, &#xA3;17.1 billion, Pleasure Beach, Holden Mile, Robin Hood's Bay, St Annes-on-Sea</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/199/590x/2184648_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Many of the UK's most popular beaches will be overwhelmed with visitors this Easter]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/199/237x141/2184648_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Many of the UK's most popular beaches will be overwhelmed with visitors this Easter]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snow maps show UK pummelled by 51 hours of blizzards - 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