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Big Sam has no beef with Tangerines, 16 years on
Saturday 19 May 2012
Sam Allardyce insists he bears Blackpool no grudge as he prepares West Ham for their vital Wembley encounter with his former club.
Blackpool striker Stephen Dobbie aiming for new Championship play-off record
Friday 11 May 2012
Stephen Dobbie will go to Wembley a week tomorrow looking to become the first man to earn three consecutive promotions via the play-offs.
Win or lose, my Blackpool will put on a show says Ian Holloway
Friday 04 May 2012
They are surely the romantics' favourites to go up via the Championship play-offs, and Blackpool manager Ian Holloway has vowed that if the Tangerines earn promotion this season, it will be as the great entertainers.
Hunt for double murder suspect spreads south
Sunday 29 April 2012
Police issue new CCTV footage of man wanted for killings in Whitby and Middlesbrough
The two-ton elephant that said goodbye to the circus
Friday 30 March 2012
Off he went with a trumpety-trump, narrowly avoiding disaster as he stormed through a car park.
Runaway circus elephant on the loose in County Cork
Thursday 29 March 2012
An elephant called Baby bolted from a circus in southern Ireland on Tuesday, causing some alarm to customers in a coffee shop where keepers caught up with the runaway.
Trending: Get ready for the holiday of last resort
Monday 05 March 2012
The Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, launched a campaign yesterday encouraging us to forgo foreign jaunts this year in exchange for "staycations" within these shores.
Final farewell to comedian Frank Carson
Sunday 04 March 2012
The funeral of the comedian Frank Carson took place yesterday in his home city of Belfast. Showbusiness figures from Britain and Ireland attended the requiem mass at St Patrick's Church.
1 in 5 new mothers in North-east smokes
Friday 17 February 2012
The North-South divide in the smoking habits of pregnant women was revealed yesterday as official figures showed new mothers in the North-east of England were three times more likely to smoke than those in London.
We've got an axe to grind at Wembley, says Neville
Friday 17 February 2012
Defeat in the 2009 FA Cup final still eats away at the Everton captain, Phil Neville, and he is determined to put it right. David Moyes' men lost 2-1 to Chelsea at Wembley almost three years ago but the disappointment of that reverse still rankles with Neville.
Oyston fined for dumping waste from stand
Friday 10 February 2012
The Blackpool chairman, Karl Oyston, and two of his companies were yesterday fined more than £40,000 for illegally dumping waste from the building of the club's Jimmy Armfield Stand.
Stay The Night: The Old Chapel, Stoke Fleming, Devon
Sunday 05 February 2012
A derelict chapel has been transformed into a luxurious holiday let, and now it offers every possible comfort, says Sarah Barrell
Leeds sack manager Simon Grayson
Wednesday 01 February 2012
Leeds manager Simon Grayson has been sacked after just over three years in charge.
My Life In Travel: James Martin, television presenter and restaurateur
Saturday 28 January 2012
'I've got a pilot's licence – I find it very relaxing'
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