One of the properties visited used to be known as the Grafton House Hotel, where barman David Minto, then 23, lured 16-year-old Sasha Marsden to her death in January 2013 on the false promise of a job.
One of the properties visited used to be known as the Grafton House Hotel, where barman David Minto, then 23, lured 16-year-old Sasha Marsden to her death
The couple were then treated to a brief glimpse of the world-famous Tower Ballroom, which is open to the public daily. William and Kate came to the Lancashire resort to see some of the health and social problems facing the town Speaking about its history, he described how it was ‘once a jewel in the crown of the British tourism industry’ before people began to travel further afield for their holidays and it faced economic decline and unemployment.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Kate Middleton channels Mary Poppins as she shields from the rain on soggy trip to Blackpool with WillsKATE Middleton today channelled Mary Poppins as she shielded herself from the rain with a giant umbrella on a soggy Royal trip. But despite the downpour, the Duchess of Cambridge beamed as cheering…
Read more »
Kate & Wills visit grisly murder bedsit where thug knifed victim 58 timesSTUNNED Kate Middleton and Prince William today visited a house of horrors where a teenage girl was stabbed 58 times in a grisly murder. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Kirby Road in Blac…
Read more »
Kate and William photobombed by mystery figure smoking a huge cannabis jointKATE Middleton and Prince William were pictured with a mystery figure smoking a massive spliff during a joint appearance in Blackpool. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were joined by the unexpecte…
Read more »
Kate shields from the rain with umbrella after arriving in BlackpoolThe Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William will take in tourist attractions in the seaside town including Blackpool Tower
Read more »
Knife carrying law is a joke says mum of 16-year-old victimA heartbroken mother whose son was stabbed to death by a young man already cautioned for carrying a blade yesterday branded knife laws “a joke”. Amy Morgan, whose 16-year-old son Tyler Thompson was killed in 2015, insisted thugs caught carrying blades must face immediate prison sentences.
Read more »
Girl, 16, flees after 'being gang raped for seven months' only to be raped againThe teenage girl initially fled from the gang of four bus conductors because she thought she was pregnant, according to reports
Read more »
Another man stabbed to death in knife crisis as 13 slaughtered in 16 daysA MAN has become the 13th person to be slaughtered in just 16 days in London as the knife crime epidemic continues to rage on. The victim, aged in his 20s, died at the scene in East London after be…
Read more »
Acid attack dad jailed for 16 years after son doused in sulphuric acidAcid was thrown on the three-year-old boy at a Home Bargains in Worcester in July 2018
Read more »