The blaze at the former New Hacketts Hotel, on Queen's Promenade, Blackpool, ripped through the ... is close to prominent hotels such as the Cliffs and the Savoy Hotel. "So many hoteliers were ...

"We were billed as Blackpool's answer to the Von Trapp family - we went from appearing at working men's clubs to touring with Frank Sinatra." After their performance at Cliffs Hotel their late ...