The UK seaside town with a 146 year-old lightshow – £300 boost to local economy | UK | News
Blackpool at night. (Image: Getty) A UK seaside town has credited its 146-year-old winter light show with bringing a staggering £300 million into its local economy. Lighting up Blackpool for 146 years, the Illuminations first became an attraction in 1879 when the council devoted £5,000 to trial electric street arc lamps along the seafront, while…