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A man has died after entering the sea to help rescue two children. The 60-year-old man entered the sea in Ingoldmells, in ...
Lincolnshire Police said the man went into the water shortly after 4pm on Sunday near the Promenade in Ingoldmells, ...
For decades Skegness has laboured under its image of a kiss-me-quick resort with little to offer other than brown sea, arcades, candy floss and an unforgiving east wind. But now, perhaps for the ...
Skegness has been voted one of the top 10 worst holiday destinations in the world (Picture: Getty) A British seaside resort has been voted one of the top 10 worst holiday destinations in the world ...
Skegness was slammed as the UK's worst seaside town in a 2023 Which? survey and didn't fare much better in 2024, when it came fifth from bottom in the ranking. These fascinating historical ...
It was in 1928 that William Heygate Edmund Colborne “Billy” Butlin became the first person to introduce dodgems to the UK at his fairground in Skegness, Lincolnshire. As his funfair empire ...
He has been an icon of the British seaside for more than a century – but now Skegness’s carefree Jolly Fisherman has run into a storm of trouble with health-and-safety officials. The ...
Skegness should change its name to boost its image, a tourism expert has said. David Harper, from Leisure Property Services, said the town suffered from a bad reputation as a low quality resort.
An animal rights group is calling for the Skegness mascot, the Jolly Fisherman, to be replaced with a fish. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) wants the mascot to be replaced with ...
Contracts with several Skegness hotels have been extended through the tourist season and beyond, a council leader says Several hotels in Skegness are expected to house asylum seekers into next ...
A man who organised the sale of Class A drugs on the streets of Skegness has been jailed. Joel Tasker, 31, created a drug-dealing operation known as the Scouse line which ran from 1 April 2022 to ...
For decades Skegness has laboured under its image of a kiss-me-quick resort with little to offer other than brown sea, arcades, candy floss and an unforgiving east wind. But now, perhaps for the ...