'The prom is dead': Relentless rain sees Blackpool traders struggle with 'worst' summer as visitors deter seaside town
manchestereveningnews.co.uk‘Relentless’ rain and the cost of living crisis is seeing businesses in Blackpool struggle through the ‘worst’ summer in years.
Traders on the seafront say that an occasional glimmer of sunshine is not enough to appease their concerns about a prolonged washout when business is usually booming.
Even as the usual tens of thousands descend on the Fylde coast town for the annual Air Show next weekend on August 12 and 13, they say it will take something to save them from "the worst summer there's ever been". Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. A stallholder, who runs a sweet and donut stall at the entrance of Central Pier, told LancsLive: "My dad has run this stall for 20 years and this is by far the quietest summer we've had. "The prom is dead.
No one is tipping and we've been told by people we know and contacts who run hotels that people just aren't even booking rooms.
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