‘All these people from out of town are from Manchester and Liverpool

It was meant to be a big day for one of the Northwest's best-known resorts.

Blackpool was all set to unveil a £23 million tram line on Wednesday (June 12) that would connect the Promenade tram to a new stop at Blackpool North railway station. However, it encountered an unexpected hurdle.

Local taxi drivers staged a protest that brought traffic on Talbot Road to a screeching halt. By strategically parking their taxis across the road between 10am and 12pm, they managed to cause disruption to other drivers and public transport routes.

The act was the culmination of an ongoing dispute ...