Drayton Manor Theme Park, near Tamworth, has teamed up with The Comedy Club for an evening of side-splitting laughter on Friday 23rd September. The headline act will be The Noise Next Door. This five-man outfit specialise in audience interaction and improvised comedy. The opening act will be Paul Pirie, who appeared in Ikea’s comedy-based TV advert. Ryan McDonnell, who recently made his debut at the Edinbur ...

Drayton Manor Theme Park, near Tamworth, Staffordshire, is offering £10 entry to all visitors as part of Funday Fridays. To get the reduced rate, all people have to do is arrive wearing one item of red clothing this Friday 16th, one piece of yellow clothing next Friday 23rd and an item of blue clothing on Friday 30thSeptember. Visitors will also need to bring a Funday voucher with them, that can be download ...

Back in June this year, Alton Towers began their search for 13 girls to feature on their 2012 'Coaster Cuties' Calendar, which has today been released. The calendar, which focusses on their latest Rollercoaster Th13teen, received heavy criticism from members of the public upon it's announcement - something which has again happened now that it has been released. Many people believe the calendar to simply be ...

Campaign group, Campaign to Protect Rural England, have called for the developers of the planned 'Visions of China' Theme Park to obtain new planning permissions. Set to be located in Rother Valley, the park has already received outline planning permission for the site to be developed as a Leisure attraction, however, concerns are rising over the environmental impact on the area, hence the want for planning ...

Drayton Manor Zoo’s keepers are hoping love will blossom when Zilla, the resident French female black leopard, is introduced to Zuri, a black leopard from Spain. Zuri will soon be allowed into Zilla’s enclosure at the zoo, which is part of Drayton Manor Theme Park, near Tamworth, Staffordshire, and zookeepers will have their fingers crossed that the pair hit it off. Joyce Roberts, Zoo Manager, said: “We’re ...

Lightwater Valley have officially launched their dedicated mini-site for the park's Halloween event; Frightwater! 2011 sees the return of this halloween spectacular which takes place on 29th and 30th October. With attractions such as Raptor Attack LIVE - "The Alpha Virus", and Dracula's Labrynth - a Live Action Horror Maze, Lightwater Valley is the place to be this Halloween. The park also hosts a firework ...

Drayton Manor Theme Park has given a fond farewell to Doris Smith, who has retired after an impressive 43 years working at the park. During the past four decades, Doris has held a number of roles in the park’s hospitality business. She started her career as a glass collector before moving behind the bar to serve drinks. Doris eventually became the Bar Manager before being promoted to her most recent role, S ...

It has been confirmed that a 172ft (53m) observation tower costing approximately £4m will be built near Weymouth Pavillion in time for the 2012 Olympic Games. Merlin Entertainments who already own the Sea Life center in Weymouth will fund and own the tower which was fully backed by Weymouth & Portland planners. The tower's capsule will be capable of holding up to 70 people and will provide 360-degree pa ...