Alton Towers

RAW Charging and Merlin Entertainments have announced a new EV Charging partnership for attractions including Alton Towers Resort, Thorpe Park Resort and LEGOLAND Windsor Resort (Photo supplied by RAW Charging)

RAW Charging to operate electric vehicle charging at Alton Towers

The quake's epicentre was in Tean, Staffordshire, confirmed the British Geological Survey

UK hit by 3.3 magnitude earthquake

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Alton Towers launches summer sale with £14.50 tickets

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Alton Towers announces return of iconic ride after 8 year closure

Alton Towers has released details of the revamped Nemesis roller coaster

Alton Towers reveals new Nemesis track ahead of iconic coasters return

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First look at Alton Towers new creepy ride opening this weekend

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Alton Towers to re-open after 4 month closure - how to get tickets

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Alton Towers announces opening date for new ride opening this spring

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Alton Towers unveils new ‘hair-raising’ ride opening this year

Christmas will take place at Alton Towers Resort on selected dates from Friday 25th November to Monday 2nd January.

What better way to get Christmas started than this?

The former boss of the Philadelphia 76ers National Basketball Association team Scott O'Neil who has been appointed as the new chief executive of Alton Towers and Madame Tussauds owner.

Alton Towers group Merlin names former Philadelphia 76ers NBA chief as new boss

Alton Towers announces closure of fan-favourite Nemesis rollercoaster

Alton Towers has announced discounted tickets for students, parents and toddlers

Alton Towers announces discounted tickets for students, parents and toddlers

The happy couple. [Image: Leah Washington via Instagram]

Yorkshire couple injured in Alton Towers rollercoaster crash announce engagement

Halloween half term fun at Alton Towers

London-based half term holiday activities - days out at Alton Towers

Will and Jenny Bentley.

Leeds TV company Daisybeck's documentary on Alton Towers to air on Channel 4

England's theme parks reopened on 4 July (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are the new rules at UK theme parks - and how to book tickets

A total of 10,000 tickets will be donated in the UK (Photo: Shutterstock)

Alton Towers is offering free tickets to key workers - here’s who is eligible to...

Gareth Oliver with wife Alice and son Sorrento.

How monkey puppet find led Halifax comedian into a career in ventriloquism

The Bishop of Leeds has written a special message of hope as the coronavirus crisis coincides with Lent.

Turning fear into faith in these hard times – Bishop of Leeds

Luke Towning

On the spot: Luke Towning, co-founder and coach at Foot-Tech Academy
It’s all about sport for Luke Towning, co-founder and coach at Leeds-based Foot-Tech Academy.

Victims Joe Pugh and Leah Washington

Alton Towers victim slams '˜7 legless' students on pub crawl dressed as rollerco...

The Smiler rollercoaster at Alton Towers.

Alton Towers owner says it has '˜learned every lesson' from Smiler rollercoaster...

Leah Washington leaves Stafford Crown Court

This needless shambles: Bonus culture is slammed as Alton Towers fined Â£5m over...

Vicky Balch.

Alton Towers amputee hits back at social media attacks on her lingerie shoot

Yorkshire school children injured after Alton Towers-bound coach crashes on M1 m...

The Smiler ride at Alton Towers Resort in Staffordshire, as the theme park has reopened the rollercoaster - nine months after an accident which left five people with serious or life-changing injuries. Joe Giddens/PA Wire

Smiler rollercoaster reopens after accident nine months ago

Leah Washington

Alton Towers ride to reopen after accident

Strong performances from venues such as the York Dungeon boosted growth in the firm.

Alton Towers owner sees significant fall in visitor numbers

The air ambulance helped treat Leah Washington after her leg was crushed in an accident at Alton Towers.

Jayne Dowle: Why air ambulances must not have to rely on charity

Leah Washington, from Barnsley, lost a leg in a horrific accident at Alton Towers earlier this year. Picture: Scott Merrylees

Leah Washington: Rollercoaster crash that turned my life upside-down

23 dec 2015....Leah Washington from Barnsley who lost a leg in a horrific accident at Alton Towers earlier this year. Picture Scott Merrylees

Alton Towers horror crash led me to new life experiences, says brave Barnsley te...
For Leah Washington, 2015 was a year when her world was turned upside down by a horrifying roller coaster crash as she enjoyed a date at a theme park.

Sam Silverwood (left) of Yorkshire Air Ambulance with leah Washington, Joe Pugh and Gemma Newbould of the Co-operative Bank

Alton Towers victim Leah backs air ambulance appeal

The Smiler ride at Alton Towers which seriously injured five people

‘Human error’ caused Alton Towers rollercoaster crash that injured five

The Smiler ride at Alton Towers

Jobs to go at theme park due to crash fallout

Leah Washington, injured in the Alton Towers crash

190 jobs face axe at Alton Towers after rollercoaster crash that injured five

The Smiler ride at Alton Towers

Merlin revenues tumble after rollercoaster accident

Leah Washington gets tired using crutches and is stared at when she is out in wheelchair.

Alton Towers victim speaks of ‘different path’ in life after losing leg in rolle...

Leah Washington

Profits down at Alton Towers following rollercoaster crash

Joe Pugh , injured in the Alton Towers crash

‘I don’t blame Alton Towers’ says Yorkshire victim of rollercoaster crash

AltonTowers. (Picture: Joe Giddens/PA Wire)

Four people treated after Alton Towers ride ‘shunt’

Leah Washington, injured in the Alton Towers crash

Alton Towers pays out over crash on The Smiler

Joe Pugh, injured in the Alton Towers crash

Crash victim’s anger that ride went ahead

The scene at Alton Towers as four teenagers suffered serious leg injuries in a collision between two carriages on the amusement park's Smiler rollercoaster.

Barnsley couple among Alton Towers victims

Video grab taken from Sky News of emergency services attending the scene after an Alton Towers rollercoaster carriage carrying 16 people crashed into an empty carriage.

Sheffield law firm slammed over Alton Towers tweet

UNDER PRESSURE: England captain Alastair Cook is clinging on for dear life like Harold Lloyd dangling from the clockface in Safety Last!.

England and Cook sandwiched between a rock and a hard place

Magical price expected for Merlin’s flotation

Alton Towers’ owner plans flotation

Alistair Farrant

On The Spot With Alistair Farrant

Workmen from Alton Towers Resort in Staffordshire, celebrated the completion of the new worlds-first highest roller coaster, The Smiler, by creating a modern-day version of the famous Lunch atop a Skyscraper shot from 1932.

High tea for theme park workmen in homage to iconic New York scene

An empire built on pennies

Film censors ban under-12s from theme park’s subterranean scare

Enjays’ funding for new HQ

Finishing line in sight as Olympic marathon aims to beat the clock

Merlin weaves magic spell for tourists

Take a trip to Alton Towers on the web

Leeds continue to tower above rest

'Evil' image no laughing matter for clowns

'Evil' image no laughing matter for clowns

Private equity firm set to buy stake in theme-park operator