Alton Towers is a great day out for the whole family ... There’s The Smiler with 14 loops, Oblivion with its tell-tale vertical drop, and Wicker Man, an impressively scary wooden roller coaster.

A RIDE at Alton Towers that opened more than 10 years ago is finally shutting down for good. Found in Cbeebies Land, the popular theme park confirmed that the ride has officially been shut to the ...

ALTON — A shooting early Sunday morning in Alton left one person dead. In a press release from Alton Police Sgt. Andrew Pierson, officers responded at 5:51 a.m. on Sunday to the 2000 block of ...

EDWARDSVILLE — A 72-year-old Alton man was charged May 21 with criminal damage to property after allegedly damaging electrical receptacles at the Alton Marina. The suspect was charged with ...

A passenger in a car has suffered 'potentially serious injuries' after a crash at Alton Towers. An air ambulance was scrambled to the scene of the one-vehicle collision on the entry road to the theme ...

The beloved Postman Pat Parcel Post attraction at Alton Towers is set to close its doors for the last time today. Erected with the advent of CBeebies Land, the ride bids farewell this Tuesday ...

WAYNE ROONEY and his kids looked terrified on a day out at Alton Towers – but wife Coleen was SMILING on the rollercoasters. The Rooney clan enjoyed a fun trip to the Staffordshire theme park as ...

Neighbours of a Norfolk theme park have raised the alarm of the site turning into an "Alton Towers in the countryside" after developers were granted retrospective permission for new rides build ...

An Alton Towers ride shuts for good today. Postman Pat Parcel Post has been a permanent fixture ever since the opening of CBeebies Land. But the ride closes forever on Tuesday, June 3. It is being ...

ALTON, Ill. – Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was killed in a shooting at daybreak in Alton, Illinois. According to Sgt. Andrew Pierson, a spokesman for the Alton Police ...