{"id":390347,"date":"2026-10-22T13:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T12:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/who-has-made-the-shortlist-to-become-the-uks-city-of-culture-2029-blackpool-wrexham\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T13:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T12:00:34","slug":"who-has-made-the-shortlist-to-become-the-uks-city-of-culture-2029-blackpool-wrexham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/who-has-made-the-shortlist-to-become-the-uks-city-of-culture-2029-blackpool-wrexham\/","title":{"rendered":"Who has made the shortlist to become the UK\u2019s City of Culture 2029? #blackpool #wrexham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/eekrA0IGFxU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Who has made the shortlist to become the UK\u2019s City of Culture 2029? #blackpool #wrexham\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eekrA0IGFxU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Four cities, Blackpool, Milton Keynes, Sheffield and Wrexham, have made the shortlist to become the UK\u2019s City of Culture 2029.<\/p>\n<p>The competition is part of the government\u2019s drive to boost local pride and encourage economic growth. <\/p>\n<p>Which city would you vote for and why? #blackpool #wrexham #sheffield #miltonkeynes #culture<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four cities, Blackpool, Milton Keynes, Sheffield and Wrexham, have made the shortlist to become the UK\u2019s City of Culture 2029. 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