WYRE RESIDENT Harold brings us the latest over the reopening of the Poulton to Fleetwood railway as an angry Fleetwood resident seeks assurances that amateur rail boffins will not be handed control of the line.
THIS YEAR has seen the unfortunate deaths of two well known and well liked councillors, namely Bloomfield’s Mary Smith and Marton’s Jim Houldsworth, and the by-elections are on the way. Postal voting forms are being deposited through letterboxes this week for polling day on Thursday the 3rd of May. This article is the first of two ward roundups in advance of the forthcoming election.
WITH THE Flexity 2 supertram service having commenced today, how will Blackpool Transport turn it into a financially viable operation?
THERE’S ONLY one motion on the agenda for the council meeting on the 18th of January 2012, but it’s one that most Blackpudlians would surely be in support of.
UPDATE: Labour submitted a government-bashing amendment resulting in the Conservatives rejecting the motion.
THE BLACKPOOL, Fylde and Wyre Economic Development Company has set about planning its Economic Strategy. An army of highly paid and highly qualified boffins have been locked in a think tank for years coming up with this stuff.
Most of it is just common sense, though.
VICTOR HERBERT Van Kinvig has produced a damning report into the farcical episode surrounding the Fleetwood rail link. Residents want a proper commuter link, but the PWRS just want to play trains.
THE LATEST constituency boundary reshuffle sees wholesale change for the Fylde Coast which could pose a problem for one or both of Blackpool’s elected members.
ALMOST £300,000 of boardroom talent face questions from angry locals about the controversial recommendation for closure of a local tramway crossing.