http://philtheone.com Right-leaning Blackpool blog covering South Shore, North Shore, Marton, Bispham, Cleveleys and the rest of the Fylde discussing politics, local life, tourism, national issues and the rest of the world. Lively discussions encouraged! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:36:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://philtheone.com/2012/01/blackpool-transport-hub-proposed-by-tories/ http://philtheone.com/2012/01/blackpool-transport-hub-proposed-by-tories/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:19:23 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5649 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.]]> http://philtheone.com/2012/01/blackpool-transport-hub-proposed-by-tories/feed/ 100 http://philtheone.com/2012/01/bvh-puts-up-300-a-day-locum-nurses-in-hilton/ http://philtheone.com/2012/01/bvh-puts-up-300-a-day-locum-nurses-in-hilton/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:33:33 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5631 LABOUR HARDLINERS often bang on about David Cameron and how his cuts package is causing a reduction in frontline services, particularly within the NHS. This feeds a perception that hospitals are shedding staff like there is no tomorrow. They aren't.]]> http://philtheone.com/2012/01/bvh-puts-up-300-a-day-locum-nurses-in-hilton/feed/ 70 http://philtheone.com/2011/10/bfwedc-and-the-fylde-coast-economic-strategy/ http://philtheone.com/2011/10/bfwedc-and-the-fylde-coast-economic-strategy/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:02:53 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5349 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.]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/10/bfwedc-and-the-fylde-coast-economic-strategy/feed/ 6 http://philtheone.com/2011/10/red-fred-makes-excuses-not-to-help-private-sector-expansion/ http://philtheone.com/2011/10/red-fred-makes-excuses-not-to-help-private-sector-expansion/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:46:47 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5290 CONGESTION CHAOS is a regular sight at Amy Johnson Way, but will Blackpool's ultra left wing Labour Party offer any real assistance?]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/10/red-fred-makes-excuses-not-to-help-private-sector-expansion/feed/ 23 http://philtheone.com/2011/09/boundary-bombshell-puts-maynard-in-danger/ http://philtheone.com/2011/09/boundary-bombshell-puts-maynard-in-danger/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:29:06 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5103 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.]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/09/boundary-bombshell-puts-maynard-in-danger/feed/ 3 http://philtheone.com/2011/08/councils-rigby-road-housing-project-goes-out-to-tender/ http://philtheone.com/2011/08/councils-rigby-road-housing-project-goes-out-to-tender/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:40:28 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=4907 COSTING £50M over 10 years, this is the biggest housing scheme in Blackpool for a generation and looks set to drag a dirty, dingy Bloomfield into the modern ages.]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/08/councils-rigby-road-housing-project-goes-out-to-tender/feed/ 18 http://philtheone.com/2011/07/some-site-changes/ http://philtheone.com/2011/07/some-site-changes/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:48:02 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=4810
LAUNCH OF the bloc|urban regeneration forum at Philtheone.com.]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/07/some-site-changes/feed/ 0 http://philtheone.com/2011/07/cash-for-old-fylde-council-shame-over-melton-grove/ http://philtheone.com/2011/07/cash-for-old-fylde-council-shame-over-melton-grove/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:27:12 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=4716 CONSPIRACY IS abound. A 50-year legacy is set to be erased from memory as Fylde Borough Council have twisted, turned and changed rules to sell off a much-loved estate of retirement bungalows at Melton Grove to a developer.]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/07/cash-for-old-fylde-council-shame-over-melton-grove/feed/ 24 http://philtheone.com/2011/06/urban-forum-request-for-comment/ http://philtheone.com/2011/06/urban-forum-request-for-comment/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:03:46 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=4643 IF REGENERATION was taken out of the hands of the Local Authority and was driven by what people wanted, I wonder what Blackpool would be like. Do you really feel that the new Promenade is “yours”? I have been approached by a group of urban design professionals who work within Blackpool and the Fylde with [...more]]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/06/urban-forum-request-for-comment/feed/ 13 http://philtheone.com/2011/05/manifesto-roundup-making-progress-with-the-tories/ http://philtheone.com/2011/05/manifesto-roundup-making-progress-with-the-tories/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 11:43:37 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=4353 FOR MANY it wont make any difference, but here is a short roundup of the Blackpool Conservatives' manifesto for 2011.]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/05/manifesto-roundup-making-progress-with-the-tories/feed/ 17