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! Thu, 17 May 2012 08:20:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://philtheone.com/2012/05/railing-against-the-rail-enthusiasts/ http://philtheone.com/2012/05/railing-against-the-rail-enthusiasts/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 08:18:36 +0000 Harold Ernest Gokdogan http://philtheone.com/?p=6210 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.]]> http://philtheone.com/2012/05/railing-against-the-rail-enthusiasts/feed/ 8 http://philtheone.com/2012/04/carneskys-ghost-train-more-profitable-than-new-blackpool-trams/ http://philtheone.com/2012/04/carneskys-ghost-train-more-profitable-than-new-blackpool-trams/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:13:24 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=6072 WITH THE Flexity 2 supertram service having commenced today, how will Blackpool Transport turn it into a financially viable operation?]]> http://philtheone.com/2012/04/carneskys-ghost-train-more-profitable-than-new-blackpool-trams/feed/ 55 http://philtheone.com/2012/02/jobs-cost-of-top-dollar-cop-shop/ http://philtheone.com/2012/02/jobs-cost-of-top-dollar-cop-shop/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:42:33 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5901 IN MARCH 2011, Lancashire Constabulary were told to make average savings of £10.5m per year for the next four years. They said this would result in 550 officer and 250 civilian positions being cut, including 160 front line staff. In November 2011, police bosses decided that in addition, six Fylde police stations must close in [...more]]]> http://philtheone.com/2012/02/jobs-cost-of-top-dollar-cop-shop/feed/ 42 http://philtheone.com/2012/02/false-dawn-for-regional-airports-as-flight-taxes-bite/ http://philtheone.com/2012/02/false-dawn-for-regional-airports-as-flight-taxes-bite/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:06:02 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5870 AIR PASSENGER DUTY is crippling the British aviation industry - find out how much the greedy tax man is robbing from you and what you can do about it.]]> http://philtheone.com/2012/02/false-dawn-for-regional-airports-as-flight-taxes-bite/feed/ 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/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