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/2011/02/highways-agency-plays-magic-roundabouts-at-norcross/ http://philtheone.com/2011/02/highways-agency-plays-magic-roundabouts-at-norcross/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:53:20 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=3892 ON THE Fylde Coast, we are used to traffic schemes that create congestion and prohibit traffic flow rather than alleviate and assist them. Usually the masterminds behind these shite traffic management schemes are sat in Blackpool Council offices, but Highways Agency traffic boffins have taken the biscuit with their proposals for the Norcross Roundabout on [...more]]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/02/highways-agency-plays-magic-roundabouts-at-norcross/feed/ 32 http://philtheone.com/2010/06/pleasure-beach-5m-secret-loan-deal/ http://philtheone.com/2010/06/pleasure-beach-5m-secret-loan-deal/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:10:09 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=2827 There are rumours bouncing around the town hall communications HQ that 3 months ago its executive approved a loan of £5m to the Pleasure Beach to pay for construction of a new ride, possibly the new Twist ‘n’ Splash water ride by German company Mack Rides. Yes, you read that right. Five million pounds of [...more]]]> http://philtheone.com/2010/06/pleasure-beach-5m-secret-loan-deal/feed/ 97 http://philtheone.com/2010/05/lib-dem-rent-boy-paid-40k-expenses-to-gay-lover/ http://philtheone.com/2010/05/lib-dem-rent-boy-paid-40k-expenses-to-gay-lover/#comments Sat, 29 May 2010 10:56:37 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=2793 Had to happen sooner or later, but today the government coalition is having to weather it’s first sleaze storm. Surprisingly, or not, it’s about expenses. The Daily Telegraph have today made revelations about David Laws, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury and MP for Yeovil, resulting in the Liberal Democrat multi-millionaire pledging to immediately pay [...more]]]> http://philtheone.com/2010/05/lib-dem-rent-boy-paid-40k-expenses-to-gay-lover/feed/ 32 http://philtheone.com/2010/05/callow-ready-to-take-big-gamble/ http://philtheone.com/2010/05/callow-ready-to-take-big-gamble/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 18:10:53 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=2664 We know from recent weeks that Peter Callow has been out and about exploring the late night entertainment available in Blackpool, and that his council website has been advertising choice dens of iniquity as “things to do” in the town; but now the desperate council leader has had his sights reflected back into the abyssal [...more]]]> http://philtheone.com/2010/05/callow-ready-to-take-big-gamble/feed/ 30 http://philtheone.com/2010/03/casino-boss-dealt-a-good-hand-by-council-planners/ http://philtheone.com/2010/03/casino-boss-dealt-a-good-hand-by-council-planners/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:55:47 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=1874 I talked about a month ago about the council thwarting Pierre Coulon’s attempts to buy a new venue for his casino after the previous one suffered collateral damage in an arson attack last year. They decreed that casinos were a “town centre use” and in trying to force Mr Coulon to locate his casino in [...more]]]> http://philtheone.com/2010/03/casino-boss-dealt-a-good-hand-by-council-planners/feed/ 6 http://philtheone.com/2010/02/blackpool-suffers-another-failed-casino-bid/ http://philtheone.com/2010/02/blackpool-suffers-another-failed-casino-bid/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:38:25 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=1589 In the aftermath of the convenient fire that took out the “for sale” Grand hotel last year, the neighbouring Paris Casino was one of the victims, leaving up to 60 staff out of work. Yesterday the almighty Gasjet revealed that the council was trying to kill this business completely by only granting the owner a [...more]]]> http://philtheone.com/2010/02/blackpool-suffers-another-failed-casino-bid/feed/ 5