WE HAVE all started projects which for whatever reason we have not been able to finish. It might be a DIY project where you bit off more than you could chew, or it could be a house redevelopment project where you ran out of money. Either way, we started off with good intentions, only for [...more]
EXTERNAL AUDITORS are set to be called in to review some of Blackpool council’s controversial property deals.
CONTROVERSIAL PROPERTIES on Crystal Road now look set to be demolished despite millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money being spent on their purchase and renovation.
THE SHADOWLANDS Hotel forms one third of the big Blackpool Council sell-off of property for £1, having cost taxpayers over £500,000 last year. According to the council’s “director of regeneration” Helen France; Shadowlands Hotel on Pleasant Street is having a blighting effect on the surrounding area because of the size and condition of the property. [...more]
IF YOU are as big a fan of Cllr Ian Fowler as I am, you will be aware of the Crystal Road scheme which saw Blackpool Council buying up property in the Foxhall area of town, supposedly to renovate them and release them as high quality family accommodation. Mr Fowler banked a delicious £180,000 from [...more]