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/2011/10/roll-up-roll-up-its-the-queens-park-roadshow/ http://philtheone.com/2011/10/roll-up-roll-up-its-the-queens-park-roadshow/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:09:34 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5359 AFTER A senior councillor claimed that Queens Park drug addicts could spend their £4,700 windfall on a lethal overdose, uproar ensued from the residents group.]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/10/roll-up-roll-up-its-the-queens-park-roadshow/feed/ 44 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/2011/09/strictly-judge-slags-off-blackpool/ http://philtheone.com/2011/09/strictly-judge-slags-off-blackpool/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:23:48 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5143 CHASING THE stereotype, Strictly judge Bruno Tonioli has laid into Blackpool.]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/09/strictly-judge-slags-off-blackpool/feed/ 29 http://philtheone.com/2011/08/ride-the-lights-a-sparkling-success/ http://philtheone.com/2011/08/ride-the-lights-a-sparkling-success/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:16:01 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5046 EVERY YEAR the council close the Blackpool Promenade to allow cyclists to enjoy a sneak preview of the Illuminations known as "Ride the Lights". I did it, and here are my thoughts.]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/08/ride-the-lights-a-sparkling-success/feed/ 24 http://philtheone.com/2011/05/merlin-and-the-magical-money-tree/ http://philtheone.com/2011/05/merlin-and-the-magical-money-tree/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 08:35:44 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=4506 MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS were hailed as the saviour of Blackpool's ailing tourism industry. So why does the deal look so shady?]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/05/merlin-and-the-magical-money-tree/feed/ 43 http://philtheone.com/2011/05/smug-looking-fowler-labels-david-palmer-bitter-and-twisted-in-crystal-road-battle/ http://philtheone.com/2011/05/smug-looking-fowler-labels-david-palmer-bitter-and-twisted-in-crystal-road-battle/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 20:55:38 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=4373 THE GASJET conjure up a thoroughly biased report of the Crystal Road saga, labelling local hero David Palmer as a Walter Mitty character.]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/05/smug-looking-fowler-labels-david-palmer-bitter-and-twisted-in-crystal-road-battle/feed/ 36 http://philtheone.com/2011/05/who-paid-the-hoff/ http://philtheone.com/2011/05/who-paid-the-hoff/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 19:30:11 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=4369 DAVID HASSELHOFF was featured at the Pleasure Beach at an opening event for Nickelodeon Land today, but given that half of the money for Nickelodeon Land came from Blackpool taxpayers, who paid his (reported) £50,000 appearance fee?]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/05/who-paid-the-hoff/feed/ 4 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 http://philtheone.com/2011/04/people-power-leaflet-rocks-highfield-and-waterloo-tory-campaign/ http://philtheone.com/2011/04/people-power-leaflet-rocks-highfield-and-waterloo-tory-campaign/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:44:03 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=4272 A BLACKPOOL resident has set the cat amongst the pigeons in Waterloo and Highfield with a leaflet showing their Conservative councillors in a new light.]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/04/people-power-leaflet-rocks-highfield-and-waterloo-tory-campaign/feed/ 108 http://philtheone.com/2011/03/local-election-leaflet-labours-five-pledges/ http://philtheone.com/2011/03/local-election-leaflet-labours-five-pledges/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:58:08 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=4158 LABOUR FIRE the first shots in the local elections with some hard hitting leaflets exposing their opponents, but do they have the policies to win over the voters?]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/03/local-election-leaflet-labours-five-pledges/feed/ 27