On Wednesday this week it was decided by Blackpool Council to put forward an expression of interest in becoming a World Heritage Site alongside wonders such as the Great Wall of China and the Great Barrier Reef. Tourism executive Helen France hopes that this application would ‘maintain Blackpool’s profile’ and make a ‘very positive statement’ [...more]
Not the most thrilling topic I grant you, but I noticed something on Devonshire Road that probably isn’t new but that I was quite pleased to see and wondered why I haven’t seen it in more locations. It also reminded me of a trip to southern Spain last year. What was it? Now I know [...more]
Blackpool Council has appointed Right Solution as development consultants for the Winter Gardens in order to help develop facilities to challenge big cities for conference business. They are tasked with finding out what potential conference clients want and “making it so”. Right Solution MD Sally Greenhill said; “The Blackpool Winter Gardens represent an historic part [...more]
I was asked by regular reader and keen rollerblader Jamesh to look into the specifics of the forthcoming developments on the St. Chad’s and Waterloo headlands, in particular the skate park on the Waterloo side. He had bad experiences at Stanley Park due to wood being used for the ramps and rotting away, and found [...more]
Steven Bate’s latest broadcast provides an excellent, fact-packed summary of the mire of Blackpool, its recent trials and tribulations under Leisure Parcs and the impact of Merlin Entertainments Group. It’s rather excellent if I do say so myself. Click here to listen in another window.
There’s a group on Facebook started by the former resident DJ of the Syndicate, Jason “Fubar” Barr, who says he will reveal by August – or if 10,000 people join his Facebook group – the location of an all-new 8500 capacity Multi Purpose Venue in Blackpool. He claims that the venue will have two nightclubs, [...more]
Don’t you think Regional Minister Phil Woolas is taking his Tower deal celebrations a bit far? I think he’s been watching too much of that dodgy Japanese porn. Watch out Phil, Gordon’s got his eyes on it! Look at Peter Callow’s face – he does seem to be enjoying it!
It has been confirmed that Blackpool Tower and Winter Gardens have been sold to the Council for a cool £40m and that Merlin Entertainments Group will take over the operation of the Tower after this year’s Illuminations. The Gasjet claim it as an exclusive but I think we all know which site broke the story [...more]