Last week there was a rumble about the supposed “priceless” ceiling of the Tower Ballroom which apparently is under threat from water damage from the “hydrodemolition” work being done on the Tower by Cumbrian civil engineers MP Marine. The work to sort it out amounts to £625,000 and without any scrutiny, debate or tendering process [...more]
On Thursday last week the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government confirmed that the Government’s financial input into the council’s acquisition of Blackpool Tower and Winter Gardens was not going to be withdrawn. Robert Neill put it bluntly; “The fact is that deal is done; the money has been spent. We are [...more]
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]
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