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! Thu, 17 May 2012 08:20:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://philtheone.com/2010/12/breathing-new-life-into-talbot-square/ http://philtheone.com/2010/12/breathing-new-life-into-talbot-square/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:18:13 +0000 True Blackpudlian http://philtheone.com/?p=3717 YESTERDAY THERE was talk over the old Post Office on Abingdon Street being done up and speculation over what will happen next. I feel it is wasted as a ‘callers office’, it looks horrible inside. A big empty room and one serving window open, what a waste of such a magnificent buildling. I sincerely hope [...more]]]> http://philtheone.com/2010/12/breathing-new-life-into-talbot-square/feed/ 60 http://philtheone.com/2010/10/finally-some-decent-restaurants-have-a-taste-for-blackpool/ http://philtheone.com/2010/10/finally-some-decent-restaurants-have-a-taste-for-blackpool/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:24:26 +0000 True Blackpudlian http://philtheone.com/?p=3259 There has been rumours floating around for some months that popular restaurant chain Nandos has had its eye on a site in Blackpool but only when I was by chance browsing the Planning Applications on the Blackpool Council website did I believe the rumours. Now the Gasjet has gone and confirmed it today also announcing [...more]]]> http://philtheone.com/2010/10/finally-some-decent-restaurants-have-a-taste-for-blackpool/feed/ 10 http://philtheone.com/2010/08/the-colonel-has-landed/ http://philtheone.com/2010/08/the-colonel-has-landed/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:24:55 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=3096 AFTER A report came out in February 2010 suggesting that Blackpool was one of the worst places in Britain for childhood obesity, Cllr Sue Ridyard of Layton ward asked; “Blackpool Council is doing all they can to prevent underage drinking, but legislatively what are they doing about unhealthy food and preventing obesity?” She went on [...more]]]> http://philtheone.com/2010/08/the-colonel-has-landed/feed/ 30 http://philtheone.com/2010/08/council-remain-ignorant-to-local-traders/ http://philtheone.com/2010/08/council-remain-ignorant-to-local-traders/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:51:27 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=3093 IT IS reported by some that during the great fires in Rome in AD 64, Emperor Nero ignored the inferno and instead sat up in his ivory tower playing a string instrument whilst people and property were razed to oblivion. Blackpool’s systemic arson problem may not quite be a parallel to this ancient Roman blaze, [...more]]]> http://philtheone.com/2010/08/council-remain-ignorant-to-local-traders/feed/ 159 http://philtheone.com/2010/04/new-8500-person-multi-purpose-venue-april-fools/ http://philtheone.com/2010/04/new-8500-person-multi-purpose-venue-april-fools/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:59:22 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=2022 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]]]> http://philtheone.com/2010/04/new-8500-person-multi-purpose-venue-april-fools/feed/ 21 http://philtheone.com/2010/03/restaurant-review-red-hot-world-buffet-liverpool/ http://philtheone.com/2010/03/restaurant-review-red-hot-world-buffet-liverpool/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:55:32 +0000 True Blackpudlian http://philtheone.com/2010/03/restaurant-review-red-hot-world-buffet-liverpool/ Went on a day visit to Liverpool yesterday with the girlfriend and some mates and on very strong recommendation gave Red Hot in the fabulous Liverpool One a try. For £12.99 you get an international all-you-can eat buffet including chinese, cajun, indian, italian, japanese, english, thai and mexican cuisine. We had booked ahead for 7pm [...more]]]> http://philtheone.com/2010/03/restaurant-review-red-hot-world-buffet-liverpool/feed/ 13 http://philtheone.com/2010/03/the-220million-question/ http://philtheone.com/2010/03/the-220million-question/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:44:38 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=1815 The mythical beast that is the Talbot Gateway is edging closer to planning approval, and once again I have to question whether this is really the way Blackpool can progress. There are many questions that must be asked about this project, mostly about the practicality and foresight that has gone into it. We are told [...more]]]> http://philtheone.com/2010/03/the-220million-question/feed/ 23 http://philtheone.com/2010/03/the-palace-nightclub-reopens-sort-of/ http://philtheone.com/2010/03/the-palace-nightclub-reopens-sort-of/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:39:25 +0000 True Blackpudlian http://philtheone.com/2010/03/the-palace-nightclub-reopens-sort-of/ Apologies for the misleading headline, that was just a swipe at the sensationalist journalism of the Gazette. But as announced in Friday’s Gazette there is a very interesting plan for the former Palace nightclub. I feel this is just the sort of establishment that Blackpool so desperately needs, it is just the sort of place [...more]]]> http://philtheone.com/2010/03/the-palace-nightclub-reopens-sort-of/feed/ 16 http://philtheone.com/2010/02/the-250k-objection/ http://philtheone.com/2010/02/the-250k-objection/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:45:15 +0000 True Blackpudlian http://philtheone.com/2010/02/the-250k-objection/ There is a lot of hoo ha at the moment over Pretend City’s Tithebarn Project, but seeing as the Gasjet is censoring me again by not restoring my comments I thought I would write an article. Now anyone on here who knows me knows I can’t stand that slumtown at the East End of the [...more]]]> http://philtheone.com/2010/02/the-250k-objection/feed/ 18 http://philtheone.com/2010/02/review-west-coast-rock-cafe/ http://philtheone.com/2010/02/review-west-coast-rock-cafe/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:52:42 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=1543 Almost everyone that’s been into Blackpool has seen the ominous looking doorway to the West Coast Rock Cafe on Abingdon Street, but few that I have spoken to have actually been in. I’m one of them. Well, okay, I had been there once before over 13 years ago. But I had a 2-for-1 voucher so [...more]]]> http://philtheone.com/2010/02/review-west-coast-rock-cafe/feed/ 13