THERE’S ONLY one motion on the agenda for the council meeting on the 18th of January 2012, but it’s one that most Blackpudlians would surely be in support of.
UPDATE: Labour submitted a government-bashing amendment resulting in the Conservatives rejecting the motion.
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.
THE TOP table of the Labour council is announced.
BLACKPOOL’S LABOUR leader, Liberal Democrat leader and a Conservative cabinet member duked it out in a live election slugfest, but who ended up covered in glory?
AS MOST locals will know, the council always jumps at the opportunity to get its front men in the Gasjet, foretelling prophecies of magic and wonder only for said tales to fizzle out into a few artists impressions and business lunches for the said few involved. Bestselling author Dan Brown told us that the Holy [...more]
There are rumours bouncing around the town hall communications HQ that 3 months ago its executive approved a loan of £5m to the Pleasure Beach to pay for construction of a new ride, possibly the new Twist ‘n’ Splash water ride by German company Mack Rides. Yes, you read that right. Five million pounds of [...more]
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