Did you know that the Talbot Gateway incorporates the shared space concept that has been so successful in St. John’s square?
I wonder whether they have thought about axing it after all of the recent uproar…
Mar 102010
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.
ReBlackpool have issued some publicity about their vision for the Winter Gardens should the local authority acquire it.
They reckon it’d be good with boutique-style shops, restaurants and conference facilities. That’s all a bit boring really, and I’m not sure demand is in place for boutiques. Conference facilities, well, it’s small time stuff now but if it’s a good implementation and not just a lick of paint then it could still attract some groups.
Read more on Winter Gardens to be linked up with Houndshill…
Oct 272009
They call it a dramatic U-turn in the Geazett, but it’s just another rerun of an old story to fill some space. Yes, they have dramatically reprinted Peter Callow’s populist musings that he would look to remove buses and taxis from St. John’s Square at some point in the future.
Jul 222009
Meet Maxine and Peter Callow, two of our friendly Conservative councillors in Blackpool.
Maxine and Peter are dinosaurs of local politics. They have been on the council scene for a long time and as a result of the last local election, despite the fact only 1719 people voted for him as a councillor, Peter became the Council leader as the blue wave of Conservatism flushed out Roy Fisher and his Labour goons. Roy then went on to become the chairman of a NHS trust and is on a six figure salary, so he can now waste money on an even grander scale.
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