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/2012/02/jobs-cost-of-top-dollar-cop-shop/ http://philtheone.com/2012/02/jobs-cost-of-top-dollar-cop-shop/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:42:33 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5901 IN MARCH 2011, Lancashire Constabulary were told to make average savings of £10.5m per year for the next four years. They said this would result in 550 officer and 250 civilian positions being cut, including 160 front line staff. In November 2011, police bosses decided that in addition, six Fylde police stations must close in [...more]]]> http://philtheone.com/2012/02/jobs-cost-of-top-dollar-cop-shop/feed/ 42 http://philtheone.com/2012/01/blackpool-transport-hub-proposed-by-tories/ http://philtheone.com/2012/01/blackpool-transport-hub-proposed-by-tories/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:19:23 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5649 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.]]> http://philtheone.com/2012/01/blackpool-transport-hub-proposed-by-tories/feed/ 100 http://philtheone.com/2012/01/crystal-road-valuer-wins-talbot-gateway-order/ http://philtheone.com/2012/01/crystal-road-valuer-wins-talbot-gateway-order/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:54:17 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5593 THE LIVERPOOL firm that valued former councillor Ian Fowler's property on Crystal Road at £180,000 as part of a bungled regeneration project has this week won a Compulsory Purchase Order which will see the remaining 25% of the Talbot Gateway/Central Business District land made available for council demolition squads.]]> http://philtheone.com/2012/01/crystal-road-valuer-wins-talbot-gateway-order/feed/ 20 http://philtheone.com/2011/12/mary-portas-high-street-revival-with-a-blackpool-twist/ http://philtheone.com/2011/12/mary-portas-high-street-revival-with-a-blackpool-twist/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:45:31 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5537 HIGH STREETS are in a 'dire state' according to the retail consultant Mary Portas, and she has prepared a 55-page document with her own solutions. So where do we start?]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/12/mary-portas-high-street-revival-with-a-blackpool-twist/feed/ 5 http://philtheone.com/2011/11/peoples-promenade-rejected-by-people/ http://philtheone.com/2011/11/peoples-promenade-rejected-by-people/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:28:05 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5495 TODAY I received my latest dose of indoctrination from the council’s Ministry of Truth. As we have come to expect, this newsletter is smattered with important names you will have heard of, but have no idea what they actually do; featured heavily in this edition is Eileen Ormand who gets paid over £60,000 per year [...more]]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/11/peoples-promenade-rejected-by-people/feed/ 44 http://philtheone.com/2011/11/talbot-gateway-not-the-talbot-gateway-any-more-as-sainsburys-set-to-move-in/ http://philtheone.com/2011/11/talbot-gateway-not-the-talbot-gateway-any-more-as-sainsburys-set-to-move-in/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:11:16 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5398 SAINSBURYS ARE moving into Blackpool's town centre Talbot Gateway development, which is being renamed to the Central Business District. Why have they dropped the name?]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/11/talbot-gateway-not-the-talbot-gateway-any-more-as-sainsburys-set-to-move-in/feed/ 7 http://philtheone.com/2011/10/entrance-to-hell-talbot-gateway-highways/ http://philtheone.com/2011/10/entrance-to-hell-talbot-gateway-highways/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:17:35 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5255 REVIEW OF the Highways plan for the Blackpool's forthcoming bank-breaking project.]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/10/entrance-to-hell-talbot-gateway-highways/feed/ 15 http://philtheone.com/2011/09/begging-bowl-out-for-illuminations/ http://philtheone.com/2011/09/begging-bowl-out-for-illuminations/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:50:36 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5061 PENNY PINCHING councillors have called for every visitor to Blackpool Illuminations to contribute £1 in donations because of a cash shortfall.]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/09/begging-bowl-out-for-illuminations/feed/ 17 http://philtheone.com/2011/06/urban-forum-request-for-comment/ http://philtheone.com/2011/06/urban-forum-request-for-comment/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:03:46 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=4643 IF REGENERATION was taken out of the hands of the Local Authority and was driven by what people wanted, I wonder what Blackpool would be like. Do you really feel that the new Promenade is “yours”? I have been approached by a group of urban design professionals who work within Blackpool and the Fylde with [...more]]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/06/urban-forum-request-for-comment/feed/ 13 http://philtheone.com/2011/06/talbot-road-bus-station-set-for-multi-million-cash-blast/ http://philtheone.com/2011/06/talbot-road-bus-station-set-for-multi-million-cash-blast/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:48:00 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=4566 BLACKPOOL COUNCIL have put up a contract for a £6.5m refurbishment of Talbot Road bus station and car park. Do we need this car park or should we be knocking it down instead?]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/06/talbot-road-bus-station-set-for-multi-million-cash-blast/feed/ 15