Railing against the rail enthusiasts

WYRE RESIDENT Harold brings us the latest over the reopening of the Poulton to Fleetwood railway as an angry Fleetwood resident seeks assurances that amateur rail boffins will not be handed control of the line.

 

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.

 
Guest Post: End of the line for PWRS?

VICTOR HERBERT Van Kinvig has produced a damning report into the farcical episode surrounding the Fleetwood rail link. Residents want a proper commuter link, but the PWRS just want to play trains.

 
Boundary bombshell puts Maynard in danger

THE LATEST constituency boundary reshuffle sees wholesale change for the Fylde Coast which could pose a problem for one or both of Blackpool’s elected members.

Jul 282011
 
Some site changes

LAUNCH OF the bloc|urban regeneration forum at Philtheone.com.

Jun 302011
 

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]

 
Blackpool MP Paul Maynard a big supporter of foreign aid cash handouts

SUNDAY’S TORY brunch hosted by Paul Maynard MP started out calm but ended up in a political ding-dong between the MP and Cllr Paul Galley.

 
Manifesto roundup: "Making Progress" with the Tories

FOR MANY it wont make any difference, but here is a short roundup of the Blackpool Conservatives’ manifesto for 2011.

© 2009-12 Philtheone.com
Suffusion theme by Sayontan Sinha