What’s to see: Christmas By The Sea
Blackpool’s Christmas By The Sea event this year is set to take place from 17 November to 1 January from 12-9pm daily. Blackpool’s Tower Festival Headland has been transformed into a festive village with an outdoor skating rink, simulated snowfalls, log cabins, light installations, projection shows, and festive fairground rides. Continue Reading
Tram Service suspended due to weather
Fierce gusts of wind are currently battering the fylde coast with weather warnings issued across the north west for wind and rain. As a result – Blackpool transport have terminated tram services for the time being. Should weather improve later on they may look at re-starting services again today. Updates Continue Reading
Big bird in St. John’s square
A large pigeon made from recycled car parts has been sited in St. John’s Square in the town. The artwork titled big bird is a one tonne pigeon created for an exhibit at the London museum called the beasts of London – which is on display in the town as Continue Reading
Queen Street Improvements 2020
It seems that since the beginning of Lock-down – different areas of the town have been closed off for portions of time to allow road works and re-surfacing and other renovations to be carried out. One of these sections of street has recently been re-opened without much ceremony at all Continue Reading
HUGE New building proposed for Town Centre
A massive new six storey building has been proposed for the site of Pizza Express on the corner of church street and Abingdon street – in the heart of Blackpool’s town centre. If approved by planning officials – the new scheme would see the existing 3 storey building completely demolished Continue Reading
No Room At The Inn
Just 6 days before Christmas and on an evening where the council’s SWEP is still active – a rough sleeper in the town seeks shelter in the doorway of the housing options building after being told effectively there is no room at the inn for him. A source from Continue Reading
Severe Weather Emergency Protocol Enacted.
From tonight rough sleepers in the town centre will be able to seek refuge from the cold at Blackpool Council’s SWEP facility (Based at the old Foyer Building as of the 12 Dec) ran by the Street Angels – the entrance being on Singleton Street but the building itself being Continue Reading
Sugar and Spice and all things nice
New Business on the Block – Sugar and Spice Earlier this week we shared a post from a new business venture on Queen street Sugar and Spice which stands where the former Nunzio’s restaurant was opposite walkabout. The new venture is a twist on an old classic – Sugar and Continue Reading
Fire and rescue practice on big wheel
Rescue teams from Lancashire fire and rescue have been taking the opportunity today to conduct some high access training. Following the retrieval of a man’s body from a chimney in Carlisle – members of the rescue and rope access teams have been honing their skills in Blackpool today. Earlier rope Continue Reading
Fracking Ban for UK Confirmed by Government
Following a government investigation into work carried out by fracking company Cuadrilla at the Preston New Road hydraulic fracturing site, it has been confirmed that fracking has now been banned across the UK. Shale gas companies have been told that there will be no future opportunities for them to carry Continue Reading
