Blackpool improvements - Tons happening

[JJpool]

There's a lot happening in Blackpool with new developments, regeneration etc.

One of the key tourist routes into Blackpool is by train, you can see some of the improvements here... Talbot gateway, new shop fronts and buildings rendered etc. Talbot Square looking good. It's getting there.

Turtle Bay on the way to that area too.

Blackpool regeneration gathers pace with bingo, Taco Bell and 130-room hotel

Club 3000 Bingo premises are due to open in late June with a £5m fit out of the interior of the building now underway

www.lancs.live

New ambulance hub is looking good.

More trees planted every year finally greening places up.

Lancs town given £8m for transformation of historic Post Office into boutique hotel

Blackpool has been handed a further £8m of Levelling Up Funding by the Government which will be used to convert the town’s historic former main…

www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk

New Marvin's bar to open in Blackpool this summer

Businessman Alex Huckerby plans to convert the former Co-operative Bank on Clifton Street offering a similar experience to existing Marvin’s bars in Lytham, Poulton and South Shore

www.lancs.live

Maybe someone got a tad carried away with the new Lytham... but good to see Highfield Road doing well.

Boom time in the go-to destination dubbed Lancashire's 'new Lytham'

"It's the new Lytham'

www.lancs.live

Blackpool Central coming on...

The revoe sports pitches are due not far off and the new east stand will improve the area.

Work is underway on the new civil service building, one part of increasing footfall in town to help businesses.

VINCI begins £100m Blackpool civil service hub - Place North West

Muse Developments has appointed the contractor to build the 215,000 sq ft town centre office, with work due to complete in March 2025.

www.placenorthwest.co.uk

The Multiversity is planned... bringing huge educational benefits and more footfall.

Blackpool signs off £16m Multiversity loan among raft of approvals - Place North West

Resolutions to approve the use of compulsory purchase powers to unlock the construction of a town centre car park and a new East Stand for the town’s football club were also rubber-stamped by the council’s executive this week.

www.placenorthwest.co.uk

The museum is another thing coming soon.

New attraction...

Pictured: The Gruffalo attraction that's coming to Blackpool in May

The Blackpool attraction, called The Gruffalo & Friends Clubhouse, invites visitors to 'burst through the pages of some of their favourite stories and into a magical 3D world'.

www.dailymail.co.uk

There's a new arcade near to the Tower where the old woolworths used to be.

11 Blackpool projects that'll be completed or reach key milestones this year

Blackpool is undergoing a huge redevelopment

www.lancs.live

New look Abingdon Street market.

Any more? Probably missed loads of smaller things. Please add to the thread.

 

[20togo]

sadly, I have to say, that Blackpool looks worse every year. There's just so much of it which needs flattening. Yes, I know away fans sing it's a shithole but even though it's our shithole they are right. I've recently walked down Lytham rd, Waterloo rd and Bond St and then in North Shore around Dickson Rd and it's bad, it really is.It needs billions throwing at it to get it back to it's former glory. That's the sad truth. And we all know that's not gonna happen.

 

[L’étranger]

sadly, I have to say, that Blackpool looks worse every year. There's just so much of it which needs flattening. Yes, I know away fans sing it's a shithole but even though it's our shithole they are right. I've recently walked down Lytham rd, Waterloo rd and Bond St and then in North Shore around Dickson Rd and it's bad, it really is.It needs billions throwing at it to get it back to it's former glory. That's the sad truth. And we all know that's not gonna happen.

That’s the spirit.

 

[poolseasider]

Bit delayed bit still fantastic to get a well renowned chef into the town.

Blackpool Holiday Inn and celebrity restaurant 'on track' for 2022 opening

It's not long now until visitors will be able to stay at the four-star 144 bedroom hotel and enjoy their own slice of the Big Apple at Marco's New York Italian

www.lancs.live

 

[poolseasider]

We've a romantic notion for some that things where so much better back then compared to today which is nonsense.

Growing up in the 70's and 80's it was equally as shit if not worse with plenty of dumps of areas.

Hardly any restaurants,poor food choice at shops reminding you of David Jason Open all hours,our homes cold and boring with only 3 TV channels to choose from which shut down at midnight the list is endless.

Life today is so much better including our social lives despite shit whole areas (there always was) just society has changed so when we see new developments to our fantastic town it should be applauded not moaned about.

 

[Malced]

Not a reflection of any comment on this thread, but in general some people have negative mindsets. The words optimism, hope and positivity are lost on them. They can’t appreciate anything. They have a default setting to moan and gripe and complain and accentuate the …. negative.
They like to be the victims. They don’t take personal responsibility. This board is a magnet for the depressingly dark, bitter, and miserable.
The glass is not just half empty, it’s bone dry empty.

 

[Danny Ocean]

The big problem with the Lytham Rd, Waterloo area is that needs private developers to build quality houses, and apartments that people
want to live there, but are also wanting to buy. But private developers simply cannot get the return they want, what needs to happen is
to create some sort of development zone, as they did in Liverpool with the docks that create tax breaks and grants.

 

[Matesrates]

St, Chads hotel, Lyric hotel, Regency apartments and Seaside chippy, to be demolished and replaced with a high quality 157 bedroom hotel by owner’s Fragrance, which owns the Imperial. With all these high quality hotels suddenly happening, somebody must know something about the future, because I can’t see high quality visitors coming to town unless they get rid of the low quality dropouts and provide high quality facilities for these high quality visitors to enjoy. You have to assume those investing millions must know something.

 

[poolseasider]

National chain hopes to open its first coffee shop in Blackpool town centre

A national chain of coffee shops looks set to come to Blackpool after plans were submitted to take over a unit at the Houndshill Centre.

www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk

 

[JJpool]

sadly, I have to say, that Blackpool looks worse every year. There's just so much of it which needs flattening. Yes, I know away fans sing it's a shithole but even though it's our shithole they are right. I've recently walked down Lytham rd, Waterloo rd and Bond St and then in North Shore around Dickson Rd and it's bad, it really is.It needs billions throwing at it to get it back to it's former glory. That's the sad truth. And we all know that's not gonna happen.

Those are literally some of the worse streets, all towns have those sort of areas, some to a lesser degree, sadly Blackpools is right on view, not in some corner tucked away.

There's ton's of improvements happening, a lot in and around the town centre and then moving beyond.

Revoe will be next including the sports pitches and east stand, then central drive, a key area to improve, some of the streets back from the prom.

That area of Lytham Road will be done eventually, especially focusing on nearer Bloomfield road, as past there towards the front it needs work.

Waterloo isn't comparable to that end of Bond Street, even though its next to it.

So I don't really get how it's looking worse every year, as those areas have been shit for a long time.

You seem to be looking at problems that were largely already there and ignoring all the improvements made and being made.

I agree though most of those those areas do need some urgent attention.

 

[TheRealKingKenny]

These days my trips into Blackpool consist of the walk to Bloomers from Blackpool North. Done it a few times recently but it still shocks me how bad it’s become down that way. I know Central Drive has been shit for years but the whole lot needs flattening now, before it falls down.

Suburbs are fine, and I’ve never felt unsafe in Blackpool, even in the central areas.

 

[JJpool]

Mentioned in one of my articles in the op but...

Should be almost ready now...

Brand new sports facilities taking shape at Blackpool Airport

Work has now begun on a new 3G artificial turf pitch and adjacent natural grass rugby pitch and training area as part of the second phase of the £5m Common Edge Community Sports Village

www.lancs.live

There's the need road into thr enterprise zone and expansion there of more businesses.

Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone's £84m splurge and 2,000 new jobs

It's already one of the best performing zones in the UK

www.lancs.live

Not sure if the most up to date...

Stanley Park to get new 3G football pitches built this spring

A £250,000 grant means work on the refurbishment of Stanley Park’s all-weather football pitch can begin

www.lancs.live

 

[JJpool]

These days my trips into Blackpool consist of the walk to Bloomers from Blackpool North. Done it a few times recently but it still shocks me how bad it’s become down that way. I know Central Drive has been shit for years but the whole lot needs flattening now, before it falls down.

Suburbs are fine, and I’ve never felt unsafe in Blackpool, even in the central areas.

Which way do you go? As that video from Blackpool North to the front is a big improvement from years gone.

Obviously you won't go that way, tourists would probably.

Once seasiders way is back open people only have to get the there if they go that way.

Central drive is part of the Revoe revolution masterplan.

Search revoe masterplan Blackpool if you want to see the full plans.

 

[TheRealKingKenny]

Which way do you go? As that video from Blackpool North to the front is a big improvement from years gone.

Obviously you won't go that way, tourists would probably.

Once seasiders way is back open people only have to get the there if they go that way.

Central drive is part of the Revoe revolution masterplan.

Search revoe masterplan Blackpool if you want to see the full plans.

I don’t do the front, I cut through through the town centre then walk between the winter gardens and the Hounds Hill and then along Central drive because I normally meet my mates at Tyldesley Con Club.

It’s probably the worst possible route scenically and it’s good that they’re focussing on that area. It’s a shame because you can see that it would have been bustling many years ago but that’s way before my time and it’s looks like it’s all just been left to decay.

 

[Matesrates]

“Build it and they will come” so they say, and you can spend multi millions on fantastic projects, but druggies who have descended here, will still be here and very off putting to the market they’re trying to attract.

 

[poolseasider]

“Build it and they will come” so they say, and you can spend multi millions on fantastic projects, but druggies who have descended here, will still be here and very off putting to the market they’re trying to attract.

Druggies are in every town & city in the country if an area is run down it will attract them not the other way round.

 

[JJpool]

“Build it and they will come” so they say, and you can spend multi millions on fantastic projects, but druggies who have descended here, will still be here and very off putting to the market they’re trying to attract.

Yeah but by improving areas you can increase its value, cut out hmos and force the dregs elsewhere, somewhere less noticeable.

Work on improving the reasons people turn to drugs and treat the ones that are, some will finish themselves off...

We've seen improvements already, take the queen's park area where the tower blocks were. Now looks very visually appealing and loads of greenery. You can see some nice cars outside some of those houses. Has it eliminated all issues no, but for 1 it looks miles better and will have some better people there.

Also I'm sure many will have noticed a vast improvement when entering Blackpool from the m55 via Preston new road. These houses.

It all starts with regeneration, making better houses, more jobs and a more prosperous town.

 

[poolseasider]

Inside Blackpool's new chicken restaurant inspired by a Manchester favourite

The restaurant's menu features dishes named after famous rappers and hip hop stars

www.lancs.live

 

[JJpool]

Inside Blackpool's new chicken restaurant inspired by a Manchester favourite

The restaurant's menu features dishes named after famous rappers and hip hop stars

www.lancs.live

He's my brothers mate, Stefanis next door is his too and meant to be amazing, but havent been myself yet but will soon. His chicken place is meant to be amazing too.

 

[Wizzerboy]

That’s the spirit.

That's the realisation

 

[Wizzerboy]

I'd hazard a guess that 80% of the money that comes into Blackpool doesn't stay here.

 

[JJpool]

Blackpool Holiday Inn and Marco Pierre White restaurant finally set to open

The hotel had originally been slated to open in summer 2022

www.lancs.live

Our new £1.5million big cat facility for endangered species is set to open in late Spring | Blackpool Zoo

Our new £1

www.blackpoolzoo.org.uk

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/whats-on/things-to-do/blackpool-pleasure-beachs-hotly-anticipated-ride-valhalla-set-to-reopen-for-technical-rehearsals-this-april-following-major-refurbishment-4065986

Ascent Trampoline Park – Blackpool’s Ascent Trampoline Park is bouncing into the new season on the back of a £100k investment in new play equipment.
A new three-tier Ninja assault course opened towards the end of last year, with a dozen features aimed at children aged seven to 14. The course is included in the attraction’s all-in-one ticket admission.

 

[fcblackpool]

Where did he say he was? I couldn't catch it.

I take it the bloke doesn't work for the tourist board as Talbot Rd looks the absolute arse end.

As @20togo says the money needed for the town just won't happen.

 

[20togo]

Those are literally some of the worse streets, all towns have those sort of areas, some to a lesser degree, sadly Blackpools is right on view, not in some corner tucked away.

There's ton's of improvements happening, a lot in and around the town centre and then moving beyond.

Revoe will be next including the sports pitches and east stand, then central drive, a key area to improve, some of the streets back from the prom.

That area of Lytham Road will be done eventually, especially focusing on nearer Bloomfield road, as past there towards the front it needs work.

Waterloo isn't comparable to that end of Bond Street, even though its next to it.

So I don't really get how it's looking worse every year, as those areas have been shit for a long time.

You seem to be looking at problems that were largely already there and ignoring all the improvements made and being made.

I agree though most of those those areas do need some urgent attention.

but you talk as if it's a piecemeal job. And all towns aren't seaside resorts though are they? In my view there isn't enough in the coffers to do what requires doing. You mention Queenstown and yep it looks a helluva sight better than it did, but size wise it's less than a hundredth of areas that need flattening and total redevelopment. It's why I said billions and why it just wont happen at the rate it needs to. And of course it's looking worse every year. More and more places are getting boarded up. I went down Bond St about a year ago or so and all the buildings were standing. A couple of weeks ago buildings are now falling down. Yes, of course improvements are being made but you list a 100k investment and a 1.5 mill. Absolutely peanuts to the billions required.

 

[Johnno]

We’ve been neglected for so long that regeneration is going to take an age, but at least we’re heading in the right direction.
The buildings side of the prom needs drastic attention, there’s far too many shabby looking hotel and shop fronts, and too many empty buildings.
I’m still not convince about Erich van Danicken’s entertainment zone either, I can see it falling through, but I’d love to proved wrong.

 

[BFC87]

Take a look on the corner south of the solarium. With the gift of a western sunset,although taking many years more similar modern developments would surely totally transform our great towns fortunes.

 

[JJpool]

Where did he say he was? I couldn't catch it.

I take it the bloke doesn't work for the tourist board as Talbot Rd looks the absolute arse end.

As @20togo says the money needed for the town just won't happen.

Take it your mocking the here in Blackpool catchphrase he repeats?

That area of Talbot he walks down looks alright now, it's had street improvements and shop fronts, rendering etc.

You know the great thing about the internet... you can actually find out what places we're like in the past.

If you go on Google maps and look at the area of Talbot Road walk on the wild side goes down, go back to 2009 or an early time around thrn, you can actually see what places looked like.

 

[JJpool]

but you talk as if it's a piecemeal job. And all towns aren't seaside resorts though are they? In my view there isn't enough in the coffers to do what requires doing. You mention Queenstown and yep it looks a helluva sight better than it did, but size wise it's less than a hundredth of areas that need flattening and total redevelopment. It's why I said billions and why it just wont happen at the rate it needs to. And of course it's looking worse every year. More and more places are getting boarded up. I went down Bond St about a year ago or so and all the buildings were standing. A couple of weeks ago buildings are now falling down. Yes, of course improvements are being made but you list a 100k investment and a 1.5 mill. Absolutely peanuts to the billions required.

This thread is about the improvements, there's tons happening, more to do yes of course. That's the point, Blackpool is at a disadvantage because of its layout that the worst areas aren't as hidden away as an inland town, where people would have no need to go through at all.

Bond Street is a mess no doubt.

I have only listed what articles say, I've no idea the full cost of improvements but theres many millions going in.

Not sure how the 'Kings cross style regeneration' will work.

New plans to level up Blackpool unveiled

New measures to help turn the tide on deprivation in one of the UK’s most iconic seaside towns.

www.gov.uk

 

[JJpool]

Take a look on the corner south of the solarium. With the gift of a western sunset,although taking many years more similar modern developments would surely totally transform our great towns fortunes.

2015 vs Oct last year

 

[fcblackpool]

Take it your mocking the here in Blackpool catchphrase he repeats?

That area of Talbot he walks down looks alright now, it's had street improvements and shop fronts, rendering etc.

You know the great thing about the internet... you can actually find out what places we're like in the past.

If you go on Google maps and look at the area of Talbot Road walk on the wild side goes down, go back to 2009 or an early time around thrn, you can actually see what places looked like.

The section of TR from Ma kelly's to Abingdon St looks a complete mess to me. I can only go back to what it was like when I used to walk up and down there just about every other day (being a North Shore lad) when I was younger. I know, back then politicians were noble, prices were cheaper......but I wouldn't want to be walking round there at night now.

I congratulate the improvements. The gateway, whilst not my cup of tea, is a load better. My indoor football pitch has been improved (North Station, we used to have games in there especially Sunday nights where the High St end would be one goal and the middle of the concourse the other) and the Prom obviously, but I wouldn't be suggesting walking down TR was a reason, or benefit to visit.

 

[JJpool]

Newsroom

www.blackpool.gov.uk

I wonder of thr central investment zone can help with some regeneration in someone the bad areas mentioned...

"The Central Blackpool area covers a substantial part of Blackpool’s inner area, from Talbot Gateway in the north to Bloomfield Road in the south, and incorporates various sites utilised for retail, office, leisure, light industry and housing. The boundary was chosen to incorporate many of the development sites either currently underway or earmarked for development in the near future within Blackpool’s central area."

 

[Wizzerboy]

It's all well and good celebrating what's going to happen but as usual it the grockles that are being pampered to rather than the locals.

 

[Seasider3610]

The Rammy gets a special mention in the first video

 

[JJpool]

The section of TR from Ma kelly's to Abingdon St looks a complete mess to me. I can only go back to what it was like when I used to walk up and down there just about every other day (being a North Shore lad) when I was younger. I know, back then politicians were noble, prices were cheaper......but I wouldn't want to be walking round there at night now.

I congratulate the improvements. The gateway, whilst not my cup of tea, is a load better. My indoor football pitch has been improved (North Station, we used to have games in there especially Sunday nights where the High St end would be one goal and the middle of the concourse the other) and the Prom obviously, but I wouldn't be suggesting walking down TR was a reason, or benefit to visit.

That section looks alright, most shops poulpulated, good signage, some buildings have been rendered compared to 2009, where some looked worse, the street has been done with better paving. It's all there on Google maps.

Here's a few examples...

2009 vs the last updated street view last year





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...

Street looks a bit tired

 

[JJpool]

It's all well and good celebrating what's going to happen but as usual it the grockles that are being pampered to rather than the locals.

Well it's a tourism town so it has to be attractive to people holidaying or it really will fall flat. Which is why it was right to focus on the front, then town centre then beyond.

If the town is thriving from it so can it's residents.

But yes some things have to focus on the towns people itself. Tree planting makes it look nicer etc and things like the revoe sports pitches will help and benefit people, mental health, healthier more active lives.

Certain regeneration helps both tourism and locals like the revoe central drive regeneration for eg.

The airport enterprise zone is creating jobs, other investment zones.

Things are happening and improving but it'll take time.

 

[Matesrates]

I often either drive or tram from Cleveleys to north shore and the section from the north end of the Metropole to the Beach House is shocking.

 

[TangoDave]

sadly, I have to say, that Blackpool looks worse every year. There's just so much of it which needs flattening. Yes, I know away fans sing it's a shithole but even though it's our shithole they are right. I've recently walked down Lytham rd, Waterloo rd and Bond St and then in North Shore around Dickson Rd and it's bad, it really is.It needs billions throwing at it to get it back to it's former glory. That's the sad truth. And we all know that's not gonna happen.

Rome wasn't built in a day! It's going in the right direction at last. It's never going to be Lytham.

 

[Mark_GT]

There's a lot happening in Blackpool with new developments, regeneration etc.

One of the key tourist routes into Blackpool is by train, you can see some of the improvements here... Talbot gateway, new shop fronts and buildings rendered etc. Talbot Square looking good. It's getting there.

Turtle Bay on the way to that area too.

Blackpool regeneration gathers pace with bingo, Taco Bell and 130-room hotel

Club 3000 Bingo premises are due to open in late June with a £5m fit out of the interior of the building now underway

www.lancs.live

New ambulance hub is looking good.

More trees planted every year finally greening places up.

Lancs town given £8m for transformation of historic Post Office into boutique hotel

Blackpool has been handed a further £8m of Levelling Up Funding by the Government which will be used to convert the town’s historic former main…

www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk

New Marvin's bar to open in Blackpool this summer

Businessman Alex Huckerby plans to convert the former Co-operative Bank on Clifton Street offering a similar experience to existing Marvin’s bars in Lytham, Poulton and South Shore

www.lancs.live

Maybe someone got a tad carried away with the new Lytham... but good to see Highfield Road doing well.

Boom time in the go-to destination dubbed Lancashire's 'new Lytham'

"It's the new Lytham'

www.lancs.live

Blackpool Central coming on...

The revoe sports pitches are due not far off and the new east stand will improve the area.

Work is underway on the new civil service building, one part of increasing footfall in town to help businesses.

VINCI begins £100m Blackpool civil service hub - Place North West

Muse Developments has appointed the contractor to build the 215,000 sq ft town centre office, with work due to complete in March 2025.

www.placenorthwest.co.uk

The Multiversity is planned... bringing huge educational benefits and more footfall.

Blackpool signs off £16m Multiversity loan among raft of approvals - Place North West

Resolutions to approve the use of compulsory purchase powers to unlock the construction of a town centre car park and a new East Stand for the town’s football club were also rubber-stamped by the council’s executive this week.

www.placenorthwest.co.uk

The museum is another thing coming soon.

New attraction...

Pictured: The Gruffalo attraction that's coming to Blackpool in May

The Blackpool attraction, called The Gruffalo & Friends Clubhouse, invites visitors to 'burst through the pages of some of their favourite stories and into a magical 3D world'.

www.dailymail.co.uk

There's a new arcade near to the Tower where the old woolworths used to be.

11 Blackpool projects that'll be completed or reach key milestones this year

Blackpool is undergoing a huge redevelopment

www.lancs.live

New look Abingdon Street market.

Any more? Probably missed loads of smaller things. Please add to the thread.

Are those two in first image the Preston wags coming back from a shopping trip?

 

[JJpool]

Blackpool approves last phase of stalled Foxhall Village - Place North West

Great Places Housing Association has been given permission to build the development’s final 67 homes, three years after Hollinwood Homes collapsed leaving the scheme incomplete.

www.placenorthwest.co.uk

It'll look a lot better once this is finished for the Rigby Road area.

There's quite a few ongoing projects for new homes and planned new homes within Blackpool and just outside.

Which is good to help the town grow and provide more upto date good quality housing.

Although there not a massive amount of space left, there's still quite a few places yet to expand.

 

[Macseasider]

The Blackpool museum was meant to open before Covid. There is still no sign of it opening either.

 

[JJpool]

The Blackpool museum was meant to open before Covid. There is still no sign of it opening either.

First look inside Blackpool's brand new Showtown museum

"Wow! It’s been a long time coming! Can’t wait."

www.lancs.live

Spring 24, even though they seem to say the old date in that article at first.

 

[tangerine_neil]

I often either drive or tram from Cleveleys to north shore and the section from the north end of the Metropole to the Beach House is shocking.

Went that way last Saturday. There’s plenty of ‘tatty’ buildings on that stretch. The council should make the owners do something. Maybe they are and it hasn’t happened yet?

Headed past the airport on way to M55. That last carriageway A5230 up to Peel corner and the first stretch of motorway is absolutely full of litter. It’s like it’s either blown from the nearby refuse point or tourists are lobbing crap out of their car windows on way out of town. Either way, it needs a damn good clean up.

 

[JJpool]

Can't wait for this one...

 

[TangerineBayern]

Can't wait for this one...

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[20togo]

First look inside Blackpool's brand new Showtown museum

"Wow! It’s been a long time coming! Can’t wait."

www.lancs.live

Spring 24, even though they seem to say the old date in that article at first.

from reading this thread, your focus seems to be mainly on new attractions. Of course, they will be a great addition to the town but none of those help solve the problem of the masses of decaying buildings and shops etc. As i said in my first post great swathes of different parts of the town heed flattening and replacing. That will cost billions and billions, something which the council or government haven't got to invest. And the situation is only going to get worse on that score. I remember back in the 70's places like Preston, Manchester and Liverpool were just wastelands of fallen down houses. It was a depressing sight. Being older towns/cities than us they had those problems back then and it's now that we are starting to face those same sort of issues. My worry is that now there isn't the money available to do to Blackpool what is needed to get the town back to what it should be. Times have changed and of course I realise even back then it was a case of a massive major financial reinvestment, l think that in todays times that money is not there on the same scale that it was back then.

 

[JJpool]

from reading this thread, your focus seems to be mainly on new attractions. Of course, they will be a great addition to the town but none of those help solve the problem of the masses of decaying buildings and shops etc. As i said in my first post great swathes of different parts of the town heed flattening and replacing. That will cost billions and billions, something which the council or government haven't got to invest. And the situation is only going to get worse on that score. I remember back in the 70's places like Preston, Manchester and Liverpool were just wastelands of fallen down houses. It was a depressing sight. Being older towns/cities than us they had those problems back then and it's now that we are starting to face those same sort of issues. My worry is that now there isn't the money available to do to Blackpool what is needed to get the town back to what it should be. Times have changed and of course I realise even back then it was a case of a massive major financial reinvestment, l think that in todays times that money is not there on the same scale that it was back then.

Well there's a lot of good things happening. Some of the streets you mention do need urgent work and with nothing done parts will probably be worse if they are left.

Some are on lists for regeneration but as we know it doesn't happen overnight.

Central drive when done will make a big difference, it will take time to do it all.

It'll happen eventually but yes with limited money not as fast as residents want.

Although with all the different money going in, whoknows what's actually planned.

Whatever people say about him and even if he is political point scoring, Benton is at least raising the points, keeping the discussion relevant and keeping pressure on the council and government.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/politics/parliamentary-question-on-regeneration-sparks-row-over-forgotten-parts-of-blackpool-4088510

There is a plan for revoe as mentioned but Bond Street he mentions and it seems there's something in the pipeline potentially.

 

[Malced]

I’ve not read the whole thread so apologies if it’s been mentioned.
But - yesterday I drove past the new Ambulance Hub adjacent to Waterloo Road. It’s another impressive new development, and it’s good for the town.

Maybe write to Scott Benton to thank him rather than bothering him with complaints that dog crap hasn’t been picked up.

Anyways, perhaps we should keep this NHS spending quiet from the many LWNJ extremists on here in case it ruins their day.

 

[TANGERINETOWERPOWER]

They missed a massive opportunity with the casino bid...if that had come off and not been scuppered by do gooders then the place would be buzzing now with massive investment and it would have returned to being the entertainment capital of the UK...So short sighted to not see the value of what they so nearly had. That said we would very probably still have Captain Rapey and his goon family at the helm of Blackpool FC.

 

[JJpool]

I’ve not read the whole thread so apologies if it’s been mentioned.
But - yesterday I drove past the new Ambulance Hub adjacent to Waterloo Road. It’s another impressive new development, and it’s good for the town.

Maybe write to Scott Benton to thank him rather than bothering him with complaints that dog crap hasn’t been picked up.

Anyways, perhaps we should keep this NHS spending quiet from the many LWNJ extremists on here in case it ruins their day.

Yeah that was mentioned, but it does look great doesn't it.

That also unlocked the other site where the ambulances were being temporarily stored on, off Talbot Road and Devonshire Road. Now that's free the courts can be built there which then unlocks the Blackpool Central site to get rid of the old courts and progress with the further phases of that.

So it was all linked.

Where the courts are now... this is what it's meant to look like. The whole project will be a vast improvement on the area and should help regenerate properties across from it,given the increased footfall and opportunity for business. Along with the other Central drive redevelopment....

Including some nice little squares...

The welcome refurbishment of the old picture house and the adjacent run down buildings on Central Drive will help that area too, part of the heritage quarter and restoring that brilliant old building.

 

[Malced]

Yeah that was mentioned, but it does look great doesn't it.

That also unlocked the other site where the ambulances were being temporarily stored on, off Talbot Road and Devonshire Road. Now that's free the courts can be built there which then unlocks the Blackpool Central site to get rid of the old courts and progress with the further phases of that.

So it was all linked.

Where the courts are now... this is what it's meant to look like. The whole project will be a vast improvement on the area and should help regenerate properties across from it,given the increased footfall and opportunity for business. Along with the other Central drive redevelopment....

Including some nice little squares...

The welcome refurbishment of the old picture house and the adjacent run down buildings on Central Drive will help that area too, part of the heritage quarter and restoring that brilliant old building.

I used to go to a nightclub in that old building on the top floor. They had a pizza takeaway inside the nightclub too. Often got a pizza and walked to south shore via central drive then st. Anne’s drive.