Two key things to update you on: A trip to local HIV charity Body Positive. This was a fantastic experience as I sat and chatted with Bianca, the HIV nurse, and other team members and learnt a lot more about issues surrounding sexual health in Blackpool. It may not seem an obviously important issue, but
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Shame on me for not blogging for a fortnight – too much happening! But yesterday was a special day because we had David Cameron and the Shadow Cabinet meeting in Preston, and then David went on to do a Town Hall meeting in Fleetwood. I went along to the Conservative Club there with some of
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I’m just back from Moor Park Primary and a meeting of residents the Carleton Lodge Farm Estate (aka the Herb Gardens because all the road names are herbs) which nestles between Moor Park Primary and the crematorium. The two ward councillors Steve Houghton and Julian Mineur were holding the meeting to discuss with residents a
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There are some schools in Blackpool that do seem to get a bad press. Beacon Hill is one of them – it’s a National Challenge school, for example, which means they struggle to hit the 30% getting Grades C or above in 5 GCSEs including maths and English. Equally, I knew what a lot of
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I have just issued a call for Joan Humble to show her support for Blackpool and Cleveleys’ many anglers in Parliament. Walking along the seafront, come wind, rain or sunshine, I see just how many local people enjoy angling. But now, those who go out in small boats for their angling face a new threat
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The Royal Mail don’t seem to have a clue. First they close Abingdon Street as a Crown Post Office. Then they close 3 more Post Offices in Blackpool North & Cleveleys. Then they re-open Abingdon Street as a collection point – presumably because WH Smith’s haven’t got the space – and now it looks as
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The Pleasure Beach announced today that the local landmark restaurant, the White Tower, is set to restrict itself only to private bookings. For many, this is an ‘end of an era’ moment and, inevitably, another “nail in the coffin”. We have plenty of them in Blackpool, it seems, these days. Stop for a moment though. Is
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I got a bit of a shock yesterday afternoon. Turning right out of Sevenoaks Drive onto Warren Drive, a bus swung round just as I was approaching the junction. I slowed down – I only drive at 20mph along Sevenoaks Drive anyway, I’ve had so many complaints from residents about speeding. But I was struck
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It is a common comment I hear about the recession: “It’ll be good for the charities with all their shops”. But it isn’t good for charities at the moment. The squeeze is affecting their funds, and forcing many to start to close services down. Financial investments have fallen sharply in value. Corporate donations have ‘fallen
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The Gazette is reporting an increase of 18% in Blackpool’s unemployment in the past quarter – an indication that things are going to get worse before they get better. Economists have been pointing out that job losses take time to filter through usually, and that we see them later on in a recession. They’re hitting
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