Blackpool History, Mystery, Heritage and Hauntings

OOOOhhhh ! more houses ! Planning Permission has/had been granted for the construction of 25 residential units in a mix of houses and apartments on Talbot Road Road/Coleridge Road,  Blackpool. In addition, the development will include associated hardstanding, parking, drainage infrastructure, and gardens - was the planning permission discription. Thus making use of the space and land left behind by *Beneast* back in 2014. Just to remind you ... Six years ago the old buildings were torn down.. Now building is nearly complete in  the newly renovated area ..seems some folk have even moved in..

Bit of a long read..however fingers crossed that we get some of this funding for he town ! Blackpool Council is ready to bid for significant government funding up to £25m that will help to renovate, transform and strengthen the future of the town centre as the next phase of its ambitious Town Centre Regeneration Strategy. Blackpool is one of 100 towns that has been shortlisted across the UK to develop plans to reinvent the high street, where a portion of the £1bn Future High Streets Fund could be used in a number of ways: To improve transport and access to the town Convert empty retail units into new homes, workplaces or places of leisure Upgrade vital infrastructure such as new public spaces or improving new smart digital technology for a vibrant, modern retail and leisure experience The Future High Streets Fund is a government scheme launched in 2018 as part of the £6.5bn Towns Fund designed initially to support and fund 50 local areas’ plans to make their high st