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NEWS from the council website today !  Talbot Gateway/Tram Extension work to resume next week. Some good news as demolition of the Wilko store will commence next week (1 June) paving the way for the long awaited tramway extension to be completed. According to the council, the works schedule will be as follows: -Demolition of Wilko’s building, Talbot Road - June to December 2020 -Construction of the high street underpass - November 2020 to 30th April 2021 -Construction of the Holiday Inn Hotel - October 2020 to April 2022 -Tram extension and track completion - January to May 2021 We will strive to bring back our weekly updates series while maintaining current guidelines and social distancing measures. The following was posted -  The next phase of Blackpool’s town centre regeneration is set to get underway in the first week of June as contractors prepare to start on site at Talbot Gateway.  This phase of development...

Following on from my last post on the works going on in town - have a gander to bring yourself up to speed... https://juliettegregsonheritagephotographer.blogspot.com/2018/05/tram-tracks-toilets.html and of course   https://juliettegregsonheritagephotographer.blogspot.com/2018/12/tram-tracks-toilets-updated-part-two.html Was meeting a friend in town so thought what a good change to get some more updated shots of our changing town...

Regeneration specialist Muse is inviting bids to build a 142-bed hotel in Blackpool’s central business district. The Holiday Inn hotel, which will be located on the site of the current Wilkinson’s building adjacent to Blackpool North railway station, forms part of the second phase of Muse Developments’ and Blackpool Council’s £100m Talbot Gateway regeneration scheme.   The five-storey building will feature a restaurant, bar, conferencing facilities and ground floor shops. A temporary 127-space surface level car park and access improvements connecting the proposed new tram station and the railway station, also form part of the plans. The works require the demolition of the existing Wilko’s retail store currently occupying the site. Shortlisted firms will be invited to submit tenders in September with a view to work starting in Spring 2020. s a local authority Blackpool Council can’t just dig up the roads and build a tramway. An application f...

Making Blackpool Better – town centre improvement works ! January update Promenade closure The re-opening of Blackpool Promenade around North Pier has been put back to allow for snagging works to be carried out on roadworks associated with the new tramway extension. The stretch of road between West Street and Queens Square was due to reopen on Monday 21 January but will now remain closed until the end of February. The delay does not affect the completion date of all other roadworks associated with the tramway extension. Talbot Road works The works on Talbot Road between the Promenade and Dickson Road are on schedule for completion by the end of the February 2019. The junction of Abingdon Street and Talbot Road remains open. Signed diversion routes remain in place and there is pedestrian access to all businesses which are open as usual. Traffic can leave the Promenade at Church Street to access West Street car park. Blackpool Council , We apologise for any inconvenien...