Blackpool History, Mystery, Heritage and Hauntings

Blackpool Council has said that it will take around five months to bring down the former Dickson Road store and car park.  I was lucky enough to be givern permission back in March to take interior shots ( glad I did before the official closing date due to lockdown ! ) Blackpool Council has confirmed that work will begin on the demolition of the town centre Wilko store in August this year.  ( however doesn't say which end of August - one bets that it will be the end to match when all the school's reopen.. )  After months of uncertainty around when work will commence on bringing down the derelict store and attached car park, the next stage of the plan has been laid out. The most recent announcement outlines the next phase of the Talbot Gateway regeneration scheme. It will pave the way for a new Holiday Inn Hotel and completion of the tramway extension following nearly two years of delays. The tramway is now due to be finish

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 will see the demolition of the e