Blackpool council says Talbot Gateway will survive
28th July 2010
BLACKPOOL council has insisted that the £220m regeneration scheme planned for Talbot Gateway will go ahead despite the North West Regional Development Agency's announcement yesterday that it would no longer be able to provide the £23m of funding it had pledged to the project.Helen France, Executive Director for Places at Blackpool Council, said: "The announcement made by the NWDA is as a result of changes introduced by the Coalition Government and in no way reflects on the viability of the Talbot Gateway scheme.The Tal......for the full story register now for free or login below...







Why do Blackpool Council feel they have the right to "regenerate" the town, yet fight the Tithebarn Project in Preston?
Anthony Rishton