Lancashire MP prepares for crucial meeting over ‘problematic’ £5m roundabout

Continued concerns about the safety of a problem roundabout has prompted an MP to arrange a meeting with highway bosses. Lorraine Beavers, MP (pictured) for Blackpool North and Fleetwood, says National Highways needs to look at workable solutions which can realistically fix the issues at Norcross roundabout that links busy Amounderness Way, Fleetwood Road South and Norcross Lane, […]

£4m plan to improve Blackpool’s bus services

More than £4m of funding is set to be spent on improving bus services in Blackpool including upgrading shelters. It will go towards implementing Blackpool’s Bus Service Improvement Plan which sets out a number of priorities including bus lanes on Talbot Road, replacing worn out bus shelters and deep cleaning, says the BBC. The funding […]

Transport Secretary pledges to fix pothole plague after trip to Blackpool

The Transport Secretary has reaffirmed the government’s manifesto commitment to fix up to one million more potholes a year as she visited Blackpool. Transport Secretary Louise Haigh met with road workers and councillors to see first-hand the extensive work being undertaken to tackle the pothole plague and learn how high-definition imagery is used to spot […]

APT SKIDATA installing new parking technology in Blackpool

Parking and people access solutions technology business APT SKIDATA has been selected by Blackpool Council to install a digitally-based parking technology and management system at the multi-storey car park serving Houndshill Shopping Centre. Blackpool Council says the investment will introduce improved technology that enhances the user experience: “The Houndshill Car Park systems are dated and […]