The Holiday Inn Blackpool Celebrates 100 Days of Success
The Holiday Inn Blackpool officially opened its doors to its first guests 100 days ago and has since welcomed over 14,000 guests from around the world. The popular hotel has also sold over 8,000 rooms, 5,000 meals at Marco’s New York Italian Restaurant and provided 12,000 breakfasts to its guests. The hotel’s success represents a […]
Preferred contractor selected for new Blackpool Multiversity campus
Blackpool Council has selected a preferred contractor to build a new £65m state of the art education campus in the town centre. Morgan Sindall Construction has been chosen as the main contractor on a pre-contract services agreement for the Multiversity, which will bring up to 3,000 students and staff into Blackpool town centre. The Multiversity […]
Blackpool town centre Civil Service Hub tops out
A new home for the UK Government in Blackpool town centre is on track to welcome over 3,000 civil servants early next year. The £100m, 215,000 sq ft Civil Service Hub at King St near Blackpool North train station, has reached its highest point, making it the tallest office building in Blackpool. The seven-storey building […]
Trams return to Blackpool’s train station for the first time in 60 years
Passenger trams have connected up with Blackpool’s main train station for the first time in over 60 years. The opening of a 600 metre track extension connecting the current Promenade tramway with a new tram stop by Blackpool North train station was celebrated at a special event on Wednesday 12 June. The first passengers to […]
Plans submitted for new office at Talbot Gateway
Plans have been submitted for a new £45m office development in Blackpool’s Talbot Gateway. Full planning permission is being sought for a 52,950 sq ft office building off Talbot Road, which would bring over 1,000 additional employees into Blackpool town centre. The land, on the site of the former Apollo 2000 store, sits within the […]
Holiday Inn Blackpool opens as part of Talbot Gateway phase two
The Holiday Inn Blackpool has opened its doors to its first guests, as part of the second phase of the £350m regeneration of the Talbot Gateway. The Holiday Inn Blackpool, managed by RBH Hospitality Management, is council owned and is part of the wider regeneration project, Talbot Gateway, developed by Muse Places in partnership with […]
Blackpool Tramway Extension to open from 12 June
Blackpool’s tramway extension is set to welcome its first passengers on the 12 June and residents of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre can enter the draw to be on the very first tram. After a £23.42 million investment Blackpool’s new extended tramway is only weeks away from taking its first passengers. On Wednesday June 12 the […]
Civil Service Hub takes shape at Talbot Gateway
A new home for the UK Government in the heart of Blackpool is starting to take shape. The building façades are now being installed at the £100m, seven-storey Civil Service Hub, as part of the Talbot Gateway development close to Blackpool North train station. The terracotta faced ultra-high strength concrete façade panels, which are […]
Plans submitted for Multiversity campus
Plans for a new state of the art education campus in Blackpool town centre have been submitted. An outline planning application for a new Multiversity campus for Blackpool and the Fylde College has been submitted to Blackpool Council, showing a five storey campus on Cookson Street which could bring up to 3,000 new staff and […]
New images show rooms inside Holiday Inn development
New images show the first completed rooms inside the Blackpool Holiday Inn hotel. The four-star Holiday Inn is set to open in Spring 2024 and is currently being constructed as part of the town’s £350m Talbot Gateway development next to Blackpool North train station. The four storey, 144-room hotel will open alongside a […]