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"It's Dire Here!" - From Paradise to Deprivation: The Decline of Blackpool 

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Real Britannia Episode 1:
Life in Blackpool may seem like a dream with its iconic amusement park and beautiful beach, but behind the tourist attractions lies a grim reality.
This coastal town in Northern England has earned a reputation for having the lowest life expectancy rates and the worst quality of health in the country.
While the rest of England has seen life expectancy steadily increase over the past 30 years, Blackpool has experienced a significant decline. Men in England can expect to live until they are 79, while for women, it's 83.
In Blackpool, however, life expectancy is nearly five years shorter for both sexes. The town's healthy life expectancy, the number of years people can expect to live in good health, is also well below the national average. So, what has led to this crisis?
According to Arif Rajpura, the town's director of public health, there are multiple factors contributing to Blackpool's health inequality. The gap between Blackpool and the rest of the country has widened over the years, and it's a challenge that requires the collective effort of the council, the NHS, and the government.
Rajpura highlights issues such as the price of alcohol, obesity, and junk food advertising as factors that need to be addressed. Additionally, Blackpool faces an opiate crisis, with the highest rate of deaths from drug misuse in the country. The loss of young lives to overdoses has a significant impact on overall life expectancy.
TalkTV visits the town where people die youngest and eight of the ten poorest neighbourhoods in Britain are. We spoke to the locals about what has gone wrong.
Blackpool's future hangs in the balance. The town's unique charm and its people are what make it special. Without safeguarding their health and well-being, the very essence of Blackpool is at risk.
The town's residents are hopeful for a brighter future, but they need support and action from all stakeholders to overcome the current crisis. The time for change is now, and Blackpool's survival depends on it.
After going to press, a Government spokesperson responded:
“We do not recognise these figures. We have already committed £141 million of Levelling Up funding to create more local jobs and regenerate Blackpool’s town centre for future generations to reap the rewards.
“Last year, we dedicated £40 million to deliver new leisure facilities, create jobs, boost tourism, and help level up Blackpool through the relocation of the town’s Magistrates and County Courts. This is estimated to create 1,000 jobs.
“We want to spread opportunity more equally across the country and ensure councils like Blackpool have the resources they need to deliver vital services for local people and businesses. That is why Blackpool Council’s core budget has seen a real-terms increase for 2023/24 - an extra £45.5 million since 2015/16.
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@moonagedaydream4489
@moonagedaydream4489 11 месяцев назад
There is a very popular Blackpool RU-vidr, Stephen Cheatley, who has a channel called A Walk On The Wild Side. On Stephen's channel he isn't afraid to show the deprivation in Blackpool. People are quick to criticise Stephen for showing the parts which are not directed at tourists, but he is a very honest man, and wants to show everyone the real Blackpool, not just the bright lights of the Golden Mile. It is essential that people aren't blinkered to the truth about what is happening in the town.
@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool
@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool 11 месяцев назад
Thanks Moonage xx
@NicoleMelnyk-vw1oi
@NicoleMelnyk-vw1oi 11 месяцев назад
You know coronation street makes black pool seem extravagant then again what do I know as a Canadian but yeah I'm shocked
@tommyhassan3545
@tommyhassan3545 11 месяцев назад
I agree I watch his channel he’s very honest shows it how it is he’s a good guy
@moonagedaydream4489
@moonagedaydream4489 11 месяцев назад
​@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool No problem Stephen xx
@G4RY1159
@G4RY1159 11 месяцев назад
Great Channel, watch it all the time.
@davidaston1644
@davidaston1644 10 месяцев назад
Its not just Blackpool, its really the UK.
@002lisamarie
@002lisamarie 10 месяцев назад
Not all of the UK. A lot of it is nice.
@Zerpentsa6598
@Zerpentsa6598 9 месяцев назад
Yes. The UK is literally collapsing with 147 schools likely to collapse if UK doesn't borrow more to repair them.
@AJ-xv7oh
@AJ-xv7oh 9 месяцев назад
@@002lisamarie Yes, alot of the posh rural areas where all the Tories live.
@carolevans5285
@carolevans5285 8 месяцев назад
Blackpool does need help it has done for years. There lovely people ❤️
@lolabob3767
@lolabob3767 8 месяцев назад
@@002lisamariewhere is still nice?
@hilarybramley7529
@hilarybramley7529 8 месяцев назад
What always shocks me at Blackpool is the complete lack of trees
@estebantia2413
@estebantia2413 7 месяцев назад
I lived in England for 12 years, travelled round the country for work, and that's always someting that I couldn't help but point out in almost every city/ City center/ suburbs I visited. That made them look sad and lifeless.
@002lisamarie
@002lisamarie 7 месяцев назад
@@estebantia2413 Many places have lots of trees.
@ynwa3476
@ynwa3476 7 месяцев назад
​@@estebantia241337% of London is covered in trees and green areas. Surrey is also 37% woodland. I don't know where you travelled but there are plenty of trees in the UK.
@estebantia2413
@estebantia2413 7 месяцев назад
@@ynwa3476 First hand, the UK is not just London. Or Surrey. Second hand, if you read again, I'm talking about cities, not the woodland, countryside (very beautiful, as a matter of fact) or whatever else. There are always gonna be trees here and there, but in general many of its cities are completely lacking.
@ynwa3476
@ynwa3476 7 месяцев назад
@@estebantia2413 Which cities did you visit ?
@justso1823
@justso1823 11 месяцев назад
Why would anyone spend £600 for a 3 days holiday and walk on a beach covered in sewage? And pay £35 in parking. People are delusional.
@edwinturner1149
@edwinturner1149 10 месяцев назад
I don’t spend nothing like 300 for 3day digs,where are you going,unless everything inclusive
@justso1823
@justso1823 10 месяцев назад
@@edwinturner1149 altogether with spending money in Arcades food etc usual tourist stuff
@tenfold7493
@tenfold7493 11 дней назад
People who still watch vhs tapes and classic emerdale and eat fish and chips 3 times a week
@justso1823
@justso1823 10 дней назад
@@tenfold7493 living the life 🤣🤣🤣
@truckerfromreno
@truckerfromreno 11 месяцев назад
English working class are the most oppressed and discriminated against group in the country. Their own country.
@mitzy123
@mitzy123 11 месяцев назад
Nonsense.
@justso1823
@justso1823 11 месяцев назад
I agree their treated like 2 rate people
@Brs-od8mx
@Brs-od8mx 11 месяцев назад
​@@mitzy123do elaborate
@starofdavid9919
@starofdavid9919 11 месяцев назад
And Scottish.
@THABONEZONE
@THABONEZONE 10 месяцев назад
@@mitzy123 not really nonsense when a lot of people are better of on benefits illegal immigrants get temporary housing whilst homeless British men aren’t priority to local housing authority’s which means they won’t be housed and not to mention working class familys are massively under represented in the uk stomped out in pursuit of political correctness and multiculturalism
@BlackpoolRockTV
@BlackpoolRockTV 11 месяцев назад
One of the problems that isn't being discussed, is that in regards to the dereliction and deprivation, is that Blackpool Council spent £47.5m on buying Houndshill Shopping Centre, before even doing any renovation, they're also are spending millions on building new buildings for the council near the main train station, but they won't touch any of the derelict buildings to make the area derelict. The priorities of both local and central government is not in the benefit of the people of the country, its just in the benefit of corporations that profit from their current policies.
@leemorrison7113
@leemorrison7113 11 месяцев назад
Totally agree. They are not held to account and waste taxpayers money how they like while ignoring the real issues and helping the residents...
@Hjd10
@Hjd10 10 месяцев назад
As they say, you can't polish a turd however you can roll it in glitter... This sums up Blackpool to me.
@mrswigglebottom967
@mrswigglebottom967 9 месяцев назад
@BlackpoolRockTV Nailed it!
@BlackpoolRockTV
@BlackpoolRockTV 9 месяцев назад
@@mrswigglebottom967 Thank you.
@tonygunn6889
@tonygunn6889 9 месяцев назад
Blackpool. Just broken down issues benefits universal credit. Here about levelling up Witter on the wall
@ThailandFoodWalk
@ThailandFoodWalk 11 месяцев назад
This town started going into decline in the early 70s. People started going to Spain because it wasn't too expensive, and the weather was more or less guaranteed. Lots of people came to B,pool from all over the country on holiday and saw money changing hands, then they thought mistakenly that the streets were paved with gold. After moving here they discovered the real truth this town has always been a deprived area with little industry except the tourist industry. Even that has gone into a sharp decline over the last few decades making the place bleaker.
@angiewolstencroft9996
@angiewolstencroft9996 10 месяцев назад
Councils need 2 think about there Conscience
@angiewolstencroft9996
@angiewolstencroft9996 10 месяцев назад
Blackpool and its beaches are Empty Bring back the 70s when Blackpool was A Good place 2 live And go on holiday 😢 not any more Very sad
@supportme123
@supportme123 9 месяцев назад
Still get record numbers of holidaymakers here every year - the problem lies elsewhere, more particularly the lack of diversification in Blackpool's economy
@TheRedDevil-1968
@TheRedDevil-1968 9 месяцев назад
@@angiewolstencroft9996 What "conscience"? No council has them. It's all about the money for them.
@dannyormond6839
@dannyormond6839 5 месяцев назад
@ThailandFoodWalk The Social security offices employing thousands is nearby ,Preston has Aviation ,Manchester also at that time until recently had two major aviation businesses ( no gone ) Liverpool was still functioning until Thatcher arrived. By the way everyone did not go to Spain as so many people could not afford a passport . Yes you could get the 50p one from the post office but I think it was only valid for France , Belgium and Holland . Lots of people went by coach from the area to near Barcelona in Spain. Blackpool landladys helped destroy the place overpriced and dirty rooms. North Wales became a better option even Southport
@jeanward2954
@jeanward2954 4 месяца назад
I used to go to Blackpool as a child, it was wonderful. I think it started to decline in the 60’s . My husband was a policeman there , and ,myself a midwife. We emigrated to Canada I 1966. Last time we went “home” , my husband absolutely refused to go there , even for old time sake . So sad 😢
@patriciarowe6685
@patriciarowe6685 11 месяцев назад
I used to holiday in blackpool as a kiddie I loved it. Breaks my heart to see what's happening.
@truth.speaker
@truth.speaker 11 месяцев назад
It's not that bad here. People can work if they want and when they do, they do well
@truth.speaker
@truth.speaker 11 месяцев назад
@@user-gi7ri5xy9v there are plenty of jobs
@truth.speaker
@truth.speaker 11 месяцев назад
@@user-gi7ri5xy9v have you tried the local jobcentre?
@dawndoesnails
@dawndoesnails 11 месяцев назад
Not the same is it and it’s sad. I was born and raised, now living in Northern Ireland and the family here talk of fond memories. I worked in a hotel at 17 and I remember all of the coach trips and people having a lovely time. Still happens now but it’s all changed
@jimbrown4456
@jimbrown4456 10 месяцев назад
​@@truth.speakerunless your unemployed for decades the job centre is the worst place to find work
@markseeley8476
@markseeley8476 10 месяцев назад
I came out of rehab and had no real place to go but had a friend from a previous hostel who had moved to Blackpool. We stayed in touch and when rehab I headed for Blackpool, lost and confused. Nothing prepared me for that place! So many sweet and lovely people but such deprivation. I relapsed on the second night and left worse than ever. The UK is a nation destroying itself from the top down. I know what I am talking about
@johnkeanan8781
@johnkeanan8781 10 месяцев назад
Yeh same in many places tbh flooding in the migrants but cany take cafe of our own that's the government's policy now! Hope you are better mate.
@JanJan-gy7qp
@JanJan-gy7qp 10 месяцев назад
In certain areas in Glasgow young men have a 50/50 chance of making it to 60! Now that’s a crisis! This was all before the cost of living crisis.
@ThailandFoodWalk
@ThailandFoodWalk 10 месяцев назад
@@johnkeanan8781 A deliberate policy to destroy the national identities of countries worldwide. So it's easier to divide and rule people who are at each others throats with no collective identity. As usual coming under the guise of helping us or protecting us from problems they've themselves have covertly created over the years.
@amransaddique7009
@amransaddique7009 10 месяцев назад
I have immense sympathy for others and their problems up until they demonstrate what morons they are by blaming others that need help or just want a better life. Blame the government, not others.
@danamillsap8902
@danamillsap8902 9 месяцев назад
U doing drugs is your choice..no one or place is to blame.
@Alexander_Stevens
@Alexander_Stevens 10 месяцев назад
This is a tough watch, terrible decisions made by successive councils have allowed this town to suffer 😢
@CARLIN4737
@CARLIN4737 10 месяцев назад
Countrywide From Great yarmouth to Margate to Morecombe to Motherwell i think youll find the same story.
@somethinglikeanonymous1773
@somethinglikeanonymous1773 6 месяцев назад
No such thing as personal accountability? These people have themselves to blame.
@mogznwaz
@mogznwaz 10 месяцев назад
I’ve always believed that your town is what the people in it make of it. Keeping your garden tidy doesn’t cost anything. Being polite, kind and hardworking don’t either. I keep hearing ‘the government should…’ but I’m not hearing ‘we should….’ This is what 70 years of welfare state liberalism creates.
@FlyAmeliaEarheart
@FlyAmeliaEarheart 5 месяцев назад
Great comment. Nobody takes accountability for their own actions nowadays.
@drd6416
@drd6416 12 дней назад
I said this years ago. No accountability, always someone else will sort it out kind of apathetic attitude. We brought it on ourselves
@MrKASSIOPI
@MrKASSIOPI 11 месяцев назад
The Metropole Hotel blackpool has around 400 asylum seekers living there. They have regular meals and a weekly allowance. Meanwhile the homeless sleep in doorways in Blackpool 😣
@alison__16
@alison__16 11 месяцев назад
Exactly.
@johnsmith-rs2vk
@johnsmith-rs2vk 11 месяцев назад
Scandalous . Our own must come first .
@edwinturner1149
@edwinturner1149 11 месяцев назад
they do everywhere
@booth2710
@booth2710 11 месяцев назад
What a pity this 'TALK' news station did not want to 'talk' about this ..
@andrewhall5266
@andrewhall5266 11 месяцев назад
Council not interested in its own people
@WinChun78
@WinChun78 10 месяцев назад
The truth is, people in general were FAR better in the 1960's/70's and even into the 1980's. There was far more politeness and dignity shown to each other and when you lose that, it soon reflects into the surroundings. People trying harder to make more of themselves and be more considerate and helpful towards others is where the change needs to start....to try and make it back to how people used to be.
@martynblackburn9632
@martynblackburn9632 10 месяцев назад
Weaponised nostalgia.
@supportme123
@supportme123 9 месяцев назад
@@martynblackburn9632 Oh please go away - you know very well that this is the gospel truth
@martynblackburn9632
@martynblackburn9632 9 месяцев назад
I think not. The gospel and truth lie miles apart. @@supportme123
@threethrushes
@threethrushes 7 месяцев назад
I'm from London and 70s vintage. Confirm that standards of public behaviour were observed back then. I emigrated from the U.K. in 2015 after becoming disillusioned with the decline.
@MaksimSSM
@MaksimSSM 6 месяцев назад
But now they have Dr. Gupta as a local chief :⁠-⁠)
@derbyshireguru5680
@derbyshireguru5680 8 месяцев назад
My last proper holiday to Blackpool was in 1979; back then it was still a very family friendly place to go.... But sometime after that the Council decided to revamp Blackpool's image orientating it to younger people the nightlife began to take on a different turn and you could no longer take that evening stroll with your family without being confronted by drunken revellers, lewd debaucherous behaviour and all the other things that you really don't want to see on your family holiday.... So many families just stopped going and holidayed elsewhere; I actually began to prefer the more family friendly Norfolk coast for holidays (Not Yarmouth; which sadly followed after Blackpool and shows the same symptoms of decay)..... To me the 'cock rock' says Blackpool hasn't shaken this image off, and will continue to decline at the expense of those who actually live there, unless it cleans itself up. History has proven again and again that filth and lack of morality always end in social decay.
@stormytempest6521
@stormytempest6521 8 месяцев назад
SPOT ON.
@curtisducati
@curtisducati 8 месяцев назад
Like Amsterdam with drugs and prostitutes in windows on the high streets , not a good look , Blackpool is full of scum now , every pub has tattooed drunks shouting abuse , awful place to visit , full of penniless northerners with a bad attitude ....
@sidewindersid4180
@sidewindersid4180 8 месяцев назад
​@@stormytempest6521nail on the head. I couldn't put it better myself.
@RM360CR
@RM360CR 8 месяцев назад
No one belief mediam life expecstasy in the UK is 81 when you see the levels of poverty obesity diabetes and cancer the media lies surveys studies are manipulated.
@RM360CR
@RM360CR 8 месяцев назад
ONe thing you can clearly see here there is no TREES and that say masses of things about your society and culture your values and your health...
@Ian-gw2vx
@Ian-gw2vx 11 месяцев назад
I first visited as a 7 year old in 1974. It was an exciting, family attraction (granted it still had it's seedy postcard image etc) The Dr Who exhibition had just opened. I was thinking of visiting again and bringing some money into the town but I can't afford to buy a ticket for the pleasure beach, tower etc. And it is also cashless which goes against my beliefs. Gone are the days when you just freely walked into the fair and paid per ride. I am sure they would make more money this way if they went back to it. It has huge potential, fresh air from the Irish Sea and yet people are dying. So very sad.
@gilgammesh1
@gilgammesh1 6 месяцев назад
The fact you have to pay to get into the pleasure beach if you just wanna watch your kids have fun is disgusting.
@nessah23
@nessah23 11 месяцев назад
It’s same in all uk outside of London, us in mining towns are classed as scum
@tommyhassan3545
@tommyhassan3545 11 месяцев назад
Yeah I agree makes me mad when I here of former mining towns voting for the tories
@robertstraw9881
@robertstraw9881 11 месяцев назад
Turkeys voting for Xmas.
@Security848
@Security848 10 месяцев назад
have you been to London
@timmysawdust193
@timmysawdust193 10 месяцев назад
@@tommyhassan3545What!? When are you going to wake up and realise that they’re all the same under the same authority. Just controlled opposition for the dumb arses that vote every year it’s ridiculous.
@SandymoorFerrariClub
@SandymoorFerrariClub 10 месяцев назад
@@Security848 It's pretty much guaranteed that if you're in London and you see a house+area where you think 'actually, it would be nice to live there', that house will cost at least £3 million.
@barkyvonschnauzer2188
@barkyvonschnauzer2188 5 месяцев назад
I Visited Blackpool as a young lad growing up in England. I got an opportunity for a job in the USA back in the late 70's early 80's and have lived here ever since. I educated myself, to criticism well from companies I worked for, moved up in succession and made something of myself. It took motivation and determination. I think that "some" have just given up on their dreams.
@serenityinside1
@serenityinside1 3 месяца назад
Well that’s what generous benefits do to peoples motivation and ambition if they have modest wants + desires.
@robertbroatch8013
@robertbroatch8013 11 месяцев назад
Really appalling poverty!This is dreadful!Really horrendous!
@Hjd10
@Hjd10 10 месяцев назад
Blackpool is my hometown and to be honest, I never visit as it was dreadful when I left in 1990. You know that Disney looked at building a new park back in the 1980s and the clowns in the council made it all too difficult? The place could have been so different. You have a declining economy with more and more people with issues moving in.
@stevensarson482
@stevensarson482 10 месяцев назад
As a child we had a caravan at Cleveleys and a treat was to go to The Lobster Pot , in Blackpool , for tea. Watching what the place has become is very sad , and an indicator of how far we have slipped, despite the glossy facade that cloaks the country.
@zamiadams4343
@zamiadams4343 11 месяцев назад
So sad to see this, for me as a child growing up in the 70's and 80's Blackpool was Las Vegas, great memories of a time which is long gone.
@Elizabeth-jd3mn
@Elizabeth-jd3mn 11 месяцев назад
Obesity is the worst pandemic this country has faced over 30 years. Its a combination of NHS treating illness rather than being pro active and preventing it coupled with people growing up with less life skills. Cookery fell off the school curriculum many years ago so people rely on processed food. On top of this is the decimation of the industries that were prevalent and well paid. De industrialisation has devastated communities. Depressingly I can't see any of this changing.
@truth.speaker
@truth.speaker 11 месяцев назад
RU-vid let's you learn to cook a meal with easy guides for free We make our own choices in life
@franrowe8696
@franrowe8696 11 месяцев назад
The NHS aren't responsible for folks diet choices.
@lisagray1326
@lisagray1326 11 месяцев назад
Buying take away and processed food is far more expensive than buying vegetables and a piece if chicken. People are lazy. They make excuses. I'm not saying there's isn't poverty but you have to eat alot of junk food to become obese and that costs money!
@garethwilliams4467
@garethwilliams4467 10 месяцев назад
that's a cop out. My mum taught me how to cook. And now I watch food programmes and youtube. Lazy people are usually obese.
@SandymoorFerrariClub
@SandymoorFerrariClub 10 месяцев назад
@@franrowe8696 The positive thing about the obesity epidemic is that it kills off the kind of people who won't take responsibility for their own choices.
@tonyc2837
@tonyc2837 11 месяцев назад
I live in Blackpool, it’s not great I agree. But imo it’s no worse than a lot of northern towns and cities. The main political parties are all guilty of creating the north south divide. But people in the town keep voting for a Labour council that doesn’t help matters.
@TheMasterblaster32
@TheMasterblaster32 10 месяцев назад
Any prostitution? Looking for a new patch to hit up.
@sbaby-kg8hn
@sbaby-kg8hn 10 месяцев назад
Northern towns are full of drugs knife crime and antisocial behaviour
@rollforever_85
@rollforever_85 7 месяцев назад
@@TheMasterblaster32😂😂
@TheMasterblaster32
@TheMasterblaster32 7 месяцев назад
@@rollforever_85 😆🤣👍
@louishawkes07
@louishawkes07 10 дней назад
And what political party do you think would do better?
@robtaylor9547
@robtaylor9547 11 месяцев назад
Blackpool was great in the 80s. The place has been run into the ground... back streets empty... such a shame.. who has caused this mess
@G4RY1159
@G4RY1159 11 месяцев назад
Agree, back in the 70's & 80's you'd NEVER see a single void shop or derelict B&B Good times back then, simple with a lot less greed, no food banks in them days and those times were still tough.
@edwinturner1149
@edwinturner1149 11 месяцев назад
wants compulsory purchase orders,over time,and rebuild retail,industry and leisure ,or large swathes of land sold for redevelopment with the same purpose in mind
@TableTopWolf1984
@TableTopWolf1984 11 месяцев назад
We have, us Brits who decided it was cheaper an better to go abroad for holidays, an then you add on the industry closures by the Tories in the 70s/80s, an it becomes a place that can only make money in the summer an so the frontage earns but the back streets where locals should visit don't, an so you spend money on improving that which makes money an stuff the rest, that's capitalism in a nutshell, so we caused this
@deanmadnut2614
@deanmadnut2614 10 месяцев назад
​@@G4RY1159at least there was freedom back then
@supportme123
@supportme123 9 месяцев назад
@@edwinturner1149 But CPOs are expensive - where is the money to come from?
@JJ-iq8mi
@JJ-iq8mi 11 месяцев назад
I grew up on the Fylde Coast. Awful to see Blackpool has been left to rot by the Council.
@johnsmith-rs2vk
@johnsmith-rs2vk 11 месяцев назад
FAT CATS GETTING FATTER .
@jilumiah
@jilumiah 9 месяцев назад
Blackpool has 16 William Hill book makers, that says the towns people have poor money management.
@peter428
@peter428 9 месяцев назад
one of the funniest parts of this clip is the guy from the Council talking about his concerns for the health of Blackpool residents ! whilst he is appearing like one of the most unhealthiest people that you could wish to meet on a dark night in Blackpool…Unbelievable 🤷🏼‍♂️ 🇬🇧😮
@patriciahadley2374
@patriciahadley2374 9 месяцев назад
Peter 428. You're right, I thought the same.about him. But then so are an enormous number of the Blackpool population...unhealthy. They are enormously fat, especially the women, and it's heartbreaking seeing all those fat kids and grossly overweight teenagers. They are killing themselves but don't seem to realize it or even care about it. 😪
@joedomican2286
@joedomican2286 11 месяцев назад
I have known Blackpool for many years ( 60 that I can remember) including running the post there for a while in the 80's and it's decline is almost unbelievable. Nobody wants to live there and the former holiday accommodation has been filled with all manner of troubled people. I went back a couple of years ago for a short stay. It was so sad and pathetic. I don't know the answer . I moved from the North West of England ( via lots of places ) to Canterbury ,this is a beautiful place always bustling ,we have tourists all year around we have a university so lot's of young people it's just a nice place. Blackpool used to be great but now just sad.
@dangiles5038
@dangiles5038 10 месяцев назад
We swapped places, I moved from Canterbury to Lytham St Annes 8 years ago. I prefer it up here, nice town, affordable housing, great place to raise kids. Blackpool is dire though, it’s a different world altogether compared to 5 min up the road
@richardcoleman1427
@richardcoleman1427 8 месяцев назад
I stayed in Blackpool during the covid for 2 years. It is the most dire place I have ever stayed. Everyone I saw smoked, drank, took drugs , smoked week, were fat, litter everywhere, dog crap every 10ft on the path, too many aggressive people, i got threatened 3 times just for walking reading my book. The entire place needs gentrifying and the scum forced away from the town
@Uktravelguy
@Uktravelguy 8 месяцев назад
The truth reality and its all the the down and outs from other towns in Lancs that bring there issues there. To me it's just a dump by the sea......
@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb
@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb 4 месяца назад
@@Uktravelguy A lot more to Blackpool than the negatives. The Piers, The Winter Gardens, the Tower Ballroom, The Zoo, the beach, some of the grand hotels. Blackpool is not all negativity.
@Uktravelguy
@Uktravelguy 4 месяца назад
@@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb It caters for a specific crowd. It dosent cut the crust for me. Ive visited other more popular seaside resorts, which have more going for them than Blackpool and offer more of a variety....
@chloboshoka
@chloboshoka 11 месяцев назад
I loved Blackpool and got good memories there, so it’s painful to see how it’s been left to rot and only cared about during season tine.Closing the outdoor market was a big mistake, it was always bustling and great to see.
@rubberplantsandwich
@rubberplantsandwich 10 месяцев назад
Am not sure its just Blackpool, a lot of towns across the UK are having the same problem, especially seaside towns.
@MrBlurayaddict
@MrBlurayaddict 8 месяцев назад
Just back from blackpool with kids,Beach/Sandcastle/pleasure beach the Piers had great time this is our 2nd time in 2 years,, Never had any bother/trouble,,we love it
@peterwright4224
@peterwright4224 11 месяцев назад
I spent as an expat some time trying to help, no one was interested, everyone knew better but had never experienced a functioning society. The only hope for the UK is external guidance but everyone in the UK knows everything better. I live in happiness in a functioning society in South East Asia
@jamiefielding6406
@jamiefielding6406 7 месяцев назад
Living in Blackpool myself can be hard for my mental health. People are horrible, streets are filthy and deserted and Abandon buildings. Its also hard to get a job and the payment is terrible.
@pollyanne234
@pollyanne234 5 месяцев назад
😢there's plenty in f hotel jobs
@natalieoliver3215
@natalieoliver3215 7 месяцев назад
I stopped in Blackpool this January for a few nights, wow!! It was horrendous, druggies everywhere, people passed out on the floor, dog crap everywhere, people asking for money, me and my partner even got threatened, I was absolutely terrified, I will never, ever visit Blackpool again!! If it wasn't for the tourists, I dread to think the state it would be in. People should take pride in where they live.
@robdelterror41
@robdelterror41 11 месяцев назад
Great little documentary, and all very close to the bone. I've lost 3 friends, all 40 and under since April this year. It's a tough town to survive in and it isn't getting any easier.
@maxwellmc9734
@maxwellmc9734 11 месяцев назад
What's the biggest drug problem is their a spice issue
@johngee5699
@johngee5699 11 месяцев назад
What killed them?
@robdelterror41
@robdelterror41 11 месяцев назад
@@johngee5699 2 to suicide and one to liver cirrhosis.
@002lisamarie
@002lisamarie 10 месяцев назад
​@@robdelterror41That's sad. How are you doing. Do you have a job x
@bobbyboyderecords
@bobbyboyderecords 10 месяцев назад
Heroin, drink and fighting
@brummierunner
@brummierunner 11 месяцев назад
Based there as a soldier at weeton barracks for 3 years in 2002. What a place it was back then
@helenferullo5706
@helenferullo5706 8 месяцев назад
Living in the north of England during the late 50’s I remember the first bus trip my family of nine ever took and that was to Blackpool for the day. It was very exciting seeing a beach for the first time. Even though it was cool we sat on beach dressed in our Sunday best. Enjoying ice cream and eating rock sweet sticks was awesome. Despite having traveled extensively including cruise ships and living next to the ocean, I still hold fond memories of my trip to Blackpool.
@MrLeemac32
@MrLeemac32 11 месяцев назад
The guy in the glasses and the black cap needs to get a bloody job, obviously more than capable
@crm2507777
@crm2507777 11 месяцев назад
Well said Ian Duncan Smith
@MrLeemac32
@MrLeemac32 11 месяцев назад
@@crm2507777 whatever but obviously capable of doing something and not just abusing handouts
@zeldagoblin
@zeldagoblin 11 месяцев назад
So what's your solution to the thousands of benefit grifters?
@crm2507777
@crm2507777 11 месяцев назад
@@MrLeemac32 Ohh there’s a guy over there with no arms and legs,what work could he do 🤔 well I know of a farmer who’s looking for a scarecrow!!! That’s basically your attitude isn’t it 🤦‍♂️ Have some compassion
@magpiestudent9357
@magpiestudent9357 10 месяцев назад
He might have one. There are a lot of 'working poor.'
@nightowl7459
@nightowl7459 11 месяцев назад
I was unfortunate enough to live in Blackpool for a good few years and it's dire, I still have friends and relatives who are still unfortunate enough to live there and they say it's only got worse, but they always manage to increase the council taxes without any problem, one self serving politician and Councillors (usually Liebour) just replace another self serving politician and councillors
@TheMasterblaster32
@TheMasterblaster32 10 месяцев назад
All about the dosh anywhere you go.
@christinecullen7680
@christinecullen7680 10 месяцев назад
I worked in Blackpool for 8 years leaving there 2019. The depravity is not a new issue. There are multiple issues and its always been the same issue the council blames the government and vice versa . There are a lot of good working class people there however there are generations of unemployed due to lack of industry, which creates boredom. Working in the health industry I agree the food choices in Blackpool are questionable . There are multiple cheap frozen food shops as well as the usual chips and burger types of places. its not an easy place to live even those working in the tourist industry know that Blackpool almost closes down for a good part of the year. Good Documentary highlighting some of the issues. .
@strobel6028
@strobel6028 7 месяцев назад
My advice would be to appreciate it because you could live in Hull. 😊
@CR-xt7cd
@CR-xt7cd 11 месяцев назад
The doctor sounds like a fool. He takes no accountability, says it’s governments job to make people healthy. Why doesn’t he speak to core health issues, nutrition, hygiene, family, history, exercise, potential, drug addictions. No wonder things don’t look great. He initially says they have no plan and then he says they have a plan, so which is it. What a mess.
@nightwingthewolf2931
@nightwingthewolf2931 11 месяцев назад
Ran by a corrupt council, Blackpool council
@johnsmith-rs2vk
@johnsmith-rs2vk 10 месяцев назад
HOW ,YER DOING , COUNCILLOR ?
@hullebikerfishing
@hullebikerfishing 11 месяцев назад
If the immigration was stopped, then the £20 million a day that is spent housing them would go to communities that need the help.
@johnsmith-rs2vk
@johnsmith-rs2vk 11 месяцев назад
HEAR BLOODY HEAR !
@Herbie-Went-Bananas-Then-Split
@Herbie-Went-Bananas-Then-Split 10 месяцев назад
No, it wouldn't. That is a separate fund entirely so stop using that false argument.
@Alexander_Stevens
@Alexander_Stevens 10 месяцев назад
The problems in Blackpool have been visible well before any asylum seekers arrived.
@amransaddique7009
@amransaddique7009 10 месяцев назад
How naive! That money saved would go on council vanity projects and generous expenses for civil servants and council workers.Anyone thinking less for immigrants means more for natives is a moron. And that’s being polite. If immigration was zero then government would still say that coffers are empty and budgets are strained . Regarding seaside towns, heres an idea and it is just an idea . If people are so patriotic and want to support their fellow native then visit seaside towns and spend your money there.
@amransaddique7009
@amransaddique7009 10 месяцев назад
@Scybornetaxpayers exactly !! Places like this have above average unemployment, so these people are not taxpayers!!
@alipinkstilettos
@alipinkstilettos 9 месяцев назад
When my sister turned 18 she booked a two week holiday with her friends...she was back home after only 3 days!! And this was in 2000 not much has changed :((
@obejon_kenobi
@obejon_kenobi 8 месяцев назад
Feel lucky what I have today and so sad to see what others are struggling with. Just a reminder, you're never alone and you never walk alone. Really am hoping things will improve in Blackpool. I love the locals they amazing community
@CarrieRichardson99
@CarrieRichardson99 11 месяцев назад
Nobody can get an appointment for anything health related unless it becomes an emergency and then you're stuck in corridors for days waiting to be seen because the only way anyone can get treated or a referral for anything is to go to a&e. It's horrible trying to access health services when you're unwell and in pain.
@edwinturner1149
@edwinturner1149 11 месяцев назад
most of the uk has similar problems, do up the n h s, or privatise it,then we would know what is what
@rollforever_85
@rollforever_85 7 месяцев назад
Sounds familiar 😑
@FreyjatheFairy
@FreyjatheFairy 10 месяцев назад
I had the Cottingley Fairy shop as shown in the video , the trouble was that it was on Bond Street and visitors only go on the front , locals have family centres that they attend FREE of charge so my little shop didn't stand a chance, I ended up taking bookings from the family centres and I was amazed by the fruit and veg that was left in these centres (which is given out Free of charge), it was left to go off as thats not what Blackpool is about, its about junk food and the prom ... such a shame for the locals who have to put up with the shops all being shut and zombie druggies that limp down the street , I moved away somewhat 8 years ago and the shop still has my sign up .... such a dam shame
@123vandrax
@123vandrax 10 месяцев назад
Went on holidays here 30 yrs ago twice.Loved the place great memorys of it
@markwoodward881
@markwoodward881 6 месяцев назад
Education about life and health is needed.
@steveseaton4639
@steveseaton4639 11 месяцев назад
Drove there last weekend for a stag do, I'm certainly not living in luxury but by God some areas are so run down, I was genuinely shocked, I don't have the answer and I'm certain it's no quick fix, lots of areas in society are rapidly in decline and I really don't see a way back sadly, the rot has set for many places.
@michaelhurley3171
@michaelhurley3171 8 месяцев назад
Just like Atlantic City here in the US. They thought gambling would revive it, but it didn't. Maybe we should work together to bring back our beach towns!
@mancman-bu4kz
@mancman-bu4kz 9 месяцев назад
Mid 80s/90s this place was booming Blackpool illumination etc took my kid recently and its a far cry from what was even going through lights is depressing now
@jeanbissettfayse8844
@jeanbissettfayse8844 10 месяцев назад
This is heartbreaking to see how Blackpool has gone down so much
@deanmadnut2614
@deanmadnut2614 10 месяцев назад
The whole country is like it
@m.goodengumman3941
@m.goodengumman3941 11 месяцев назад
To some extent it's the same mess in most big cities, cost of living has skyrocketed, drug abuse is the growth sector, jobs are hard to find, etc.
@MartinHorvath-ws9ut
@MartinHorvath-ws9ut 8 месяцев назад
Just come back from a day trip there and once you get off the sea front,some of the nearby streets were disgusting.The residents have no pride and it shows,People make slums,not buildings.
@nigeh5326
@nigeh5326 9 месяцев назад
Many of those on drink and drugs in Blackpool aren’t from there. They go to Blackpool because they remember it from past visits and want to go somewhere they liked. It also has lots of relatively cheap rooms and lots of dealers who can supply the drugs they crave.
@bobbyboyderecords
@bobbyboyderecords 3 месяца назад
very true - even those in this video did not have blackpool accents
@teddydavis2339
@teddydavis2339 5 месяцев назад
I actually lived just outside of Blackpool some years back. I could tell that there were some problems there, but I didn't know that things were that serious.
@Abraham_Tsfaye
@Abraham_Tsfaye 11 месяцев назад
When I was in UK. I saw empty boarded up streets under a constant grey sky, litter everywhere. Homeless people sleeping in doorways. Opioid addicts out of their mind and women so drunk they urinated on the streets. It's a sad declined country
@samanthaparmley1386
@samanthaparmley1386 10 месяцев назад
Opioid addicts out of their mind ?, sure your not thinking of spice addicts ?
@Abraham_Tsfaye
@Abraham_Tsfaye 10 месяцев назад
@@samanthaparmley1386 Correct.
@heatherboardman7004
@heatherboardman7004 8 месяцев назад
Thank you for saying the truth. Dinghy people think the streets are paved with gold. British people are being overlooked by the political elite. The rest of the world get help bar the British
@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb
@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb 4 месяца назад
You obviously have only seen some bad parts of the UK. I can assure you there are 100s of very affluent and thriving towns in the UK.
@colinbirks5403
@colinbirks5403 11 месяцев назад
Blackpool? Wonderful holidays when I was a kid. (1940's) Took my kids there, to try and recapture the feeling. Scoured the town for proper food, instead of just fish and chips, pizza's and burgers. Blackpool is dead and buried,
@edwinturner1149
@edwinturner1149 11 месяцев назад
you will find it difficult to access “proper food” there,unless you use a pub or fine restaurant
@DisneyMarkUK
@DisneyMarkUK 11 месяцев назад
Thank you for this
@chrismullan7191
@chrismullan7191 10 месяцев назад
Blackpool should never have been let get so run down, it was once my fav place to visit every oct to see the lights, i found it had a great vibe and had a buzz, it could still be brought back to its former glory with investment, it still has so much going for it, i truely hope that the old Blackpool can rise up again.
@northernthrifter8817
@northernthrifter8817 10 месяцев назад
No it couldn't, even if they spent billions renovating the town it wouldn't be a sustainable investment , Blackpool will continue to rot like the rest of the North West of England. Council's that support corporate business entirely at the expense of everything else will only continue to destroy their towns. Look at Britain's rail system it's archaic compared to parts of Europe and the far East. All the political parties at local level have sold themselves out to the UN and WEF and their agendas. The only good news is the current system is close to collapse and hopefully people will be more involved in their communities and won't allow corruption and greed to take hold again
@jamesbomd3503
@jamesbomd3503 7 месяцев назад
I DON'T THINK THAT WILL HAPPEN AS WERE IN THE JET/TICK/TOK AGE, AND SUNSHINE FOR AROUND 12 WEEKS IF YOUR UNDER 40 FORGET IT
@danielx555
@danielx555 12 часов назад
When I visited england, I spent three days in Blackpool because I was told that the people living there would be interesting. And I got a kick out of all the people I met who lived there. They were all pretty nice, and pretty mouthy, and it was so much fun.
@ReeseJamPiece.
@ReeseJamPiece. 10 месяцев назад
Soul-crushing really, got no other words for it.
@atekle1382
@atekle1382 9 месяцев назад
the whole of uk needs some miracle intervention.
@josephnott2956
@josephnott2956 6 месяцев назад
What we need is an election
@ACESN1
@ACESN1 10 месяцев назад
Ummmmm this is the current state of most city’s and towns in the uk in 2023 only people not suffering are the rich 👍🏼
@Themis33
@Themis33 9 месяцев назад
Blackpool was banging back In the day. Great nightlife in the late 90s early 00s. You'd have to pay me to go there now.
@SG-wi9kd
@SG-wi9kd 2 месяца назад
I spent a few years in Blackpool as a student in the late 80’s, it was an exciting place to live. Now when I occasionally visit, it appears to be a shadow of its former self. The downfall appears to stem from a combination of mismanagement and people with means deciding not to visit. The people it now attracts are not entrepreneurs or hungry for success, actually quite the opposite. Hopefully someone with a strong character and significant resources will take the reins.
@TheWeardale1
@TheWeardale1 11 месяцев назад
coastal town like these always attract a certain type of person these days, and that's why normal people stay away..
@Jimbo_Jumbo
@Jimbo_Jumbo 11 месяцев назад
A great example of a native english town ignored in favour of the new diversity
@robdelterror41
@robdelterror41 11 месяцев назад
Can you explain "the new diversity"
@purpleronnie7382
@purpleronnie7382 11 месяцев назад
dead right
@patriciarowe6685
@patriciarowe6685 11 месяцев назад
​@@robdelterror41Don't be a spanner.
@mrbenn1489
@mrbenn1489 11 месяцев назад
@@robdelterror41 can you explain to us why you need it explained?
@Mr_Spliffy
@Mr_Spliffy 11 месяцев назад
​@@mrbenn1489absolutely
@UKGBManny
@UKGBManny 9 месяцев назад
I have old pictures of my grandad parents in blackpool in the 1950s and it looked like a great time. I went as a kid alot but since the 80s it has been down hill.
@ScowlerJase
@ScowlerJase 6 месяцев назад
Been on the decline for decades really - I can remember as a kid , we would drive to Blackpool to see the lights - never stopping or getting out the car, there was no point.
@user-kx6yv1bn6q
@user-kx6yv1bn6q 10 месяцев назад
I have come to Blackpool many times over the years and have had some very good times. However, I have just spent 5 days in Blackpool with my family, and come to see for myself what a s***hole the seaside area has become. General The beach, piers, tower, funfair and some other entertainments is still an attraction. However, a lot of shops, buildings and even the main market (which was closed) is in need of a major refurbishment. Anti-social behaviour 1.Too many people with big egos and intoxicated people (either drinking or on drugs) walking around looking for trouble. One racist person walking with his dog tried to intimidate me and my family saying "this was his country". 2. A lot of begging and homelessness people outside shops. What is the Council or Police doing about this? 3. Drivers speeding in streets. A person drove so fast he appeared to damage a lamppost and quickly drive off. Luckly no was injured. 4. Hardly no Police or PCSOs in uniform to be seen in the City Centre or the surrounding areas. Having summarised the above, I will not be visiting this part of Blackpool again with my family!!
@JaysGamingCorner
@JaysGamingCorner 6 месяцев назад
i live in Blackpool and whilst I'm lucky enough to not need food banks and such, its getting crazy how many people need to rely on things like that, the woman being interviewed about the doctors appointments is right, i suspected i had a heart issue, yet i had to wait just over a month to get seen. The drugs and alcohol problems here are crazy, every time you leave your house you will see at least 2/3 drug addicts laying on the floor somewhere, the amount of youth carrying knives here is nuts, the crime rate is a joke and the suicide rate doesn't surprise me at all, a good friend of mine killed himself a few years ago and i know people, who have known people who have ended their lives in their 20s/30s i wasn't born here, but my parents moved here when i was young, i wish they never bothered
@blondie9422
@blondie9422 10 месяцев назад
This makes me feel so sad 😢
@bigups737
@bigups737 11 месяцев назад
🎉finally a place that accepts people with issues. ....I am on my way.
@jamesjones7138
@jamesjones7138 11 месяцев назад
Don't bother. Find somewhere with a greater sense of community. Blackpool is full of people who came here thinking it's the 'Land of Milk and Honey'. It isn't. Tourists come first here in Blackpool, not the Residents. Tourist areas get the attention of the Council's wallet, not the residential areas. I can't stop you coming here, but you will pay a hefty price for falling in to the Trap.
@nightowl7459
@nightowl7459 11 месяцев назад
@@jamesjones7138 Absolutely spot on, I used to live there, (North Shore) and it was dire, I still have family and friends there and they say it's got even worse lately, the council was terrible then and I believe that hasn't changed either.
@jamesjones7138
@jamesjones7138 11 месяцев назад
@@nightowl7459 Thanks for the reply. Take care wherever you are and don't come back!!!
@nightowl7459
@nightowl7459 11 месяцев назад
@@jamesjones7138 Thanks, unfortunately I visit now and again to see family, you take care too.👍
@magpiestudent9357
@magpiestudent9357 10 месяцев назад
I am not criticising the food bank as it is doing its best, and thank goodness for it providing such a lifeline for people, but the offerings seem to be mainly processed food; white bread, white pasta, biscuits and sugary drinks. Aside from the bananas, I don't think there was a single healthy item on display. These things will stave off hunger only in the short-term and have no nutritional value. Poor diet contributes to a lack of energy as well as physical and mental health issues in the long term. Obesity and type II diabetes are huge problems in areas of deprivation. Healthier and reasonably priced offerings include tinned tomatoes, dried beans and legumes which have a long shelf life and can be used to bulk out meals, but it seems that people have lost the knowledge of how to cook and prepare these ingredients effectively which is such an important life skill. In an ideal world, whole grains would replace the bread and pasta but they cost more...
@louishawkes07
@louishawkes07 10 дней назад
Well put
@monacophotographyevents2384
@monacophotographyevents2384 6 месяцев назад
@giraffe-neck206 I've never understood why people should wish to holiday in a British seaside 'holiday resort'. They are tacky, expensive, and addict and drunks seem to gravitate towards these places. Pre 60's Foreign travel wasn't as easy as it is now, and considerably more expensive, but now there are many choices of holiday destinations
@jackjones-er1ts
@jackjones-er1ts 7 месяцев назад
i was there in 2019 and in 1981 before that and couldn't believe how much it had deteriorated in the four decades since I last visited.
@TheMasterblaster32
@TheMasterblaster32 10 месяцев назад
What a dive.
@yesasd533
@yesasd533 10 месяцев назад
when will people realise that we are all getting screwed on purpose.
@gogovideo10
@gogovideo10 2 дня назад
It’s really sad to see what’s become of Blackpool. Even thinking back to my own childhood in the 90’s, Blackpool was one of the premier cities in the UK. It was once a very beautiful and prosperous city, in the summer it very much still is in parts, but it’s quickly dying. The North of England is becoming as poor as Eastern Europe, it’s unfathomable that poor people in Blackpool live worse than poor people in former Soviet countries and yet that is the reality today. Resolve that problem and the mental health issues will resolve along with them. We’re not supposed to live like that.
@lukeframpton3671
@lukeframpton3671 10 месяцев назад
We love Blackpool it's sad to see it being left to fall to peaces
@user-eq5mj3ii6m
@user-eq5mj3ii6m 9 месяцев назад
As a former resident of Blackpool (20 years, 19 years ago) I absolutely agree that it is the people that make Blackpool, unfortunately it's the people that make it sh*t! There are far too few exceptions for the size of the population, and the facilities are very good in the area (even improved since I left. I still have family there, and visit enough to say it has been in a steep decline since the 90's.
@jamescaley9942
@jamescaley9942 11 месяцев назад
Last time I was there you could buy T-shirts saying "Work hard. People on benefits are depending on you".
@poorditor
@poorditor 11 месяцев назад
lol
@gbru2505
@gbru2505 11 месяцев назад
Its moved on. Far-right regalia and insignia on the rise among Northern Class traitors on Blackpool prom too. Allies of Putin and his lackeys.
@tonywebster8311
@tonywebster8311 11 месяцев назад
Funny, but pitiful. The world is different how can benefits be a career path.
@johnniethepom7545
@johnniethepom7545 11 месяцев назад
​@tonywebster8311 It's become generational cradle to the grave !
@Englishsea24
@Englishsea24 11 месяцев назад
If it wasn't so disgraceful it would be funny
@johnryan2193
@johnryan2193 8 месяцев назад
A big plus to that man providing community councilling . this is the way up for all communitys .
@aprilsmith3683
@aprilsmith3683 10 месяцев назад
It is always the kind and generous individuals who step up... 🇿🇦
@lisabeaumont
@lisabeaumont 10 месяцев назад
One word, Blackpool: diet. Fish & chips, burger & chips, rock, fudge, doughnuts, fizzy pop, alcohol…
@7H3541N7
@7H3541N7 11 месяцев назад
Even as a tourist, it's not great. It's more expensive now, it's incredibly busy and it's stuck in the past. Too much of what's there, aside from the Pleasure Beach isn't really of interest. Facilities seem to be crumbling, you step a street or so back from the promenade and everything is crumbling. It's not very family friendly from around 5pm onwards, it's too full of drunken louts who have been drinking all day. Everything there is seasonal, outside of peak season the town loses huge amounts of work. It reminds me of how Las Vegas is built, all glitzy on the front hiding the homelessness and addictions it's created in the background
@garethwilliams4467
@garethwilliams4467 10 месяцев назад
I was thinking of moving to Stannes/Lytham. But I keep telling myself all the detritus from Blackpool must travel
@7H3541N7
@7H3541N7 10 месяцев назад
@@garethwilliams4467 Lytham is a nice place, much quieter than Blackpool with much nicer beaches, but I believe they're.also pretty deprived areas with shops struggling to remain open. There was an article about it quite recently.
@garethwilliams4467
@garethwilliams4467 10 месяцев назад
@@7H3541N7 Thanks for the reply. I notice there is a lot of building going on as well. So I'm thinking traffic will be increasing. IS there a high immigrant population in the area ?
@7H3541N7
@7H3541N7 10 месяцев назад
@@garethwilliams4467 I can't say I noticed whenever I've been there. It just felt much quieter. Definitely looked nicer but it seems like the whole Fylde coast is struggling. Everything is very seasonal which doesn't help.
@garethwilliams4467
@garethwilliams4467 10 месяцев назад
@@7H3541N7 yeah I curenttly work from home. But if that changes I guess my options will be a commute into Manchester. I go to Preston a lot (to use the train), the homelessness there is massive ... and it looks awful! I wouldn't have thought it is much of an improvement.
@Marjorie-hf2ch
@Marjorie-hf2ch Месяц назад
My daughter had a childrenswear shop in blackpool but had to close in 2023 due to illness, the locals and customers we had from all over were wonderful, blackpool has a lot to offer and money is being spent a new hotel a new cinema, showtown etc but alot of the back streets have been neglected i also think the pavements look harsh it needs more trees like lytham i hope blackpool keeps improving
@robertwilliams9234
@robertwilliams9234 7 месяцев назад
Loved Blackpool in the 80s will never go there again
@suzannewebb7913
@suzannewebb7913 11 месяцев назад
I use to like going to Blackpool but last few years it’s a big no . Most town centre are looking the same but I noticed a big difference from Blackpool to my home town in Essex
@mrcodhead67
@mrcodhead67 10 месяцев назад
It was a bit of a pit when I lived there in the 80s/90s, but at least there still were decent shops, and it's always been rough & ready, but its deterioration is excessive.
@theblackpoolbible9760
@theblackpoolbible9760 11 месяцев назад
Nice piece. Bang on. Enough Said.
@alexandradufton4260
@alexandradufton4260 11 месяцев назад
I grew up in Blackpool. When i moved out of home despite having two jobs i couldnt afford to live in anything other than a run down bedsit. I noticed more and more shops and homes going derelict as i was growing up. So much of what i remember as a kid has been redeveloped or burned down. The new big Sainsbury's also stands on the ground of one of the houses i used to live in. It got knocked down along with half that street to build a carpark before Sainsbury's built on the site. Im glad i took rhe chance to move to Scotland. Id hate to think what id be doing now if i was still in Blackpool
@scottishdude9161
@scottishdude9161 11 месяцев назад
Hope you're enjoying Scotland.
@scottish5696
@scottish5696 10 месяцев назад
I live here, moved down from Scotland in 2010. I regret my decision. I feel very old and I'm only 41. The streets are potholed and rubbish everywhere. I want to leave, but my kids are here, I'm homesick.
@JungleJeffarnold
@JungleJeffarnold 10 месяцев назад
Get the hell out it won't get any better, I moved south from Morecambe years ago similar type of place.
@intuitiveobserver
@intuitiveobserver 10 месяцев назад
Come back to scotland. Its less toxic here
@Themis33
@Themis33 9 месяцев назад
Loads of Scottish people moved to Blackpool. I never understood why. Move if you're not feeling it anymore. Life is too short to be unhappy.
@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb
@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb 4 месяца назад
Move to Lytham St Annes just down the coast. Accommodation is still cheap. I used to live there. Different world to Blackpool.
@scottish5696
@scottish5696 4 месяца назад
@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb believe it or not, my friend, I've stayed there too, in 2003-4. Its a very nice area for family. Blackpool isn't that bad, it's just... Well, all council money goes into the centre of Blackpool, the rest gets left to rot and fester. Do you stay here my man?.
@alexz.1066
@alexz.1066 9 месяцев назад
Was there 25 years on a Punk Festival and it was such a nice place with nice local people there. Made me sad, watching how it’s now there
@mgthestrange9098
@mgthestrange9098 8 месяцев назад
I know someone who lived in Blackpool for about 40 years and she moved to Lithham because crime was getting so bad and several houses around her street were burgled. It always seemed like a decent area when we stayed there for our holidays in the 80s/90s when I was growing up. The front was busy and alive. Visited this summer and there were a lot of boarded up shops & hotels and the shopping area around the tower smelled like sewage. It’s such a shame, I have no idea how the problems can be solved. exc
@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb
@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb 4 месяца назад
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