META – social media outage – Updates

Update 1 Facebook is back – everything appears to be back to normal. What to do if this ever happens again. Create a new contact in your phone book for Blackpool Community Chat Save our website URL as a contact Blackpoolcommunitychat.co.uk You can also signup to this website so you get updates to your email […]

Blackhurst Budd are proud sponsors of Blackpool’s first ever public art trail

Elmer’s Big Parade Blackpool will see at least 30 large Elmer sculptures, each individually painted by artists and illustrators, placed in key locations around the town. It will create a free family-friendly eight-week trail this spring, boosting Blackpool’s economy, celebrating everything that makes the town diverse and raising vital income for its children’s hospice, Brian […]

Blackpool Community Chat Podcast

We’re currently running a poll on our group to see how many of our members would be interested in a podcast type show based around the issues and news discussed in the group. We’ve been running the BPL Bible for over 8 years and in that time have gained over 85,000 likes and grown our […]

Congestion on Devonshire road following crash

Traffic around Knowle ave and the junction with Devonshire Road was impeded today as police and a recovery driver made safe a vehicle which had ended up on it’s roof. A section of brick wall in front of one of the houses had suffered some damage and a wheel was left nearby. A picture shared […]

Blackpool’s Burgerhain – latest info

If you’ve yet to try a burger or hotdog from Burgerhain (based at the waterloo music bar) – You’re in for a treat. This business started from the back of a van and has since taken on the kitchen’s at the Waterloo as it’s permanent base. They have recently partnered with Food hub for their […]

Helicopter search sparks debate

Around 10PM last night – residents of Blackpool took to social media to discuss what could be causing a helicopter to be persisting in the skies above the coast at Blackpool. Community member Steven King was at the scene and quickly identified for us that a search was being carried out along the coastline. It […]

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