The Other Side Of Blackpool Podcast

By: Poverty Truth Network
  • Summary

  • This podcast is created by the Poverty Truth project based in Blackpool.This series of podcasts is here to highlight the various issues in the town and bring the links between various groups and organisations together.

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Episodes
  • Sea defence works will steal our view! Residents fight back'
    Jan 20 2025

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    Host Gillian Oliver is joined by residents on Queens Promenade, Little Bispham to hear their anger at the hoardings that have been placed on the promenade by Balfour Beatty for ver 10 years ruining their sea views from the apartments

    Now they are fighting back

    https://www.change.org/p/save-our-green-space-along-thornton-cleveleys-sea-front?cs_tk=&utm_campaign=937a84b65f6348c1912b01a964d182ee&utm_content=initial_v0_1_0&utm_medium=email&utm_source=petition_signer_confirmation_reminder_1&utm_term=cs

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    18 mins
  • My Refugee Story: Syria and Blackpool Both are Home
    Dec 23 2024

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    Host Gillian Oliver is joined by Essam Sannoufi a Syrian refugee who fled his country after being shot and wounded for trying to stand up against the government. That episode is called Help I'm a Refugee in Blackpool

    Essam now reacts to the news that President Assad regime is over and he has fled the country and what that now means for him and his fellow Syrian refugees

    If you would like to read Essam's story in full you can find it here

    https://folkwayspress.com/product/our-stories-to-tell/

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    17 mins
  • Wheelchairs on the bus? Disabled Transport in Blackpool
    Dec 16 2024

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    Host Gillian Oliver and Emma Jackson from the Poverty Truth Team host the December meeting of the disability forum at the Holiday Inn in Blackpool

    They discuss accessibility on transport with guests who joined them in the room to make things better for residents in Blackpool with disabilities


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    34 mins

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