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.

    © 2025 The Other Side Of Blackpool Podcast
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Episodes
  • Back for 2025! What This Year Has In Store
    Feb 3 2025

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    Host Gillian Oliver was joined by Emma and Chrissy from the Poverty Truth Team to talk special offers and the latest on the bullying case they ran through 2024.

    They were also joined by Doreen from Queens Promenade in Bispham who has over 600 names on the petition to bring down the blue hoardings obstructing their view of the sea and Vicky Whitfield from Realise Skills Hub who provide short courses for adults over 19
    you can find more information in the link below

    https://realisetraining.com/blackpool-skills-hub/


    1. council will help with energy bills but not enough know [1.20],
    2. get cheap bus tickets with ease - the new NOW card drop ins [13.30], and
    3. no one can believe how cheap these fitness classes are [21.50]
    • The MP's pledge to help bullied teens in Blackpool schools, and what happened next [3.18]
    • New government funded training course coming soon to Blackpool to help bullied children in schools [8.35]
    • Doreen's struggle with Balfour Beatty wins hundreds of neighbours to her cause [17.10]



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    24 mins
  • 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

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