The rail minister Andrew Jones has said lessons have been learned from last year’s May timetable chaos and that he had been closely monitoring performance after this year’s changes.
Developers are being sought to build a hotel alongside Blackpool's Winter Gardens which would complement the £25m conference centre currently being built by Blackpool Council.
Business leaders heard how Blackpool is being transformed into a destination for investment and enterprise which has access to a surprisingly large skilled workforce within an hour's travelling distance.
