BBC 4′s Blackpool Night – Sunday 29th August
From 7pm to Midnight BBC 4 (Freeview) will be screening programmes all about Blackpool. Some will be repeats but there should be something of interest for everyone. So should be well worth recording for watching at a more quiet time of the year!
regards
Mark
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Just to let you know about Blackpool Estate Agents .com (which we are not directly involved with but they are giving us links so it was worth a mention for them here)
Its a free service for anybody wanting to sell or rent their property, commercial or domestic.
There’s not a lot of content yet but ambitions are high and when it starts to trail blaze it’s way up the Google ladder we’re sure it’s going to be successful.
Listings are free for everybody (including estate agents portfolios) until 2012 and you get a free link to your web site.
Listings for lettings can be taken on a daily, weekly, monthly quarterly and annual basis so there’s nothing stopping accommodation providers using it for their purpose also….especially as you get a free link.
Oh…and dont forget we have a dedicated site JUST for members wishing to sell their property:-
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One of our members just had a phone call from Richard Howarth, “Business Development Executive” from the “Rating and Valuation Agency Ltd”
It seems the latest plan of attack is to actually name neighbours he says they are “working with” to reduce rates.
The actual definition of “working with” seems to be that he sent a similar email (and/or phone call) to the neighbours as well.
Yes!Hotels would like to remind members that it is very unlikely that this type of company can save you money and if you contacted the Rating Office at Blackpool Council they are more than happy to take you through the procedure to question your rates yourselves!
EVEN IF they state no reduction no fee – they have a way of twisting things that WILL cost you money!!
Be careful out there before you sign up for any of these schemes to do with “reducing your Business Rates”
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We went to the Grand Theatre last night and saw Oklahoma
What a GREAT experience…..fantastic cast and show.
Its ages since we went to the Grand and I do feel a bit guilty about not promoting it as much as I could do to our guests.
If you get chance do go and see Oklahoma – you will enjoy it!
Here’s a little taster…..
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Mark has uploaded a helpful file about the new way you need to pay your VAT
You can find a link to it on the right under “PAGES” or go directly to it from here
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Yes!Hotels would like to offer a warm welcome to our first member from Llandudno – The Broadway Hotel
It’s nice to have you with us!
The Broadway qualifies for a listing on another “sister” site;-
Llandudno Hotel Directory
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Just in from Barry at the Fame who’s a little cheesed off to say the least.
We can’t blame him really.
We’d be interested to hear more from Visit Britain members and, of course, we’ll present all comments – good or bad (though we do have our own views on why they simply are not good for seaside towns).
Oh….we’re hearing snippets of information that they are going to be moving the goalposts yet again – more on this when we verify it.
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Hi Yes Hotel Members,
It is whinge time, we has just had our 5th VisitBritain Inspection. 5 years ago we were classed as a low grade 3*, this hotel had never graded before we came and it was the pits. Now we have a new Inspector for the Blackpool area but she is not like the nice lady on the telly – I think she is a *****. We have spent £186,000 on our hotel taking it up to a very high standard, but on 27th July we had an overnight stay, to say we got slapped in the face with a wet fish is an understatement!
Our breakfast menu consists of 8 choices of cereal, grapefruit, prunes, yoghurts, eggs, bacon, sausage, beans, toms , mushrooms , hash browns, toast (brown or white ) & preserves , tea / coffee. But now we are told we should have more variety and, wait for it, offer smoked salmon with Scrambled eggs.
Our bathrooms are not large enough, towels need to be changed to bath sheets, Egyptian cotton sheets for bed linen, we only use 3* duvet covers , We must provide a higher grade of biscuits in the rooms (Foxes or equivalent), hot chocolate , fruit flavour tea etc.
Oh yes and put higher grade carpets in rooms.
All this for just £50.00 per night per double room!
We are now rated as a high grade 3*, Can anyone tell us the difference please, (answers on a postcard) we are either a 3* or not?
Next year I am making my own sign to be placed below my Yes Hotels sign , it will have 5 Pork Pies on it, just to see if it brings anymore business in. The 3 *** certainly don’t seem to!
My whinge is over now but please all you VisitBritain members be warned! This woman, did I mention that I think she is a *****, always finds something, is it really worth £350.00 per year to be told every year you are no better and that you must spend yet another small fortune that makes no commercial sense with no chance of getting your money back just to maintain your rating?
Barry Hall, The Fame, South Promenade.
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PLEASE NOTE: We received an email from a former employee of Pay Smart Holidays. He has since asked us to remove it.
We would advise our members to be VERY cautious if dealing with PaySmart or Hawk Jensen Group
If any accommodation providers (members of Yes Hotels or not) have EVER received any bookings via this scheme we’d be interested to hear from you.
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