Author: Fylde Council

Wildlife, residents and the wider environment are set to benefit from a programme of exciting improvement works along Liggard Brook. Recent work led by the Environment Agency, with partial funding from United Utilities, has focused on clearing built-up debris, vegetation and reeds to keep the waterway flowing freely and healthily. Contractors also carried out vital de-silting…

Read more Nature Gets a Boost as Partners Unite to Restore Liggard Brook

Fylde Council and partners have sent a clear message that fly-tipping, unlicensed waste carriers, and non-compliant taxis and privately owned cars have no place in our communities, after a major crackdown in Lytham last week. On Wednesday 20 May, Fylde Council’s Environmental Protection team coordinated and attended a major multi-agency enforcement operation at Bath Street Car…

Read more Multi-Agency Operation Tackles Fly-Tipping and Licensed Vehicles Compliance in Lytham

Community groups, charities and voluntary organisations across Fylde are being invited to play a vital role in delivering a new network of Resilience Hubs, bringing together life-changing support for residents who need it most. Fylde Council's Communities Team is seeking Expressions of Interest from local providers who want to work in partnership to bring the hubs…

Read more Fylde Council Calls on Community Organisations to Help Shape New Network of Resilience Hubs

Lancashire County Council, Fylde Council and Wyre Council have welcomed the government’s decision to delay determination of the Morgan and Morecambe transmission connection assets until September. The decision follows completion of the councils’ joint economic review into alternative onshore connection options along the Fylde Coast. Using the Government’s Green Book methodology, the review identified the potential for:

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Read more Lancashire Councils Welcome Delay to Offshore Wind Connection Decision

Residents are invited to follow along as Fylde Council's Head of Tourism, Tim Dixon, takes to the footpaths and country lanes of rural Fylde next Thursday in a new walking challenge exploring the district's hidden interior. Tim will set off from Moss Side Station at 10am on Thursday 28 May, passing through Wrea Green, Kirkham, Wesham,…

Read more Tourism Tim Returns to Explore the Heart of Fylde

As the international Blue Flag award reaches its 39th year, the area’s best beaches are celebrating. Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy has today announced the winners of the prestigious Blue Flag and Seaside Awards for summer 2026, and among them is St Annes Beach. A spokesperson for Fylde Council said: "We're absolutely delighted that St Annes Beach…

Read more St Annes Beach Set to Fly the Seaside Award Flag this Summer

Dozens of Fylde residents have transformed their confidence with money, maths and technology after completing free courses delivered through the government-funded Multiply programme - and the results speak for themselves. Running from September 2025 to March 2026, Multiply - funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) - offered free, flexible learning to adults across the…

Read more Fylde Residents Build Brighter Futures Thanks to Multiply Programme

New Fylde Mayor, Councillor Richard Redcliffe, has taken up the role of first citizen of Fylde in a ceremony held on Wednesday 13 May 2026. The representative for Ansdell and Fairhaven was officially installed as successor to Councillor Frank Andrews at the Annual Meeting of the Council, held at Lowther Pavilion. Councillor Richard Redcliffe declared that his…

Read more New Fylde Mayoral Team Confirmed for 2026/27