Fylde Council – Page 56

The Town Hall is currently closed to the public until further notice however you can access most of our services online at any time via our website. Our phonelines will close at 12:00pm on Thursday 24^th December and re-open at 9:00am on Monday 4th January 2021. If you wish to make a payment you can do so…

Lowther Gardens Lytham Trust and Fylde Council are raising money for a special memorial statue of our friend and local legend Bobby Ball that will be situated in the Lowther Gardens, Lytham. Bobby was a patron of Lowther Pavilion and had performed at the venue many times, including the staging of the first play he wrote,…

Plans to double rail services on the South Fylde line have taken a major step forward after a bid from MPs Mark Menzies and Scott Benton won Government backing and funding. The MPs lodged a Restoring Your Railway bid earlier this year, aimed at replacing the lost second rail on the line with a passing loop,…

Lancashire will be placed into the most stringent restrictions when the national lockdown ends next week, the government has announced. Lancashire's political leaders had requested a more targeted approach, with areas with lower infection rates going into Tier 2 and those with higher rates into Tier 3. Instead, the entire Lancashire area will be in the "very…

Fylde councillors will discuss the appointment of a Town Centres Manager and Economic Development Officer as part of a funding boost for the borough’s town centres. Councillors on the Finance and Democracy committee will meet on Monday (November 23) to look at a range of measures to boost the economy – most notably the borough’s town…

At a meeting of the Finance and Democracy Committee to be held on Monday 23rd November, Members will consider proposals to reduce the number of Elected Members in the Fylde Borough from 51 to 37. The proposal forms part of a Local Government Boundary Review which was triggered in Fylde because of electoral inequality resulting from…

Fylde Council has had confirmation from a government inspector that it has enough land for housing over the next five years. The Inspector’s Report regarding the Council’s Five-Year Housing Land Supply Annual Position Statement confirms the position for a further year, until October 2021. This follows recent challenges from developers who stated that the Council had a…

Small businesses across the Fylde can now apply for the Additional Restrictions Grant, a discretionary scheme aimed at small local businesses. Grants will be awarded to businesses that are not eligible for other support, are a priority in the Fylde economy, and have been most adversely impacted by the COVID restrictions and measures. Full details…

This year an army of experts awarded a record breaking 2061 Green Flag Awards to the UK’s very best parks and green spaces with Fylde receiving 6 of them. The winners for the Borough were:

Fairhaven Lake
Promenade Gardens
Ashton Gardens
Lowther Gardens
Lytham War Memorial Garden
Elswick Village Hall & Gardens (managed by Elswick Parish Council)

The…

Applications for the National Lockdown LRSG (Closed) business support grant can now be submitted online for those businesses required to close on November 5^th. Full details and a link to the online application form are available on our website here. The scheme is funded by national government and administered by the local authority. if your business…

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Fylde Council Christmas Arrangements 2020

Memorial Statue, celebrating the life of Bobby Ball

Plans to double rail services on the South Fylde line

Top tier of restrictions for Lancashire including Fylde

Councillors to consider approving further funding to boost Fylde’s Town Centres

Fylde Councillors to discuss proposals to reduce from 51 Elected Members to 37

Fylde Council’s Housing Supply Confirmed by the Government

Grants for Small Local Businesses Launched

Vote for your favourite Fylde park in the People’s Choice Awards

Calling all business in Fylde required to close on November 5th