Author: Fylde Council

Fylde Council seeks feedback on 2020-2024 Corporate Plan

Posted on January 15, 2020 by in News
Fylde Council has released a draft of its Corporate Plan for the period 2020-2024 – and wants to know what residents think. The plan has gone out for public consultation and includes the council’s economic, environmental, efficiency and tourism goals, as well as how the council plans to achieve its goals. The Corporate Plan includes the development…

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Calling all parks and green space lovers!

Posted on December 05, 2019 by in News
The Government is currently inviting community-led organisations in partnership with local authorities to apply for funding to create new pocket parks and refurbish existing parks. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is making available £1.35 million to create new pocket parks or renovate existing parks that have fallen into disrepair where it can…

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Take a deep breath and plan for winter

Posted on December 05, 2019 by in News, Uncategorised
As temperatures drop, health services are gearing up for the number of extra patients they see with lung conditions and urging patients to plan ahead. In winter, GPs see more people suffering from breathing complications and, according to the British Lung Foundation, there are almost 80 per cent more respiratory admissions to hospital in December, January…

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Sand extraction from St Annes beach

Posted on December 03, 2019 by in Uncategorised
Sand extraction from St Annes beach has been discontinued pending the resolution of uncertainties arising concerning regulatory requirements. This concerns the need for a marine licence under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 and the current status of the 1989 planning permission under which sand extraction has been carried out. The council is awaiting…

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St Annes Pier Bathing Water Quality Is ‘Good’ Once Again

Posted on November 14, 2019 by in Uncategorised
The 2019 bathing water quality results have been published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and St Annes Pier has once again been classified as ‘good’. The classification at St Annes North has been reduced to ‘sufficient’, however officers are working with partners to understand this and look at improving the quality. The…

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