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Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) are in place in a number of locations throughout the Borough, prohibiting BBQs and other outdoor temporary cooking on council-owned land, including the beach and surrounding coastal areas. They prohibit using or bringing BBQs into the prohibited area with a view to lighting or cooking on them. Failure to comply…

As the sunnier seasons start to roll in, Fylde Council would like to remind visitors and residents how to enjoy the seaside safely.

Beware of changing sea, tide, weather conditions and tidal cut-off, especially around the pier
Beware of sandbanks, shelving, and incoming tides – tide times can be checked online at the Met…
Read more Be Safe on Fylde’s Beaches in 2022!

Residents and visitors are reminded that the dog exclusion zone on the amenity beach at St Annes starts Good Friday, 15^th April until 30th September. During the busy summer period dogs are not permitted on the amenity beach which is located between the slipway for St Annes Lifeboat Station and the northern end of North…

As the COVID-19 business grants schemes come to an end, Fylde Council have disclosed that a staggering £37million was paid out to local businesses, charities, and community groups over the past two years. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Fylde Council have awarded over £33million through central government grant schemes to 1600+ businesses, plus over…

The replanting of the Japanese garden at Fairhaven Lake has begun in earnest, with volunteers working alongside Fylde Council’s dedicated landscapers to bring the original vision back to life. Designed and built in 1925 by Thomas Mawson, a leading landscape architect from the northwest, the Japanese gardens and lagoon were lost in the early 1980s, and…

Fylde Council are excited to announce the continuation of the St Annes Sea Wall project. After a six-month delay, the project is again underway, with the designer Jacobs UK having been appointed to carry out the detailed design of the scheme and the contractor Volker Stevin appointed to assist them. Fylde Council will be requesting your feedback…

Council-operated car parks in Fylde will soon be able to offer charging facilities for electric vehicles thanks to a new project funded by the Department of Transport’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV). Four ultra-fast charging units have been installed on Fylde car parks: North Promenade, Wood Street, Pleasant Street, and Lytham Station. Though not yet…

The Fylde Community Alcohol Partnership has received additional funding to help further reduce incidents of anti-social behaviour throughout the area. A revenue funded budget increase of £4,160, received via the Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner, has been allocated to the Fylde Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP) to extend the provision of educational services aimed at reducing anti-social…

Two of Kirkham’s most historic buildings are set for an exciting new lease of life after Fylde Borough Council purchased both as part of the town’s £10m regeneration masterplan. The authority has just completed the important acquisition of Hillside on Preston Street and the former Charity Girls School on Poulton Street. Both buildings – which faced uncertain…

Two of the Fylde coast’s most important visitor hotspots are looking tip top ahead of the Easter holidays thanks to improvement works carried out by Fylde Borough Council. More than 100 benches on St Annes Promenade have been painted, together with railings and bins, while flowerbeds throughout the town centre are now being filled with beautiful…

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Fylde Council consultation to extend Public Space Protection Order to prohibit BBQs and open fires in the borough’s open spaces

Be Safe on Fylde’s Beaches in 2022!

Dog Exclusion Zone Comes Back into Effect on St Annes Amenity Beach

Fylde Council Announce £37m Total Business Grants Paid as Scheme Closes

Volunteers and Councillors Muck In to Replant Fairhaven’s Japanese Gardens

St Annes Sea Wall Project Returns

Fylde Surges Into the Future With New Electric Charging Facilities

Fylde’s Community Alcohol Partnership Continues to Deliver in 2022/23

Historic Kirkham Buildings Set for New Lease of Life

Spring spruce-up for coastal gems as Fylde welcomes visitors back