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Testing for people without Covid symptoms has been agreed for Lancashire from next week, which will help to reduce the spread and protect people. Up to a third of people may display no symptoms, but are still infectious. It's vital to break these chains of transmission, so we…Author: Fylde Council
Fylde targets grant support to local businesses
Additional support for those businesses hit hardest this Christmas
Fylde Council is providing additional financial support this Christmas to businesses hit hardest by the latest round of COVID restrictions by exercising local discretion through the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG). The grant has been funded through Central Government with local authorities encouraged to target priority businesses in…
Fylde Council Christmas Arrangements 2020
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 24th December and re-open at 9:00am on Monday 4th January 2021.
If you wish to make a payment you can do so…
Memorial Statue, celebrating the life of Bobby Ball
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,…
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Plans to double rail services on the South Fylde line
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,…
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Top tier of restrictions for Lancashire including Fylde
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…
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Councillors to consider approving further funding to boost Fylde’s Town Centres
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…
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Fylde Councillors to discuss proposals to reduce from 51 Elected Members to 37
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…
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Fylde Council’s Housing Supply Confirmed by the Government
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…
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Grants for Small Local Businesses Launched
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…
