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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…

Read more Calling all parks and green space lovers!

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…

Read more Take a deep breath and plan for winter

The council’s offices will close at 12:30pm on Tuesday 24^th December and will reopen on Thursday 2^nd January 2020 at 8:30am. During this time you can still contact us via email, Facebook and Twitter. You can also access our services 24/7 at www.fylde.mycouncilservices.com where you can make payments, report any issues such as missed bins…

Read more Christmas Arrangements

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…

Read more Sand extraction from St Annes beach

Fylde Council will be offering free parking on the weekends leading up to Christmas this year to help make your Christmas shopping experience that little bit easier. The first free day will be Saturday 7th December to support Small Business Saturday, a campaign to encourage more people to shop local and support small businesses in the…

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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…

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

Kirkham could see itself receiving funding for the regeneration of the town centre due to two successful bids under the Government’s Future High Street Fund. The fund was launched for the first time in October 2018, when Fylde Council agreed to apply for financial assistance to help with the regeneration of the high street. The fund,…

Read more The Regeneration of Kirkham’s Highstreet

As health services across the Fylde Coast gear up to face the usual pressures brought about by winter the public are being asked to take a look at their own health habits and make a change towards more self-care behaviours. Only 20 per cent of our health needs can be met by medical interventions, the rest…

Read more Make a life changing choice this Self Care Week

ALL TICKET MONEY WILL BE DONATED TO HISTORIC LYTHAM HALL A brand-new Lytham Proms concert is being launched for 2020 with ALL money raised being gifted to historic Lytham Hall. Lytham Festival organisers Cuffe and Taylor have decided to move their traditional Proms finale from Lytham Green to the picturesque parkland of the Grade 1 Georgian mansion.…

Read more Brand new Lytham Proms event unveiled for 2020

For a list of temporary road closures for Remembrance Day parades, please click here.

Remembrance Day services will be held across Fylde on Sunday 10^th November 2019. Services across Fylde are always well attended and will take place as follows: St Annes Assemble at the Pier car park on North Promenade at 10:30am and proceed (route…

Read more Remembrance Day 2019