News – Fylde Council

Following the recent announcement that Fylde Council has been granted its full UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) allocation of £2.6m, Fylde Councillors at the Monday 6 February 2023 Council meeting gave the go-ahead to a programme packed with projects being developed for roll out over a 26-month period to March 2025. The first…

Emergency defibrillators throughout Fylde have been upgraded as part of a refresh to keep these life-saving devices in perfect condition. Defibrillators are medical devices which use electrical pulses to counteract the cardiac arrythmias leading to full cardiac arrest, allowing an operator to potentially save the life of a person experiencing these critical irregularities…

Following the tremendous success of the 2022/23 tree planting programme, Fylde Council's Environmental Health & Housing Committee has approved the investment of a further £25,000 additional revenue to enable the continuation of tree planting in 2023/24. Last year’s tree planting programme was delivered from November 2022 through January 2023 on Ashton Gardens, Lowther…

A scintillating spectacle is headed to Fylde this February as Lytham hosts the brand-new free Fylde Ice Festival on Saturday 11 February 2023! Award-winning ice sculptors Glacial Art will be displaying gorgeous ice sculptures, themed around the local area, on the Mussell Tanks by Lytham Green between 10am and 5pm.…

Access to the Squires Gate Station platform is currently a steep set of steps and as such is inaccessible to those with mobility issues, wheelchairs or prams. It has long been a desire of Ward Councillors and the South Fylde Community Rail Partnership that some form of inclusive access be created. In…

In July 2022, Fylde Council submitted a strong and ambitious £13.14 million bid to Round 2 of the Government’s highly competitive Levelling Up Fund with the aim of helping to kick-start the regeneration of St Anne’s Town Centre and Promenade Gardens. Unfortunately, the Government’s recent announcement of the successful LUF bids did not…

The volunteer groups of Fylde have received well-earned praise from the Mayor and the Leader of the Council across two receptions celebrating their tremendous contributions to their communities. Representatives from over 50 volunteering organisations attended two receptions in the Town Hall on the morning of Friday 13 January and the evening of Monday…

Fylde Council needs your help naming the new parks pathway sweeping vehicle! The specialist sweeper will soon see use keeping clear the pathways at Fairhaven and other parks in Fylde, and needs a name for good luck. Fylde Council will be taking suggestions from the public for the next few weeks and putting…

Work on a new scheme to improve the lighting along Central Beach in Lytham is progressing following some initial delays. The scheme, which is a joint project between Lancashire and Fylde Councils will see the replacement of 25 concrete and steel lighting columns with bespoke columns and lamp heads that better reflect the character of this…

The January 2023 meeting of Fylde Council’s Tourism and Leisure Committee has concluded, and amongst the decision items discussed were several exciting proposals for investment and development across the Borough. One recommendation is for the introduction of a nominal charge of £1 per child, per hour, for the use of the SPLASH outdoor…

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Fylde’s UK Shared Prosperity Funding Programme Launches

New Defibrillators in Place Across Fylde

Fylde Set To Look The Tree’s Knees As Tree Planting Programme 2023/24 Approved

Fylde Ice Festival In February!

Progress on level access to Squires Gate Railway Station

Drive to improve St Annes continues despite unsuccessful Levelling Up Fund bid

Fylde Council Thanks Our Wonderful Volunteers

Name Fylde Council’s New Parks Pathway Sweeper!

New Lytham Lighting Scheme Gets Underway

Fylde Council Tourism and Leisure Committee Put Forward Fantastic New Investments and Improvements