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Fylde Council and Chamber Low Carbon launched their partnership Carbon Reduction Business Support Programme on Thursday 26 October with a support roadshow across three Fylde venues. The roadshow, made possible by Fylde Council’s successful UK Shared Prosperity Fund bid, gave 24 Fylde businesses of all sizes and growth stages the opportunity to get practical support and…

Read more Fylde Businesses Investing Time in Net Zero Challenge

Lytham has received well-earned recognition at the 2023 Britain in Bloom national community gardening competition, winning both a Gold Award and the joint Category Winner Award in the Coastal category. The incredible hard work of long-standing partners Lytham in Bloom and Fylde Council’s Parks and Coastal Services was repaid at the Royal Horticultural Society Britain in…

Read more Lytham Claims Gold and Joint Category Winner at Britain in Bloom 2023 National Awards!

St Annes is to benefit from additional police foot patrols over the next two years to tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB), as part of Lancashire Constabulary and the Police and Crime Commissioner’s county-wide Op Centurion campaign.  Lancashire Constabulary’s local neighbourhood teams and the newly established ASB Prevention and Problem-Solving Command will be working with…

Read more More Police Foot Patrols For St Annes: Op Centurion Gets Tough on Anti-Social Behaviour

Fylde Borough has won 22 honours in the annual North West in Bloom (NWIB) competition and 19 It’s Your Neighbourhood Awards, thanks to the exceptional work of volunteers and operational staff.  The 2023 North West in Bloom ceremony saw six Fylde entrants bring home Category Winner awards alongside their well-earned gold awards, and…

Read more Fylde Achieve Stunning Results in the North West In Bloom and RHS: It’s Your Neighbourhood Awards 2023!

Lytham Festival organisers Cuffe & Taylor have submitted to Fylde Council’s Licensing Team their application to increase the size of the event to 25,000 people per day for 2024 and onwards.   This follows the approval of an increase to 22,500 for two days of the 2023 Lytham Festival after a meeting of the…

Read more Lytham Festival Submit Licensing Application for 25,000 People Per Day For 2024 Onwards

Fylde Council’s Executive Committee have accepted the officer recommendation not to proceed with the St Annes Seawall capital scheme at present, due to projected significant cost increases from the initial budget and the inherent risk levels remaining in the project.  Recent detailed design work indicates that the scheme would cost more than double…

Read more St Annes Sea Wall Project Suspended Until 2030 Due to Cost Increases and Focus Shifts to The Island Masterplan

Organisers submit a licence application to see the event grow from 20,000 people per day to 25,000 people per day from 2024 onwards

Lytham Festival 2023 injected more than £9 million into the Fylde coast economy.   Read more Lytham Festival Creates £9 Million Boost To The Fylde Coast Economy

Fylde Council have received a report from Active Lancashire regarding the quality, quantity and accessibility of swimming facilities across Fylde. The report identifies the potential within the borough to meet the needs of local residents to access water space following the closure of Kirkham Rural Splash facility, and provides three key recommendations as to how this…

Read more Active Lancashire Publish Report on Swimming Provision in Fylde