Newly opened Dawson’s Arts & Crafts Emporium and The Hop Shoppe, a craft beer bar and bottle shop, are among the latest businesses to have received funding from Fylde Council’s ARG Vacant Premises Grant. Both are welcome additions to the high street ahead of the busy Christmas shopping period. Michelle and Lee Dawson have revived empty shop…

Read more Fylde Council is delighted to be supporting two new business ventures on the high street

A report commissioned to look at options to improve train services on the South Fylde railway line has been presented to the Department for Transport. Fylde Council has submitted detailed findings which explore steps to improve local transport including the possibility of delivering half-hourly services between Blackpool South and Preston along with measures that improve the…

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A case of Avian Influenza (otherwise known as Bird Flu) has been confirmed at a premises in Salwick, near Preston. Avian Influenza is a disease which mainly affects birds, but on rare occasions, it can affect mammals including humans. Consequently, a number of precautionary measures are being put in place. The response is being led locally by…

Read more Precautionary measures in place following confirmed Bird Flu case

Remembrance Sunday, which this year falls on 14 November, is a national opportunity to remember the service and sacrifice of all those that have defended our freedoms and protected our way of life. In 2020, Covid restrictions resulted in the cancellation of the traditional parades and services. Alternatively, residents were encouraged to pay their respects by…

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This week Paul Walker, Director of Development Services at Fylde Council retires after 45 years in local government and 18 years at Fylde Council. Paul said about his time at Fylde: “I feel proud having worked at Fylde Council and have particularly enjoyed working with many staff, members and partners who have been professional, enthusiastic, supportive…

Read more Director of Development Services retired from Fylde Council after 45 years in local government

Fairhaven Lake will be hosting a celebration of light and sound on Saturday 30th October at 2pm till 7pm highlighting the areas amazing natural heritage. Working with community artists Handmade Parade, we will be lighting up the newly restored Japanese garden with a flock of beautifully crafted bird lanterns. The unique sound and music will…

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News from Lytham Christmas: BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT STAR & LOCAL TALENT TO ENTERTAIN THE CROWDS One of the nation’s most beloved stars and a host of local performers will fill Lytham with music and laughter as they offically switch on this year’s Christmas Lights. This year’s spectacular Lytham lights Switch-On…

Read more Line Up Announced for Lytham’s Christmas Lights Switch-On

Lytham’s historic Clifton Square is receiving a pre-Christmas spruce-up thanks to funding secured to encourage shoppers to return to the high street. Fylde Borough Council successfully bid for £243,500 from the Government’s Welcome Back Fund which is providing councils across England a share of £56 million from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to support the…

Read more Historic Lytham Square gets makeover as shoppers return to the high street