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A new one-off top-up grant for businesses in the leisure, hospitality, and retail sectors was announced by the Chancellor on 5 January. The scheme will award grants between £4,000 and £9,000 for eligible rate-paying businesses. Local authorities are still awaiting details of eligibility for this scheme and its administration. Recipients already in receipt of Current…

A team of 67 volunteers spent the weekend collecting more than 1,800 trees in the biggest ever Christmas Tree Collection organised by Trinity Hospice. The event, which was sponsored by Easthams Solicitors, Ameon and Slater Gordon, raises money for the hospice, and this year raised a record £23,000. Corporate Partnerships Manager, Janet Atkins, said: “Once again we…

The Tourism & Leisure Committee meeting on 7th January made a firm commitment to invest in this popular and well-used park and playing fields. The first stage is to replace the original collapsed drain that runs the entire length of the field; a significant investment of approximately £125,000 that should massively improve the drainage of the…

The management of the Deacon in Lytham Square have made the decision to close the off sales offer in response to Fylde and the whole of Lancashire going into Tier 4 restrictions. The regulations permit the provision of off sales but the owners of the Deacon felt that this was not consistent with the leading…

“Ring out the old, bring in the new” This pandemic year has been a challenge like no other in my lifetime. I’m full of nostalgia for past Christmases; the family gatherings, carol concerts and office parties and most of all the ability to hug my (grown up) children close. Yet I have escaped the suffering of…

***Issued on behalf of the Lancashire Resilience Forum***.

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…

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…

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 24^th December and re-open at 9:00am on Monday 4th January 2021. If you wish to make a payment you can do so…

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,…

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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Further Cash Grants Available to Businesses

Tree collection is Trinity Hospice’s best ever

Plans to improve the drainage at Blackpool Road North Playing Fields

The Deacon in Lytham to close during Tier 4 restrictions

Christmas Greetings from Cllr Karen Buckley, Fylde Council Leader

Community Covid testing in Lancashire

Fylde targets grant support to local businesses

Fylde Council Christmas Arrangements 2020

Memorial Statue, celebrating the life of Bobby Ball

Plans to double rail services on the South Fylde line