Cleveleys woman admits food theft
A woman followed a friend’s example when she saw her stealing goods from a shop.Monique Capli put food and cleaning products into a bag and walked out of Blackpool’s B and M Bargains.Capli, 20, of...
View ArticleMan used web cam to carry out sex acts
A man who used a webcam to carry out sex acts in the presence of two young girls over the internet has been put behind bars for more than three years.Matthew Clifton carried out sex acts via a webcam...
View Article‘Muppet’ jibe led to axe attack
A scrap-metal war came to a head when one dealer took an axe and used it to smash in the side of another dealer’s Ford Transit van.Blue Grimster saw red when the other dealer arrived at a scrap metal...
View ArticleGood Samaritan kicked in head
A man turned on someone he thought was interfering in a row between himself and his girlfriend.Gareth Smith, 33, punched the man to the ground and then kicked him on the forehead, Blackpool Magistrates...
View ArticleConmen who targeted 84-year-old locked up
Two men who conned an elderly widower out of almost £7,000 in a cynical building fraud have been jailed.The 84-year-old victim of Thomas Joyce and his nephew Christopher Joyce was talked into having...
View ArticleDrunken ex broke bay window at girlie night
A girlie night in was ruined by a woman’s former boyfriend after an argument.James Smith banged on his ex’s front window after the row. He then punched the bay window breaking it and drove off while...
View ArticleNew dad hit out
A new father had his seven-week-old son in his arms when he struck the child’s mother in the face.Daniel Tsimbilakis then dug his fingers into the mother’s windpipe.Unemployed Tsimbilakis, 22, formerly...
View ArticleFleetwood fuel theft drama
A driver who drove off without paying for fuel was reported by another customer in a queue at the garage.The man in the queue told the service station assistant: “That’s James Beeston – he won’t...
View ArticleMeet the Hogwallops!
Blackpool’s Grand Theatre plays host to a brand new show this week as part of the resort’s Showzam! festival.Showing Thursday to Saturday, Meet the Hogwallops has been specially commissioned for the...
View ArticleAxe set to fall on Wyre services
“Unprecedented” cuts to services across Wyre and Fylde are set to be discussed by county councillors.Lancashire County Council, which is responsible for services including education, social services...
View ArticleJimmy: ‘I am just pleased to have been on the planet as the same time as him.’
Blackpool hero Jimmy Armfield spoke movingly of his friendship with the late Sir Tom Finney as thousands paid tribute to a footballing great.Former Blackpool and England skipper Jimmy Armfield paid a...
View ArticleTown Council clerk Janet announces her retirement
For almost five years she has handled the various administrative duties of Fleetwood Town Council, but now town clerk Janet Purle is to retire.Janet, 62, was due to make the announcement at this week’s...
View ArticleThings still moving on up at primary
A Wyre primary school is continuing to go ‘up, up and away’ – gaining a good rating from inspectors in a report which described teaching as “sometimes outstanding.”Thornton Primary School’s creative...
View ArticleCharity will help former soldiers cope after trauma
A new Fleetwood charity is aiming to help ex-servicemen suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome.The Boathousegroup was set up just a few months ago by a seven-strong group of trustees, some of...
View ArticleSchool’s high praise from Government
A morale-boosting letter has been sent to St Aidan’s CE College of Technology.A morale-boosting letter has been sent to St Aidan’s CE College of Technology.Staff and pupils at the high school in...
View ArticleYoung artists build homes for birds
Young artists were invited to build birdhouses as part of National Nest Box Week, by art group Start Living with Art.The children assembled their birdhouses themselves and painted them to encourage...
View ArticleWe want more patrols
Calls have been made for more police officers to patrol Fleetwood’s streets, as residents are asked to pay a 1.99 per cent rise in policing costs on their council tax bills.But Lancashire’s Police and...
View ArticleE-cigarette move row
A Fleetwood e-cigarette dealer, and one of the port’s European MPs, have called on European authorities not to classify the devices as medical products.Fleetwood MEP Paul Nuttall claims tobacco...
View ArticleStudents ready for Sport Relief challenges
With a hop, a skip and a jump (maybe a bounce too) these youngsters are hoping to raise hundreds to help others.The pupils at Kincraig Primary School, Bispham, are each trying to complete the ‘Kincraig...
View ArticleBishop joins in party
Pupils and staff at St Aidan’s Technology College were joined by a special guest as the school continued to celebrate its golden jubilee.Visiting the Preesall high school was the Rt Rev Julian...
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