Alley gate proposal to prevent flytipping in Fleetwood
A Fleetwood councillor has proposed new plans to prevent fly-tipping in Fleetwood streets.Fly-tippers left piles of rubbish, garden waste and even old mattresses in alleyways behind Park Road, Addison...
View ArticleMan arrested after car smashes into two Fleetwood homes
A car smashed into the front of two homes in Fleetwood.The incident happened at around 2.15pm yesterday in Belmont Avenue.A silver-grey Audi A3 collided with the front doors of two terraced houses...
View ArticleDear 2016, we’ve had enough already
Ah, 2016, you still have a month and half to go and already you have proved yourself a tricky,memorable , cruel companion. If you were a film, you would be a blockbusting tear-jerker of an epic with...
View ArticleCar ‘spun around’ in crash
A motorist has been taken to hospital with suspected chest injuries following a crash on a major Fylde coast route.The incident happened on the Fleetwood-bound carriageway of Amounderness Way at just...
View ArticlePeak power plant is given the green light
A power station which will step in to keep the lights on at times of high demand has been approved.The new gas powered plant will be constructed at the Hillhouse site in Thornton.But strict conditions...
View ArticleTraffic building up after reports of M55 crash
Traffic is building up on the M55 after a wheelbarrow fell off a flatbed truck and hit the central reservation, police said.Two lanes were closed after the collision, which is said to have happened...
View ArticleCall for Lancashire to Twitter trend
Let’s show the world what it means to be a Lancastrian!That’s the call today from tourism chiefs as they launch a social media campaign to help raise awareness of Lancashire Day which takes place each...
View ArticleHappy with parking for a quid in Blackpool? Or should it be free?
Town centre parking is always a hot topic.With out-of-town shopping centres always ram packed, many shoppers cite free parking as one of the major factors as to why they go there and avoid town...
View ArticleGovernment reveals preferred route for northern section of HS2
The Government has set out its preferred route for the northern section of HS2.Phase 2 of the high speed rail project will see the line run from Crewe to Manchester and the West Midlands to Leeds.The...
View ArticleM&S chiefs hit out at ‘axe’ list
Bosses at Marks and Spencer have moved to deny media speculation about which of the high street giant’s store are earmarked for closure.They confirmed today that 60 stores would be affected in a huge...
View ArticleFuel prices fall as big four supermarkets make 3p cuts
Asda has announced it is capping its petrol prices at 110.7p per litre, with diesel at 112.7p from Tuesday.These cuts were swiftly followed by its ‘big four’ rivals - Tesco cutting petrol and diesel...
View ArticleAlzheimer's and dementia most common death in England and Wales
Alzheimer's and dementia are now the biggest killer in England and Wales with more than 1,100 people dying from the disease each week, according to official figures.The Office for National Statistics...
View ArticleBlackpool: From the courts 15-11-16
Here is a round-up of some of the cases at Blackpool Magistrates Court from November 15.Ashley Robinson, 19, drunk and disorderly, failing to answer bailA drunken teenager lost everything after he was...
View ArticleBBC lands at Tower for Strictly special
One of the highlights of Blackpool’s entertainment calendar has edged ever closer with the arrival of the BBC at the Tower Ballroom.Strictly Come Dancing will return to the Tower on Saturday night, for...
View ArticleFootball club staff to face trial over ‘ghost’ supporters fraud
Two men employed by Fleetwood Town are alleged to have invented “ghost” supporters to carry out a fraud.The charges relate to the period between July 1, 2015, and March 2016 at the League One...
View ArticleUnderthreat bus services could be saved for another year
Lancashire’s subsidised bus services could be thrown a 12-month lifeline, despite the county council’s need to cut public spending.County Coun John Fillis, the council’s cabinet member for highways and...
View ArticlePhysiotherapy a waste of time for ankle injuries claims study
Having physiotherapy for an ankle sprain is a waste of time - and no better than managing the injury at home, say scientists.A study found almost half of patients had not achieved an 'excellent...
View ArticleBlackpool: From the courts 16-11-16
Here is a round-up of some of the cases at Blackpool Magistrates Court from November 16.David Holloway, 30, and David Hart, 49, fraudTwo men employed by Fleetwood Town are alleged to have invented...
View ArticleDrivers using the M6 in Lancashire warned of road closures
The M6 will be closed overnight on several nights during November to enable essential bridge repairs.The northbound carriageway will be closed overnight between 8pm and 6am on Sunday (20 November) and...
View ArticleTicket sales did not live up to great expectations
The Winter Garden’s musical production of Great Expectations has been cancelled – less than four weeks before the show was due to open.The stage adaptation of the Dickens classic had been due to run...
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