£2.4m bid plea
THE FLEETWOOD public will be called on to help in the £2.4m facelift of the town’s Memorial Park. After getting a £102,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to develop a plan for the park, Wyre...
View ArticleYoung and old in harmony
BRIDGING the gap between two generations has earned a Fleetwood school a top prize.Children from Charles Saer Primary School won the Wyre Senior Challenge, having fought of competition from 22 other...
View ArticleBid to restore olde bacca shoppe wall
PLANS are afoot to restore one of Fleetwood’s most distinctive and much-loved shop fronts.The Ye Olde Toffee & Bacca Shoppe mural has adorned the premises of the former Hearnshaws Electrical shop...
View ArticleRubbish removal warning
If householders pass on their refuse to an unlicensed person who then dumps it, the residents themselves could be slapped with a massive fine.That’s the warning from Wyre Council bosses who want to cut...
View ArticleDog orders working
DOG orders in Wyre are helping to win the battle against fouling and irresponsible owners.That’s the message from Wyre Council, which says the number of offences in Fleetwood and other parts of the...
View ArticleAll change as work nears completion
A NEW era is about to unfold at a Fleetwood school as massive building works near completion.The nursery and reception class areas at St Wulstan’s and St Edmund’s RC Primary School are now finished and...
View ArticleCriminal blames financial problems
A man returned to his old criminal ways after getting into financial trouble when he was left to run a house.Michael Roberts burgled a chip shop and pawned computer equipment which had been stolen from...
View Article£1m up for grabs - could it be you?
Someone on the Fylde coast could be a millionaire – and they don’t even know it!Bosses from the National Lottery came to the resort and brought a butler with them to help look for the mystery winner of...
View ArticleInteb calls for energy C-Change
Wyre specialist energy services provider Inteb Sustainability Limited has thrown down the gauntlet to British businesses by revealing that £1.7bn could be saved a year by Britain’s biggest energy and...
View ArticlePolice bid to tackle wheelie bin fire menace
Police today reassured residents in Fleetwood they are acting on reports of a spate of deliberate bin fires.The Gazette reported on Saturday how firebugs have set at least six fires in wheelie bins in...
View ArticleFleetwood art centre backing call
The empty Barney’s Bingo building has become one possible target for an ambitious arts project in Fleetwood.A meeting is being staged in the town tonight (Wednesday) to establish community involvement...
View ArticleUK op hope for brave Kai
The family of Fleetwood youngster Kai Hodgkinson now hope the operation he needs to help him walk unaided could be performed in England rather than America.If so, it could save the family – who are...
View ArticleProlific author’s 29th novel inspired by film star
A prolific writer of romance and suspense novels has just had her 29th book published.And Fleetwood woman Margaret Blake took inspiration from sources as diverse as Greece and the late actor, Richard...
View ArticleGrowing firm set to create 40 new jobs
New jobs are up for grabs at the rapidly expanding commercial energy supplier BES Utilities, owned by Fleetwood Town FC chairman Andy Pilley.The company, which has offices at the football club’s...
View ArticleVIDEO: Developers confirm pitches housing plan
Developers have confirmed it is their intention to build a housing development on community football fields.NPL Estates have met with residents in Thornton, who questioned them on the work being...
View ArticleCold call ban rallying cry in Wyre areas
Community leaders are urging people to show their support for a No Cold Calling Zone in Wyre.Residents of School Road and Tarn Road, in Staina ward, Thornton, are being asked to back the zone to help...
View ArticleDefences may mean end of angling club
Anglers have rejected multi-million pound coastal defence plans saying they will leave them without an important stretch of coastline from which to fish.One club has even said that should the Rossall...
View ArticleKnott End man given 10-week jail term
A former Knott End man who turned his back on the probation service has been jailed for 10 weeks.Liam Boardman, 31, was given a suspended jail term when he was caught driving while disqualified on...
View ArticleBack to school? Time to do your homework
Sending your child back to school for the upcoming new term could cost more than you expect, but Vicky Shaw says some simple sums will help save you money.Just when you’ve finished paying for all the...
View ArticleAppeal as £5,000 of tools taken from van
Police are appealing for information after £5,000 of building tools were stolen from a van in Poulton.The incident happened at around 3am on Wednesday, July 17, when two men broke into a Vauxhall...
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