Brian awaits sea wall time capsule
The last surviving member of the team who hid a time capsule in the sea wall at Rossall is hoping to be reunited with it when work to rebuild it begins next year.When work to improve the Fleetwood’s...
View ArticleStudent grabbed mum by throat
A university undergraduate grabbed his own mother around the throat.And as he squeezed she started to have trouble breathing and he told her: “I could kill you if I wanted.”Daniel Moellic, 22, admitted...
View ArticleAwards set to be ‘best one yet’
The organisers of Lancashire’s biggest business award ceremony have vowed to make this year’s event the best to date.Hundreds of entries from across Lancashire are expected for the Be Inspired Business...
View ArticleFirms urged to enter awards
The deadline is looming for businesses to enter one of the region’s annual awards competitions.The closing date for the Red Rose Awards, which aims to crown the best of the best of the county’s firms,...
View ArticleCommunities to share out unspent cash
Six neighbourhoods in Wyre are in line to receive a share of £60,000 to tackle local issues.Members of Wyre Council’s cabinet are due to vote on plans to dish out the cash when they meet next week.A...
View ArticleNew start in new year for port nursery
A Fleetwood pre-school which faced closure when an historic church shut down, has started the New Year in a new home.Busy Bees was caught up in Mount Methodist Church’s demise at the end of 2013 after...
View ArticleMan made hoax armed raid call
A man who was angry police would not come to see him about his stolen phone lied to police, telling them there was an armed robbery in progress.Gavin Preston made the false call because he was furious...
View ArticleNew network group to launch on Fylde
Businesses on the Fylde will have to chance to join a new referrals and networking group being set up at the end of this month.The Business Networking International group will launch for Poulton and...
View ArticleMan accused of toilet attack
A licensee accused of a sex assault on a woman customer who had fallen asleep on the toilet in the ladies’ at a bar has made his first appearance at court.Alan Ogden, 45, of Mains Lane, Poulton,...
View ArticleOut Rawcliffe healthy start for youngsters
It was a proud moment for Katie Checkley, from Out Rawcliffe, at her graduation.The seven-year-old completed the free MEND child weight management course for seven to 13-year-olds and was presented...
View ArticleDeath was due to natural causes
A man who thought he was dying after being exposed to asbestos actually died of natural causes, an inquest heard.John Cullen, 60, started to get ill in June 2009 and last year was put on oxygen because...
View ArticleFleetwood pensioner on rape charge
A pensioner accused of raping a mother-of-two in her own home 26 years ago has made his first appearance at court.John Dolan, 66, of Hodder Avenue, Fleetwood, is charged with raping the woman between...
View ArticleRobotic tool gives students the edge
There’s new technology on hand to inspire ICT savvy students at Carr Hill High School.Teacher James Banks has built a specially designed robot to teach pupils how computer coding systems work.Members...
View ArticleFleetwood woman guilty of benefit fraud
A woman who falsely claimed more than £2,500 in benefits over a period of almost a year after lying about her job has been spared jail.Laura Thomas, of Rutland Avenue, pleaded guilty to two counts of...
View ArticleNew year... time to look at some new finances
January is never a kind month on the bank balance, but don’t despair, says Vicky Shaw, make some New Year’s money resolutions instead...This time of year, after too many Christmas indulgences and too...
View Article‘Foolish’ driver was banned
A driver stopped by police and found to be banned from the road was on his way to do court-ordered unpaid work for the community.Stephen Harper had previously been disqualified for four years for an...
View ArticleCatapult aims at children’s sector
A Lancashire PR consultancy, has launched a new division to provide support to companies that manufacture, sell or provide products and services for children.Catapult Kids aims to be a vibrant PR...
View ArticleHousing firm a very good place to work
A housing association with properties across the Fylde coast has been voted a top UK company to work for.It is the second year Regenda has been featured in the list, which ranks firms in terms of...
View ArticleConstruction worker accused of assaults on women
A construction worker accused of hitting a female door security officer and a woman customer at a Fleetwood nightclub has made his first appearance at court.Lee Manson, 29, of The Esplanade, Fleetwood,...
View ArticleFamily in raid terror
Police are appealing for information after an elderly woman and her son were robbed in their home in Knott End.Two men knocked on the door of the pensioner’s home in Ambleside Avenue and when she...
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