Kirkham Grammar School meningitis girl recovering

12:25pm Thursday 15th May 2008

Parents at a Kirkham school are being urged not to panic after a pupil was diagnosed with meningitis.

Blackpool woman injured in M55 crash recovering

11:16am Tuesday 13th May 2008

A woman who was seriously injured in a bank holiday crash on the M55 last week is recovering.

Kirkham and Wesham celebrate FA Vase win with open top bus parade

9:53am Tuesday 13th May 2008

Thousands of fans lined the streets of Kirkham and Wesham as the Wembley heroes paraded the FA Vase in an open-top bus parade.

M55 closures could affect traffic between Preston and Kirkham

9:54pm Friday 9th May 2008

A series of short road closures will affect the M55 motorway from Sunday to June.

	Convicted burglar missing from Kirkham Prison
	10:03am Fri 9 May 08
	Police are hunting a man who has recently absconded from Kirkham Prison after being sentenced at Preston Crown Court for burglary.

Blackpool man in court over attempted wife killing on M55

9:11am Wednesday 7th May 2008

A man has been charged with the attempted murder of his wife after a van he was driving left the M55 at high speed on Monday.

Woman injured in one of three M55 collisions

10:50am Tuesday 6th May 2008

A woman suffered chest injuries and had to be airlifted to hospital yesterday after the van she was travelling in crashed through a fence on the M55, near Blackpool.

Ethel Austin set to close Preston store

4:53pm Wednesday 16th April 2008

UPDATE:The administrator for bargain clothing retailer Ethel Austin has announced the Preston store is to close.

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	Kirkham and Wesham FC donate club shirt to fan
	4:22pm Sun 13 Apr 08
	On hearing that a young Kirkham and Wesham FC supporter was recently unwell, the club's goalkeeper coach Neil Mitchell organised a surprise visit to give the young fan a boost.

Litter pick-up planned

7:36am Sunday 13th April 2008

A Tory councillor has revealed plans for the Fylde's first Conservative Green Day.

	Fifth man on Lancashire PC shooting robbery charge
	11:54am Thu 10 Apr 08
	A fifth man has been charged in connection with an alleged robbery at a Lancashire pub where a police dog handler was shot.

Man injured following road crash

9:20am Monday 31st March 2008

A man has been treated at the Royal Preston Hospital following a collision in Blackpool Road at Freckleton last night.

	Councillor fights to scrap bin chips
	9:37am Wed 19 Mar 08
	A councillor is campaigning to have electronic chips removed from wheelie bins across the Fylde.

Students to compete in debating challenge

9:58pm Sunday 9th March 2008

Sixth-formers from Kirkham Grammar School are preparing to take on fellow students from the North West and North Wales in the Regional Final of the Institute of Ideas and Pfizer Debating Matters Competition, the national competition for sixth formers.

Axe wielding raiders rob jewellers

5:28pm Wednesday 5th March 2008

Police are appealing for witnesses after an armed robbery at a jewellers in Kirkham.

	Design chosen for £40,000 skatepark
	3:54pm Wed 5 Mar 08
	The design for a new £40,000 skatepark has been agreed this week.

	Reprieve for Kirkham baths but St Annes pool to close
	10:22am Tue 4 Mar 08
	St Annes Swimming Pool will close later this year after councillors voted through a range of cost cutting measures.
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School ball event raises £1,000 for cancer charity

4:05pm Friday 29th February 2008

Organisers of the annual Friends of Kirkham Grammar School Winter Ball this year decided that one element of the evening should benefit the wider community.

Student celebrates India trip

9:43am Thursday 28th February 2008

A student is celebrating after been picked from hundreds of applicants to go on a scholarship of a lifetime to India this summer.

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	Councillor donates bird boxes for wood
	12:28pm Sun 24 Feb 08
	A councillor has donated two nesting boxes to a wood in rural Fylde.

Councillor tables rescue package for baths

4:36pm Tuesday 19th February 2008

Kirkham council representative, Councillor Simon Renwick, has called for a Kirkham Bath Rescue meeting on Thursday.

	Leyland firm in PNE tickets giveaway
	2:26pm Sun 17 Feb 08
	Young football fans at Kirkham Grammar Junior School had a treat last weekend thanks to Leyland-based finance company, Consumer Credit Solutions (CCS).

Pool fight meeting attracts hundreds of people

10:43am Wednesday 13th February 2008

Hundreds of people packed into Kirkham community centre last night where the fate of the town's public swimming pool was discussed.

Have your say on Kirkham plan

7:32am Sunday 3rd February 2008

Rural Fylde Conservatives, this week set about seeking the opinions of local people in Kirkham.

Councillor welcomes upgrade of former garage site

10:30pm Saturday 2nd February 2008

A councillor has welcomed a planning appeal decision to grant permission to a mixed development of apartments and office space in Kirkham.

	Councillor fights for road improvements
	9:40am Sat 2 Feb 08
	Wesham's councillor, Simon Renwick, has written to County Hall bosses demanding action be taken over the crumbling footpaths in his ward.

	Eyesore to get multi million pound facelift
	7:54am Wed 23 Jan 08
	A Kirkham eyesore is to be regenerated into a £6 million mixed use residential and commercial development.

	Prison chaplain wins award
	7:41am Sun 20 Jan 08
	A prison chaplain has won a bursary award.

Memorial gardens revamp underway

9:59am Saturday 19th January 2008

Work is taking place at Kirkham Memorial Gardens to tidy up the trees ahead of the planned improvements to the memorial itself.

	Curtain up on Fylde's festive window winners
	9:43pm Sun 6 Jan 08
	The Mayor and Mayoress of Fylde, councillors John and Dawn Prestwich, recently judged another set of entries in this year's Christmas windows competition.

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