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Memorial trees to be moved from St Annes park
4:00pm Monday 22nd December 2008
A search has begun for bereaved relatives who donated trees in a St Annes park.
Have your say »Lytham chef is a home grown champion
4:05pm Friday 19th December 2008
A Lytham chef is one of 12 top North West chefs to feature in a new book.
Lancashire's Woolworths stores will shut
2:30pm Wednesday 17th December 2008
WORKERS at Lancashire's branches of Woolworths are set to be made redundant after it was announced all its stores will shut.
St Annes mum's anger as charity bags ‘disappear’ from doorstep
1:00pm Friday 12th December 2008
A St Annes mum has been left ‘angry and disappointed’ after five charity bags she left outside her home were stolen.
Big queues across Lancashire for Woolworths' closing down sale
3:40pm Thursday 11th December 2008
UPDATE Lancashire’s branches of Woolworths were beseiged by shoppers today as the troubled retailer launched a ‘closing down’ sale.
Man charged over theft of Porsche in Lytham
3:20pm Monday 8th December 2008
A 28-year-old man has been charged with burglary after a Porsche was stolen in Lytham on Friday evening.
Lytham businessman's St George’s Day vow
8:30am Monday 8th December 2008
A patriotic Lytham businessman has vowed to raise £100,000 for local charities by hosting a St George’s Day Festival next April.
Swift launch for St Annes play area
7:20am Sunday 7th December 2008
Children in St Annes have been given an early Christmas present as a newly revamped play area has been opened ahead of time.
All light on the night as St Annes gets into festive spirit
5:17pm Friday 5th December 2008
Thick fog and freezing weather failed to dampen spirits as hundreds turned out to see the festive lights switched on in St Annes.
Cheaper festive parking in Lytham St Annes
5:18pm today Friday 5th December 2008
Fylde council has reduced some Christmas car parking rates on car parks in St Annes Square, Wood Street, St Annes and Pleasant Street, Lytham.
Dental waiting lists cut in Fylde and Wyre
5:19pm Friday 5th December 2008
Waiting lists for NHS dentists in Wyre and Fylde have reduced by 95 per cent in the last year, according to health bosses.
No extra government cash to plug Fylde's concessionary travel shortfall
5:11pm Thursday 4th December 2008
The government will not provide any more money to a borough council to meet an estimated £362,000 shortfall to provide free bus travel for over-60s.
Lytham St Annes man’s golden moment as landmark M6 reaches 50th anniversary
5:15pm Thursday 27th November 2008
ON December 5 1958, Prime Minister Harold Macmillan cut the tape on the eight-mile stretch – triggering a Tarmac expansion throughout Lancashire and across the country.
Lancashire retail jobs fears as Woolworths call in administrators
10:42pm Wednesday 26th November 2008
Hundreds of Lancashire jobs could be lost after the retail arm of Woolworths went into administration tonight.
Lytham schoolboy's death was 'misadventure'
10:02am Tuesday 25th November 2008
An inquest into the death of an eight-year-old found hanging by his own school tie has recorded a verdict of misadventure.
St Annes' karate club fight for cash
10:10am Saturday 22nd November 2008
Members of the St Annes’ Shotokan Karate Club are fighting fit after winning a £3,500 grant from the National Lottery Awards for All programme.
Lancashire train fares set to soar
2:49pm Friday 21st November 2008
FARES on trains in Lancashire are set to soar by well above the rate of inflation in the New Year.
Ex-St Annes resident and golfer dies, 82
3:14pm Thursday 20th November 2008
A keen Royal Lytham golfer who lived in St Annes for more than 20 years has died at the age of 82.
Fylde pupils clean sand dunes
11:25am Thursday 20th November 2008
Pupils from St Anne’s College Junior School led a litter pick to encourage people to protect the resort’s sand dunes.
Fylde police and council unite to tackle stone gate finial thefts
11:12am Thursday 20th November 2008
Lytham’s Neighbourhood Policing Team is working together with Fylde Borough Council to reduce the number of thefts of stone gate finials.
Lytham St Annes food shop owners admit hygiene lapse
6:40pm Thursday 13th November 2008
Two Lytham St Annes businesses have admitted a string of food hygiene charges.
Lytham taxi ranks to boost evening economy
4:19pm Thursday 13th November 2008
Two new taxi ranks have been created in a bid to boost the night-time economy of Lytham.
Tory's select candidate to replace retiring Fylde MP
5:00pm Tuesday 11th November 2008
The Conservatives have selected their parliamentary candidate for the Fylde constituency.
Fylde pool re-open hope after Kirkham baths closure halted
4:55pm Monday 10th November 2008
A plan to save Kirkham swimming pool that could also see the pool in St Annes re-open has been revealed by Fylde Borough Council.
Festive free parking plan for Fylde
10:11am Monday 10th November 2008
Motorists in Fylde are set for a seasonal boost as car parking charges are set to be waived until next year.
St Annes jewellers donate money to Blackpool hospital baby unit
4:40pm Tuesday 4th November 2008
The Special Care Baby Unit at Blackpool Victoria Hospital has received a cheque worth £3,100 after employees of the St Annes based Beaverbrooks The Jewellers chose it as one of their top charities.
Lytham company in top 50 list of growing businesses
4:30pm Sunday 2nd November 2008
Lytham manufacturing company Tangerine Group has been placed at number 29 in a list of the 50 fastest growing entrepreneurial businesses in the UK.
Rugby club scores highly for luncheon club
11:10am Sunday 2nd November 2008
A rugby club has proved it’s more than a good sport after providing a free venue for a thriving older people’s luncheon club which was under threat.
Garage fire
9:54am Saturday 1st November 2008
A man was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation following a garage fire in Blackpool.
Homes evacuated following blaze
9:29am Saturday 1st November 2008
Two homes were evacuated after a fire in an outhouse in Warton.
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