Fylde, England News

The Local Government Ombudsman has contacted Fylde Council over the sale of the Melton Grove estate to a private developer in 2011.

Kirk Norcross, TOWIE star who is coming to Blackpool to sign copies of his new autobiography My Story The reality star, who visited Blackpool to sign copies of his new autobiography for more than 100 fans earlier this month, will arrive at SilverDell bookshop, Kirkham, from noon on Saturday.

John Kirby, 29, currently lives in Poulton-le-Fylde, is married and both he and his wife have been attending Inglewhite Church for just over a year.

MPs yesterday spent a second day debating the gay marriage Bill in the House of Commons and, despite some opposition to the idea, gay couples could now marry in England and Wales as soon as summer 2014.

Jane Wright and four-year-old son Jack admire The New Curate by Percy Robert Craft at the Fylde Gallery in Lytham The Friends of the Lytham St Annes Art Collection are aiming to restore a number of prized artworks and among those in most urgent need of attention is The New Curate by Percy Robert Craft.

Damage caused to a bomb colleciton box at Fairhaven Lake in Lytham. Vandals kicked and damage the tail fin steelwork causing hundreds of pounds of damage Fairhaven Lake's CCTV cameras have been adjusted to protect the RAF Spitfire memorial after hooligans wrecked the collection box.

Mazzola Hair of Woodlands Road, Ansdell, scooped the awards at the Blackpool and The Fylde College Hair and Beauty Awards.

Fylde MP Mark Menzies has welcomed news that businesses will be at the heart of Fylde's 100,000 programme to revitalise town centres.

Construction of a lakeside pathway to give access to existing graves will also provide access to 500 future burial plots, available to families across Fylde.

Clifton Hospital in St Annes is to take on rehabilitation services from two other hospitals, sparking anger in Wesham and Fleetwood.

A group of forces veterans has come to the rescue of Kirkham and Wesham Club Day - thanks to the intervention of The Express.

A widow whose husband died of an asbestos-related illness is appealing for his ex co-workers to help lawyers investigate how he was exposed to the deadly dust.

Centenarians were invited to put on their dancing shoes and relive their youth as Blackpool's most famous attraction celebrated its birthday.

The future of older people's rehabilitation at three hospitals in Fylde has been settled - with plans to move services from two medical centres into one given the go-ahead. Following a three month consultation period, NHS groups have agreed to move all rehabilitation services from Rossall Hospital and Wesham Hospital, which was mothballed in 2010, ... (more)

Teenagers watched as the horrors of a fatal road crash were brought vividly to life in an accident re-enactment held at a Fylde park.

Environmentalists descended on a site in Mere Brow near Tarleton to attend 'Camp Frack 2' in opposition to the process known as fracking a for a weekend of action including live music, presentations, workshops, and a protest action.

Cuadrilla, which already has a site on Anna's Road, Westby, will begin its operation in Balcombe, Sussex, despite facing large opposition, later this year.

Verdicts of industrial disease were recorded at two separate inquests held at Blackpool Coroners Court, as a result of years spent working near asbestos.

Shop owners, business owners and even community groups are being given the chance the make their pitch for a grant from the Whitehall-generated cash pot - so long as their project is designed to increase town centre business activity.

In a tense competition, 21-year-old Lee Brown impressed three top judging chefs with his mouth watering three-course menu.