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Ten man Fleetwood Town suffered their first home league defeat of the season on Saturday as they lost 4-2 to Southend United.

Simon Cox gave The Blues the lead inside two minutes, before Amari’i Bell brilliantly equaliser with a header just moments later. However a Stephen McLaughlin strike...

Ten men Town lose first home league match of the season

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Posted on 25/09/2017

Police are appealing for information following a high-value burglary at a house in Thornton-Cleveleys.

Around £100,000 of jewellery was stolen sometime between 10.30pm on August 23rd and 8pm on August 24th from an address on Goldstone Drive.

The items stolen included watches, necklaces,...

£100k burglary in Thornton-Cleveleys

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Posted on 20/09/2017

A surgeon’s pioneering work is attracting the attention of clinicians from across the world.

Dr Scott Gall, a Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist at the Lancashire Cardiac Centre based at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, has become known as an expert across the world on laser...

Fylde coast cardiac surgeon receives worldwide recognition

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Posted on 19/09/2017

Fleetwood Town edged a thrilling five goal game at Highbury as they overcame Bury 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Town led by two goals thanks to Jordy Hiwula, who missed a penalty at 0-0, before goals from Jermaine Beckford and Josh Laurent saw the game level at the break.

However, substitute...

Town edge out Bury in five goal thriller

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Posted on 13/09/2017

Winds of up to 75mph could batter the Fylde Coast tomorrow night.

Strong gusts across England and Wales are expected on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning as autumnal weather sweeps in.

A Warning has been issued for the following regions

- North West England (Yellow)
- Wales (Yellow)

Weather warning in place for the Fylde Coast

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Posted on 12/09/2017

Wyre businesses are invited to celebrate their recent successes at the 2017 Wyre Business Awards. This year’s event will be held at Marine Hall in Fleetwood on 30 November.

Nominations are invited for fifteen different awards that recognise all types and sizes of businesses. The closing date...

Nominations Open for Wyre Business Awards

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Posted on 11/09/2017

Landmarks across the Fylde Coast are throwing open their doors along with many more across the county for Heritage Weekend.

Landmarks across the Fylde Coast are throwing open their doors along with many more across the county for Heritage Weekend.
It's your chance to get nosey and see...

Heritage Open days across the Fylde

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Posted on 08/09/2017

Fleetwood Town are encouraging fans to get behind Uwe Rosler’s men for two upcoming North-West derbies, with a fantastic ticket offer!

Fans can now take advantage of our ‘buy one, get one half price’ offer for our home games with Oldham (Saturday 9th September) and Bury (Tuesday 12th...

Special ticketing offer for Oldham and Bury games launched

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Posted on 31/08/2017

Fleetwood Town can confirm that our Sky Bet League One fixture with Blackburn Rovers has been rearranged.

The match – which was scheduled for Sunday 3rd September – has now been confirmed for Tuesday 31st October, with kick-off at 7:45pm.

Tickets and coach travel already purchased for the...

Blackburn Rovers fixture rearranged

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Posted on 31/08/2017

This what you need to know this August Bank Holiday Weekend & Illuminations Switch-On Friday 25 - Monday 28 August & Friday 1 September

On Friday 1 September, the below will also apply to buses and trams.

Trams
Trams will run as normal until 15:00 each day. From 15:00, the tramway...

Buses and Trams..changes this weekend

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Posted on 24/08/2017

A routine inspection of a Fleetwood bakery and outside catering company revealed an unpleasant addition to the menu.

Council officers found a live mouse and a large quantity of mouse droppings, some on a cake stand and some just centimetres away from some freshly prepared dough.

The...

Fleetwood bakery fined following mouse discovery

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Posted on 16/08/2017

Fleetwood Town head coach Uwe Rosler says Saturday’s 1-0 win at Northampton Town was down to a solid team performance.

Devante Cole’s 75th goal combined with a string of incredible saves from Cod Army keeper Alex Cairns meant Town returned to Lancashire with all three points.

Rosler was...

Rosler pleased with solid team performance after Northampton win

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Posted on 14/08/2017

Soldiers who have returned from a series of demanding overseas operations today braved the British summer to say ‘thank you’ to families and loved ones.

Personnel of the 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, are back home in Lancashire after six months of deployments across three...

Fylde soldiers' wet weather parade for families

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Posted on 28/07/2017

A Fleetwood company has been prosecuted for failing to register the amounts and values of fish bought from trawlermen.

Dockside Ltd of Dock Street, which has an annual turnover of over £2 million, was fined and ordered to pay court costs totalling £4,710 by Blackpool Magistrates.
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Fleetwood fish dealer fined

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Posted on 28/07/2017

Preparations are well underway for Fleetwood Festival of Transport today which promises to be the best yet.

The annual festival, which is now in its 32nd year, is once again expected to attract tens of thousands of people into Fleetwood, making it the busiest day of the year for the town.
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Thousands expected in Fleetwood for Tram Sunday

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Posted on 17/07/2017

A Blackpool man who stabbed a Cleveleys Policeman six times has been sectioned.

In November 2016 PC Pete Lucas stopped a van travelling on Westmorland Avenue, Thornton-Cleveleys, believing missing person William Ashton to be the driver.

Mr Ashton got out of his Peugeot van and approached...

Blackpool man sectioned after Police stabbing

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Posted on 11/07/2017

Those suspected of shooting down the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014 will be prosecuted in a Dutch court.

All 298 people on board were killed, including Blackpool man Glenn Thomas, when the plane was downed in eastern Ukraine. The tally included people from 17 countries -...

MH17 suspects will be prosecuted in the Netherlands

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Posted on 07/07/2017

Planning to build flats on the Fleetwood Pier site have been approved

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Posted on 07/07/2017

The long running saga over a scheme to build flats on the Fleetwood Pier site is back before planners today.

The proposals to build 15 properties aimed at the over 55s and retail space on the pier site has now attracted more than 1,100 objections.

Despite this, the plans have been...

Controversial Fleetwood pier plans back before planners today

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Posted on 05/07/2017

Police have seized cannabis and imitation firearms in a raid on a Fleetwood kebab shop.

Two men have been arrested when a warrant was served at Yum Yums on Brook Street, at Broadwater, on Friday at 6pm.
Police say a small amount of cannabis was found and two firearms were also seized, but both...

Fake guns and drugs found at Fleetwood kebab shop

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Posted on 05/07/2017

A teenage Blackpool driver tried to kill himself by deliberately crashing into a parked car after he had been drinking.

Ryan Savage later told police he was shocked after the car flipped and he had not died.

Savage, aged 19, of Russell Gate, Fleetwood, pleaded guilty to driving with...

Blackpool teenager tried to kill himself in car crash

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Posted on 04/07/2017

Police are appealing for witnesses after a collision on Halton Road at Lancaster left a Fleetwood woman with serious injuries.

The collision happened at shortly before 10am today (Monday, July 3rd) near to the junction with the Bay Gateway when a Vauxhall Corsa travelling from Halton towards...

Fleetwood woman injured in Lancaster crash

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Posted on 04/07/2017

A man has admitted grooming what he thought was a 13 year old girl.

Andrew May spent hours using the Internet to chat to the girl who in fact was an undercover police officer.

He asked his victim to send him a picture of herself and also asked her to perform sex act for him.

May (27)...

Fleetwood man admits grooming "13 year old girl"

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Posted on 03/07/2017

The body of a woman has been found at a beach in Fleetwood.

Officers were called at around 8.45am Sunday, June 25 to reports a body had been found on the Esplanade.

The woman was identified as a 36 year old from Fleetwood.

Her family have been informed.

Police said the death is not...

Body found on Fleetwood beach

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Posted on 27/06/2017

A campaign continues in Fleetwood to build a statue of the man who founded the town.

Efforts to honour Sir Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood outside the North Euston Hotel are gathering pace.

We caught up with local historian, Dick Gillingham, who told us that they've almost raised the money they...

Latest on the campaign to honour Fleetwood's founding father

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Posted on 23/06/2017

Blackpool begin their League One campaign on Saturday, August 5th away at Bradford, while Fleetwood host Rotherham.

In terms of local derbies, Fleetwood Town will host Blackpool on Saturday, November 25th, with the return fixture at Bloomfield Road on Saturday, April 14th.

The festive period...

The fixtures for the 2017/18 Football League season have been released.

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Posted on 22/06/2017

Fleetwood Town Head Coach Uwe Rosler has signed a new contract keeping him at the club until the summer of 2020.

Rosler guided the Cod Army to a record breaking fourth place finish in League One last season and was the subject of interest from a number of clubs this summer.

And after...

Rosler signs new Fleetwood Town deal

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Posted on 22/06/2017

Beverley Robinson, Principal of Blackpool and the Fylde College is awarded the OBE for services to Further Education.

She said: ''This honour is in recognition of the work of everyone at Blackpool and The Fylde College. The organisation is continuously recognised among the top performing...

Locally four people have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

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Posted on 20/06/2017

United Utilities is to be prosecuted over water contamination that left thousands of local residents unable to drink tap water for more than three weeks.

The cryptosporidium bug was found at Franklaw water treatment works outside Preston on 6th August 2015.

It affected supplies on the...

Blackpool MP's anger after UU water crisis prosecution

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Posted on 20/06/2017

A deal has been reached to keep the Fleetwood to Knott End ferry running until at least the end of November.

The service had been at risk after Lancashire County Council said they'd pull its share of funding at the end of March.

An agreement has been reached with Wyre Council that gives...

Deal reached to keep Fleetwood to Knott End ferry running

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Posted on 16/06/2017

Singer Alfie Boe is being honoured in his home town of Fleetwood today with a blue plaque.

The tribute to the world famous tenor was unveiled at the Marine Hall by fellow singer & broadcaster, Michael Ball.

Alfie is being recognised for his influence on the country's musical landscape as...

Fleetwood's Alfie honoured with Blue Plaque

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Posted on 16/06/2017

A new, major initiative to help people worried about their memory, or residents diagnosed with dementia, their family and friends, called The Fylde Coast Dementia Hub, has been launched in Blackpool.

The dementia hub, which offers people in the Fylde coast with a ‘one-stop shop’ where they...

Fylde Coast Dementia Hub opens tomorrow

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Posted on 16/06/2017

Fleetwood Town fans can cheer on their side in Austria next month for just £199 thanks to a gesture by Andy Pilley.

The Cod Army chairman will subsidise flights, two nights in a hotel and transport to the game as the club embark on a training camp in the Austrian town of Kossen.

And you...

Back the Cod Army in Europe for just £199

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Posted on 13/06/2017

CCTV appeal after Fleetwood assault

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Posted on 13/06/2017

Detectives are questioning a 40 year old Fleetwood man on suspicion of robbery following an armed raid on the KFC in Lord Street.

It follows a three hour stand off last night where a man was seen on the roof of a house in Bold Street.
Armed officers were deployed to the scene and the area...

Fleetwood KFC raid - update

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Posted on 07/06/2017

Police are questioning a Fleetwood man after a three hour stand off involving armed officers in the port.

The drama in Bold Street unfolded at around half past four yesterday afternoon as a man climbed onto the roof of a house in the street.
The area was sealed off whilst officers moved in...

Fleetwood armed drama- man arrested

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Posted on 07/06/2017

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