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• Alanis Morissette to return to Lytham Festival

  Alanis Morissette will headline Lytham Festival in 2026, a year after adverse weather forced the last-minute cancellation of her scheduled performance.

• Fylde Council commits restoring Kirkham Baths

  Fylde Council has taken a step towards the revival of Kirkham Baths, approving £150,000 of essential works to safeguard the building and prepare it for reinstatement.

• Plans for French polishers near Poulton to become new microbar

  A former French polishers and upholstery business in Carleton could become a new microbar if the scheme gets the go ahead.

• ‘’We’re lighting Blackpool Tower orange to support bereaved people’’

  Blackpool is doing its bit to support a charity which helps bereaved people – culminating in the iconic Tower turning orange next week.

• Fracking site extension refused

  The firm that operated a highly controversial fracking site in Fylde has been told that it cannot have another two years to restore the plot – after it emerged it had not made proper use of a previous extension.

• Update on future of old NatWest bank in Kirkham

  Plans are in the pipeline to bring a disused former bank in Kirkham back into use.

• Decision made on controversial plans for 208 new houses in Poulton

  A housing scheme which would have seen more than 200 homes built in Poulton has been refused by planners.

• ‘Our message is clear’ – Lancashire Police launch annual Christmas drink and drug drive campaign

  Lancashire Police are urging motorists not to drink or drug drive throughout the festive season.