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Members of the Defend Lytham pressure group are to step up their campaign against fracking by manning a stall at Lytham Square weekly from Sat, May 18.
L-R Mike Hill, Edward Cook, Janet Lees, John Hobson, Linda Salter and Trina Froud.

Drawing the battle lines over fracking

Lytham’s biggest ever pressure group has reformed to go into battle against fracking.

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Kirkham and Wesham Club Day 2012

Forces veterans come to Kirkham Club Day’s rescue

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

Nathan Reardon, who wanted to take over as Manchester United manager after Alex Ferguson left the club

High hopes for United job – for Nathan, eight

Although Everton’s David Moyes has been named Sir Alex Ferguson’s successor, footie-mad Nathan Reardon of Ansdell is hoping Manchester United FC might think again when they read his letter of application for the job.

Nathan Reardon, who wanted to take over as Manchester United manager after Alex Ferguson left the club

‘Cretins’ and ‘morons’ wreck collection box

Vandals who damaged a collection box at a Fylde Spitfire memorial have been accused of ‘disrespecting the dead’.

St Annes Town Centre, which has undergone an extensive revamp in recent years

Come and get cash to boost town centres!

Applications are being invited for a share of Fylde’s £100,000 programme to revitalise town centres.

A packed St Annes beach on May Day bank holiday Monday

Tills get ringing as splash of sun brings visitors

Traders were celebrating bumper takings after crowds of bank holiday trippers flocked to the Fylde coast.

Joanne Azern TV producer

Emmy judging date for Joanne

A Lancashire lass who followed her dream to the Big Apple has been chosen as a judge for one of America’s most prestigious award ceremonies.

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Kite fliers warm up for St Annes Kite Festival

Flying high with cash boost for kite festival

St Annes Kite Festival has received a major boost with a £1,000 grant from St Annes Town Council.

Green Drive Golf Club in Lytham is celebrating its centenary this week.
Pro Simon Williamson and Lady Captain Ros Smitham watch Captain Graham Ashton tee off in Edwardian golfing gear.  PIC BY ROB LOCK
30-4-2013

Marking a milestone

A Fylde golf club will mark a historic birthday with a series of special events.

Work on the playground on St Annes Promenade

£50,000 new lease of life for seafront play

A seafront playground is undergoing a £50,000 upgrade.

Lytham Proms

Proms Festival promises to be the greenest yet

Lytham Proms Festival Weekend is going green after announcing a partnership with environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy.

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Lytham Hall Open Day. Andrea McGeoghan (Lytham Hall Gardener-Heritage Trust North West) and Ben Hendry (Randall Thorp Landscape Architects), left, conduct one of the guided tours.

Open day at Lytham Hall an overwhelming success

Hundreds of visitors, even including one over from Australia to see family, made the most of the opportunity to view and discuss plans for the on-going restoration of the gardens and parkland at the Georgian gem.

The record crowd of 750 watching The Twits at Lytham Hall, August 2012

Tickets sales for outdoor plays off to a brisk start

Forget the coldest spring for 50 years – picnics, Pimm’s and outdoor plays are on the way to Lytham Hall!

Children and staff at Giggles nursery dress up in red and white to celebrate St George's Day.

Celebrating, by George!

England’s green and pleasant land celebrated its patron saint’s day – and Lytham was once again the centre of the festivities.

Fylde's Got Talent winner Hana Joy with her trophy

Hana’s jumping for Joy after winning Fylde’s Got Talent

Vocalist Hana Joy is eagerly looking forward to supporting Rita Ora at Lytham Proms this summer after a change of name brought a change of fortune in Fylde’s Got Talent.

New manager at Lowther Pavillion, Mark Alexander.

New Lowther boss’ pledge to amateur drama

Amateur companies and their productions are the very core of what Lowther Pavilion has to offer.

Lytham Hall

Open day’s focus on garden work at Hall

Lytham Hall opens its doors this weekend to offer the public an insight into the first phase of its restoration.

Hypnotherapist Russell Hoyles claims he can make you thin

Master of the mind could help in weight-loss plans

Want to lose weight? For many, it’s a case of a good diet, exercise and willpower – but when that all fails, who then do you turn to?

Lytham St George's Day Festival lunch on Lytham green.
 David Haythornthwaite.

Events to celebrate St George

This year’s St George’s Day Festival in Lytham is the largest ever planned.

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