Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde News from Saturday, December 21st, 2024

Work begins on new units at enterprise zone

Work has started to build 11 new business units at Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone with four already sold.
Councillor: ‘Some of my constituents are really scared about the contamination at Thornton’

A Wyre councillor says she has advised worried constituents to attend new drop-in sessions offering updates on a probe into historic chemical contamination in Thornton.
Blackpool receives £1.8m grant to plant trees

Blackpool has received a grant for £1.8m towards planting new trees across the borough as part of a strategy to green up the town.
Blackpool received £2.3m in government funding to fix potholes

Blackpool is set to receive £2.3m of government funding to fix potholes across the town.
Blackpool Council leader welcomes funding increase

A £17m increase in Blackpool Council’s spending power next year has been welcomed by the council leader – but she warned it remains ‘impossible’ to turn the clock back on previous cuts.