FBC Budget 2010 / 2011 5 March 2010
Fylde Council debates a budget that will re-open St Annes Pool, and approve an external debt limit of up to £11 million. Opposition councillors worry that the pool opening is unsustainable given the Council's turbulent financial future. We look at what was said, and who voted for what.....

Integrity UK Launched 1 March 2010
A new political party with national aspirations has been launched on the Fylde coast. Styled as an association or umbrella organisation for independent candidates, it represents a novel and interesting approach. So Who's involved? How does it work? Will it make a difference? How will it affect existing independent councillors? We have a look.....

St Anne's Town Plan 24 February 2010
St Anne's on the Sea Town Council embark on a Town Plan. What's that all about? How are they going about it? When do we get a say? Will it make any difference? We look at these and some of the other questions.....

The Pool: In Depth 19 February 2010
St Annes pool is set to reopen. Will it still work? How much will it cost us to fix? Who's going to be running it? Why have we had to wait 18 months with it closed? Why the change of heart now? We've sniffed the air, tested the water, and asked the questions to bring you our take on the answers to all these questions....

On Your Marx 18 February 2010
Along with a hundred or so others, we enjoyed a really good evening wondering if Marxism is now a spent force. The results might surprise you. They certainly surprised us......

They Don't Come Any Worse in Lancashire 15 February 2010
Exclusive. Fylde is the worst council in Lancashire and the fourth most expensive according to a new assessment being reported to Cabinet on Wednesday.....

Snippets - Feb 2010 14 February 2010
A cornucopia of small news snippets: Fylde's next Mayor, St Annes recycling centre, Lancashire Locals; Lowther gardens play area; Street trading; Fairhaven lake; Sea defences; The town hall accommodation scheme; Bus service cuts; Winter gritting; the M55 Heyhouses Link Road; Housing for Ballam Road (and St Annes); A replacement Sreetscene; and a request for more cash for Fylde's beleaguered Standards Committee

A Small Deception? 12 February 2010
The Great Fylde Tax Con continues. We ask if Councillor Roger Small's evasive evidence to Fylde's Scrutiny Committee last week will become his own 'Weapons of Mass Destruction' moment?......

Fair, Trade, Green? 10 February 2010
A row has developed about what Lytham's famous Green can be used for. The Commissar wants it for an 'Events' venue but he's hit the buffers again in the form of a covenant made by wiser men than him. Now he's going to 'Call the bluff' of the law on this matter. Oh dear!......

Parishes in Peril? 27 January 2010
Fylde opened a major consultation on Town and Parish Councils at Christmas (when no-one was looking) with some very leading (or even misleading) questions. We bring our readers the lowdown on what's going on, why it's happening now, and a copy of the form seeking your view. Will a Town Council be foisted on Lythamites? Will we see some parishes merged and others disappear? Will the great Tax Con succeed?......

Tax Con Backfires 12 January 2010
Fylde's Equitable Taxation and Special Expenses tax con starts to go horribly wrong. Kirkham Town Council won't be getting its parks to run anytime soon, and maybe not at all. Threats of a 9% tax rise for everyone will put a stop to that. And how much extra will this great taxation con cost us in the end?......

Obituary: Colin Walton 30 December 2009
We are sad to report the death recent death of Colin Walton, former Alderman and Councillor for Ashton Ward, St Annes, and County Councillor. Fylde has lost yet another man of firm and traditional conviction, a staunch conservative whose views were tempered with Christian kindness.......

Income Generation? 21 December 2009
At this time of good cheer, we muse about redundancies and double (or triple) taxation, the loss of public services, and income generation schemes being imposed on a generation already overburdened with banking debts.......

Exclusive. No Smoke Without Fire? 17 December 2009
counterbalance breaks this story as UKIP members in Fylde smoulder about 'unsuitable' candidates being selected over their heads and the party being hijacked by the pub and pro-smoking lobby......

Inquiry Diary November 2009
We bring our readers the day to day events at the Queensway Inquiry in public at the Bedford Hotel into Kensington's plans for 1,150 new houses......