Sign our campaign for a grant funding review Sainsbury's had previously looked to develop at the site Housing association Places for People has bought the Fleetwood Road North site where an outline consent for 130 homes will be taken forward a joint venture between brownfield land specialist BXB and developer Promenade Estates has agreed the sale of the housing site for an undisclosed sum Completion of the deal is subject to reserved matters consent being granted The homes will be made available through affordable rent and shared ownership Outline permission was granted by Wyre Council in July 2023, at the third time of asking An initial version of the scheme was deferred in November 2022 before finding favour with committee after being reworked as a fully affordable development but we’re pleased that this under-utilised site can now provide much-needed homes for local people.” said: “A developer that delivers new affordable rental properties always appealed to us because they provide a socially valuable route for families seeking high quality homes.” The scheme will deliver a new link road into the Hillhouse enterprise zone with added emphasis on green infrastructure and biodiversity enhancement The 12-acre site was acquired in February 2021 Sainsbury’s had secured a consent to develop a 50,000 sq ft store at the site Read our comments policy Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" The housebuilder has secured approval for a 50-home sustainable scheme in Edenfield after the eight-acre plot was acquired from Peel Land A long-held ambition to relocate Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service’s headquarters from Fulwood is part of plans to overhaul the leadership and development centre at Euxton Register for free North West property intelligence Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" Join more than 13,000 property professionals and sign up to receive your free daily round-up of built environment news direct to your inbox By subscribing, you are agreeing to our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_3" ).setAttribute( "value" 2024/25 Admission Prices: £6 & £3 Programme Price: Digital QR Code in club House At roundabout turn left along A583 to traffic lights Go straight across the main road into Jepson Way Nearest Bus Route to Ground: Number 11b from Blackpool Town Centre Parking Facilities: Parking facilities at the side of the ground Ground Facilities: Bar and Catering facilities Website: https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/afcblackpool2 Twitter: @AFCBlackpool Registered Goalkeeper Colours: Purple Jersey Alternative Goalkeeper Colours: Pink Shirt Record Attendance: 4,300 v FC United (18/02/06 at Bloomfield Road) Fylde League Blackpool & Fylde Combination West Lancashire League Lancashire Combination NWCFL Division 1 Champions 2010/11 NWCFL Division 3 Champions 1985/86 Lancashire County FA Shield Winners 1957/58 1960/61 West Lancashire League Champions 1960/61 1961/62 Lancashire Combination Bridge Shield Winners 1972/73 A Fleetwood Town XI is set to face North West Counties side Thornton Cleveleys on Tuesday night The young Cods have already played three pre-season friendly matches and Tuesday’s test will be another tough one against a strong and physical outfit in Thornton Cleveleys The game is due to kick-off at 7pm down at Gamble Road (opposite the old Burn Naze pub) and it will be FREE entry to all on the night We’ve been told the bar and food kiosks will be open so why not get yourself down to watch some football whilst enjoying the evening sun Make sure to follow all our Academy news on their official X account and official Facebook page Keep up to date with all the latest goings on by signing up for the FTFC email newsletter Get closer to the team than ever before with news Get Directions processions and services taking place across the borough this year there will be road closures at Thornton and Fleetwood to enable the parades to take place safely (The village hall will be open from 10am and parking is available there Light refreshments will be served in the hall after the service in the hall).  Deputy Mayor Cllr Steve Nicholls to attend on the Mayors behalf Cllr Roger Berry (Deputy leader of Wyre Council) to attend on the Mayors behalf 09:25 Parade leaves car park onto High Street Rolling procession (from 10.20) leading into Full Road closure at War Memorial Park Hill Road j/w Croston Road (10.20 - 11.30) 10:40 Parade from Church to the War Memorial at Park Hill Road j/w Croston Road Full Road closure at War Memorial at Park Hill Road j/w Croston Road (mini roundabout to be closed to traffic at 10.20) 10.50 Arrive War Memorial for Wreath Laying etc Cllr Michael Vincent (Leader of Wyre Council) to attend on the Mayors behalf The Mayor of Wyre Cllr Jane Preston and consort will attend To be attended by: The Mayor of Wyre Cllr Jane Preston the Consort Mr Steven Preston and the Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire and the Youth Mayor of Wyre If you require any further information please contact Debra Thornton on 01253 887236 E-mail: mailroom@wyre.gov.uk All content © 2025 Wyre Council. All Rights Reserved. Council asks Angela Rayner to intervene on PFOA case, Fareham Borough Council acts on coastal landfill erosion, Corby pollution case rears its head again in a Netflix series as Wiltshire Council’s Public Protection team dismisses evidence from objectors over alleged contamination Wyre Council leader Michael Vincent has written to deputy prime minister – Angela Rayner asking for the authority to defer decisions on all planning applications for new properties within a 1km radius of the AGC Chemicals Europe Limited plant at the Hillhouse Technology Enterprise Zone – in Thornton Cleveleys. There is an ongoing investigation into the release of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) linked to what was previously an ICI factory. The Environment Agency carried out tests on 22 areas around plant and found PFOA in the soil at all of them – and these included council-run allotments. It says further work and testing is necessary. Erosion of coastal landfills has raised its head again – this time in Fareham, Dorset, where residents are concerned that material from three landfills is falling into the sea. Between 1932 and 1993, the sites were used for tipping domestic and commercial waste. Fareham Borough Council has drawn up a comprehensive risk assessment and action plan of the site, while longer term plans are being worked on with Coastal Partners, a collaboration between five councils, working to address coastal erosion across the Solent coast. There will be regular inspections and removal and clearance of hazardous waste along with litter picking from the council’s street scene team, coastal partnership, and environmental health. The next step is to find funding to protect the creek from coastal erosion and Fareham Borough Council is working with Coastal Partnership to do this. Talking of historic contamination raising its head, a Netflix series on the litigation between 19 families and Corby Borough Council called Toxic Town, starring Jodie Whitaker and Robert Carlyle, will debut on 27 February, along with a BBC Sounds podcast on the case called the Toxic Waste Scandal and will feature as a part of the In Detail series. The podcast will be narrated by one of the affected parties – George Taylor, who was born in Corby, but has his hand amputated due to tumours. He also helped with the scripting of the Netflix series. Solicitor Des Collins represented the families and gained compensation, in a case lasting over 11 years. Wiltshire Council has dismissed claims from residents and objectors in Chippenham that land allocated for eight new homes, a former brickwork, is contaminated. Wiltshire Council’s Public Protection team found that there was "inadequate" evidence to back up the residents’ concerns. A council report states: "Comments have been raised on several occasions, predominately by two parties, in relation to the application site being contaminated land. The applicants contracted a specialist company who surveyed the site. "Commentators have disputed the findings and sent several documents to be considered in regard to this issue and photographs allegedly from on the application site holding what appear to be asbestos tiles." It adds that the evidence provided by objectors was found to be "contradictory," "incomplete," and possibly referring to "an alternative location". An investigation organised by the applicants in the summer of 2024 found that there was a "low to moderate risk" from an old sandpit but the contamination is "highly localised to a small area of shallow made ground" and that excavating and removing this from the site during the development would "sufficiently break the identified contaminant linkage, through removal of the contamination source."  © Environment Analyst. You may circulate web links to our articles, but you may not copy our articles in whole or in part without permission All content © 2025 Environment Analyst. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. has announced the new lease sale of the former Little Angels Nursery premises in Thornton Cleveleys Built around You.Your expert business property advisers Sofia BeckDirector - Childcare & Education which previously operated as a children’s day nursery was recently part-refurbished to provide childcare to up to 66 children It is ideally situated in a densely populated borough on the Fylde Coast occupying a convenient roadside position in an established residential area The owner of the property and now landlord had obtained planning permission for a loft conversion extension to the building which will accommodate an additional playroom This offers the new tenant scope to increase the operating capacity of the nursery in the future Following a sales process with Sofia Beck at Christie & Co, the vacant premises has been leased by the award-winning operator, MiChild which now has 14 nursery settings across the North West of England “I am delighted to welcome Little Thornton (renamed from Little Angles) nursery to the MiChild Group It was obvious from the first time I viewed the nursery and met with Tony that this would be an excellent strategic fit for our other settings in the nearby area It is a beautiful nursery and provides a great opportunity in a thriving area and we have already embarked on an extensive refurbishment programme and we will be ready to open shortly after Easter Little Thornton is the first new addition to our group for over four years and represents our desire to now accelerate our growth plan and continue to add quality nurseries to our portfolio.” Director – Childcare & Education at Christie & Co “I’m pleased to have worked with Tony again and was very happy to see the strong relationship build with Adam at MiChild from very early on Their collaboration and commitment have been instrumental in ensuring a smooth and successful transition “This marks the second time in seven years that I have facilitated the transfer of ownership for this setting It's always interesting to observe how the market has evolved during this period and to compare the differences in each sales process we were able to list it non-confidentially which attracted an unprecedented level of immediate interest from the market This highlights the growing demand for vacant premises that have been or can be converted into nurseries It appears to be a popular choice for operators who prefer to develop their nursery organically and align it with their existing settings or group I wish Adam all the best with the launch of the new nursery and I’m sure it will fit excellently into MiChild’s growing portfolio.” The vacant day nursery was sold for an undisclosed price Visit Christie & Co’s Business Search page to find out more about current listings. 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Keep up to date with all the latest news from M&S Read more M&S launches the Big Fun-Raiser for YoungMinds mental health support Read more M&S announced a £50million investment in stores across the North west of England for the year ahead creating 300 jobs and 100,000 total new square footage across its store estate in the area.The investment is another step forward in M&S’s store renewal and rotation programme focussed on having the right stores in the right places and is a key strand in the business’s transformation as it reshapes for growth. At its half-year results M&S announced that its store rotation programme is picking up pace as new and renewed stores are trading well with relocations of Full Line stores more productive and renewal stores able to offer a full M&S Food range.The investment which is spread across the next three financial years will see three stores across the North west renewed to the latest format and five brand new stores in new locations so customers can do their weekly food shop with M&S.CheshireIn Cheshire the full-line store in Gemini Retail Park in Warrington has been redesigned to cater to a wider range of customer shopping missions The renewed store now features a refreshed Clothing and Home area and a larger Beauty department stocking the full range of M&S own brand products and third-party brands a larger Food Hall offering the full Food range with a fresh produce section twice the size of the previous store and a much larger in-store bakery offering takeaway coffee. M&S is aiming to have 180 higher quality higher productivity full line stores that sell the full Clothing Home and Food offer whilst also opening over 100 bigger Just a few miles down the road from the new Gemini store M&S plans to open a brand-new Outlet store in Warrington The new outlet is expected to open towards the end of Summer this year.MerseysideA brand new full-line store in New Mersey Retail Park in Speke The brand-defining store will replace the existing Food Hall and bring a bigger range of M&S products than ever before from Food to Clothing Building on the success of the full-line city centre store in Liverpool One which opened in 2023 and has since seen a 25% increase in Food sales the new store in Speke New Mersey will bring the best of M&S to customers in the south of the city New innovations in stores such as Liverpool One are supporting the retailer to deliver its Plan A as the renewed formats use the latest technology such as LED lighting and energy-efficient fridges: the store uses 44% less energy and 44% less carbon than the previous one.In Formby M&S plans to open the doors to a brand-new Food Hall at The Point development offering a range of unbeatable quality and innovative products The new store will support 60 local jobs.LancashireM&S plans to open a new Food Hall in Lancashire on the North west coast in Thornton-Cleveleys The investment will triple the size of the Thornton-Cleveleys store replacing the existing store with a 16,000 sq foot Food Hall offering a wider range of fresh market-style M&S Food including an instore bakery and dedicated Flower and Wine Shops. In East Lancashire M&S has submitted for planning permission to move its Blackburn store to Frontier Park retail hub to bring customers a wider range of Food products.Greater ManchesterThe existing stores in Greater Manchester will grow with a major extension planned for the full-line store in Middlebrook Retail Park in Bolton and a fresh redesign for the Food Hall in Sale which was recently completed An estimated 108 new jobs will be created for the extension in Bolton as the store expands into a vacant unit in Middlebrook Retail Park A £2.1million investment in Sale has delivered a brand-defining Food Hall now open with a larger bakery with a coffee-to-go counter and a brand-new Food to Order service. Will Smith we want to open new stores we can be proud of and that deliver the best possible shopping experience for customers Our pipeline of stores for 2025 demonstrates our continued investment in market-leading stores as we deliver our transformation priorities We have the opportunity in the North west of England to continue investing in market-leading stores as part of our renewal and rotation strategy offering great quality products with that touch of M&S magic and the trusted value our customers expect and deserve.“M&S already has many local supplier partnerships such as Park Cakes in Oldham who make the customer-favourite Colin the Caterpillar cakes and these new stores will help showcase their products and support jobs throughout the supply chain.”M&S has 62 owned stores across Northwest England – spanning the region from Carlisle to Chester as well as an additional 25 M&S stores in hospitals and travel settings including rail and fuel stations This latest round of investment will enable the retailer to reach even more customers in the North west delivering the very best of M&S with the latest store design and new in-store technology to offer a seamless omnichannel experience for customers. All new store plans are subject to planning permission.ENDS  Stay up to date with M&S news and events Sign up Download Annual Report Download Annual Report Fleetwood Town’s Academy can confirm they have partnered with another local grassroots team Thornton Cleveleys (TCFC) who recently had graduate James Hill called up to England Under-20s will add Thornton to a growing network of local teams with both Bispham Juniors and Fleetwood Town Juniors already partnered The Club will look to support the youth team throughout the partnership by helping them grow their existing coaching and player development programmes with Town’s qualified coaches said on the partnership: “We are really pleased to have Thornton Cleveleys FC as a formal partner We’ve developed a really strong relationship over the past 12 months and look forward to building on this further We’ll support them in their growth as a club and continue to show our dedication to developing the best football players on the Fylde Coast.” added: “For any grassroots club to have this kind of link with a professional team is special but to have it with the quality of FTFC academy and the future plans they have is something everyone at TCFC should embrace and be proud of This will help all our coaches give higher quality training to our 250+ players aged Under-7s to Under-16s” For best viewing experience of this website Please enter a place name in the search bar Environment Agency Updated: 13:17 (UTC+1) on Tue 6 May 2025 Fine and settled under the influence of high pressure Chilly but bright to start with plenty of sunny spells through the morning Turning cloudier from the east during the afternoon Rather cloudy into the evening but dry for most but not feeling as chilly as recent nights with most places remaining frost free Another widely dry and settled day with a few sunny spells breaking through largely cloudy skies and feeling warm with temperatures slightly above the early-May average The remainder of the week will see high pressure dominating It will stay dry with plenty of sunny spells Breezy at times but temperatures will be on the rise Dry across the vast majority of the UK with clear or sunny spells but also some patchy cloud Cloud will likely thicken across the far north and northwest during the weekend with some outbreaks of rain for a time There is also a small risk of some heavy showers in the far south or southwest high pressure will be dominant across the UK This will bring predominantly fine and dry weather for the majority of places Temperatures are likely to be slightly above normal for the time of year although there is a chance of some cold nights Fairly typical weather for the time of year is most likely through this period fine and dry weather is more likely to dominate although this will be interspersed with occasional spells of rain and showers with a risk of heavy rain and thunderstorms in places temperatures will most likely be near to or slightly above average Wyre Council launched an investigation into possible contamination of on land at the site of AGC Chemicals after concerns were raised by local residents The council said in some cases the levels exceed those acceptable for growing vegetables for private consumption and more detailed tests will be carried out on 22 areas of land by the Environment Agency in the coming weeks While elevated concentrations of the potentially hazardous substance are not necessarily a concern the results highlight the need for more detailed testing to enable a thorough scientific risk assessment to be carried out A factual report has been published which confirms the presence of the chemical PFOA on 22 parcels of land tested as part of an investigation into potential airborne pollutants from AGC Chemicals Europe Ltd at Hillhouse Technology Enterprise Zone (the former ICI site) in Thornton-Cleveleys Wyre Council launched an investigation into the historic use of a chemical called Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) between the 1950s and 2012 The investigation is being carried out by the Environment Agency and supported by partners The initial sampling exercise – which forms the first part of a large and complex investigation – was designed to provide a snapshot of information to confirm whether or not the chemical been deposited onto surrounding land after it was released into the air by AGC Chemicals Europe Ltd The inspection involved shallow soil sampling from land parcels located near to the Hillhouse site Results from the Environment Agency confirm the presence of PFOA the PFOA levels found exceed interim screening levels for certain types of land use – specifically where vegetables are grown for private consumption These screening levels vary between land use types because people use land differently affecting their exposure to soil contamination While elevated concentrations of PFOA are not necessarily a concern the results do highlight the need for more detailed testing to enable a thorough More work is now required to provide the level of data needed for this risk assessment to take place planning is underway for Phase II of the investigation which will commence in the coming weeks The Environment Agency said: “This preliminary inspection has confirmed the presence of PFOA in shallow soils around the facility “These preliminary findings indicate further work and risk assessment is necessary These inspections are complex and need to be conducted in a phased and methodical way It is important to note that it can take time before clear and robust conclusions regarding risk can be delivered.” The complete factual report has been released as part of a commitment to keep the community updated as information becomes available during the investigation Information and updates are available on the multi-agency webpages here: www.wyre.gov.uk/multi-agency  Residents can also attend community drop-in sessions to speak to members of the investigation team and to ask any questions they have The drop-ins will be held at Thornton-Cleveleys Football Club