Book review: Bath Times and Nursery Rhymes by Pam Weaver
In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first man to enter outer space, the Beatles set out on the road to success, a house could be bought for £2,000... and 16-year-old Pam Weaver began her training as a...
View ArticleFleetwood RU 8 Sale 25
THIS bottom v top encounter at Melbourne Avenue was the only fixture in North One West to survive on Saturday, though it was a bitterly cold afternoon as temperatures remained just above...
View ArticlePlenty for Town to ponder at halfway stage
How do you define success at Fleetwood Town?The cautious might say the first half season has seen Town establish themselves well as a League Two side – well placed to mount a second half push for the...
View ArticleWhat’s On - January 22, 2013
Don’t miss our What’s On section for all the best in entertainment across the Fylde coast.TUESDAYAttractionsmadame tussauds. The best of British celebrities. More information...
View ArticleMatt in at deep end at Town
THE training is the most intense he’s ever known – but Jamille Matt is loving every minute at Fleetwood Town. The 22-year-old striker has certainly been thrown in at the deep end and is revelling in...
View ArticleBook review: The Housemaid’s Daughter by Barbara Mutch
As apartheid spreads like a stain across South Africa, the voice of one young black girl speaks volumes for a nation in Barbara Mutch’s moving debut novel.Previously released as Karoo Plainsong, this...
View ArticleWhat’s On - January 23, 2013
Don’t miss our What’s On section for all the best in entertainment across the Fylde coast.WEDNESDAYAttractionsmadame tussauds. The best of British celebrities. More information...
View ArticleBook review: Turn over a new leaf with Macmillan Children’s Books
A new year has brought some fresh and exciting adventures for young readers from the ever inventive book boffins at Macmillan.Teenagers can catch up with the second part of a scintillating sci-fi...
View ArticleHospital closure plan debate
FLEETWOOD folk have one last chance to join a public debate over plans to close Rossall Hospital.The issue is one of the items on the agenda at Fleetwood Town Council’s meeting on January 29.It takes...
View ArticleWhat’s On - January 25, 2013
Don’t miss our What’s On section for all the best in entertainment across the Fylde coast.FRIDAYAttractionsmadame tussauds. The best of British celebrities. More information...
View ArticleFleetwood Beer Festival date set
MAKE a note on the calendar for the Fleetwood Beer and Cider Festival.The event takes place at the Marine Hall on February 7, 8 and 9.Organised by the Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde branch of CAMRA (the...
View ArticleBook review: How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by...
Becoming a parent, as we all know, is easy – becoming a good parent is much more difficult.Parenthood is a challenge many of us face with little experience or education in childcare and from toddler...
View ArticlePolice hunt conman
POLICE have praised the bravery of an elderly couple for helping them put together an Evofit image of the man who conned them out of £5,000.Officers are appealing for information on the bogus builder...
View ArticleShop’s guide dog rumpus
A FLEETWOOD shop manager has apologised after a blind woman with a guide dog was told to leave a store.Dawn Purcell claims she was forced out of Supernews, on Lord Street, while shopping with her...
View ArticleTough spell behind Town
GRAHAM Alexander insists it is time for Fleetwood Town to put January troubles behind them as they prepare to face Oxford United tomorrow.Back to back defeats to Northampton and Bristol Rovers, along...
View ArticlePampering fund-raiser for Chloe
TEN-year-old Chloe New enjoyed a pamper day on Saturday to get her one step closer to surgery to help her walk.Chloe and several of her pals from Shakespeare Primary School spent the day at Fleetwood...
View ArticleBook review: Where’s Mo? by Harry Bloom and Sara Cywinski
Picture it ... long-distance runner Mo Farah joining forces with his fellow British Olympians Zara Phillips, Bradley Wiggins, Jessica Ennis and Tom Daley for an action-packed adventure, and you can...
View ArticleSkate park cash hopes
FUNDING plans for a skate park in Fleetwood will continue despite an apparent setback.Wyre Council decided not to back funding plans for a skate park in the town and a row blew up between council...
View ArticleWhat’s On - December 7, 2012
Don’t miss our What’s On section for all the best in entertainment across the Fylde coast.FRIDAY Attractionsmadame tussauds. The best of British celebrities. More information...
View ArticleBook review: A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy
The death of much-loved Irish author Maeve Binchy earlier this year was a huge loss to the book world so what a Christmas treat to be able to turn the pages of her very last novel.A Week in Winter, set...
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