Life in Fleetwood

River Rescue on Fleetwood Marsh

Fleetwood Marsh was the scene of a dramatic rescue on Friday 24th October when a shooting trip suddenly turned dangerous for a man and his best friend.

Fleetwood Pier destroyed in Blaze

Fleetwood’s historic pier has been destroyed by a fire which engulfed the structure early today (Tuesday). Hundreds of local people made their way to the promenade as news of the tragedy broke.

Tram Sunday Fun for Fleetwood’s Lights

The Tram Sunday celebrations were a huge success, and Fleetwood Festive Lights Fund Committee were right at the centre of the fun and games.

Midsummer Disco for Fleetwood’s Festive Lights

The fundraising efforts of Fleetwood's Festive Lights Fund Committee are continuing apace, and on Saturday 21st June they'll be holding ‘A Midsummer Night’s Disco’ at the Royal British Legion.

Fleetwood Festive Lights Committee Raffle Winner

The Fleetwood Festive Lights Committee is working hard to raise money for the town's Christmas lights, and the recent "Win a Holiday" raffle draw has attracted considerable attention.

Fleetwood Town FC secured the Title at the weekend

A massive well done to the Fleetwood Town FC team after securing the Title at the weekend. A 1 - 1 draw was enough to secure the championship after Witton conceded 3 first half goals to send the 2666 fans into party mode. Well done from all the team at Lifeinfleetwood.co.uk.

Suspicion of murder in North Albert Street

Police were called to a flat in North Albert Street on Tuesday night and have confirmed that the body of a 43-year-old man was found.

Victoria Street by Bill Curtis

After demolishing many of the small old streets the town planners, flushed with success, looked around for something else to demolish and their eyes fell upon Victoria Street. That, they argued, would have to come down to give access to the car park in Custom House Lane and to enable them ...

The Steamers

At the time we were contemplating our move to North Albert Street there were strong rumours that the Isle of Man Steamer service was to be discontinued at the end of the season in 1961. Apparently the berthing quays were in dire need of repair and the British Transport Commision, who ...

THE END OF THE LINE….

In 1965 the Railway dropped another bomb. Not just on the shop tenants this time, although it did seriously affect them, but it also concerned the whole town. Dr Beeching, a man previously never heard of, suddenly announced that in the interests of economy, many railway lines and stations were to ...