RSPCA Award for Council Training Course

Fylde Borough Council has been presented with a prestigious national award from the RSPCA for its work on animal welfare, in particular that of canine aggression.

£5,700 copper haul for skylight raiders

POLICE are hunting thieves who got away with £5,700 of copper from a plumbers' merchant.

Plumbase at Dorset Avenue, Cleveleys, was targeted when a ladder was used to scale the building and enter through a skylight.

The thieves got away with five copper cylinders and around 500 3m lengths of copper piping between 15mm and 22mm in diameter.

Blackpool Zoo rehomes airport seized turtles

Blackpool Zoo has taken in 50 southern painted turtles, recently seized at customs at Manchester Airport.

The turtles were part of a larger consignment of reptiles which had been flown over from Florida, USA, and were intended for the pet market.

Although the turtles were declared, the importers were unaware that this species needed a license.

The turtles are as small as a 50 pence piece and are called southern painted turtles because of the markings on their backs.

McPhee faces first-team battle

Blackpool striker Stephen McPhee admits he faces a tough fight to reclaim a place in Simon Grayson's starting line-up.

The former Hull forward is working his way back to fitness after a thigh injury and made his comeback on Saturday against Cardiff as a second-half substitute.

He played just 20 minutes, having spent the previous 10 weeks on the sidelines, and acknowledged dislodging Steve Kabba or Ben Burgess could prove difficult.

"Ben Burgess and Steve Kabba have been doing well in the last few weeks," said McPhee.

"So there is good competition for places up front, and although it makes it tougher that's exactly what you want."

New director for health authority

NHS North Lancashire have appointed a new director.

Brian Rowe, a former-director at Wyre PCT and qualified town planner and management services executive, will take up the new post on October 12.

BLACKPOOL COUNCIL FLEETWOOD COURT ACTION

A very good friend of mine is being taken to court by Blackpool Council. Now, I know this guy really well and I know for a fact that he has been attempting to contact Blackpool Council on a regular basis to query anomolies with his council tax bill.

As many people have experienced, he has attempted to call the council on numerous occassions, only to be told by an automated answering service that all staff are busy.

Also like many other people, he has been down to the Blackpool Council buildings for help and advice only to be faced with an hour long plus queue manned by a skeleton staff at the Council's busiest period.

So therefore, Blackpool Council aka Julian Kearsley, is taking people to court as a direct consequence of his pathetic management. He would rather throw money at celebrities for a light switch on for one night than pay for urgently needed staff to help and advise council tax payers all year round.

It is no wonder that 92% of voters on this blog feel he should be sacked immediately and replaced by someone who can justify their huge salary.

JULIAN KEARSLEY BLACKPOOL COUNCIL "SHOULD BE SACKED"

That is the result of a poll on this blog. Asked about Julian Kearsley some 92% of voters voted for him to be relieved of his duties. Surely time for him to pack his backs then.