Lancashire County Council's Trading Standards officers teamed up with Lancashire Constabulary officers to visit the two shops, also seizing 17 packs of illicit HRT and two illicit vapes. The goods seized were worth more than £1,000.

As part of ongoing efforts to tackle illegal trading across Fylde, a joint operation was carried out yesterday in Kirkham involving Lancashire Trading Standards and Lancashire Police.

Kirkham Swimming Baths remains closed more than three years after becoming non-operational in December 2021, with recent photos confirming no visible progress on reopening the facility.

Residents in Fylde South are beginning to see visible progress as road improvement works get underway on Lytham Road in Warton.

Village halls are one of the largest networks of community-owned buildings in England. The majority are run by volunteer committees and local charities — a quiet, extraordinary act of civic commitment happening week in, week out across the country.

Since being elected to councils across the country, Reform UK councillors have already helped identify more than £700 million in savings for taxpayers.