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Fresh Hope For Fleetwood Transport Festival

Wednesday, 8 July 2026 09:05

By Andy Mitchell

Talks are underway that Fleetwood's annual festival can go ahead on the 19th July.

Fleetwood's annual Festival Of Transport looks set to go ahead with some changes this year, in the aftermath of the Lord Street Fire.

The Festival regularly attracts upt o 60,000 visitors to the town, and is seen as a vital boost to the local economy.

However, the fir last month at the former Marks and Spencer building has caused much speculation as to whether the evet can go ahead in Lord Street.

Andy Mitchell has been finding out more from committee member Rebecca Murdoch how it's going to work...........

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