Fylde Coast News

16/01/2025

Ryan Wellings has been jailed for 6 and a half years for assaulting and coercive controlling a Fleetwood mum who went on to take her own life.

Wellings was found guilty of domestically abusing 23-year-old Kiena Dawes following a six-week trial at Preston Crown Court.

On 22nd July 2022, Kiena was sadly found deceased by our British Transport Police colleagues on the railway line near Barnacre. Kiena had been reported missing a short time earlier having left her young daughter with a friend, along with her mobile phone which contained a su***de note.

In a victim impact statement, Kienna’s mum, Angela, said: “I feel like I have lived Kiena’s domestic abuse with her, and what I mean by this is that I was her main source of support, and I experienced the full range of emotions that Kiena had to go through with her. I was so scared of saying the wrong thing to Kiena, as I needed her to know that she could come to me anytime and I didn’t want her to close up.

“There were times that I would find out that things had happened a couple of days afterwards, such as the black eye in July 2021, and I know that sometimes Kiena tried to protect me by not saying things. As a mother, you do everything that you can to help your child and I have had to live through watching my daughter tell me that she was terrified and trapped, and when she said these things, it literally took my breath away, as I didn’t know how to help, I felt helpless.

“After an incident with Wellings, Kiena would come to be safe and stay with me, I can only explain that I would see a light coming back on, and that she would get some strength, but Wellings always found a way to take back control and take her strength away.

“It is heart wrenching to see your child hurt from anything, even by accident, but seeing your daughter hurt by someone else is sickening".

Our thoughts today are with Kiena and the Dawes family in what has been another extremely challenging day for them. Listening to the harrowing victim impact statements read out in court, it is clear how truly loved Kiena was and how much she continues to be missed.

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15/01/2025

Linda was born in Ireland before her parents Tommy and Maureen Nolan moved the family to Blackpool in 1962 in search of work.

There were eight Nolan offspring - six girls and two boys.

All the girls sang and performed from an early age.

The girls were "spotted" at a Blackpool gig in 1973 and signed a recording contract.but their big break came in 1978 when they got a deal with Epic Sony-CBS.

Linda had resumed her stage work but then with a second diagnosis, she stopped.

In March 2023, she confirmed that the cancer had spread to her brain.

But as she made it clear in her autobiography, From My Heart - released in 2018, she refused to spend the time she had left to live "constantly stressing about cancer".

She added:

"I've chosen to enjoy the little things. I've chosen to laugh and I've chosen to look back on my life and thank God for it."

Our thoughts are with the family, friends and fans of showbiz legend, Linda Nolan, who sadly passed away earlier today.

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15/01/2025

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14/01/2025

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14/01/2025

Angela Dawes; "Kiena Was A Rare Gem."

13/01/2025

North West England weather forecast

Monday 13 Jan - Friday 17 Jan

Headline:

Milder than of late, though rather windy with some rain.

Today:

The south and east will see some early brightness, but on the whole a rather cloudy day is expected. Patchy light rain in the north and west, developing more widely later, and turning locally heavy. Milder than recently, though windy. Maximum temperature 7 ° C.

Tonight:

Rather cloudy during the evening and overnight. Some persistent rain at first, but this soon turning lighter and more patchy, with many parts becoming dry overnight. Breezy, and generally frost-free. Minimum temperature 5 ° C.

Tuesday:

Tuesday will be a mostly cloudy day with further patchy rain, this mainly affecting hills and areas near to the west coast. Quite mild, but rather breezy. Maximum temperature 10 ° C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

A lot of dry, though rather cloudy weather is expected during Wednesday and later this week. Temperatures are around average, though local night frosts are possible where the cloud breaks, and often breezy.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Mon 13 Jan 2025

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12/01/2025

SPOTTED in Fleetwood on Larkholme Beach, a Sno'wmer Simpson.

The picture was taken by Chan Tastic, a local resident who said;

"Whoever has done this ,take a bow!"

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12/01/2025

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07/01/2025

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07/01/2025

A woman, found dead in Blackpool restaurant toilets 'was there for two days'

Sabrina's mum, Catherine, has since claimed that her daughter had gone into the restaurant to use the loos two days earlier. She said customers had reported not being able to access one of the cubicles - but Sabrina was not found until November 30.

Police were called to The Gurkha on Waterloo Road at 1pm on Saturday, November 30.

The body of Sabrina Lyttle, 47, is understood to have been discovered in one of the restaurant's toilets.

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06/01/2025

North West England weather forecast

Monday 6 Jan - Friday 10 Jan

Headline:

A cold week ahead with wintry showers and sunny spells.

Today:

An icy start in places. Early rain and snow gradually cleared with drier and perhaps brighter spells developing in the afternoon, though scattered wintry showers continued in the south. Feeling cold in the brisk northwesterly wind. Maximum temperature 4 ° C.

Tonight:

Further wintry showers and icy stretches overnight, primarily for Merseyside, Manchester and Cheshire. Prolonged clear periods elsewhere, under which a frost likely forming. Blustery around coasts and hills. Minimum temperature -3 °C.

Tuesday:

Sunny spells and scattered showers, mixing rain, sleet, snow and hail. Showers tending to fade later as winds also ease. Cold, with a widespread and locally severe frost overnight. Maximum temperature 5 ° C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Remaining cold during the coming week with further overnight frosts. Mostly likely dry on Wednesday and Thursday with sunny spells at times. Rain possible later Friday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Mon 6 Jan 2025

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05/01/2025

BREAKING: RuPaul’s Drag Race star The Vivienne has died aged 32, their publicist has said.

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05/01/2025

Lytham in the snow.

03/01/2025

A woman was seen doing yoga on the A555 yesterday!

Just when you thought you had seen it all!

This section of road was closed at the time as a little further down is where it is flooded.

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31/12/2024

30/12/2024

Monday 30 Dec - Friday 3 Jan

Headline:

Wet and windy by mid-week with disruptive snow in places.

Today:

Generally dry and cloudy today with occasional sunny intervals, these most prevalent in the south. Rain at times in Cumbria, this most persistent in the north. It will be a windy day, especially over higher ground and in Pennine regions. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Tonight:

Winds easing somewhat this evening but strengthening again through the early hours of Tuesday with coastal gales by the morning. A mild and cloudy night with a few showery outbreaks. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Tuesday:

A very windy day with gales in places. A band of rain, heavy at times, will spread south across the region with drier conditions following to the north later. Mild. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Strong winds, heavy rain and snow with travel disruption on New Year's Day. Thereafter much colder and brighter to end the week with sharp overnight frosts and isolated wintry flurries.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Mon 30 Dec 2024

29/12/2024

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28/12/2024

From a holiday in 1987,

I think I could have taken it in Tyldesley Road-The Worcestershire is just a bit further up.

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