Quest on to find new occupant for port's biggest shop

It was once a Fylde coast town's cherished M&S store and then during a dark period became its biggest eyesore, before making a welcome comeback.

- by Richard Hunt

The property in question is no 68-74 Lord Street in Fleetwood, a spacious shop building which has told a telling take about the town centre's fluctuating fortunes.

Until recently it was occupied by Ex-Catalogue Discount Outlet, which took over the building in 2022 following a long period of it lying empty and forlorn.

Now the building is empty again and its owners are looking for someone to let it or buy it outright.