#windblown sand

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Sand blown from a building site about a mile from the sea at Fleetwood shows the nature of the soil on the Fylde Coast.

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Promenade at Fleetwood in 2015, with windblown sand partly cleared by the council.

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Windblown sand piled up on the promenade at Fleetwood in 2015.

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Darth Vader-style litter bin on the promenade at Fleetwood after windblown sand had been piled up next to it by the local council.

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Sand barrier protecting Marine Gardens, Fleetwood.

When sand blows off the beach, it cannot legally be dumped back there. It has to be treated as industrial waste and taken to an approved site.

Bureaucrats rule!