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Fishing industry

From the archive: Cod wars to food banks: how a Lancashire fishing town is hanging on – podcast

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We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.

This week, from 2020: When I grew up there, Fleetwood was a tough but proud fishing port. It’s taken some knocks in the years since, but not everyone has given up on it.

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FLEETWOOD, 11 February 2020 - Fleetwood, once a major fishing port, situated on the northern tip of the Fylde coast in Lancashire. Christopher Thomond for The Guardian.
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