Politics 17 Nov 2023 Labour Councillors Support 6% Increase in Allowances Amid Sefton's Financial Struggles At tonight’s meeting of Sefton Council at Southport Town Hall, one of the items on the agenda was the proposed increase in Council…
Crime 16 Nov 2023 Merseyside Police secure over £200,000 of criminals assets at court this week Merseyside Police has secured over £200,000 of criminal assets at court this week. On Tuesday 14 November a forfeiture hearing at …
Health 16 Nov 2023 North West Has Highest Hospital Admission Rates for COVID-19 COVID-19 case rates have continued to decrease across almost all indicators. A total of 6.6% of 5,093 respiratory specimens report…
Crime 16 Nov 2023 Drugs raid executed in Ormskirk Warrant executed on Scott Drive, Ormskirk with our colleagues from CID.Drugs and weapons found, one male arrested and enroute to c…
Crime 16 Nov 2023 56-Year-Old Local Caught With Uncut Crack Cocaine and Cash in Southport Operation Pelican and Southport Neighbourhood Police Officers have today arrested a 56 year old Southport man on suspicion of poss…
Crime 16 Nov 2023 Officers appeal for information after car failed to stop in following a collision in Southport Officers are appealing for information following a serious road traffic collision in Southport where a man was left unconscious af…
Transport 16 Nov 2023 Formby Teenager Refuses to Provide Specimen A 19 year old male from Formby has been charged with Failing to Provide and bailed to attend court at a later date. The male was a…
Crime 16 Nov 2023 First Deployment of Knife Arch Successful at Southport College OPERATION:SCEPTRE began in Southport on Monday morning, with the knife arch being deployed at Southport College. This is the first…
Sport 16 Nov 2023 Southport Gears Up for Home FA Trophy Tie Against South Shields Southport are back in action at the Big Help Stadium on Saturday with a home FA Trophy tie against South Shields, Kick Off is at 3…
Council 16 Nov 2023 Extensive exploratory and investigative works will begin on Southport Pier next week Works will last until Mid-February 2024Contractors will remove some damaged decking boardsFurther detailed analysis of Steel struc…
Environment 16 Nov 2023 Council comment after Rotten Row flooding Sefton Council have released a statement regarding the flooding on Rotten Row recently. A spokesperson for Sefton Council said: “W…
Sport 15 Nov 2023 Southport 1 Farsley Celtic 1. Match report The Big Help Stadium welcomed Farsley Celtic as Southport share the points with the visitors. Brad Holmes fired home an impressive…
Crime 15 Nov 2023 Police find 11 adults and 4 kids in a Vauxhall Zafria on the M62 This vehicle was stopped by a Motorway Patrol on M62 as the vehicle looked overloaded. They were shocked to find 15 people in the …
Crime 15 Nov 2023 Encrochat User 'FIVE-FINGERS' Sentenced to 18 Years Over Drug Dealing and Gun Conspiracy A Litherland man has been jailed for possession of cocaine with intent to supply, conspiracy to own a firearm and conspiracy to su…
Health 15 Nov 2023 NWAS. Have you got a special thank you this Christmas? North West Ambulance Service commented... We are planning our Christmas festivities, and we are inviting you to get involved. Now,…
Crime 15 Nov 2023 Law Enforcement Amplifies Measures to Seize Concealed Weapons Frontline officers are equipped with metal detecting wands to target knife carriers and seize concealed weapons. The wands will no…
Health 15 Nov 2023 MP Damien Moore Leads Petition to Reestablish Southport's Children's A&E Damien Moore commented... I’m campaigning to re-instate Southport’s Children’s A&E. Sign my petition below, and have your say on S…
Crime 15 Nov 2023 Ten Charged Following Protests on Grand National Day Police can confirm that ten people have been charged following protests on the M57 and Wango Lane, which occurred on the same day …
Crime 15 Nov 2023 Police officers, staff, volunteers and community partners recognised for their work and commitment at Community First Awards 2023 Merseyside Police’s annual ‘Community First Awards’ were celebrated last night, Tuesday 14 November, to recognise police officers,…
Council 14 Nov 2023 Southport MP confirms veterans were issued with FPN,s during Remembrance Service. "I can confirm that I have been contacted by local veterans regarding the receipt of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) on 12th November…
Community 14 Nov 2023 Victoria Park will now close at 4.00 pm Victoria Park in Southport home of the Flower Show and the Food Festival and other great events will now close at 4.00pm for the W…
Health 14 Nov 2023 Sefton Council's 'Keep Warm, Keep Well' Event Supporting Vulnerable Citizens Through Winter Sefton Council are hosting a Keep Warm, Keep Well event for those over 50 as part of its commitment to helping vulnerable people g…
Emergency Services 14 Nov 2023 RTC Park Road West in Southport The emergency services were called to Park Road West in Southport at approximately 3.30 this afternoon after the driver of a vehic…
Environment 14 Nov 2023 Flooding issue on Rotten Row in Southport The flooding issue on Rotten Row in Southport is getting worse by the day. Vehicles have to give way to each other as they approac…
Culture 14 Nov 2023 Loyalty, Charity and Culture: The Triple Treats of Lancashire Day Lancashire Day is on Monday, November 27. It is an opportunity to show loyalty to our red rose county and a chance to raise money …
Council 14 Nov 2023 Sefton Council Addresses Misinformation on Remembrance Sunday Parking Fines For further background the number of fines issued this Sunday is the same as last Sunday (5) while we had 4 the Sunday prior so no…
Politics 13 Nov 2023 Damien Moore MP condemns Sefton Council’s fining of Armed Service veterans on Remembrance Sunday. Damien Moore MP condemns Sefton Council’s fining of Armed Service veterans on Remembrance Sunday. Local Member of Parliament, Dami…
Sport 13 Nov 2023 Southport FC Pays Tribute to Life President Sam Shrouder After Long Battle With Illness Everyone at Southport Football Club is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our Life President Sam Shrouder who has passed a…
Health 13 Nov 2023 Every local authority across England to be allocated additional funding to help combat drug and alcohol misuse Local authorities across England will benefit from almost £267 million of government funding next year to improve drug and alcohol…
Crime 13 Nov 2023 Man from Southport sentenced to 23 years in prison for historic child sex offences A man from Southport has been jailed for 23 years for historic sexual offences against a child. Michael McGrane, 61, was sentenced…
Crime 13 Nov 2023 Digital Ticketing Spurs Surge in Fraud Investigations at Northern Rail Northern has issued a warning to persistent fare evaders on its services that, once identified, they should expect to be prosecute…
Environment 13 Nov 2023 Storm Debi batters Southport seafront. Video Storm Debi has hit Southport this morning with a high tide and a part of a tree down on Victoria Way. The Met Office has issued tw…
Politics 13 Nov 2023 Southport's Surfing Cove and Tower of Hope: Distant Memories or Viable Reality? As the prospects of a Surfing Cove next to Kings Gardens and a 43 storey Tower of Hope on Lord St recede and become a distant memo…
Crime 13 Nov 2023 Major Knife Surrender Initiative Launched by Merseyside Police Merseyside Police carry out knife crime prevention work all year round to ensure our communities are safe from serious violence an…
Culture 13 Nov 2023 Southport's Christmas tree is being erected today ready for Festive Fun Day Workers are today erecting the Southport Christmas Tree outside the Atkinson. The area is cordoned off as the work is carried out.…
Transport 13 Nov 2023 Southport Promenade now closed for two weeks The Promenade in Southport is now closed to traffic from today13th November in both directions outside the soon-to-be demolished T…
Environment 13 Nov 2023 Sefton Council issue wind warning Storm Debi could bring very strong and disruptive winds throughout Monday. Warning A warning for wind that covers the North of Eng…
Community 12 Nov 2023 Remembrance Sunday in Southport. Last Post and Parade videos Despite the steady rainfall and cold wind hundreds of people gathered at Southport's War Memorial today for the annual Remembrance…
Sport 12 Nov 2023 Southport 1 South Shields 0. Match Report After five penalties in five games against it was our turn to get lucky with one in our favour this afternoon which Declan Evans c…
Council 11 Nov 2023 Southport Lib Dems ‘here for the pier’ as they take their pier petition to the streets Southport Lib Dems today took their pier petition to the town centre. The petition calls for the Council to prioritise the town’s …
Sport 11 Nov 2023 Southport win against high flying South Shields A goal from Evans in the 51st minute gave Southport all three points against high-flying South Shields moving them up to just one …
