Environment 27 Sep 2023 Businesses in Sefton are reminded of single-use plastic ban starting October 1st Sefton Council is reminding local businesses, such as takeaways, sandwich bars, care homes and retailers who supply certain single…
Business 27 Sep 2023 10 former Wilko stores begin their Poundland journey including Southport Former Wilko stores in Stafford, Nelson, Stockport, Eccles, Southport, Maidenhead, Jarrow, Scunthorpe, Barking and Leigh to re-ope…
Council 27 Sep 2023 Talking Balls: Sefton addresses media coverage of 'leather football ban' People may have seen a number of news articles which erroneously claim Sefton Council is banning the use of leather footballs in s…
Crime 27 Sep 2023 Fatal Collision in Mere Brow Triggers Police Appeal Police are appealing for information following a collision in Mere Brow in which a man sadly lost his life. The incident occurred …
Crime 27 Sep 2023 Merseyside’s Residents Invited to Influence Anti-Violence Strategy Willing residents will be asked to share their thoughts on the impact of violence on communities, their perceptions of the problem…
Community 27 Sep 2023 Contractors busy cleaning the Monument ahead of Royal visit on Friday Contractors working for Sefton Council were busy cleaning the Monument this morning ahead of the visit by the Princess Royal on Fr…
Crime 26 Sep 2023 Woman banned from touching parking meters anywhere on Merseyside A woman has been issued a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) prohibiting her from touching any parking meters in Merseyside after bein…
Crime 26 Sep 2023 Merseyside Police £6.8 Million Cocaine Seizure Leads to Lorry Driver's Arrest A Lithuanian lorry driver has been charged after cocaine worth around £6.8 million was seized as part of an ongoing National Crime…
Emergency Services 26 Sep 2023 Flight restrictions on drones for Labour Party Annual Conference Flight restrictions affecting drones will be imposed above Liverpool city centre as part of the policing operation during the Labo…
Crime 26 Sep 2023 Merseyside Police Hunts for Bootle Fugitive with Links to Southport Can you help locate a man from Bootle who is wanted on recall to prison for breach of his licence conditions? Ben Flemming, 25, wa…
Emergency Services 26 Sep 2023 Four-Year-Old Southport Boy Airlifted to hospital after Fall from Second-Floor Window A four-year-old boy has been airlifted to hospital after falling from the second-floor window of a house, police have said. Emerge…
Sport 26 Sep 2023 Southport Player Freddie Sass Transferred for a Short-Term Loan Defender Freddie Sass is going out on loan for 28 days to NPL Premier side Macclesfield. Manager Jom Bentley said ” Freddie needs …
Other 25 Sep 2023 RNLI looking to recruit Lifeguards for next summer Dreaming of becoming a beach lifeguard? We are excited to announce our upcoming NVBLQ course (beach lifeguard qualification) durin…
Environment 25 Sep 2023 Storm Agnes set to batter Irish Sea Coastline Storm Agnes has been named by the Met Office as the deep area of low-pressure that will impact much of the UK on Wednesday and int…
Community 25 Sep 2023 Princess Royal to Commemorate 100 Years of Southport's War Memorial Southport war memorial turns 100 years old on 18 November this year, having been commissioned by Lord Earl of Derby in 1923. To co…
Crime 25 Sep 2023 Letby to Face Retrial in Baby Girl Murder Attempt Case Serial killer nurse Lucy Letby will face a retrial on an outstanding charge of attempting to murder a baby girl.Letby, 33, was sen…
Crime 25 Sep 2023 Travellers have left Fairways P&R. Piles of garden waste and rubbish abandoned The large group of Travellers that broke into the Fairways P&R in Southport last week have now left. They gained entry by cutting …
Crime 25 Sep 2023 23 vehicles stopped by Police in Scarisbrick Last week, as part of National Rural Crime Week, the South Rural Task Force along with partner agencies carried out an operation f…
Other 25 Sep 2023 10,000 Spectators Dazzled by Musical Fireworks Spectacle in Victoria Park, Southport A sell-out crowd have been wowed by one of the biggest ever British Musical Fireworks Championship displays in Southport. 10,000 p…
Crime 25 Sep 2023 Wigan man arrested after theft of 2 vehicles from the Southport area A 29-year-old male from #Wigan has last night been arrested in connection to the Theft of two Ford vans from the Southport area. O…
Other 24 Sep 2023 Pictures and a Video from Southport Musical Fireworks Some pictures and a video from a fantastic evening in Southport's Victoria Park. After the disappointment of Fridays event being c…
Sport 23 Sep 2023 Southport 0 Tamworth 0 Southport and Tamworth played out a 0-0 draw this afternoon. Southport manager Jim Bently sent off. Shocking game .Report later.
Health 23 Sep 2023 Spinal Unit staff share expertise with Singapore visitors The expertise of staff from the North West Regional Spinal Injuries Centre at Southport Hospital is set to be shared thousands of …
Other 23 Sep 2023 Tonight's Fireworks sold out. There will be 6 displays starting at 7.30 Tonight's event has SOLD OUT both online and on the gate. Please only come to the event if you have got a ticket. There are no off…
Transport 23 Sep 2023 Sefton Council Launches Public Consultation for Maritime Corridor Improvements Communities across Sefton and beyond are being invited to have their say on future improvements to a vital stretch of highway in t…
Environment 22 Sep 2023 Offenders to Clean Southport Coastline in Partnership with the Marine Conservation Society Plastic and litter will be removed by offenders wearing high-visibility jackets emblazoned with “Community Payback” on beaches up-…
Crime 22 Sep 2023 Update after Scarisbrick man charged with Ormskirk murder.Police still looking for suspect Police commented... You will be aware that our officers have been investigating the death of Matthew Daulby and we just wanted to …
Community 22 Sep 2023 Join the World Cup Family Fun Day at Southport RFC! World Cup Family Fun day Saturday 7th October 2pm to 10pm, Southport RFC Waterloo Road, PR8 4QW. Come and join in, have fun, suppo…
Crime 22 Sep 2023 Over £1900 Cash and Weapon Seized in Southport Drug Operation A man from Southport has been charged with drug supply offences following an investigation into County Lines drug dealing. Followi…
Sport 22 Sep 2023 Unforeseen Weather Conditions Force Cancellation of Southport's Fireworks Show Tonight's (Friday 22nd September) British Musical Fireworks Championship event will no longer being going ahead. A spokesperson sa…
Transport 22 Sep 2023 Late night trains between Southport and Wigan suspended after person found dead on track Late night trains between Southport and Wigan were suspended last night (21st September) after a person was found dead on the trac…
Crime 22 Sep 2023 Man arrested in Formby after ramming a police car Merseyside police Tweeted... Driver of this Merc rammed a police vehicle in Formby and made off at high speed. A pursuit followed …
Crime 21 Sep 2023 Everton FC and Merseyside Police Investigate Reported Racist Incident Everton Football Club is working alongside Merseyside Police to investigate a reported incident of racist abuse directed towards a…
Crime 21 Sep 2023 Man with Southport and Bootle Links Wanted for Court Absence Police are appealing for help in finding a man who is wanted after failing to attend Liverpool Magistrates Court for breach of a C…
Crime 21 Sep 2023 14-Year-Old Birkdale Teenager Missing Since Monday Please share and help us find a missing teenager from Birkdale. Fatima Abdul-Khan, aged 14, has been missing since Monday 18 Septe…
Health 21 Sep 2023 64-Year-Old Birkdale Man Dies at Home, Authorities Seek Next-of-Kin Can you help trace the next-of-kin of a man from Birkdale who has passed away? David Gallagher, aged 64 years, sadly died at his h…
Sport 21 Sep 2023 Southport Return to League Action, Hosts League Leaders Tamworth After the disappointment of exiting the FA Cup at the first hurdle last week Southport return to league action on Saturday when le…
Health 21 Sep 2023 Over 28,000 children in Sefton haven’t seen a dentist in the last year as NHS places disappear New figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats highlight the worrying state of children’s teeth in our area. In 2018 19,000 childr…
Other 20 Sep 2023 Life at seaside town where locals are 'stuck in lockdown' as iconic pier remains shut says The Mirror Today's Daily Mirror has published an article saying that the locals of Southport are stuck in lockdown. They are referring to the…
Crime 20 Sep 2023 James Bulger killer Jon Venables to be given parole hearing Venables was released on licence in 2001 after serving his sentence for the 1993 killing of James Bulger, but has twice been retur…
Council 20 Sep 2023 Missed green bin collections on Monday The Council said... Unfortunately, we could not collect all green garden waste bins on Monday 18th September. If your collection w…
