news 28 Jan 2026 Man Arrested in Connection with Hoax School Threats in Merseyside Police have arrested a man after reports hoax emails were sent to three schools in Merseyside earlier this month.On Monday 19 Janu…
news 28 Jan 2026 High Hopes and Strong Support as Southport Heads for AFC Fylde It’s a break from league action for The Sandgrounders as we take the relatively short trip to AFC Fylde on Saturday for the FA Tro…
news 28 Jan 2026 Popular This Morning Chef to Demonstrate his Culinary Magic at Southport's Cookery Theatre This Morning chef back by popular demand.Phil Vickery will be returning to this year’s show on Friday 21st August and cooking live…
news 27 Jan 2026 Sefton's Be Active Guide Offers Packed Schedule to Keep Kids Active This February This Februarys Sefton’s Be Active Guide is packed with exciting activities to keep kids, families, and individuals active througho…
news 27 Jan 2026 Is Your Bike Safe? Major Changes in BTP's Cycle Theft Policy British Transport Police (BTP) has updated the cycle theft section of its Crime Screening Policy to enhance the force’s service to…
news 27 Jan 2026 Veterans in Southport Offered Support through Help For Heroes Veterans and their families who live in Southport and the surrounding Sefton area, are invited to pop along to monthly drop-in ses…
news 27 Jan 2026 A sad video of the desperate state of Southport Pier A drone video showing the sad state of Southport Pier shot recently. It looks awful from the air.
news 27 Jan 2026 Historic Town Hall Gardens in Southport Undergoes Transformation for Upcoming Lightport Event Volunteers and Sefton Council officers are working hard this month to prepare the Town Hall Gardens in Southport ahead of the amaz…
news 26 Jan 2026 New Defence Bonds Could Turn Southport Citizens into Patriotic Investors Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the Government to issue defence bonds, open to the public, to raise billions in inv…
news 26 Jan 2026 New Domestic Abuse PCSOs Trial to Strengthen Lancashire's Front Line Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Clive Grunshaw has announced a pioneering initiative, aimed at enhancing Lancashire Co…
news 26 Jan 2026 Sefton Council Applauds Regional Clampdown on Unhealthy Advertising Sefton Council has welcomed the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s decision to clamp down on advertising for junk food and…
news 26 Jan 2026 A ‘Misstep' not a 'Step Change' A ‘Misstep' not a 'Step Change'Liberal Democrat Opposition leader in Sefton, John Pugh has expressed disappointment that Labour ha…
news 26 Jan 2026 Residents Invited to Public Engagement Sessions Ahead of The Open Championship Royal Birkdale will once again host The Open from 12-19 July 2026. Practice Days take place from Sunday 12 to Wednesday 15 July, f…
news 26 Jan 2026 Southport vs Buxton: Third Showdown of the Season Southport are back at home again on Tuesday when Buxton are our visitors. The game kicks off at 7.45pm.Tickets areon sale onlineri…
news 25 Jan 2026 Southport 1 Merthyr Town 0 A game that everyone thought would be flowing with goals looked to be heading for a stalemate but the never say die attitude of th…
news 23 Jan 2026 Urgent Appeal: Search Underway for Missing Southport Teen Malayeka Hussain Help find a missing teenage girl from Southport.Malayeka Hussain, 16, was last seen at around 4.40pm today (Friday 23 January) and…
news 23 Jan 2026 South Rural Task Force Recovers High-Value Stolen Plant Machinery This week, South Rural Task Force and officers from National Construction & Agriculture Theft Team have been out recovering high v…
news 23 Jan 2026 Are You Safe in a Taxi? Lancashire Authorities Take Action Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Clive Grunshaw, has brought together licensing officers from across the county for the…
news 23 Jan 2026 Sefton Council Questioned Over Lack of Winter Gritting Outside Schools Liberal Democrat councillors in Southport have called for pavements immediately outside schools to be prioritised for gritting dur…
news 23 Jan 2026 Greenbank High School Enacts Shelter Mode in Response to Hoax Email You may have seen a report that Greenbank High have gone into “lockdown” this afternoon due to a hoax email received to the school…
news 23 Jan 2026 Court Worker Jailed for Sharing Sensitive Information A court worker has today, Friday 23 January, been jailed for two years after accessing and sharing sensitive information.Alexandra…
news 23 Jan 2026 UK Health Security Agency Issues Cold-Health Alert for North West and North East England The UK Health Security Agency has issued a yellow Cold-Health Alert for the North West and North East regions of England. The aler…
news 23 Jan 2026 The Atkinson in Southport Earns Museum Accreditation Status The Atkinson in Southport has been awarded Museum Accreditation status by Arts Council England.Museum Accreditation is the benchma…
news 22 Jan 2026 Man Hit with 5-year Criminal Behaviour Order for Southport Shop Thefts A man has been banned from entering a number of shops in Southport after he was handed a five-year Criminal Behaviour Order for th…
news 22 Jan 2026 Sefton Council Submits Bid for Bootle to be UK's First Town of Culture Sefton Council is submitting a bid for Bootle to become the UK’s first Town of Culture.Announced earlier this month, the UK Town o…
news 22 Jan 2026 Bridging Generations: Interfaith Holocaust Remembrance Service in Southport Residents are invited to join an interfaith service to commemorate the lives lost during the Nazi Holocaust and subsequent genocid…
news 21 Jan 2026 £100m Baltic Triangle Train Station Faces Development Delays Plans for a new train £100m station in part of Liverpool will be delayed, the city's region's mayor has confirmed.Liverpool Baltic…
news 21 Jan 2026 New Agreement to Protect Lancashire's Postal Workers from Dog Attacks Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Clive Grunshaw, has welcomed the signing of a new agreement between Lancashire Constab…
news 21 Jan 2026 CPS Rules Out Murder Charges Against Letby in Chester and Liverpool Hospital Cases Frank Ferguson, Head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: “We received a file of…
news 21 Jan 2026 Overwhelming Local Support for Bootle and Southport's Public Space Protection Orders Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) to help tackle anti-social behaviour in Bootle and Southport town centres will come into fo…
news 21 Jan 2026 Lib Dem Councillors Urge Council to Take Action over Neglected Vacant Site Lib Dem Councillors call on council to step in over long-neglected vacant siteCambridge Ward Liberal Democrat councillors are aski…
news 21 Jan 2026 Serious Collision in Southport Leads to Drug Driving Arrest Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious collision in Southport last night.At around 5.20pm on Tuesday 20 January, w…
news 21 Jan 2026 Bus change in Southport, new routes to Ocean Plaza and a better service to the local hospital. Plans for franchised services in Knowsley, Liverpool and Sefton revealedMore frequent and later running services, and better links…
news 21 Jan 2026 South Shields 1 Southport 0. Match report An 83rd minute goal for our hosts was the only difference between the sides after a fine perfomance from a weary Southport side.Ta…
news 21 Jan 2026 Living Well Bus Offers Cervical Screenings Across Sefton Sefton Council is supporting this week’s national Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, which encourages those eligible to come forward…
news 20 Jan 2026 Eric Redrobe Full Obituary By Michael Braham Eric Redrobe is dead “Big Red” passed away on New Year’s Eve aged 81. Eric was an institution at Haig Ave; no player has won great…
news 20 Jan 2026 Southport Football Club to Host Fans Forum There will be a Fans Forum with members of the board, at the ground, on Thursday 29th January starting at 7pm.The forum will focus…
news 20 Jan 2026 Sefton Council Advocates for Workers' Rights and Dignity At their meeting last week, Sefton councillors voted in favour of a Notice of Motion to support the Government’s Employment Rights…
news 19 Jan 2026 New Urgent Dental Care Appointments Available in Cheshire and Merseyside Extra appointments are now available for people in Cheshire and Merseyside who need urgent dental care – including for those who d…
news 19 Jan 2026 Lightport: A Night-Time Spectacle to Kickstart Southport 2026 Southport is set to glow this February half term as Lightport, a brand-new free immersive light art experience, takes over the tow…
news 19 Jan 2026 Former Merseyside Police officer sentenced to two years in prison Police can confirm a former officer has been jailed for two years in prison following a Merseyside Police investigation.Former Det…
