news 2 Jan 2026 Southport Up for Saturday Showdown Against Scarborough Athletic Southport are back at home on Saturday with the visit of Scarborough Athletic. The kick off is at the regular Saturday kick off ti…
news 2 Jan 2026 Plunging Temperatures Threaten to Increase Pressure on NHS Services With plummeting temperatures and ice and snow expected in the coming days, this could pile more pressure on services.Responding to…
news 2 Jan 2026 Everton vs. Brentford: Travel Tips and Matchday Info Everton are set to take on Brentford at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday 4 January, with kick-off scheduled for 15:00.We encou…
news 2 Jan 2026 Search for missing girl last seen in Birkdale Poilce are appealing for help in finding a 14 year-old girl who is is missing in Sefton.Millie Milligan, was last seen in the Birk…
news 1 Jan 2026 Cllr John Pugh Calls for Action Against Racist Graffiti "Politics locally and nationally could be about to take a darker turn,” says Liberal Democrat ,Cllr John Pugh, as flagrantly racis…
news 31 Dec 2025 Met Office and UKHSA Issue Nationwide Amber Weather Health Alert The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has expanded the current amber cold-health alert (CHA) to all regions of England. Previously…
news 31 Dec 2025 Community Protection Warnings Issued to Persistent Offenders in Southport Town Centre AN UPDATE FROM THE SOUTHPORT TOWN CENTRE NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICING TEAMOn 9th December, we shared some fantastic results achieved sin…
news 31 Dec 2025 Railway and Motorway Closures Expected due to Bridge Installation in Cumbria Rail passengers and motorists have been urged to plan their journeys ahead of a major railway bridge replacement which begins toda…
news 31 Dec 2025 Southport 2 Curzon Ashton 4 A second 4-2 defeat in a row as once again defensive frailities are exposed.Whilst in the game against Marine on Boxing Day, we ha…
news 30 Dec 2025 Man who was hit by car on the Marine Drive on Christmas eve named The man who was hit by a car on the Marine Drive in Southport has been named as Simon Coombes who was hit by a black Mini Cooper a…
news 30 Dec 2025 Chief Constable Rob Carden Honoured with King’s Police Medal Following the announcement of the King’s New Year’s Honours we are delighted to confirm that Chief Constable Rob Carden has been a…
news 29 Dec 2025 MHRA Issues New Warnings on Dangers of Unregulated Weight-Loss Products The MHRA continues to warn about the serious risks linked to buying weight-loss products from unregulated websites or through soci…
news 27 Dec 2025 Largest Ever Bus Investment in Liverpool City Region Promises Greener, Easier Travel Largest ever bus investment to deliver passenger-first servicesMajor investment in new zero-emission electric fleet£2 fare cap ext…
news 27 Dec 2025 Unboxing Your Gadgets: How the UK is Leading the Charge Against Cyber Christmas Grinches Families urged to take simple security steps when setting up new accounts for Christmas gifts like tablets, smart watches and conn…
news 27 Dec 2025 Tuesday Night Football: Southport Hosts Curzon Ashton at Haig Avenue Southport return to Haig Avenue with a Tuesday night fixture against Curzon Ashton. The game kicks off at 7.45pm.Tickets are on sa…
news 27 Dec 2025 Marine 4 Southport 2 The eleven game unbeaten run comes to an end after a 4-2 defeat at The Marine Travel Arena.Marine opened the scoring after just fo…
news 26 Dec 2025 Tragic Update in the Search for Missing Student Tom Dingle Police have a tragic update to give you in their search for missing student Tom Dingle.At 3.12pm on Christmas Day we were contacte…
news 24 Dec 2025 Fatal Collision in Southport Prompts Police Appeal We are appealing for information following a fatal collision in Southport earlier this morning.At around 5.30am, we received a rep…
news 24 Dec 2025 How to Access Urgent Care Amid Shutdown of GP Practices During Festive Season How to access NHS services during the Christmas and New Year bank holidays The NHS in Cheshire and Merseyside is reminding people …
news 24 Dec 2025 No snow for Christmas Day but very cold Christmas Day is expected to be mostly dry with variable amounts of cloud and sunny spells in places. A few light showers are poss…
news 24 Dec 2025 UKHSA Reports Declining Flu Levels but Warnings Remain The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has publishedits latest surveillance report. This weekly bulletin brings together the latest…
news 24 Dec 2025 MHRA and NFCC Issue Winter Fire Safety Warning for Emollient Cream Users Millions of people use emollient creams to relieve dry or itchy skin during winter. While the creams themselves are not flammable,…
news 24 Dec 2025 Serious Collision on Marine Drive in Southport: Road Closure in Effect Police can confirm emergency services are currently in Southport following a serious collision this morning (Wednesday 24 December…
news 23 Dec 2025 Northern Rail Reports Record Highs in Customer Satisfaction Northern records big jump in customer satisfaction across the North of EnglandTrain operator Northern has reported a strong set of…
news 23 Dec 2025 Childhood & Teenage Vaccination Uptake Drops Amid Serious Disease Outbreaks We know parents want to do the best for their children and at Christmas, that might mean the latest gadget or toy they so desperat…
news 23 Dec 2025 Southport Man Imprisoned for Harrowing Stalking and Harassment Offences A Southport man has been jailed for a stalking and other offences against two women.Andrew Fleming, 41 years, of Hampton Road in S…
news 23 Dec 2025 Former Merseyside Police officer barred from policing for contact with sex workers on and off duty A former Merseyside Police officer has been barred from policing after contacting sex workers while on and off duty over a two yea…
news 23 Dec 2025 Injury Clouds Over Southport And Marine Ahead of Vital Boxing Day Encounter Southport's next match is away at Marine on Boxing Day with a 3pm Kick Off.The game is all ticket and has sold out, no tickets wil…
news 22 Dec 2025 Sefton Council Review: 2025 Successes and a Look Ahead to an Exciting 2026 Sefton Council Leader Marion Atkinson looks back at 2025 and ahead to 2026.For Sefton Council, 2025, has been a year of hard work …
news 22 Dec 2025 Sefton Council Assures Nutritional Support to Schoolchildren During Holidays Even more families in Sefton will be receiving free school meal support this Christmas.Each of the 130 additional children in the …
news 21 Dec 2025 Southport 1 Worksop Town 1 A third league draw in a row and the unbeaten run in all competitions stretches to 11 games at Haig Avenue this afternoon.Southpor…
news 19 Dec 2025 Free Christmas Day Buses and Mersey Tunnels Enhance Festive Season Travel Free Christmas Day buses on selected hospital routesMersey Tunnels free on Christmas DayMerseyrail to run Boxing Day services – th…
news 19 Dec 2025 Conservative MPs Battle Inheritance Tax Affecting 75% of Farms Conservatives Will Always Support Our Local FarmersConservative MPs voted against the Family Farm Tax that Labour are imposing on …
news 19 Dec 2025 Explore Wonders of Nature at WWT Martin Mere this Festive Season This festive season, escape the hustle and bustle and spend time in nature at WWT Martin Mere in Burscough, Lancashire. The centre…
news 19 Dec 2025 Everton vs. Arsenal: Match Triggers Busy Train Schedule for Saturday Everton are set to take on Arsenal at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday 20 December, with kick-off scheduled for 20:00.Train …
news 18 Dec 2025 Reminder for Passengers to Plan Christmas Journeys due to Major Rail Works With one week to go before Christmas, passengers are reminded to plan their journeys as improvement work means changes to trains o…
news 18 Dec 2025 Operation Limit: 277 People Arrested as Campaign Passes Halfway Point Merseyside Police has, today, Thursday 18 December, announced that more than 277 people have been arrested for drug and drink driv…
news 17 Dec 2025 Southport Denied Victory by Late Goal in Rescheduled Alfreton Clash Ten unbeaten in all competitions for Southport in a hard fought draw on a pudding of a pitch at Alfreton last nightNo post match i…
news 16 Dec 2025 Celebrating the Remarkable Green Volunteers of Sefton Sefton Council hosted two sparkling ‘Thank You’ events in December to celebrate remarkable green volunteers and their award-winnin…
news 16 Dec 2025 New Oak Theatre in Scarisbrick Opens to Rave Reviews with Jack and the Beanstalk Christmas has come to the Oak Theatre with the new state-of-the-art venue enjoying a hugely successful opening weekend for its fir…
news 16 Dec 2025 21 Years Behind Bars for Driver Who Ploughed into Crowd on Water Street Police can confirm Paul Doyle has today, Tuesday 16 December, been jailed for a total of 21-and-a-half years.Doyle, 54, formerly o…
