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Health 16 Nov 2022

Belong appoints Head of Dementia and Care Quality as it prepares to open new Village in Southport

Specialist dementia care provider, Belong, has named leading dementia expert, Caroline Baker as head of dementia and care quality,…

Crime 16 Nov 2022

Lancashire Police Be Fraud Aware

WELCOME ... to the first “Stay In The Know” post by Lancashire Constabulary’s Fraud Triage Team. This will be a regular event, the…

Politics 16 Nov 2022

PCC warns Home Secretary over police funding by hard hit households

“The Home Secretary will be failing our communities if she expects the police funding bill to be passed onto hard-hit households”,…

Other 16 Nov 2022

The amazing GIANT LEGO® Brick Animals have returned to Martin Mere near Southport!

Visit our centre to discover the LEGO brick models that have been exclusively designed for WWT. The sculptures showcase beautiful …

Crime 16 Nov 2022

Missing 15 year old boy has links to Southport

Please share and help us find missing 15-year-old Anthony McNaughton who has links to Liverpool and Sefton. Anthony was last seen …

Emergency Services 16 Nov 2022

39 year old woman missing from home since 10th November

Please share and help find 39-year-old Elisa Salamone who went missing in Liverpool. Elisa was reported missing to police and was …

Crime 16 Nov 2022

Police chat with Active Retirement Group in Southport

PC Siemieniuk attended Liverpool Road Methodist Church in Birkdale to talk with the Active Retirement Group about local policing i…

Sport 16 Nov 2022

Southport 1 Kings Lynn 1 Match Report

The points are shared against two of the leagues in-form sides as the game ends 1-1 and a game which provided a very tense ending …

Education 15 Nov 2022

Damien Moore MP for Southport says cuts to school funding “indefensible” and “morally wrong”.

Damien Moore MP says cuts to school funding “indefensible” and “morally wrong”. Southport MP Damien Moore is one of 28 Conservativ…

Culture 15 Nov 2022

Southport Pleasureland to feature on CBBC

We’ve been eagerly waiting to share the news that Southport Pleasureland will be featured in the first episode of the upcoming sec…

Community 15 Nov 2022

Salvation Army appealing for gifts for young children this Christmas

The Salvation Army in Southport is calling on the community to donate new toys to its Christmas Present Appeal that will support f…

Education 15 Nov 2022

Council seeks more school crossing patrols during road safety campaign

This week sees Sefton join in Road Safety Awareness Week, to promote SAFE ROADS FOR ALL, this year’s theme. Sefton Council’s is al…

Culture 15 Nov 2022

Gardeners’ World and Love Your Garden star to appear at next year’s Southport Flower Show!

Southport Flower Show are delighted to announce horticulturist, author and television presenter Frances Tophill will make an appea…

Business 15 Nov 2022

Jacob's Cream Crackers and Jaffa Cake workers in all out strike

More than 750 workers at the Jacobs Cream Crackers factory are to stage a permanent strike in anger at a real terms pay cut. Staff…

Politics 15 Nov 2022

Emily Spurrell invites Southport residents to share views at monthly PCC advice surgery

Merseyside’s Police Commissioner is inviting local people to share their views and feedback with her at her next monthly surgery. …

Crime 14 Nov 2022

Merseyside Police supports national crime awareness week

This week (14 November – 18 November) we are taking part in a national week of action to demonstrate the work we are doing to dete…

Business 14 Nov 2022

Brand new state-of-the-art veterinary surgery to open in Southport

A brand new state-of-the-art veterinary surgery is set to open at the end of December on Southport Road in Southport to care for p…

Emergency Services 14 Nov 2022

Missing woman last seen at Hillside Station in Southport

Police are appealing for help in finding a 26-year-old Liverpool woman who is missing. Luci Morgan, who is from the Fazakerley are…

Culture 14 Nov 2022

Christmas tree being erected in the Town Hall Gardens in Southport

Workers were today busy erecting the Southport Christmas Tree outside the Atkinson in the Town Hall Gardens. "The Tree" is made up…

Community 14 Nov 2022

A snapshot survey has shown that, officially, there are no rough sleepers in Sefton.

Once again, a snapshot survey has shown that, officially, there are no rough sleepers in Sefton. In line with the Government’s req…

Crime 14 Nov 2022

Wanted man could be in Southport.

Have you seen this man? Police are appealing for help in finding a 34 year-old man from Walton who is wanted on recall to prison f…

Sport 14 Nov 2022

Southport v King’s Lynn Tuesday 7.45pm

The matches are coming thick and fast and we are in home action again on Tuesday evening with King’s Lynn our visitors, a fair old…

Sport 13 Nov 2022

Southport 4 Farsley Celtic 0

For the second time in a month Southport gained a convincing win against Farsley who must be sick of the sight of playing The Sand…

Community 13 Nov 2022

Remembrance Day in Southport with Last Post and Parade videos

Hundreds of people gathered at the Southport War memorial this morning for the annual Remembrance Day service. Veterans young and …

Crime 13 Nov 2022

Police warning after spate of burglaries in West Lancs

There have been a number of recent burglaries in the West Lancashire area including Aughton, Halsall, Burscough and Lathom. We’re …

Emergency Services 12 Nov 2022

North West Air Ambulance at Preston New Road field in Southport - Video

The North West Air Ambulance landed on the playing field at Preston New Road in Southport this morning. A doctor and paramedic on …

Business 12 Nov 2022

The company that was going to build the "Southport Cove" has been dissolved

Go Surf Limited the company that had ambitious plans to build a surfing resort on Princes Park in Southport has been dissolved. It…

Business 12 Nov 2022

New Southport FC IPA launched

Southport FC are delighted to announce their latest collaboration with Southport Brewery with the release of their very own IPA (o…

Politics 11 Nov 2022

Southport MP lays a Remembrance Cross in the Constituency Garden of Remembrance at the Palace of Westminster.

Damien commented... I had the privilege of laying a Remembrance Cross in the Constituency Garden of Remembrance at the Palace of W…

Crime 11 Nov 2022

Drug dealer from Formby jailed for 16 years

A drug dealer from Formby has been jailed for 16 years today, Friday 11th November. Terence Page, 40, of Old Mill Lane, Formby, wa…

Community 11 Nov 2022

Southport falls silent for Armistice Day - Video

Southport fell silent this morning as veterans and members of the public gathered at the War Memorial for Armistice Day. There was…

Crime 11 Nov 2022

Two arrested in Southport as police raid property in Portland Street

A warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act was executed at an address on Portland Street, Southport yesterday, Thursday 10th November…

Business 11 Nov 2022

Liverpool dockers celebrate major victory after Unite secures pay deal worth between 14.3% and 18.5%

Inflation-busting deal ends wave of Peel Ports strike action that began in September Liverpool dockers employed by Peel Ports have…

Sport 11 Nov 2022

Southport v Farsley Celtic this Saturday

It’s home again on Saturday when we welcome Farsley Celtic to Haig Avenue in Vanarama National League North, kick off 3pm. It was …

Environment 11 Nov 2022

Bloomin’ good news for Sefton’s gardening community groups

Community groups across the Borough have once again been recognised for their green-fingered expertise for the 2022 North West in …

Sport 10 Nov 2022

England squad for the World Cup Announced as England play Iran in 11 days time

England face Iran in their World Cup opener on 21 November (13:00 GMT). They are joined in Group B by Wales and the United States.…

Business 10 Nov 2022

Southport Pub The Guelder Rose on shortlist for LCR Pub of the year

Clare the general manager said We have been shortlisted for Pub of the Year, in the whole of the Liverpool City Region, this is a …

Transport 10 Nov 2022

Police explain why they target uninsured drivers

Why do we target uninsured drivers? Each year in the UK over 130 people and killed and 26,000 injured in collisions caused by unin…

Transport 10 Nov 2022

Passengers to ‘think in threes’ during 2022 Manchester Christmas markets

Passengers using Manchester Piccadilly station are being urged to ‘think in threes’ as the Christmas markets return to the city. H…

Crime 10 Nov 2022

BTP partners with local forces to boost vigilance this festive season in NW England

British Transport Police is strengthening its network of vigilance by working with police forces across the North West as Christma…

Business 10 Nov 2022

The Spitfire Pub in Ainsdale Southport has closed down

The Spitfire Pub on Kenilworth Road in Ainsdale has closed down. Although there is no information on their Facebook page disappoin…