Crime 16 Apr 2025 270 Convictions Later: Merseyside Police Reflect on SVRO Pilot Program A targeted stop and search pilot in Merseyside is drawing to a close, ahead of a decision to roll the post-conviction powers out n…
Environment 16 Apr 2025 Sefton's No-Tolerance Stance on Fly-tipping Hitting Landlords' Sefton Council is warning the Borough’s private landlords that they need to make proper arrangements for their tenants to store re…
Health 16 Apr 2025 Sefton Council Stands Firm on Healthy Advertising Amid Industry Interference Recent revelations by the British Medical Journal of how advertising industry lobbying has thwarted some local healthier food adve…
Sport 16 Apr 2025 Large crowd expected for Good Friday clash with Chester With a bigger than usual crowd expected for the game against Chester on Good Friday we are urging home and away fans to buy ticket…
Crime 15 Apr 2025 Stolen Plant Machinery Recovered by South Rural Taskforce South Rural Taskforce working with NCATT (National Construction and Agricultural Theft Team) have seized two items of stolen plant…
Transport 15 Apr 2025 Easter travel disruption expected due to major rail upgrades Passengers reminded to check before travelling ahead of Easter engineering programmeRegion & Route:NationalRail passengers are bei…
Crime 15 Apr 2025 Merseyside Crackdown on Summer Violence: More Men Jailed and Charged In the past week, two men have been jailed for a combined six years, two other men charged and a further three arrests made in rel…
Business 15 Apr 2025 Government cuts price of everyday items and summer essentials The Government has cut prices on the imports of everyday essentials like spices and juices to boost economic growth.Prices slashed…
Crime 15 Apr 2025 Action Fraud’s New Awareness Campaign: Insights Into 2024’s Rising Ticket Fraud Cases Action Fraud urge those planning to buy tickets or attend this summer’s events and concerts to stay vigilant to criminals, with th…
Health 15 Apr 2025 Professor Jones: Simple Steps to Support Hospital Patients Returning Home Top tips for supporting your loved one on their return home from hospitalWith Easter weekend approaching, the Medical Director for…
Environment 14 Apr 2025 Yellow warning for heavy rain this week Low pressure is back in charge of the UK weather forecast this week, bringing along cooler conditions, and a yellow warning for ra…
Health 14 Apr 2025 Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance Introduces Post-Surgery Support Meetings MWL has launched a new initiative to support lung cancer patients following surgery.The Lung Cancer Specialist Nursing Team held i…
Politics 14 Apr 2025 Merseyside PCC Calls for Nationally Coordinated Policing APCC response to the Home Affairs Committee report on the violent disorder of Summer 2024.Emily Spurrell, Chair of the Association…
Emergency Services 14 Apr 2025 Southport Murders and Subsequent Riots Cause for Major Policing Reforms The disorder which took place in July and August 2024 shocked the country, as did the appalling murders of Bebe King, Elsie Dot St…
Sport 14 Apr 2025 All Eyes on Leyland as Southport Take on Bacup Borough in Trophy Final Southport are in Cup Final action on Wednesday when we take on Bacup Borough in the Lancashire Challenge Trophy Final at Leyland. …
Sport 13 Apr 2025 South Shields 0 Southport 0 . Southport safe from relegation Stalemate in South Shields as we record our seventh goalless draw of the season but we do gain the point we needed to ensure we wr…
Environment 12 Apr 2025 Southport Conservatives Criticise Sefton Council's Beach Management Beach Management Policy Needs To Change Say Southport Conservatives Southport’s Conservative councillors are calling on Sefton Cou…
Education 11 Apr 2025 Kew Woods Primary and Farnborough Road Infant School Pioneer in Communication Skills Enhancement Two Southport schools have recently been awarded accreditation by the Voice 21 Oracy Project, recognising their commitment to comm…
What's On 11 Apr 2025 Rubber Duck Fever Hits Southport At WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre Ready… set… go! The annual duck race is returning to Lancashire on 5 May and we're looking for the winners of 2025!Looking for som…
Emergency Services 10 Apr 2025 Stranded vehicle still stuck on Birkdale beach The 4x4 that attempted to drive onto Birkdale beach last night is still there. Despite several attempts to free the vehicle all ha…
Business 10 Apr 2025 InvestSefton and Citizen First Offer £23K Wage and £5K Seed Funding to Health and Care Entrepreneurs InvestSefton and Citizen First LCR are holding an event for any Sefton residents who have a powerful idea for a business that help…
Other 10 Apr 2025 Seven Sp-EGG-tacular Easter events to enjoy in Southport this year Visitors to Southport are in for a cracking Easter with a raft of activities and events added to the much-loved coastal resorts ca…
Crime 10 Apr 2025 Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee: 13,000 More Officers by 2029 Communities will be safer and trust in local policing will be restored under plans to put police officers back in our neighbourhoo…
Transport 9 Apr 2025 Liverpool Lime Street Station Closes for Railway Upgrades on Easter Sunday Railway upgrades in the Liverpool City Region mean there will be no overground services into Liverpool Lime Street station on Sund…
Other 9 Apr 2025 Over 1.4 Million Cold Weather Payments Issued Last Winter Over 1.4 million Cold Weather Payments – worth around £35 million in total - were paid this past winter to people in England and W…
Crime 9 Apr 2025 Help Needed Identifying Suspects from Last Summer's Violent Disorder Do you recognise any of these 49 people? We believe they could be from Blackburn, Bradford, Chester, Manchester, Merseyside, Ormsk…
Business 9 Apr 2025 Free InvestSefton Event Offers Insights on Project Management and Cyber Security Sefton businesses in the Financial & Professional sector are being invited to the next free InvestSefton event, which will include…
Crime 9 Apr 2025 Merseyside Sees Historic Drop in Burglary Rates Merseyside burglary rates drop as police strategy yields resultsBurglary reports in Merseyside are at their lowest since 2018 when…
Crime 9 Apr 2025 High-Visibility Patrols to Increase Security in Lancashire Over Easter Weekend Lancashire Police will be conducting both high visibility and plain clothed patrols across the county’s pubs and clubs this Easter…
Sport 8 Apr 2025 Grand National Runner Celebre d'Allen Dies Days After Race Grand National runner Celebre d'Allen has died following Saturday's race at Aintree.The 13-year-old horse, the oldest of the 34 ru…
Sport 8 Apr 2025 Southport FC up for North East Clash Against South Shields Southport have a trip up to the North East on Saturday and a visit to South Shields. The game kicks off at 3pm.We are hoping to br…
Crime 7 Apr 2025 Wigan Man Jailed for Violent Disorder in Southport A Wigan man who dismantled walls in Southport to launch at police deployed to protect the public has been jailed for two years, ei…
Council 7 Apr 2025 Discover How Your Opinions Can Shape Southport's Tourism Scene The link for the resident survey is at https://yourseftonyoursay.sefton.gov.uk/tourism-Sefton Council is asking for the views of r…
Community 7 Apr 2025 Public Assistance Requested to Locate Missing 90-Year-Old Man in Southport.Now found Trevor has been found.Please help missing 90-year-old Trevor Roberts from Southport.Trevor is missing from home and was last seen …
Environment 7 Apr 2025 Sefton Council Urged to Follow Wirral's Steps to Reclaim Southport Beach According to opposition leader on Sefton, Cllr. John Pugh ( Liberal Democrat) doing nothing about it is not a credible option espe…
Politics 7 Apr 2025 Southport Inquiry Begins: Unearthing The Tragic Events Of The 2024 Attack The Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper has announced that the first phase of the Southport Inquiry will start today.The Home Secretary …
Sport 7 Apr 2025 Massive Crowd Expected for Southport vs Chester: Get Your Tickets Now With a bigger than usual crowd expected for the game against Chester on Good Friday we are urging home and away fans to buy ticket…
Health 7 Apr 2025 NHS Urges Early Prescription Orders Ahead Of Easter Bank Holiday With the Easter Bank Holiday weekend (Friday 18th to Monday 21st April) approaching, the NHS is urging people to plan ahead by ord…
Emergency Services 7 Apr 2025 Man Dies After M53 Road Collision: Appeal for Witnesses Police are appealing for witnesses following the death of a man in a road traffic collision on the M53 in Wirral on Sunday 6 April…
Crime 7 Apr 2025 Merseyside Police Officer to Face Court over Misconduct Charges A Merseyside Police officer is due to appear in court next week charged with three counts of misconduct in public office, followin…
Council 7 Apr 2025 Sefton Council Boosts Revenue by £1.4 Million Following Sole Occupier Discount Review As a result of its recent review Council Tax Sole Occupier Discount claims, Sefton Council is set to receive almost £1.4 million o…
