news 17 Mar 2025 Sefton Coroner's Office Searching for Next-of-Kin of Deceased Southport Man Sefton Coroner's Office is appealing for help in finding the next-of-kin of a man who passed away in Southport.Eric Grady, 52, of …
news 17 Mar 2025 Cannabis Setup Unearthed in Hesketh Bank, 60-year-old man Arrested Lancashire police commented...This morning, we conducted a warrant on Shore Road in Hesketh Bank and found a cannabis set up which…
news 17 Mar 2025 London Euston passengers advised to ‘travel either side’ this Easter Passengers travelling between London Euston and Scotland over the Easter bank holiday are being advised to travel either side of t…
news 17 Mar 2025 Traffic and Safety Enhancements Proposed for A582's Croston Road Junction A key milestone has been reached in plans to deliver improvements to journeys on the A582 in Preston and South Ribble.Lancashire C…
news 17 Mar 2025 Half a Century of Dedication: Southport's Sir Ron Watson CBE Recognised Sefton Council has honoured its longest serving Councillor as part of its 50 year celebrations.Southport Councillor Sir Ron Watson…
news 17 Mar 2025 MWL Named Best Trust in North West Following Top Scoring PLACE Assessments Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (MWL) has been named as the best in the North West and one of the top perf…
news 17 Mar 2025 Southport FC Gear Up for Semi-Final against Longridge Town in the Lancashire Challenge Trophy Southport have a trip to Longridge Town on Tuesday for the semi-final of the Lancashire Challenge Trophy. The game kicks off at 7.…
news 16 Mar 2025 Southport win 2-0 at Rushall Olympic A fine win on the road for The Sandgrounders after what has been a difficult week for everyone at the club following Jim’s departu…
news 15 Mar 2025 Northern strives to improve accessibility for passengers Northern says it is ‘working apace’ to improve the travel experience for people with additional access needs across its network.Th…
news 15 Mar 2025 'I Certainly Enjoyed My Time': A Heartfelt Goodbye from Southport FC Manager Dear ‘The Southport Family’Now the dust has settled and I’ve had a few days to process my time at Southport FC, I wanted to say a …
news 15 Mar 2025 High Levels of Customer Satisfaction for Merseyrail in Recent Survey Merseyrail leads the way for reliability in National Customer Survey.Merseyrail has been named one of the UK’s top train operators…
news 14 Mar 2025 Detectives Appeal for Witness Following Reported Rape Incident Detectives have issued a CCTV image for a witness to come forward who may have seen a woman in distress in Liverpool city centre l…
news 14 Mar 2025 Outlawed guns surrendered to Lancashire Police during national firearms amnesty Four blank-firing guns have been permanently removed from the streets of Lancashire as part of a national firearms amnesty after t…
news 14 Mar 2025 Council warn of Botanic Gardens scam in Southport A spokesperson for Sefton Council said:“We are aware of reports suggesting an individual is posing as a Civil Enforcement Officer …
news 14 Mar 2025 Sefton Conservatives Urge Council to Fast Track Pier Repairs Independently Sefton Council Must Find the Money to Fix the Pier say Sefton Conservatives Conservative Group Leader on Sefton Council, Mike Pren…
news 14 Mar 2025 Decarbonisation or Detour? Controversy Surrounds Southport Promenade Renovation The new scheme to revamp the Promenade is likely to be more problematic than it seems at first sight. That is the view of John Pug…
news 14 Mar 2025 Free bike marking event in Southport It's the start of spring. Time to get families out for a bike ride. So why not come along and get your bikes added to the Bike Reg…
news 14 Mar 2025 Serious RTC on Scarisbrick New Road The emergency services were called to Scarisbrick New Road in Southport at approximately 8.30 this morning following reports of a …
news 13 Mar 2025 Almost two million people on Universal Credit not supported to look for work figures show 1.8 million people now in Limited Capability for Work Related Activity (LCWRA) category as broken Work Capability Ass…
news 13 Mar 2025 Over 220 attend Sefton@Work’s 'Be Inspired Sefton' event Over 220 people interested in exploring fresh career opportunities or developing new skills attended Sefton@Work’s recent Be Inspi…
news 13 Mar 2025 Merseyside Police Chief Serena Kennedy Announces Retirement Merseyside Police Chief Constable Serena Kennedy has today announced that she will be retiring from the force.This morning Chief C…
news 13 Mar 2025 Southport F.C. Set for Second Ever Visit to Rushall Olympic It’s a trip to Walsall on Saturday and a visit to Rushall Olympic, only our second ever visit. The kick off is at 3pm.With the dep…
news 13 Mar 2025 Extra services and longer trains will be in place for the second test event at Everton’s new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock on Sunday 23 March. A special matchday timetable will be in operation with additional train services before and after the 14:00 kick-off. 8-car trains…
news 12 Mar 2025 Southport FC Parts Ways with Jim Bentley and Alan Morgan Southport Football Club can today confirm that they have parted ways with first-team manager Jim Bentley and first-team coach Alan…
news 12 Mar 2025 Government Plans for Clean, Accessible and Enjoyable Bathing Waters in England Reforms to modernise bathing waters could see swimmers enjoying cleaner water and flexible seasons, as government states plans to …
news 12 Mar 2025 Over 30 Firearms Recovered in Merseyside Police Gun Amnesty This February, Merseyside Police participated in a national amnesty for Turkish manufactured top-venting blank firers (TVBFs).Unti…
news 12 Mar 2025 Marine 1 Southport 0. An evening to forget in Crosby as we fell to our third defeat in a row and third game without scoring in a row.A game of very few …
news 12 Mar 2025 Woodlands Animal Sanctuary Calls for Donations Ahead of Easter Open Day The nights are drawing out and the sky seems to be a little bluer, spring is around the corner and Easter is too! Woodlands Animal…
news 12 Mar 2025 Sefton Elderly to Benefit from New Physical and Social Activities Thirteen new projects to benefit people aged 65 and over in Sefton are getting underway thanks to £45,000 of funding from Sefton C…
news 11 Mar 2025 UK Economy Losing Over £400 Million Weekly Due to Work-related Illness TUC – work-related ill-health is costing the UK economy over £400 million a weekWork-related ill-health is costing the UK economy …
news 11 Mar 2025 Help find missing 36-year-old TJay Waters from Southport. Help find missing 36-year-old TJay Waters from Southport.TJay has been missing from home and he was last seen on Friday 7 March on…
news 11 Mar 2025 Sefton Celebrates Unsung Heroes in Citizens 4 Good Event Celebrating Community Heroes: Citizens 4 Good Honours Outstanding Individuals in SeftonThe latest Citizens 4 Good event, held at B…
news 11 Mar 2025 Merseyrail Recognized as UK's Most Reliable Regional Railway Merseyrail has once again been recognised as the best-performing regional railway in the UK, winning the Golden Whistle Award for …
news 10 Mar 2025 bennettbrooks Unveils New Duke Street Office as Growth Continues bennettbrooks strengthens Southport presence with office relocation.bennettbrooks, a leading Chartered Accountancy practice with s…
news 10 Mar 2025 Sefton's Health Visiting Service Offers Local Support for Safer Sleep Week This week is Safer Sleep Week, the Lullaby Trust’s national awareness campaign for families with young children, which raises awar…
news 10 Mar 2025 Significant Changes on Way as Crime and Policing Bill Reaches Parliament Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw has welcomed the new Crime and Policing Bill and the ‘significant’ propo…
news 10 Mar 2025 Southport Football Club Prepares for First League Meeting at Marine Since 2004 It’s the first of three away games on the road on Tuesday with a trip to an in form Marine side. The kick off is at 7.45pm. All aw…
news 10 Mar 2025 Suspected Arson in Southport Sparks Police Investigation Police are appealing for information following a suspected arson in Southport on Saturday night, 8 March.At around 9.05pm, Merseys…
news 10 Mar 2025 Signalling fault between Southport and Birkdale causing delays Due to a fault with the signalling system between Southport and Birkdale the Southport line is disrupted.Impact:Train services run…
news 10 Mar 2025 Old Philips Factory Site in Southport Reborn as Popular Residential Area THE transformation of a former factory site in Southport is almost complete with the final phase of new homes now on sale.It’s fou…
news 10 Mar 2025 New Plastic Surgery Unit Opens in Southport Hospital A new unit to support patients needing minor plastic surgery procedures has opened at Southport Hospital.Staff in the unit have we…
