news 23 Dec 2024 Man who featured in viral social media footage is jailed for violent disorder Man who featured in viral social media footage is jailed for violent disorder A man who was involved in the violent disorder in So…
news 23 Dec 2024 Mayor launches unlimited travel on Merseyrail for just £2 during weekends in January Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has announced a special New Year ticket offer – allowing unlimited travel for just £2 a…
news 23 Dec 2024 Lancashire Firefighters Share Safety Tips for Home Appliance Use Using appliances like tumble dryers, dishwashers, and washing machines while you’re asleep or out might seem convenient, but it’s …
news 23 Dec 2024 Sefton Council Reminds Public to Safely Navigate Outdoor Spaces this Winter Sefton’s heritage parks, green spaces, 22-mile coastline, and nature reserves are here to be explored this winter. Whether walking…
news 23 Dec 2024 Major Rail Upgrades in North West England Scheduled for Christmas Season Railway engineering work means changes to train travel between Christmas and New Year. Between 24 December 2024 and 2 January 2025…
news 22 Dec 2024 Mersey Tunnels Travel to Increase by 20p from April Car drivers paying cash to use the Mersey Tunnels will have to find an extra 20p each time from April. A single trip through the K…
news 22 Dec 2024 Black Friday Sees 10k More Passengers at Liverpool Lime Street Station Than Last Year Almost 10,000 more passengers chose to travel by rail through Liverpool Lime Street station for Black Friday shopping and leisure …
news 22 Dec 2024 Vandalism Wave Hits Southport as Car Tyres Slashed Police are investigating multiple reports of criminal damage where car tyres were slashed in the early hours of Saturday 21st Dece…
news 22 Dec 2024 Southport's Goal Drought Continues, 451 Minutes Without a League Goal Southport returned from Kidderminster with a 2-0 defeat and a result that was a fair reflection of the game with the visitors once…
news 21 Dec 2024 Increased Police Presence in Southport Amid Holiday Season Officers will be out on foot patrol and in vehicles in Southport town centre again today. The mobile Police Station will be out an…
news 21 Dec 2024 Christmas Cheers Secured with New Legal Changes for Age Verification via Phones From next year, people can choose to use digital identities on their phones to prove their age when buying alcohol in high street …
news 21 Dec 2024 55 Drivers Breaching 'No Entry' Law Spoken To by Southport Officers Southport Neighbourhood Officers were out on Queens Road in Southport yesterday morning, conducting stops and, where necessary bre…
news 20 Dec 2024 Police say avoid walking along the sea wall in Southport this weekend Merseyside Police said.... The Met Office have issued a yellow warning for high winds on the north west coastline for this weekend…
news 20 Dec 2024 Merseyrail weather warning for travel over the weekend Due to a MET Office yellow weather warning for wind across the region on Saturday and Sunday, we are advising customers to check b…
news 20 Dec 2024 NHS 111 Call Handlers In The North West Subjected to Daily Verbal Abuse NHS 111 call handlers receive abusive calls daily. In the past six months alone, there have been 192 reported incidents of verbal …
news 20 Dec 2024 Ensuring Festive Safety in Southport: Police Increase Presence in City and Town Centres Police have extra officers patrolling #Liverpool City Centre and all of our town centres to help keep you safe as part of our crim…
news 20 Dec 2024 Investigation Reveals 1 in 6 Arrested in Southport Stabbings Unrest were Underage 18 One in six people arrested across the country in connection with the unrest following the Southport stabbings were under 18. The s…
news 20 Dec 2024 £8.7m new funding to fix potholes and repair roads in Liverpool City Region Liverpool City Region is set to benefit from smoother, safer roads thanks to a £8.7m investment to fill potholes and repair paveme…
news 20 Dec 2024 Festive changes to bus, rail and ferry services revealed as passengers urged to plan ahead Free Christmas Day buses on selected hospital routes Mersey Tunnels free on Christmas Day Merseyrail to run Boxing Day services Pa…
news 20 Dec 2024 Quick Police Response Ends in Arrest of 17-Year-Old in Southport Police arrested a 17-year-old boy in Southport town centre yesterday (Thursday) after reports a teenager riding a bike towards peo…
news 20 Dec 2024 Latest CCTV appeal in relation to summer disorder in Southport and Liverpool As part of our ongoing investigation into violent disorder in Merseyside during the summer, we have issued images of 47 people who…
news 20 Dec 2024 Scheduled bin collection dates over the Christmas & New Year period Each year, Sefton Council provides restricted services over the Christmas and New Year period. Most council buildings will be clos…
news 19 Dec 2024 Hospices to receive biggest investment in a generation, says Southport MP Patrick Hurley MP welcomes biggest investment into hospices and end of life care in a generation • £100 million boost for adult an…
news 19 Dec 2024 Scarisbrick man stole £20,000 from Poppy appeal funds A Royal British Legion branch chairman who helped himself to more than £20,000 in donations to the charity's famous poppy appeal h…
news 19 Dec 2024 Operation Limit Targets Drunk and Drugged Drivers in Southport Officers from Sefton Targeted Team have been conducting Road Traffic operations in Southport today as part of Operation Limit, kee…
news 19 Dec 2024 M6 Warrington to Wigan upgrade fully open with move to 70 mph The upgrade of the M6 between Warrington and Wigan moved to operation at 70 mph today (Thursday 19 December) helping to improve jo…
news 19 Dec 2024 Hesketh Centre fire in Southport was deliberate say Fire Service Commenting on the fire a Merseyside Fire And Rescue spokesperson said... "A joint investigation between Merseyside Fire and Rescue…
news 19 Dec 2024 Eight more people arrested, charged and sentenced for violent disorder in Southport and Liverpool Detectives have arrested and charged more people in connection with violent disorder in Southport and Liverpool in the Summer. A 4…
news 19 Dec 2024 £142m Network Rail Improvement Works Set for Christmas Period Passengers are being reminded to plan their journeys in advance as stations and services are likely to be busier over the Christma…
news 19 Dec 2024 A New Era for Everton FC Under The Friedkin Group Everton Football Club has been acquired by Roundhouse Capital Holdings Limited (Roundhouse), an entity within The Friedkin Group (…
news 19 Dec 2024 Overhaul of Planning System to Boost Local Economies and Provide More Affordable Housing Councils to be able to buy cheaper land to deliver more homes and drive economic growth.Removal of ‘hope value’ to help councils m…
news 18 Dec 2024 Special Train Services for Liverpool F.C. Fixture on Boxing Day as well as Aintree Races Whether it is for last minute shopping, a night out or a day at the races, trains will be running every day over the festive perio…
news 18 Dec 2024 Hesketh Bank Man Arrested on Multiple Charges Following Drug Raid This morning officers from the West Lancashire Task Force executed a misuse of drugs warrant at an address on Fylde Cresent in Hes…
news 18 Dec 2024 Police forces must be better prepared to tackle future violent disorder Police forces must be better prepared to plan for and tackle serious violence and disorder, the police inspectorate has warned, fo…
news 18 Dec 2024 Labour Accused of Betrayal Over Pension Changes Affecting Southport Women According to House of Commons Library figures up to 10,000 women in Sefton could have been adversely affected by the pension chang…
news 18 Dec 2024 Is Southport Suffering Under Labour's Anti-Business Policies? Can We All Afford the Cost of Labour? Figures released today indicate that all is not well in the UK economy with inflation rising…
news 18 Dec 2024 Southport Stabbing Suspect Axel Rudakubana Denies Murder Charges Southport stabbing suspect Axel Rudakubana, 18, has denied murdering three young girls - Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice da Silva Aguia…
news 18 Dec 2024 Deputy Prime Minister Announces Pioneering Funding to Tackle Homelessness Crisis More people will be prevented from becoming homeless with the largest-ever investment in homelessness prevention services, thanks …
news 18 Dec 2024 Detectives Issue CCTV Images in Southport Sexual Offence Case CCTV image appeal following report of serious incident in SouthportDetectives have issued CCTV images of a man who may have inform…
news 18 Dec 2024 Secure Your High-Powered Vehicles, Southport Residents Warned Rain, high winds, it's not a great day for foot patrol in Southport town centre, but that's what we are doing. Keep an eye out for…
news 18 Dec 2024 Ainsdale Assault Suspect on the Run: Police Ask for Public to Crack the Case John Rimington thought it would be a good idea not to show up to court in connection with a Section 18 assault.The 21-year-old fro…
