Health 11 Dec 2024 Southport Hospital Volunteer Encourages Others After Landing First NHS Job An Appley Bridge man is encouraging members of the community to volunteer at their local hospitals after landing his first job in …
Sport 11 Dec 2024 Last Minute Goals Lead to Unlikely 2-1 Victory for Southport We didn’t see this one coming after 90 minutes of very little happening in the attacking third. Goals in the 90th and 90+2 minutes…
Environment 10 Dec 2024 Southport Liberal Democrat Councillors Demand Action Over Churchtown Lights Odour Councilors demand action from United Utilities on Churchtown lights odour Liberal Democrat Councillors for Marshside and Churchtow…
Transport 10 Dec 2024 New Train Times for Southport, West Kirby, & New Brighton Starting December 2024 Minor timetable changes on Southport, West Kirby & New Brighton LinesSome of Merseyrail’s train timetables will change from Sunday…
Crime 10 Dec 2024 Body found on Ainsdale beach has been formally identified Merseyside Police confirmed today, Tuesday, December 10, that a body found on Ainsdale beach at around 1.30pm on Wednesday, Decemb…
Crime 10 Dec 2024 Police Clampdown on Southport Disorder: Wigan Man Latest Arrest A man from Wigan has been arrested in connection with violent disorder in Southport in July. The 20-year-old man from Wigan was ar…
Health 10 Dec 2024 “Now or never” for people to protect themselves in time for Christmas The NHS is urging people to come forward for their flu vaccination without delay so they and their families are protected in time …
Emergency Services 10 Dec 2024 North West Ambulance Service launches campaign to combat abuse against emergency workers In just six months, there has been more than 1,000 recorded incidents of violence and aggression against our staff, which averages…
Crime 10 Dec 2024 Shocking Revelations: Local from Bath Street Faces Disturbing Charges Detectives have charged a Southport man as part of an ongoing investigation into online sexual offences. The man was arrested on S…
Sport 10 Dec 2024 Southport FC Lifts Segregation to Boost Match Atmosphere The reschedued FA Trophy game against Peterborough takes place tonight with a 7.45pm Kick Off. Tickets bought for the game on Satu…
Crime 9 Dec 2024 Timely Justice for Victims as Southport Rapist Gets 21-Year Sentence A man from Southport has been jailed for 21 years for raping three women during separate incidents between 2003 and 2018. Paul Wil…
Crime 9 Dec 2024 Southport man arrested on suspicion of online sexual offences Southport man arrested on suspicion of online sexual offences. Detectives have arrested a man as part of an ongoing investigation …
Sport 9 Dec 2024 FA Trophy 4th Round: Southport to Battle Peterborough Sports; Southend United on the Horizon The winner of tomorrow’s tie with Peterborough Sports will travel to Southend United in the Isuzu FA Trophy Fourth Round Proper. T…
Council 9 Dec 2024 Calls for 'Common Sense' Approach to Road Gritting in Churchtown Churchtown Lib Dem Councillors John Dodd, Gareth Lloyd Johnson and Lauren Keith are calling on Sefton Council to include all roads…
Crime 9 Dec 2024 County Lines Intensification Week: 19 Arrested, Drugs and Weapons Seized in South Lancashire 19 people have been arrested across South Lancashire as part of a major national crackdown on County Lines offenders. As part of C…
Health 9 Dec 2024 Future of Respite Provision in Jeopardy after Sandpipers Shutdown Following the closure of Sandpipers (Revitalise) concerns are mounting about our ability locally to provide respite and recuperati…
Sport 9 Dec 2024 FA Trophy Game Rescheduled: Southport vs Peterborough Tuesday Kick Off The FA Trophy game against Peterborough will now take place on Tuesday with a 7.45pm Kick Off. Tickets bought for the game on Satu…
Business 9 Dec 2024 Maximise Your Margins Event Set to Boost Profits for Southport's Hospitality Sector Maximise Your Margins is the title of an InvestSefton for the Borough’s hospitality sector taking place between 2pm and 5pm at Sou…
Community 8 Dec 2024 Concerns for Safety of Missing Teenager with Links to Southport Please share and help us urgently find missing teenager Ellie Gargan. Ellie, 17, was last seen in the Stevenage area of Hertfordsh…
Business 7 Dec 2024 Storm damage closes Morrisons in Southport until further notice Morrisons supermarket in Southport is closed until further notice due to storm damage. Staff are working tirelessly to get the sto…
Crime 7 Dec 2024 Former Police Officer Jailed Following Investigation by Anti-Corruption Unit A former police officer has been jailed following a proactive investigation by our Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU). ACU officers first …
Transport 6 Dec 2024 Merseyrail expecting delays and cancellations as storm Darragh approaches Storm Darragh is expected to cause significant rainfall and high winds across the region over the weekend, Saturday 7 - Sunday 8 D…
Emergency Services 6 Dec 2024 Southport Prepares for High Winds and Possible Disruptions Due to Storm Darragh The Council is sharing advice and guidance to residents ahead of Storm Darragh. In the early hours of Saturday morning, the curren…
Emergency Services 6 Dec 2024 Saturday tours cancelled on HMS Prince of Wales in Liverpool Due to an Amber Weather Warning for strong winds, public viewing of @HMSPWLS has been cancelled for Saturday 7 December. The @Roya…
Crime 6 Dec 2024 Teenagers from Ainsdale and Chester Brought to Account for Violent Disorder Detectives investigating incidents of violent disorder in Merseyside have charged a further two males. A 16-year-old male from Ain…
Crime 6 Dec 2024 £10,000 Stolen from Women in Southport and Formby Police are issuing CCTV images of three men we believe could have information that may assist enquiries into the theft of nearly £…
Sport 6 Dec 2024 Southport match postponed Southport FC can confirm that, following today’s pitch inspection, tomorrow’s fixture against Peterborough Sports in the FA Trophy…
Community 6 Dec 2024 Southport Police Bring Festive Cheer with Community Outreach Spreading festive cheer! Our officers have been out and about engaging with the community in the run up to Christmas On November 2…
Crime 6 Dec 2024 Operation Shepherd: Police Hand Out Crime Prevention Crackers in Southport Operation Shepherd is our annual campaign to reduce crime and keep our communities safe during the festive season. Officers will b…
Emergency Services 6 Dec 2024 Martin Mere will be closed on Saturday as high winds predicted Due to severe weather conditions, we have unfortunately had to make the decision to close the centre on Saturday 7 December. If yo…
Health 5 Dec 2024 NHS 111 Reports Surge in Prescription Calls Over Winter Winter is a busy time for healthcare services, and NHS 111 always experiences a surge in calls for urgent repeat prescriptions ove…
Council 5 Dec 2024 Surge in Pension Credit Claims: Sefton Council Urges More to Apply Although tens of thousands more pensioners have applied for and are now receiving Pension Credit, Sefton Council is still urging l…
Community 5 Dec 2024 Southport Pleasureland Family Festival Raises Nearly £12,000 for Local Charities Southport Pleasureland’s Southport Together Family Festival has raised just shy of £12,000 for three local charities: Alder Hey Ch…
Politics 5 Dec 2024 More bobbies on the beat as PM puts people's priorities first Every neighbourhood will have a named, contactable police officer in their community, dealing with local issues, as PM puts more p…
Emergency Services 4 Dec 2024 Police Appeal for Information on Next-of-Kin of Deceased Southport Man Police are appealing for help in finding the next-of-kin of a man who died in Southport.Mohebi Sarwar, 39, sadly died on Saturday …
Crime 4 Dec 2024 Operation Shepherd Brings Safety to Southport This Christmas Operation Shepherd is our annual campaign to reduce crime and keep our communities safe during the festive season. Officers will b…
Transport 3 Dec 2024 Huge increase to park your vehicle in Liverpool Liverpool City Council is preparing to introduce a new car parking strategy, the first major review of its kind in more than 10 ye…
Council 3 Dec 2024 John Pugh Urges Sefton Council to Invest in Southport's 'In-Between Land' As the year ends and the Southport Theatre and Floral Hall are bulldozed not to the ground, Lib Dem council leader, John Pugh, is …
Crime 3 Dec 2024 Teenage boy sentenced for violent disorder and burglary in Southport A 17-year-old boy from Southport has been given a 12-month youth referral order for Violent Disorder and burglary. The teenager, w…
Crime 3 Dec 2024 21-Year-Old Ormskirk Murder Suspect Thomas Dures Arrested in Athens Over the last 16 months we have been asking for your help locating 21-year-old Thomas Dures who we wanted to speak to as part of o…
Crime 3 Dec 2024 Three people arrested in connection with shop lifting offences in Southport Three people have been arrested in connection with a shop theft committed in Southport. At around 12.10pm yesterday, Monday 2 Dece…
