news 29 Oct 2024 New funding to kickstart delivery of two million extra NHS appointments Funding to support the delivery of an extra two million NHS operations, scans and appointments a year to significantly cut waiting…
news 28 Oct 2024 Keir Starmer Announces Fare Cap Hike for Bus Travellers in England The bus fare cap in England will be raised to £3 in the upcoming Budget, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced. It is an i…
news 28 Oct 2024 Opening of Snap Fitness Southport Marks the 100th Location Across UK & Ireland Fitness enthusiasts in Southport now have a brand-new gym to enjoy following the landmark opening of Snap Fitness Southport on Fri…
news 28 Oct 2024 Scarisbrick Avenue incident. 19 year old Birkdale man arrested Update after Sundays incident Merseyside Police were called to Scarisbrick Avenue in Southport at around 1.50am on Sunday, October…
news 28 Oct 2024 Major Operations Target County Lines Drug Networks in Southport and Sefton A two-day operation targeting suspected county lines drug operations has resulted in a number of arrests and 23 vulnerable childre…
news 28 Oct 2024 Southport to Face Warrington Town in FA Trophy's Second Round Southport have been drawn at home to Warrington Town in the Second Round of The FA Trophy. The tie is scheduled to be played on Sa…
news 28 Oct 2024 77 Year Old Bernard Smith from Southport Passes Away: Coroner's Office Seeks Help Sefton Coroner’s Office is appealing for help in tracing the next-of-kin of a man from Southport who has passed away. Bernard Smit…
news 28 Oct 2024 Southport Councillors Push for Underground Broadband Infrastructure Southport councillors, Mike Prendergast and Mike Morris, are calling on all political parties in Southport to support the installa…
news 28 Oct 2024 Brian Spencer, 40 years, of Lytham Road, Southport, charged with violent Disorder Detectives have charged a man and two teenage males in connection with violent disorder carried out in Southport and Liverpool cit…
news 28 Oct 2024 Thieves Outsmart Keyless Ignition Systems in Southport Vehicle Crime Spike Police are investigating a number of thefts of cars that have taken place over the last 10 days in the Southport area. Three of th…
news 27 Oct 2024 Serious Police incident overnight in Scarisbrick Avenue, Southport Officers from Merseyside Police were called to Scarisbrick Avenue in the early hours of Sunday Morning following reports of an ass…
news 27 Oct 2024 Southport 3 Scunthorpe United 2 Southport stunned the league leaders at Haig Avenue this after twice coming from behind to run out 3-2 winners. A win that looked …
news 26 Oct 2024 Major disruption on Merseyrail after person hit by train at Lime Street Due to a person being hit by a train at Liverpool Lime Street the Northern line is disrupted. Disruption is expected until 13:30 2…
news 26 Oct 2024 Royal British Legion Southport Poppy Appeal 2024 Launched The 2024 Southport Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal was launched outside the Town Hall this morning (Saturday 26th October). Cllr…
news 25 Oct 2024 Overall crime down by 15 per cent in Merseyside New statistics have shown overall crime in Merseyside has fallen by 15 per cent, meaning thousands of people have been spared beco…
news 25 Oct 2024 More Southport people jailed and arrested after riots Two people have been jailed today, Friday 25 October, for Violent Disorder in Liverpool city centre and Southport.Daniel Wilson, 1…
news 25 Oct 2024 CCTV appeal following stabbing in Southport We have issued images of three men we would like to speak to following a stabbing in Southport town centre last Friday night, 18 O…
news 25 Oct 2024 Merseyrail Launches ‘A Pound for Zoe’s Place’ Campaign Merseyrail today announced the launch of its ‘A Pound for Zoe’s Place’ campaign, aimed at supporting Zoe’s Place baby hospice in L…
news 25 Oct 2024 Police appeal after Playground fire in Burscough We are appealing for witnesses and footage following a fire at a play park in Burscough.We were called by the fire service to Rich…
news 25 Oct 2024 Southport Pleasureland Mexican Festival. Saturday 2nd November By popular demand our Mexican themed spectacular will be back once again for 2024! This traditional celebration brings friends and…
news 25 Oct 2024 Mobile Police Station to Park at Windsor/Sussex Junction. Revised times PLEASE NOTE REVISED TIMES. The mobile police station will be on the corner of Windsor Road/Sussex Road today, Friday 25th October,…
news 25 Oct 2024 Mobile Police Station to Set Up at Windsor Road/Sussex Road Today The mobile police station will be on the corner of Windsor Road/Sussex Road today, Friday 25th October, from 10:30am - 6:30pm. Nei…
news 25 Oct 2024 'Living Well' Bus Tours Sefton with Triple Vaccine Offering The ‘Living Well’ bus will be visiting Sefton offering COVID & flu vaccines plus the new RSV* vaccine for people aged over 75 year…
news 24 Oct 2024 Celebrated Chef Phil Vickery Returns to Southport Flower Show Phil Vickery will be returning to next year’s show on Saturday 16th August and cooking live in the Cookery Theatre. We are proud t…
news 24 Oct 2024 UK Government Lays Down Legislation to Ban Single-use Vapes New legislation to ban the sale of single-use vapes from 1 June 2025 has been laid in Parliament, Circular Economy Minister Mary C…
news 24 Oct 2024 Southport Councillors Demand Action on Hazardous Pavements Lib Dem councillors demand Council action on dangerous pavements in Crossens and Churchtown Lib Dem Meols Ward Councillors John Do…
news 24 Oct 2024 Government Launches 'Buy Safe, Be Safe' Campaign to Combat E-bike and E-scooter Hazards A new safety campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of buying faulty and unsafe e-bikes, e-scooters and components such as …
news 23 Oct 2024 Sefton Conservatives Concerned Over Potential Council Tax Increases At the last council meeting Conservatives on Sefton Council proposed that Sefton Council commit to holding a local referendum if C…
news 23 Oct 2024 Cavell Star Award for “inspirational’’ Southport nurse AN “inspirational’’ senior Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust nurse has received a national award. Angie West…
news 23 Oct 2024 Southport ready for Saturday Showdown Against League Leaders The league leaders are in town on Saturday as we welcome Scunthorpe United to The Big Help Stadium. Kick off is at the regular Sat…
news 23 Oct 2024 Wanted: Seaforth Man, Zak Shirreh, Breaches His License Conditions Can you help locate a man from Seaforth who is wanted on a recall to prison for breach of his licence conditions? Zak Shirreh, 27 …
news 23 Oct 2024 Southport man jailed for creating digitally altered pornographic images of children and women A man from Southport has been jailed for multiple sex offences, including creating and sharing digitally altered pornographic imag…
news 23 Oct 2024 Leamington 3 Southport 0. Match report A night to forget in Leamington with the impressive home side running out comfortable 3-0 winners. Southport started quite brightl…
news 22 Oct 2024 Police cordon off Ainsdale Beach in Southport as WW2 device blown up . Video Police cordoned off Ainsdale Beach this afternoon as the Army Bomb Disposal team blew up a device found near Switch Island this mo…
news 22 Oct 2024 Southport Resident Strikes Police Shield, Shouts Racist Slurs, and Avoids Immediate Jail Time A woman who shouted racist slurs and struck a police officer’s riot shield during disorder in Southport has been given a suspended…
news 22 Oct 2024 Urgent Appeal: Friday Night Stabbing Incident in Southport Detectives are appealing for information after a stabbing in Southport town centre on Friday night, 18 October.At around 12.40am o…
news 21 Oct 2024 Police extremely concerned for missing Burscough man Policeare asking for your help to find Geoffrey McDougall who is missing from Burscough. Geoffrey, 64, hasn’t been seen since 2.15…
news 21 Oct 2024 Southport Stabbings Suspect to Appear in Liverpool Crown Court This Week Alex Rudakubana the man accused of the Southport stabbings will appear in Liverpool Crown Court for a plea hearing this week Octob…
news 21 Oct 2024 Southport Lifeboat Station Open Day this Saturday October 26th The Southport Lifeboat Station will be open to the public on Saturday 26th October, 2024. The station will be open between 10am an…
news 21 Oct 2024 Southport Residents Can Opt-Out of Halloween Festivities via Email Request to Police Halloween is just over a week away…. It’s an exciting time for many but for some, it can leave them feeling intimidated and distre…
news 21 Oct 2024 Southport Liberal Democrats Campaign to Save Revitalise Charity Southport Liberal Democrats are calling for more support for social care and respite for carers following the announcement that th…
