Politics 30 Oct 2024 Southport MP comments on today's budget This is a Budget that fixes the foundations to deliver change by fixing the NHS and rebuilding Britain. It's a budget that priorit…
Emergency Services 30 Oct 2024 Crucial Bonfire Night Safety Tips From Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service With Bonfire Night not far away, Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service (MFRS) is sharing tips to help keep families, neighbours, commun…
Other 30 Oct 2024 Seven tips to keep your family safe this Halloween With the spooky season fast approaching, Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service is sharing tips to ensure your family’s Halloween is ful…
Community 30 Oct 2024 Merseyside Police and Partners Tackle Antisocial Behaviour Around Halloween and Bonfire Night Merseyside Police is working with partners to find new ways to engage young people to prevent antisocial behaviour across the Hall…
Crime 30 Oct 2024 Southport terror suspect Rudakubana stays silent in Court Today at Westminster magistrates court Rudakubana appeared on a videolink from HMP Belmarsh for a hearing in front of Chief Magist…
Sport 30 Oct 2024 Southport 2 Rushall Olympic 0. Match Report Danny Lloyd and Marcus Carver were on target as Southport registered back-to-back home wins in the space of four days. Fresh from …
Politics 29 Oct 2024 Petition Calls on Southport Labour Party to Restore Winter Fuel Payments for Pensioners A petition signed by hundreds of thousands of people has been sent to the Labour Party in Southport calling on them to restore Win…
Crime 29 Oct 2024 Nigel Farage comments on todays revelations about the Southport terrorism charges of Axel Rudakubana Mr Farage MP commented... The Southport attacker has now been charged with Terrorism offences. Perhaps I was right all along.
Crime 29 Oct 2024 Southport murder suspect now faces charges under Terrorism Act Chief Constable Chief Constable Serena Kennedy has today, Tuesday 29 October, made the following statement in relation to the case…
Crime 29 Oct 2024 140th Arrest in Merseyside Violent Disorder Incidents Police have arrested the 140th person in connection with incidents of Violent Disorder in Merseyside. A 37-year-old man from Hindl…
Council 29 Oct 2024 Sefton Council Launches New Care Experienced Hub, Creating a Safe Space for Young People Sefton Council has opened the doors to its brand new Care Experienced Hub this week; a place for young people to gather, have fun …
Health 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…
Transport 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…
Health 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…
Crime 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…
Crime 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…
Sport 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…
Health 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…
Transport 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…
Crime 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…
Crime 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…
Crime 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…
Sport 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 …
Transport 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…
Community 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…
Crime 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…
Crime 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…
Crime 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…
Community 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…
Crime 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…
What's On 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…
Crime 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,…
Crime 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…
Health 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…
Culture 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…
Environment 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…
Council 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…
Other 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 …
Council 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…
Health 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…
Sport 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…
