Crime 29 Jul 2024 17-Year-Old Arrested Following Southport Stabbing Here's the full update from Merseyside Police: "We can confirm that a 17-year-old male from Banks, who was arrested in connection …
Emergency Services 29 Jul 2024 Video of Hart Street with statement from Kier Starmer and Southport MP Patrick Hurley A video of the Hart Street incident and a statement from Partick Hurley MP for Southport. I am deeply concerned by the reports com…
Crime 29 Jul 2024 Update: Disturbing Incident on Hart Street: Children Injured 13:14 - Update from Merseyside Police We can confirm that emergency services are in Southport following a major incident this morn…
Crime 29 Jul 2024 Man charged with attempted murder following a reported stabbing in Southport A man has today, Monday 29 July, been charged with attempted murder following a reported stabbing in Southport. Just after 5.20pm …
Community 29 Jul 2024 Funded Activities and Meal Vouchers for Struggling Sefton Families Over Summer Children and families in Sefton will once again be supported over the summer holidays with a range of funded holiday activities on…
Environment 28 Jul 2024 Vehicle stuck after being driven onto Birkdale beach Despite the warning signs that say "no vehicles beyond this point" the driver of this vehicle decided that he knew better and atte…
Health 27 Jul 2024 Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Services Score 9/10 in Patient Experience Survey Cancer patients in Cheshire and Merseyside have given a nine out of 10 rating to their care – the highest in England for the secon…
Emergency Services 27 Jul 2024 51-Year-Old Stephen Fisher from Broadgreen Missing Since Friday Morning Police said... Please share and help us find missing 51-year-old Stephen Fisher from Broadgreen.Stephen has been missing from home…
Emergency Services 27 Jul 2024 Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service Unveils High-Tech Training Academy for National Disasters In an event to mark the opening of the new centre, guests - which included the Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson DBE MP, Minister of State…
Environment 26 Jul 2024 A Shift in Weather: Expect Sunnier Days and Rising Temperatures There’s a change in weather type as we go through the second part of the weekend, with temperatures set to increase. Low pressure …
Crime 26 Jul 2024 Man Arrested on Suspicion of Murder in Scarisbrick Farm Shooting A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a report of a shooting in Scarisbrick yesterday. An investigation is unde…
Culture 26 Jul 2024 Blue Peter presenter and Tik Tok star to appear in Sleeping Beauty at The Atkinson Blue Peter presenter and Tik Tok sensation, Joel M, will star in this year's pantomime, Sleeping Beauty, at The Atkinson in Southp…
Community 26 Jul 2024 Merseyside Police Prepares for 'March with Pride This weekend (Saturday 27 July) sees the return of the City Region’s annual ‘March with Pride’ event and Merseyside Police is set …
Crime 26 Jul 2024 Police Seize Over 2000 Cannabis Plants in Burscough and Ormskirk Police have conducted two more S.23 Drugs Act warrants, one in Burscough and one in Ormskirk, resulting in over 2000 plants seized…
Politics 25 Jul 2024 Southport MP Pledges to Bridge Gap Between Youth and Politics Patrick Hurley MP has committed to giving young people a meaningful say on policy decisions that affect them, after backing a Yout…
Environment 25 Jul 2024 Greenland white-fronted goslings hatch at WWT Martin Mere near Southport WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre, Burscough, is pleased to announce that the Greenland white-fronted geese that call Martin Mere hom…
Transport 25 Jul 2024 Fire causes major disruption on Merseyrail Southport and other northern lines Merseyrail commented... Due to a fire next to the track at Liverpool Cntrl Northern the Hunts Cross line is blocked. Disruption is…
Council 25 Jul 2024 Sefton Council to Live Stream Meetings for Increased Transparency Sefton Council is planning to live stream meetings to ensure its decision making is as transparent as possible. Bootle and Southpo…
Other 25 Jul 2024 Martin Mere near Southport announces £5 Universal Credit tickets WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre, Burscough, Lancashire, has introduced a new low-cost entry, as part of its aim to make the centre …
Politics 25 Jul 2024 What is Great British Energy and what does it mean for me? Great British Energy will be a company owned by the British people, to deliver power back to the British people.From:Prime Ministe…
Crime 25 Jul 2024 Two More Men Arrested in Connection with Southport Incident Detectives have arrested two more men in connection with an incident in Southport on Friday night, 19 July.We were contacted at 8.…
Health 24 Jul 2024 Lancashire landmarks light up blue for world Drowning Prevention Day Lancashire Fire and Rescue said... Tomorrow is World Drowning Prevention Day, which aims to remind people that anyone can drown, b…
Culture 25 Jul 2024 A Blooming Surprise: Michaela Strachan to Attend Southport Flower Show Southport Flower Show are delighted to announce that Michaela Strachan will be joining us on the first day of this year’s Southpor…
Crime 24 Jul 2024 Go Fund Me page for Southport man seriously injured trying to stop motorbike theft We are raising funds for our beloved friend Cole who is currently in hospital battling life threatening injuries after interruptin…
Environment 24 Jul 2024 Mayor launches ‘Merseyrail in Bloom’ initiative to make stations brighter, greener and more welcoming Mayor Steve Rotheram has launched Merseyrail in Bloom, a new programme aimed at making the city region’s railway stations brighter…
Politics 24 Jul 2024 Southport Lib Dems Accuse New Labour MPs of Failing to Put Town First in Parliament Vote Southport Lib Dems are disappointed that new Southport Labour voted against an amendment in Parliament that called for the scrappi…
Politics 24 Jul 2024 Patrick Hurley MP for Southport comment on child poverty I am deeply committed to working with the Labour government to address child poverty and improve the life chances of children livi…
Crime 24 Jul 2024 Driver sadly dies after collision on the M6 near Preston A 33-year-old man has very sadly died following a collision on the M6 at Billsborough, near Preston. Our officers were called at 2…
Sport 24 Jul 2024 Southport 2 Oldham Athletic 0 A very good all round performance from front to back saw Southport beat National League Oldham Athletic 2-0. It didn’t start well …
Council 23 Jul 2024 Sefton Council to Boost Transparency with Live Streaming of Meetings Sefton Council is planning to live stream meetings to ensure its decision making is as transparent as possible. At their meeting o…
Environment 23 Jul 2024 Chester Zoo Mourns as Asian Elephant Sundara Succumbs to Twisted Intestines Chester Zoo commented ... We are devastated to tell you about the sudden passing of one the zoo’s adult female Asian elephants, Su…
Crime 23 Jul 2024 Merseyside Police Bags National Award for Innovative Bike Theft Reduction Initiative Merseyside Police has won a national award for its response to tackling theft and robbery offences involving high-value bikes. The…
Emergency Services 23 Jul 2024 Serious M6 Collision Leaves Five Critical: Police Appeal for Dashcam Footage Police are appealing for witnesses and footage after a collision on the M6 which left five people with serious injuries. The emerg…
Politics 23 Jul 2024 Southport Lib Dems Urge Labour to Scrap Two Child Benefit Cap Back in September local Lib Dem councillors were successful in proposing a motion which was agreed by Sefton Council that the two …
Council 23 Jul 2024 Decades Long Southport Councillor and Ex-Mayor Richard Hands to be Celebrated in Civic Funeral The civic funeral of former councillor, Richard Hands, will take place at Liverpool Road Methodist Church Birkdale at 12 noon tomo…
Crime 23 Jul 2024 32-Year-Old Halewood Man Arrested for Attempted Murder in Southport. Detectives have arrested a fourth man in connection with an incident in Southport on Friday night, 19 July.We were contacted at 8.…
Crime 23 Jul 2024 High value car theft ,Preston New Road, Southport A black Range Rover Evoque was stolen from an address on Preston New Road in Southport overnight. The theft occurred between 10 pm…
Health 22 Jul 2024 Whiston Hospital Set to Open Medical Thoracoscopy Services for Southport and Ormskirk Patients The Respiratory Team at Whiston Hospital successfully performed their first ever Medical Thoracoscopy, an innovative diagnostic pr…
Crime 22 Jul 2024 Man Charged in Connection with Southport Incident Amidst Continuing Investigation Detectives have charged a man in connection with an incident in Southport on Friday night, 19 July.We were contacted at 8.25pm aft…
Business 22 Jul 2024 £20 Million Investment Set to Revitalize Bootle with Strand Shopping Centre Developments Excitement is building in Bootle as Sefton Council announces work will start on site to transform the iconic Strand Shopping Centr…
Environment 22 Jul 2024 A Behind-the-Scenes Look at How Sefton's Waste is Recycled A new set of online videos shows where our recycling goes once it has been collected and how it is sorted for reprocessing and red…
