Crime 18 May 2024 Merseyside Police Officer Dismissed for Racist, Homophobic Behaviour and Theft A Firearms Officer at Merseyside Police has been dismissed from the force without notice and will be barred from becoming a police…
Transport 18 May 2024 Merseyrail Staff Member Honoured After an Astonishing 53 Years of Service Our longest serving member of staff has been recognised at a special awards ceremony after clocking up an astonishing 53 years at …
Culture 17 May 2024 Experience the Magic of Christmas with 'Sleeping Beauty' at The Atkinson The Atkinson in Southport has announced its 2024 Christmas pantomime as Sleeping Beauty. Working alongside KD Theatre Productions …
Crime 17 May 2024 Record Drop in Serious Violence and Knife Crime Thanks to Proactive Policing in Merseyside A targeted stop and search pilot in Merseyside is helping to cut knife crime offending across the region. Merseyside Police, worki…
Transport 16 May 2024 Rail Sector Opens Up to 18-Year-Olds as New Train Drivers All aboard: new proposal aims to attract more young train drivers Thousands of opportunities could open up for young people, secur…
Crime 16 May 2024 Southport Man Arrested on Suspicion of Drug Driving and Careless Driving Police are appealing for information following a road traffic collision in Southport this morning, Thursday 16 May. At around 7.10…
Community 16 May 2024 Southport Police Appeal for Help to Locate Deceased Man's Next of Kin Police are appealing for help in tracing the next of kin of a man who sadly passed away in Southport. Peter Maxwell Hankin, 81, di…
Education 16 May 2024 Educational 'Viking Village' Expansion Completed at Martin Mere WWT Martin Mere is pleased to announce the completion of its newest project, a brand-new longhouse, situated at the existing Mere …
Crime 15 May 2024 Police Appeal for Help Locating Southport Man Linked to Drug Crime Police are continuing to appeal for help in finding a man from Southport who is wanted on a warrant issued by Liverpool Crown Cour…
Community 15 May 2024 Two Sefton services for people facing homelessness shortlisted for 2024 Northern Housing Awards Two Sefton services that help people avoid homelessness in have been shortlisted in the 2024 Northern Housing Awards. Housing Opti…
Transport 15 May 2024 Mersey Ferries Introduces Innovative Self-Service Ticket Kiosks Passengers can now buy tickets for Ferry services, as well as combined tickets that include The Beatles Story museum and bus sight…
Business 14 May 2024 Government Acts to Back British Farms: Southport and Northern Parishes Stand to Benefit Damien Moore MP welcomes the Government’s plan to back British Farmers with measures to boost food security across Southport and t…
Other 14 May 2024 New Powers Given to Local Authorities to Revive High Streets New powers for communities to regenerate high streets and fill empty shops will be in force by the summer, the government has anno…
Community 14 May 2024 Local Hero Neil Shallcross' Final Fundraising Dash for Southport Charities A 63-year-old man who has raised more than £40,000 for Southport charities is donning his running shoes for one last challenge. Ne…
Sport 13 May 2024 Southport FC Strengthens Backroom Team with Appointment of Renowned Coach Alan Morgan Southport FC are thrilled to announce the appointment of Alan Morgan who will be joining Jim Bentley’s backroom staff for the 24/2…
Health 13 May 2024 Over half of England’s care home residents get NHS spring covid jab in four weeks More than half of England’s care home residents have received their spring covid-19 vaccine from the NHS in the past four weeks. O…
Crime 13 May 2024 Sceptre: A week of intensified enforcement, prevention and engagement to tackle knife crime Today (13 May 2024) marks the launch of Sceptre, the national knife crime awareness campaign and week of action for police forces …
Community 12 May 2024 Nomination Opens for Sefton CVS Volunteer Celebration Event As we celebrate the Borough’s 50th anniversary, nominations are now open for the Sefton CVS Volunteer Celebration event, which thi…
Sport 11 May 2024 Southport to travel to Belfast for pre-season friendly Southport will travel to Belfast on the 27th of July for a pre-season friendly against Cliftonville who play in the Irish Premier …
Politics 10 May 2024 Controversial Press Release by Sefton Council Sparks Political Outrage Was Pier Press Release in Breach of Rules? Conservatives in Sefton are calling on Sefton Council to explain why they chose to publ…
Other 10 May 2024 Sefton’s Accomplishments in Tackling Homelessness Earns Spot in Northern Housing Awards Two Sefton services that help people avoid homelessness in have been shortlisted in the 2024 Northern Housing Awards. Sefton Counc…
Food & Drink 10 May 2024 Southport Food and Drink Festival Returns with a Flavourful Bang Described as a ‘foodies paradise’ the 2024 Southport Food and Drink Festival returns to the town’s Victoria Park later this month.…
Health 10 May 2024 Dementia Action Week: Encouraging Early Diagnosis through Information Hubs Next week is Dementia Action Week (13 to 19 May). This is one of Alzheimer’s Society’s flagship campaigns and this year they are f…
Crime 10 May 2024 Fatal Collision on East Lancashire Road Sparks Police Appeal Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision on the East Lancashire Road on Thursday 9 May. We were…
Health 9 May 2024 Rising Whooping Cough Cases Lead to Five Infant Deaths in Q1 2024 New data published today by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows cases of whooping cough continue to increase with 1,319 ca…
Politics 9 May 2024 Clive Grunshaw Resumes Post as Lancashire's Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw has taken up his role as Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire, following his recent election to be the publ…
Health 9 May 2024 Police remind the public about the dangers of open water swimming With sunny weather forecast for the coming weekend, Merseyside Police is reminding the public about the dangers of open water, thi…
Other 9 May 2024 Southport Pier survey result published The recent survey of the derelict Southport Pier has been published. After scanning through the report its going to take a long ti…
Crime 9 May 2024 Two people charged with drug offences in Southport Two people have been charged with drug offences, as part of ongoing work to tackle county lines drug dealing. The force’s county l…
Council 9 May 2024 £2.5m Hillside Station Lifts Made Unavailable When Staff Absent says Cllr Ron Watson The introduction of lifts at Hillside Station were very welcome but were also very expensive at a cost of some £2.5m. Those of us …
Environment 9 May 2024 England's Bin Day to Become Easier with New Recycling Measures A new, common-sense approach to recycling will make bin day simpler and boost recycling rates for the nation, Recycling Minister R…
Crime 8 May 2024 Wanted man has links to Ainsdale Can you help locate a man from Litherland who is wanted on a recall to prison for breach of his licence conditions? James William …
Business 8 May 2024 Southport to Host Prominent City Region Gaming Industry Event Computer gaming industry businesses from across the City Region are being invited to an evening of professional talks and networki…
Health 7 May 2024 Have you tried nature journallism? Here are the benefits Boosting creativity, improving wellbeing, and creating deeper connections are just some of the benefits of nature journalling. You…
Politics 7 May 2024 Mayor Rotheram is sworn in for third term at Acceptance of Office ceremony Steve Rotheram was joined by staff, supporters and family as he took part in an Acceptance of Office ceremony this morning (Tuesda…
Crime 16 Jan 2024 vv COURT RESULT| Operation Pelican Officers welcome the sentencing of Arlie BAILEY, 22, of Stanley Street, Southport and James BRACKE…
Emergency Services 7 May 2024 40 people removed from Southport Pier The coastguard said... Tasked to provide safety cover for Merseyside Police at Southport Pier after reports of up to 40 people bei…
Community 6 May 2024 Join the Summer Fiesta at the New Leaf Garden Centre! Celebrate Summer at New Leaf Garden Centre's Fayre! Join us on Saturday, June 29th, from 11 am to 3 pm for a delightful summer cel…
Politics 6 May 2024 Council smoke and mirrors in Election week Pier publicity -a breach of regulations ? Opposition parties are questioning why Sefton Council chose in the week of the elections…
Other 6 May 2024 Government to lay new law to halt the march of gender-neutral toilets in buildings New requirements will be brought forward for single sex toilet facilities in new non-domestic buildings to alleviate safety, priva…
Emergency Services 6 May 2024 Four people rescued from Southport's Marine Lake island by Lifeboat Our inshore lifeboat, the Christopher Taylor, was tasked by Holyhead Coastguard to assist four people who had become stranded on o…
