Crime 17 Apr 2024 Crosby Man Sentenced to 10 Years for String of Sexual Offences Against Child A man from Crosby has been jailed for 10 years for committing a string of sexual offences against a child. Joseph Clifford, 37 yea…
Sport 17 Apr 2024 Pressure Eases for Southport as They Seek Tenth Win on Road Southport make their first ever league (In NL Football) visit to South Shields on Saturday. Kick Off is at 3pm. Having secured our…
Crime 17 Apr 2024 Stay safe from a cruel summer: be alert to ticket fraud ahead of this summer’s top events Action Fraud, the national fraud and cybercrime reporting service, has launched a ticket fraud awareness campaign, warning people …
Other 16 Apr 2024 Will you be this year's Duck Race winner at Martin Mere? Ready… set… go! The annual duck race is returning to Lancashire on 6 May and we're looking for the winners of 2024! Looking for so…
Transport 16 Apr 2024 No hurdles for Grand National racegoers thanks to Merseyrail's outstanding service More than 103,000 journeys were made by racegoers travelling to and from The Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse thanks …
Health 16 Apr 2024 MPs to vote on landmark Bill to create Smokefree generation MPs will vote today (16th April 2024) on world-leading legislation to protect future generations across the UK from the harmful ef…
Transport 15 Apr 2024 Ormskirk Junctions Get Safety Boost with New Speed and Red Light Cameras A scheme to improve safety at two junctions in Ormskirk will go live this week, with new cameras being used to detect drivers runn…
Business 15 Apr 2024 United Utilities Sees Surge in Water Meter Applications Following Money-Saving Push More than 40, 000 customers have applied to switch to a water meter following a money saving reminder from United Utilities. The w…
Crime 15 Apr 2024 Urgent Appeal: 68 Year-Old Man Missing from Southport Police are appealing for help in finding a 68 year-old man who is missing from home in Southport. George Lamont was last seen in R…
Sport 14 Apr 2024 Jack Doyle Triumphs at Southport FC's Annual Awards Night It was a great night at the club on Saturday as we celebrated our award winners in what was thankfully a lovely atmosphere after N…
Crime 14 Apr 2024 Travellers break into Fairways Park and Ride Once again a large group of travellers have forced their way into the Fairways P&R just off the Promenade. Last summer the P&R was…
Crime 14 Apr 2024 Merseyside Police Commends Responsible Racegoers at Randox Grand National Festival Merseyside Police would like to thank the racegoers who attended this year’s Randox Grand National Festival after another successf…
Sport 14 Apr 2024 Southport 3 Rushall Olympic 0. Match report National North status guaranteed after a comfortable 3-0 win against Rushall Olympic at The Big Help Stadium. With Rusdhall also n…
Sport 13 Apr 2024 Southport avoid relegation with victory over Rushall Southport ensured another season in the National League North with a victory over Rushall and Blyth Spartans going down at Scuntho…
Emergency Services 13 Apr 2024 Ladies Day attracts nearly 45,000 racegoers Thousands of visitors attended Ladies Day today, Friday 12 April, at Randox Grand National Festival 2024. The festival spirit cont…
Emergency Services 13 Apr 2024 Three drones seized by police during Grand National Festival 2024 Three drones have been seized by police after they were flown in a restricted area during the three-day Randox Grand National Fest…
Crime 12 Apr 2024 Officers from BTP seized almost quarter of a million pounds from County Lines in the last year. British Transport Police County Lines Taskforce worked closely with other forces across the country on 243 joint operations target…
Crime 12 Apr 2024 Two Birkdale men arrested in major Southport drug bust Two men were arrested and suspected cocaine seized in Southport yesterday (Thursday 11 April) after a car was stopped.At around 1p…
Environment 12 Apr 2024 £850,000 Bequest Fuels Hesketh Park Improvement Works Improvement works to Southport’s popular Hesketh Park, made possible by a generous bequest are underway. In 2023, Sefton Council w…
Emergency Services 12 Apr 2024 Missing girl last seen at Southport train station Please share and help us find missing 16-year-old Shannane Turner from Lydiate. Shannane has been missing from her home in Lydiate…
Health 12 Apr 2024 Sefton Pharmacies Offering Walk-in MMR Vaccinations for 5- to 11-Year-Olds Two Sefton pharmacies are among first in country offering walk-in appointments for 5- to 11-year-olds who are overdue one or both …
Transport 12 Apr 2024 Enhancements Rolled Out at Hillside Station Following Campaign by Lib Dems Local Lib Dems Erin Harvey (prospective parliamentary candidate) and Councillor Iain Brodie-Browne have been working closely with …
Crime 12 Apr 2024 Thousands of racegoers enjoy first day of Grand National Festival 2024 Police would like to thank the thousands of racegoers who attended the first day of this year’s Randox Grand National Festival 202…
Culture 11 Apr 2024 Jubilee Baker Jemma Melvin Creates Delicious Tribute to Southport Flower Show Platinum Pudding winner creates a special dessert to celebrate 100 years of Southport Flower Show To celebrate 100 years of Southp…
Health 11 Apr 2024 Coroner's Office Takes Over After Missing Man Found Dead in River Mersey Police can confirm that the body of a man found in the River Mersey is that of missing 48-year-old Carl Williams. Officers receive…
Community 10 Apr 2024 Appeal to Find Next-of-Kin of Southport Man Who Passed Away Sefton, Knowsley and St Helen's Coroner's Office is appealing to find the family of a man who has passed away. Stephen Kewn, 62 ye…
Crime 10 Apr 2024 Local Police Increase Foot Patrols in Southport Town Centre Neighbourhood Officers have regular contact with jewellers shops and other businesses in Southport town centre. Pictured is one of…
Other 10 Apr 2024 Sefton Council Officer Gillian Glover Marks 50 Years of Helping Children and Families A Sefton Council officer has been lauded for her caring and positive attitude to her job as she celebrates fifty years working for…
Crime 10 Apr 2024 Prime Minister launches retail crime crackdown To the shoplifters and those abusing shopworkers, enough is enough.Serial or abusive shoplifters will face tougher punishments as …
Environment 9 Apr 2024 Access to Formby Beach closed due to storm damage Access to the beach is closed due to storm damage Today's spring high tide and storm surge have damaged the boardwalk at Lifeboat …
Other 9 Apr 2024 Pension Rise Marks Largest Ever Cash Increase: an Extra £900 a Year for Full State Pensioners The State Pension is increasing by 8.5 percent today as part of the Government’s commitment to support pensioners in retirement. I…
Environment 9 Apr 2024 A howling gale and high tide batter Southport seafront -Video An exceptionally high tide backed by a howling gale battered Southport seafront today. Accompanied by lashing rain it was a specta…
Transport 9 Apr 2024 Merseyrail's Southport line reaches historic landmark for railway industry Merseyrail’s Southport line is celebrating 120 years of electric train services. The 18-mile route was the world’s first inter-urb…
Environment 9 Apr 2024 Weather warning from HM Coastguard The Met Office is forecasting extremely strong winds, and has issued a Yellow Warning currently valid from 0100-1500 BST, Tuesday …
Health 8 Apr 2024 Meet Like-Minded People at Birkdale's Unique Dementia Support Event Alzheimer’s Society Sefton is holding a pop-up memory café at the Station Master’s House, 2 Liverpool Road, Birkdale on Thursday 1…
Environment 8 Apr 2024 Further car park closures on Tuesday 9th April as high tide and large waves expected to hit Sefton coastline Tomorrow’s 10.2-m high tide combined with a forecast for strong winds gusting up to 54mph mean the beach car park in Hall Road, Cr…
Health 8 Apr 2024 Sefton Council bans junk food ads on its billboards Sefton Council has passed new legislation which means advertising can no longer be put on council-owned spaces such as billboards.…
Sport 8 Apr 2024 Premier League Sanctions Everton with Two-Point Deduction In January 2024, Everton were charged by the Premier League for breaching the permitted Profit and Sustainability thresholds for t…
Politics 8 Apr 2024 Respected Councillor Resigns, Garners Support from Opposition Leader Cllr. John Pugh, opposition leader on Sefton Council, on hearing of Cllr Sean Halsall’s decision to resign from Sefton’s ruling La…
Transport 8 Apr 2024 Preparations underway for this year’s Randox Grand National Festival Merseyside is preparing to welcome thousands of visitors to this year’s Randox Grand National Festival 2024. The three-day festiva…
Other 8 Apr 2024 Shocking eyesore this is Leo's Bar on Nevill Street in Southport Situated on the corner of Nevill Street and Bath Street Leo's Bar in Southport is a shocking eyesore. After closing a couple of ye…
