Crime 20 Feb 2024 Rise in Illegal Off-Road Biking Issues in Formby: Merseyside Police Seek Assistance Merseyside Police have recently received an increased number of complaints regarding off-road motorbikes being driven illegally on…
Business 19 Feb 2024 Dive into Ultrafast Connectivity with Gigabit Fibre Optic Event at Popular Southport Venues Discover Ultrafast Gigabit Fibre Optic Networking at Splash World, Silcock’s Funland, and The Atkinson on 26th February! Attention…
Politics 19 Feb 2024 Local Timber Yard Accused of Selling Southport Pier Wood Evidence that boards from the Southport Pier are being sold by a local timber yard have prompted calls from the opposition leader …
Council 19 Feb 2024 Sefton’s Online Portal 'My Account' Gains Momentum with 7,000 Users Approaching 7,000 households in Sefton have now signed up to the new My Account service to make managing their Council Tax easier.…
Business 19 Feb 2024 State of the Art Self-Storage Facility Opens in Southport A new 55,000 sq ft self-storage complex has opened in Southport, representing the 13th location for SureStore, part of the Wilmslo…
Education 19 Feb 2024 Government launches crackdown on mobile phones in schools Mobile phones are set to be prohibited in schools across England as part of the government’s plan to minimise disruption and impro…
Sport 19 Feb 2024 Helping Hannah T Shirt Auction Now Open You can now bid for all the warm up t-shirts worn by our players yesterday ahead of the game against Chorley. There are 16 in tota…
Culture 18 Feb 2024 Dispute Over Cost of Living Payment Leads to Prolonged Closure of Liverpool Museums Museums in Merseyside will be closed for eight weeks after more than 200 workers walked out in a dispute over a cost of living pay…
Sport 18 Feb 2024 Southport Take on Scarbrough Athletic in Tough Tuesday Match Southport has the long journey to Scarborough Atheltic on Tuesday looking to put behind the disappointment of Saturday’s result at…
Sport 17 Feb 2024 Southport thrashed by local rivals Chorley After last week's remarkable win Southport went down 3-0 at local rivals Chorley this afternoon. Southport are one place and three…
Transport 17 Feb 2024 National Trust Victoria Road car park to be closed for repairs Victoria Road beach car park closed from 2pm Sunday 18 February - Tuesday 20 February.We're working with contractors next week to …
Community 17 Feb 2024 Meet Mark Sowerby, Reserve Volunteer at Martin Mere near Southport Volunteers play a key part in supporting WWT. With our Volunteering Week coming up, we caught up with some of our volunteers to fi…
Other 16 Feb 2024 Pontins ordered to apologise to Travellers after blocking or cancelling bookings Pontins ordered to apologise to Travellers after blocking or cancelling bookings. Holiday camp operator Pontins has been ordered t…
Health 16 Feb 2024 Government plans to boost dental workforce by cutting red tape Patients will benefit from plans to boost the dentistry workforce by cutting red tape and making it quicker and easier for dentist…
Emergency Services 16 Feb 2024 Vehicle smashes into Cambridge Road Spar A driver lost control of their vehicle this morning and smashed into the side of the SPAR on Cambridge Road. The driver is receivi…
Culture 16 Feb 2024 Southport Teenager Signs With Major Record Label BMG Southport teenager becomes label's youngest artist A 14-year-old girl has become the youngest act on a record label whose artists …
Environment 16 Feb 2024 Vital work to begin near Marine Lake Events Centre Important drainage diversion works are set to be carried out in the area around the site of the Marine Lake Events Centre (MLEC) l…
Emergency Services 15 Feb 2024 15 year old boy missing from Ormskirk Have you seen missing Ethan Coggon?Ethan, 15, is missing from home in Aughton, Ormskirk, and we are concerned about him.He was las…
Education 15 Feb 2024 State-of-the-Art Weather Centre Headquarters Given Go-ahead Planning permission has been granted to develop a new headquarters for the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts at t…
Sport 15 Feb 2024 Highlights of Southport's remarkable win over Brackley Town last Saturday Theclub said... Apologies for the delay in getting these done, we had a camera malfunction for 12 minutes. Luckily our first goal …
Education 15 Feb 2024 One in five children found to engage in illegal activity online The National Crime Agency is calling on parents and teachers to help young people understand the implications of their behaviour o…
Health 15 Feb 2024 Hospitals under pressure with three times more flu patients than last year England’s top doctor has warned pressure on NHS hospitals this winter is “not letting up”, with thousands more patients in hospita…
Community 15 Feb 2024 Trinket found in Union Street Southport A silver coloured Trinket has been found outside Diva Hair Salon in Union Street today. It is about the size of a 5p coin.If its y…
Health 15 Feb 2024 Sefton Council Encourages Parents to Update Children's Vaccinations Amidst Measles Outbreak Following the declaration of a national incident in response to a number of measles outbreaks, Sefton Council is urging parents an…
Transport 15 Feb 2024 Promenade in Southport to be closed for seven weeks The Promenade in Southport will be closed to traffic for 7 weeks from the 19th Feb. The closure will be outside the soon to be dem…
Culture 14 Feb 2024 Booming Visitor Numbers as Police Museum Nominated for Tourism Award Lancashire Police Museum is celebrating after making the finals for a prestigious local Tourism Award. Lancashire Police Museum wa…
Sport 14 Feb 2024 Southport to Face Chorley in Saturday Showdown Southport make the short journey to Chorley on Saturday with a 3pm Kick Off. This game will be segregated and tickets are on sale …
Crime 14 Feb 2024 Get your bike registered for free Police are offering two opportunities to have bikes, old and new, added to the Bike Register database in Southport this week, to t…
Crime 14 Feb 2024 Op Warrior success soars since launch with cash seizures up by 103% Police and Crime Commissioner Andrew Snowden has praised Lancashire Police for their success in fighting organised crime through O…
Transport 14 Feb 2024 Merseyrail fares to be frozen for six months, mayor says Regulated train fares in England are set to rise by up to 4.9% from March. Mr Rotheram said he wanted to "shield" commuters from t…
Other 13 Feb 2024 Forget the rose tinted views of Southport by some media outlets watch this video Some media outlets in Southport try to paint the town as some sort of utopia . I think this excellent video is nearer the truth
Transport 13 Feb 2024 £78m Railway Upgrade Works Underway in Wigan and Southport Railway engineers are working around the clock to complete major improvements across the Wigan and Southport areas, including leve…
Crime 13 Feb 2024 Free bike marking events taking place across Merseyside Merseyside Police is inviting the public to get their bikes security marked at a series of free events across the region. The forc…
Environment 13 Feb 2024 Warning to be careful if visiting Formby Beach Due to recent high tides last weekend and over the next few days, natural coastal change is exposing more of the old construction …
Politics 13 Feb 2024 Police Commissioner invites public to attend budget meeting Merseyside Police’s Commissioner and Chief Constable will host a special public meeting this week at which the police’s budget wil…
Community 13 Feb 2024 February Half Term Meal Vouchers could be the last As hundreds of Sefton families get February half term help from the Local Authority, the Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities …
Transport 13 Feb 2024 Un’waver’ing success for Mersey Ferries Mersey Ferries announces continued success of its River Explorer Cruise, following a boost in visitors to the popular attraction. …
Crime 12 Feb 2024 Woman jailed for pickpocketing in Liverpool city centre A woman has been jailed for six months following a policing operation aimed at reducing pickpocketing in Liverpool city centre hel…
Politics 12 Feb 2024 Labour green investment u-turn is “bad news” for Southport’s future says Lib Dem candidate Labour green investment u-turn is “bad news” for Southport’s future says LibDem candidate Southport Lib Dem Parliamentary candidat…
Education 12 Feb 2024 Sefton Council Launches Consultation for New Children and Young People Plan The voices of children and young people will be at the heart of a new Children and Young People Plan as Sefton Council embark on a…
Emergency Services 12 Feb 2024 Unidentified Body Recovered From River Mersey Merseyside Police can confirm that a body was recovered from the River Mersey yesterday (Sunday 11 February). Just before 9.50am, …
