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, …
Crime 12 Feb 2024 A Wigan man has been charged with a racially aggravated assault at Southport railway station. A Wigan man has been charged with a racially aggravated assault at Southport railway station. Robert O'Hara-Barton, 47, of Leigh S…
Community 12 Feb 2024 Chorley v Southport T-Shirt Auction The Southport and Chorley players will all be wearing a very special t-shirt during the warm up for the game on Saturday. We will …
Business 12 Feb 2024 'Sefton Huddle' Networking Event for Digital, Creative and Tech Businesses Digital, Creative and Tech Businesses are being invited to the latest ‘Sefton Huddle’ on Thursday 22nd February. Hosted by the Cou…
Education 11 Feb 2024 From Screen to Reality: Meet Your Favourite Animated Star Bing at Martin Mere Families in Lancashire will have the chance to meet Bing, the title character from the multi-award-winning animated series at WWT …
Sport 11 Feb 2024 Match Report. Southport 3 Brackley Town 1 Whoever keeps saying football is a funny old game should have been at this one because if ever a game deserved that saying this wa…
Sport 10 Feb 2024 10 man Southport move out of relegation zone after 3-1 win over Brackley Southport came from a goal down and having Carver sent off to beat high-flying Brackley 3-1 with goals from Flowers , Hmami and Ar…
Sport 10 Feb 2024 Southport v Bishops Stortford on Tuesday postponed Tuesday night’s game against Bishop’s Stortford will be postponed. This is due to their FA Trophy game being rescheduled for that …
Other 10 Feb 2024 Hand feeding returns to Martin Mere It is the news you have all been waiting for - hand feeding has received the green light, and you can now feed the Martin Mere's l…
Business 9 Feb 2024 Funeral costs increased slower than inflation following CMA order Rules requiring price transparency continue to have a positive impact on funeral sector. An annual review of the funerals market, …
Emergency Services 9 Feb 2024 Family Thanks Tarleton Community Following Tragic Loss of Father and Toddler The family of a dad and 17-month-old baby who died in a crash in Tarleton last Sunday have shared their heartbreak in a social med…
Other 9 Feb 2024 Child Maintenance Service reformed to crack down on parents who refuse to pay Parents who wilfully refuse to pay maintenance for their children will face swifter enforcement action£20 CMS application fee will…
Transport 9 Feb 2024 Damien Moore asks the Commons about the Burscough curves I’m continuing my campaign to reinstate the Burscough Curves, ensuring that Southport can fully benefit from our £38.5 million Tow…
Health 9 Feb 2024 Merseyside unites behind new plan to drive forward the work to prevent serious violence Organisations across Merseyside will unite today (Friday 9th February) to launch a new plan to drive forward the work to prevent a…
Business 9 Feb 2024 Southport’s Digital and Creative Work Hub Begins Construction Southport residents will see that work has now begun on the Enterprise Arcade, a brand-new digital and creativity work hub in the …
Transport 9 Feb 2024 Road Replacement Transport Set to Substitute Wigan-Southport Trains in February and March 2024 Buses will replace trains between Wigan and Southport in February and March 2024 Services from Saturday 10 and Sunday 18 February …
Sport 9 Feb 2024 Danny Lloyd Rejoins Southport FC After 12 Years Southport can confirm the signing of Danny Lloyd who rejoins the club after an absence of 12 years. The move is subject to interna…
Environment 8 Feb 2024 Public Urged to Avoid Disturbing Resting Birdlife on Sefton Coast Amid High Tides Over the next few days, some of the highest tides of the year are forecast along the #Sefton Coast.Please bear this in mind if you…
Politics 8 Feb 2024 New protest laws on face coverings and pyrotechnics The new laws will crack down on dangerous disorder, following warnings from police chiefs that some protesters are using face cove…
Crime 8 Feb 2024 Appeal following assault in Southport Detectives have issued CCTV images of a man who could have information that may assist with their enquiries following an assault i…
Health 8 Feb 2024 Diabetes Specialist from Ormskirk Hospital aims to improve the lives of children in Asia A leading MWL consultant has returned from visiting several countries in Asia as part of her work to improve the care for children…
Community 7 Feb 2024 Sefton Council Closes Household Support Fund After Assisting Thousands After allocating over £1.7 million to support households across the Borough, Sefton Council has today closed the Open Access House…
Crime 7 Feb 2024 Quartet in Southport Charged Over Fraud Offences in NWROCU Investigation This week, two men and two women have been charged with multiple fraud offences as part of NWROCU investigation into online dealer…
Crime 7 Feb 2024 Teenager from Ainsdale Sentenced for Intent to Supply Illegal Drugs North Sefton Neighbourhood Team welcome the sentencing of a teenager from Ainsdale, for possession with intent to supply class B d…
Environment 7 Feb 2024 Longer Toilet Operating Hours in Both Formby Car Parks Announced by National Trust National Trust commented... With the hours of daylight slowly starting to increase, we're delighted to share that the toilets at b…
Education 7 Feb 2024 Thousands to benefit from Mayor’s £11m Skills Bootcamps Thousands of residents in the Liverpool City Region will be given the chance to retrain and upskill for the future after Mayor Ste…
Other 8 Feb 2024 Celebrated Chef Phil Vickery Joins the Southport Flower Show Line-up One of Britain’s favourite and well known chefs confirmed for this year’s line-up Phil Vickery will be returning to this year’s sh…
Crime 7 Feb 2024 Industrial Unit in Melling Uncovers Three Firearms in Surprise Police Raid Three firearms including a skorpion machine pistol were found by officers at an industrial unit in Melling. At around 9.40pm yeste…
Other 7 Feb 2024 Farming company fined £320,000 after death of “much loved” Southport family man A company involved in fruit and vegetable production has been fined £320,000 after a man “who always put family first” was killed …
Sport 7 Feb 2024 Southport 1 Spennymoor Town 2. Match Report After a bright opening 25 minutes which saw Josh Hmami put Southport into a 1-0 lead we then conceded two goals and another defeat…
Community 6 Feb 2024 Woodlands Animal Sanctuary finds new homes for 8 cats On a wild & windy afternoon at the start of February, you left us with warm wholesome feelings. Woodlands Animal Sanctuary ran ano…
Education 6 Feb 2024 Damien Moore MP welcomes £150,000 Government investment into The Atkinson and Waterside Lodge Local Member of Parliament, Damien Moore, welcomes the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) announcement of a £15…
Other 6 Feb 2024 New Earlier Start Time for Randox Grand National Announced by The Jockey Club The Jockey Club announces today that the Randox Grand National at Aintree Racecourse will have a new earlier start time of 4pm fro…
Sport 6 Feb 2024 Operation of Southport Football Club Unaffected by Big Help Project's Situation In light of recent developments regarding Big Help Project, the club can confirm that this will have no impact on Southport FC. As…
Emergency Services 6 Feb 2024 Welcome to the Flames: Latest MFRS Recruits Pass Out in Ceremony Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service (MFRS) has welcomed 20 of its latest firefighters and four of its newest Fire Control operators t…
Crime 6 Feb 2024 Man charged with offence relating to voyeurism following incident in Southport Police can confirm that a man has been charged with an offence relating to voyeurism following an incident in Southport. On Sunday…
Health 6 Feb 2024 Couple praised for fundraising efforts as new quiet room opens at Ormskirk hospital A couple who sadly lost a baby in 2021 say a new quiet room at Ormskirk hospital will make a huge difference to grieving families …
Other 5 Feb 2024 Southport MP sends the King his best wishes on behalf of Southport residents after cancer diagnosis Tonight, our thoughts are with His Majesty the King. On behalf of Southport’s residents, I have written to His Majesty to express …
Health 5 Feb 2024 King Charles III diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace says King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, says Buckingham Palace.It is not prostate cancer, but was discovered during…
Environment 5 Feb 2024 A month of contrasts for January’s weather January 2024 brought a month of contrasts to the UK weather, with three named storms, a significant spell of cold, wintry weather …
Community 5 Feb 2024 Sefton Council Hosts Exciting Array of Family Activity Camps Sefton Council are offering many different activities across the course of the week for you to get your family involved in, rangin…
