Community 27 Mar 2024 Secrets of Southport's Heroes Revealed: Lifeboat Station Open Day! The latest Southport Lifeboat Station open day is on Good Friday (29/03/24). The station will be open between 10am and 4pm, and vi…
Crime 27 Mar 2024 Image released after woman bitten by a dog at Merseyside Station British Transport Police is today issuing an image after a woman was bitten by a dog at Liverpool Central. Just after 9pm on Wedne…
Sport 27 Mar 2024 Southport 4 Bishop's Stortford 1 Just the sixth home league win comes at a crucial time as Port move up to 15th with just 5 games left. The windy conditions played…
Community 26 Mar 2024 Sefton partners ensure Southport families have an egg-cellent easter! Three hundred families across Southport will be able to enjoy a sweet treat thanks to kind hearted easter egg donations by Sefton …
Environment 26 Mar 2024 Shocking State of Southport's Beach Might Ruin Your Easter Plans! The beach at Southport is in a shocking condition and has been for a while.Last year the Council blamed high tides and this year a…
Business 26 Mar 2024 Papa Johns to close 43 stores including Southport Papa Johns is to close 43 stores including the Southport branch on Garrick Parade. Papa Johns UK managing director Chris Phylactou…
Politics 26 Mar 2024 Southport women impacted by pension age increase need fair payouts quickly - Erin Harvey, Southport Lib Dems Southport women impacted by pension age increase need fair payouts quickly - Erin Harvey, Southport Lib Dems Southport Lib Dem par…
Transport 26 Mar 2024 Government sets out next steps on Northern Powerhouse Rail between Liverpool and Manchester The next steps of development for Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) between Manchester and Liverpool have been announced today (25 Ma…
Environment 25 Mar 2024 More unsettled weather forecast by the Met Office The UK will see a typical mix of spring weather in the run-up to Easter, with periods of showers, rain and winds, as well as some …
Environment 25 Mar 2024 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council awarded £2,644,182 for food waste collections Councils in England will be supported with up to £295 million in funding to introduce weekly food waste collections by 31 March 20…
Sport 25 Mar 2024 Close Contest: Southport Walking Footballers Fall to Neston Nomads 5-3 A squad of seven of our Walking Footballers took part in a 6 a side friendly against a strong Neston Nomads side and put in a grea…
Business 25 Mar 2024 New mobile roaming alerts for UK holidaymakers UK mobile customers will be better protected against unexpected roaming charges while using their phone abroad and at home, under …
Sport 25 Mar 2024 Bishop’s Stortford Come to Southport Struggling with 16 Consecutive Defeats Southport complete the run of three home league games in a row on Tuesday night when they welcome Bishop’s Stortford to The Big He…
Environment 24 Mar 2024 £7 Million Funding to Transform Green Spaces across Rural UK Community orchards, kitchen gardens, and natural play areas are set to spring up across rural England thanks to a new government f…
What's On 24 Mar 2024 Experience Jurassic Joy: Over 550,000 Toy Bricks Bring Dinosaurs To Life In Southport Get ready for some prehistoric fun when Southport becomes 'DinoTown' in Spring 2024! Visitors will get the chance to come face-to-…
Transport 24 Mar 2024 ‘Travel either side’ advice this Easter with Euston station closed Passengers planning on using the West Coast main line this Easter are being advised to travel either side of the bank holiday with…
Sport 24 Mar 2024 Southport have two players sent off in 2-2 draw with Buxton The points were shared after a lively encounter at The Big Help Stadium. It was a strange game, as a spectacle it wasn’t the best …
Sport 23 Mar 2024 Southport score late equaliser to draw 2-2 with Buxton. Southport scored late goal to draw 2-2 with Buxton with Lloyd and Burgess the scorers. Southport are now 18th 5 points above the r…
Culture 23 Mar 2024 You can now visit the free Sefton Open 2024 art exhibition at The Atkinson in Southport Sefton Open, the annual art exhibition that celebrates creativity and artistic talent across the Borough at The Atkinson in Southp…
Transport 23 Mar 2024 Drivers to save £50 this year as fuel duty cut extended Millions of drivers across the UK will continue to be supported at the pumps from today (Saturday 23 March) as the extension to th…
Health 22 Mar 2024 Thousands more lung cancer patients to get innovative blood test as part of NHS pilot A blood test which could help thousands of people receive earlier, more targeted, lung cancer treatments is being trialled by the …
Business 22 Mar 2024 Vodafone / Three deal could leave consumers and businesses worse off The deal, which seeks to combine 2 of the 4 UK mobile network operators, could lead to higher prices for customers and affect inve…
Community 22 Mar 2024 Clean-up scheme expanded nationwide to tackle anti-social behaviour Rapid Deployment teams - made up of offenders serving Community Payback sentences – will be on call to swiftly deal with notorious…
Community 22 Mar 2024 Easter Open Day at Woodlands Animal Sanctuary: Fun for Whole Family School holidays are fast approaching, we’re starting to spot blossom around, and everyone has chocolate on the brain...Easter is o…
Business 22 Mar 2024 InvestSefton Kickstarts Innovative Support Program for Aspiring Business Owners Over 25 budding entrepreneurs attended an event aimed at helping Sefton residents explore the possibility of starting their own bu…
Environment 21 Mar 2024 Southport MP Welcomes Dedicated Fund for Expanded EV Charging Points Damien Moore MP welcomes the Department for Transport’s £381 million Local Electric Fund to increase EV changepoints across the UK…
Crime 21 Mar 2024 Southport Residents Encouraged to Secure Cars Amid Theft Reports Police are investigating a theft from a car in the Forest Road/Lansdown Road area of Southport which took place overnight, between…
Sport 21 Mar 2024 Bamber Bridge 3 Southport 1 Southport’s stranglehold on the Lancashire Challenge Trophy ended with a 3-1 defeat to Bamber Bridge at Darwen tonight. We can hav…
Transport 21 Mar 2024 Easter bank holiday travel advice for North West rail passengers Rail passengers travelling in the North West this Easter are being reminded to check before they travel while major railway upgrad…
Council 21 Mar 2024 Southport poles protest policing praised but concerns raised too Merseyside Police has been highly praised for its handling of poles protests in Southport but concern has been raised over citing …
Politics 20 Mar 2024 Government to Introduce New Passport Fees in April 2024 The government will introduce new passport fees for all applications on 11 April 2024. The proposals, which are subject to parliam…
Council 20 Mar 2024 Dates confirmed for end of Southport Park and Ride service Southport’s Park and Ride service will make one final stop later this month as Sefton Council look to implement cost saving measur…
Other 20 Mar 2024 Ainsdale-On-Sea Welcomes Visitors as Beach-side Toilet Works Near Completion Sefton Council is looking forward to welcoming visitors back to Ainsdale-on-Sea through the spring and summer months. Ainsdale coa…
Emergency Services 20 Mar 2024 Increased Firefighters and Advanced Tech, Merseyside Looks Forward to Safer Future We hope that you enjoy reading our draft Community Risk Management Plan. You can tell us what you think about our proposals by com…
Transport 20 Mar 2024 Transport for the North Unites Against Avanti West Coast's Contract RMT today welcomed the news that the Board of Transport for the North voted unanimously to write to the Secretary of State calling…
Politics 20 Mar 2024 Liverpool City Region forges closer ties with Indonesia’s second largest city Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has signed a deal to forge closer ties with Indonesia’s second largest city, Surabaya. …
Environment 20 Mar 2024 Flythrough revealed for world’s largest tidal scheme on River Mersey as Combined Authority votes to begin formal planning process Flythrough shows how scheme could look – above and below the water Mersey Tidal Power has the potential to become the world’s larg…
Politics 20 Mar 2024 100th asylum hotel set to close next week One hundred asylum hotels will be closed by the end of March as part of the government’s plan to stop the boats and cut the use of…
Health 20 Mar 2024 NHS bosses urging people to make healthy preparations for long, Easter Bank Holiday weekend NHS bosses are asking people to plan ahead for the Easter Bank Holiday weekend (Friday 29 March to Monday 1 April) by ordering any…
Health 20 Mar 2024 Sefton Council's Capital Grants Programme Benefits 26 Local Care Homes Care homes across Sefton are, once again, benefitting from funding provided by Sefton Council to make significant changes to help …
Emergency Services 20 Mar 2024 MFRS search and rescue dog wins The Kennel Club Hero Dog 2024 Award Merseyside Fire service search and rescue dog, Vesper, has been crowned the winner of The Kennel Club Hero Dog Award. Vesper’s her…
