Health 23 Jan 2024 Expanded Appointment Hours for Cervical Screens in Southport Reduce your risk of cervical cancer by getting screened! This Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (22-28 January), health leaders in t…
Other 23 Jan 2024 Council Behind Foster Carers' Year-Long Effort to Establish New Association The Council is delighted to be supporting foster carers as they launch the Sefton Foster Care Association. The views of our carers…
Crime 23 Jan 2024 Can you help Derbyshire Police find missing man who may hay have travelled to Merseyside? Have you seen missing man James? We are concerned about missing 35-year-old James from the Mackworth area of Derby.James was last …
Sport 23 Jan 2024 Southport v Spennymoor match off Unfortunately the heavy rain that has fallen since early morning has left part of the pitch waterlogged and after a referee’s insp…
Emergency Services 23 Jan 2024 Southport rescue first call out of the year Our first tasking of the year called upon our ATV quad bikes to assist HM Coastguard Southport and Merseyside Police in the search…
Crime 23 Jan 2024 Southport police morning update Good morning from Southport Police Station. Before we round up the activity that Neighbourhood Officers were involved in yesterday…
Sport 23 Jan 2024 New dates for Southport FC fixtures New dates for the games against Bacup Borough and Warrington Town have been arranged. We will play Bacup at The Big Help Stadium o…
Environment 22 Jan 2024 Another storm named. Storm Jocelyn named Storm Jocelyn will bring strong winds and rain to Northern Ireland and much of Britain. A strong jet stream is pushing another lar…
Health 22 Jan 2024 OPSS takes enforcement action over dangerous e-bike battery OPSS is taking enforcement action and warning consumers about a dangerous e-bike battery manufactured by a company called UPP. The…
Environment 22 Jan 2024 New information board at the National Trust Have you spotted the new information sign about the work happening to improve the Wicks Lake area for wildlife and people? Much of…
Council 22 Jan 2024 Council Response Times Under Scrutiny Following Rejected Proposal An attempt to improve the speed at which the Council deals with residents enquiries ground to a halt when Sefton Labour councillor…
Crime 22 Jan 2024 Southport and Formby Police's Enhanced Community Engagement This Week This week has been selected as the latest week to highlight the sort of work that Neighbourhood Policing Teams do all year round, …
Environment 22 Jan 2024 National Trust at Formby closed due to high winds They will remain closed throughout Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd January. We can only reopen after tree safety inspections have tak…
Transport 21 Jan 2024 Tree Blockage Disrupts Ormskirk Line; Rail Replacement Bus Requested Due to a tree blocking the railway at Aughton Park the Ormskirk line is disrupted. Disruption is expected until 18:00 21/01.Impact…
Environment 21 Jan 2024 Weather warning from Merseyside Police (Southport) The Met Office have taken the unusual step of issuing a country wide weather warning for high winds from Storm Isha, which is due …
Emergency Services 21 Jan 2024 Man Dies After Falling from Belfast-Birkenhead Ferry A man who was airlifted by helicopter after he fell from a ferry near Liverpool has died, police have said.Lifeboat crews mounted …
Sport 21 Jan 2024 Southport Prepares for Midweek Face Off with Struggling Spennymoor Southport welcome Spennymmor Town to The Big Help Stadium on Tuesday. The game kicks off at the usual midweek time of 7.45pm. Tick…
Council 20 Jan 2024 Sefton Council Simplifies Council Tax Reduction Scheme for Low-Income Workers and Benefit Recipients Sefton Council has agreed alteration to the Council Tax Reduction scheme for people in Sefton who are of working age and receiving…
Health 19 Jan 2024 UKHSA Calls for Urgent Action Amid Rising Measles Cases Further outbreaks of measles will spread to other towns and cities unless urgent action is taken to increase Measles, Mumps and Ru…
Property 19 Jan 2024 Elan Homes Accelerates Southport Housing Market with 100 New Homes And Deposit Boost A HUNDRED new homes in Southport have been sold and as the transformation of the former factory site continues buyers are being of…
Politics 19 Jan 2024 Government backs new pet abduction law in pet theft crackdown A new criminal offence for pet abduction has taken a significant step forward today (19 January) with the announcement of governme…
Transport 19 Jan 2024 Upcoming Engineering Works: Sunday's Southport-Hillside Rail Services Replaced by Buses Due to engineering works, on Sunday 21 January rail replacement buses will run between Southport and Hillside. https://merseyrail.…
Emergency Services 19 Jan 2024 Met office issue Amber warning for strong winds Issued: 09:48 (UTC) on Fri 19 Jan 2024 Very strong southwesterly winds will develop widely across Northern Ireland, western parts …
Council 19 Jan 2024 Full council meeting confirms acquisition of Sefton's first new council homes in since 2006 Last night’s meeting of Sefton Council agreed the acquisition of 18 new apartments that will be the Borough’s first new council ho…
Crime 18 Jan 2024 Record-breaking drug seizures by Border Force Border Force have made the highest number of illegal drug seizures since records began, as action at the border helps stop illegal…
Crime 18 Jan 2024 £10,000 reward to find Thomas Dures after Ormskirk murder Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £10,000 for information given exclusively to our charity that leads to the arrest of T…
Sport 18 Jan 2024 Southport FC Welcomes New Striker Will Russ From Fleetwood Town Southport FCare delighted to announce the permanent signing of centre forward Will Russ who has made the move from Fleetwood Town.…
Politics 18 Jan 2024 Lib Dems Have "Called In" Cycle Lanes Decision by Sefton Council The decision by Sefton Council to retain the cycle lanes installed without consultation under Covid has been 'called in' by the Li…
Other 18 Jan 2024 Last few days to give your views on our new Draft Homelessness Review and Strategy Sefton Council wants local people’s and organisations’ views on its new strategy to tackle homelessness over the next five years. …
Environment 18 Jan 2024 Prevent Pipe Bursts and Home Flooding: United Utilities Shares Expert Tips With weather warnings in place this this week due to snow and ice, United Utilities is advising residents and businesses across th…
Sport 18 Jan 2024 Southport Bids Farewell to Will Squires as His Loan Period Ends Will Squires has returned to his parent club at Blackpool following the completion of his loan period with Southport. Will made si…
Health 17 Jan 2024 Kate, the Princess of Wales, is hospitalized for up to two weeks after abdominal surgery. Statement The statement did not elaborate on the reasons for the procedure. "Based on the current medical advice, she is unlikely to return …
Health 17 Jan 2024 The King to Undergo Prostate Procedure, Public Engagements Postponed The King will go to hospital next week where he will be treated for an enlarged prostate. The 75-year-old monarch's condition is b…
Sport 17 Jan 2024 Southport away to Warrington Town on Saturday Southport make their first ever visit to Warrington for a competitive fixture on Saturday. This game kicks off at 3pm The two side…
Politics 17 Jan 2024 New Official Portrait of His Majesty The King to Be Displayed Across UK The Cabinet Office has released a new official portrait of His Majesty The King that will soon hang in public buildings the length…
Health 17 Jan 2024 NHS Trust Recruitment Day for Aspiring Endoscopy Nurses Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is holding a recruitment day this month to encourage Registered Nurses and…
Education 17 Jan 2024 Sefton@Work Moves to New Location at the Strand in Bootle After over 20 years based on Bootle’s Stanley Road, the Council’s Employment Intermediary team, Sefton@Work have moved to new prem…
Community 17 Jan 2024 Triple Nominations for Woodlands in Petplan & ADCH Awards Woodlands – Petplan & ADCH Animal Charity Awards nominees Woodlands Animal Sanctuary would like to thank everyone who has nominate…
Politics 16 Jan 2024 Labour Party Selects Marion Atkinson as New Leader for Sefton Borough Council Marion Atkinson has been chosen by the Labour Party as the new leader of Sefton Borough Council.Ms Atkinson, who has been a counci…
Crime 16 Jan 2024 Southport drug dealer escapes going to jail Operation Pelican Officers welcome the sentencing of Maximus NORMAN, 25, of Kinross Road, Liverpool and Matthew LARTY, 26, of Lark…
Sport 16 Jan 2024 POSTPONED | Southport vs Bacup Borough Due to the weather conditions in Southport and Bacup, Lancashire FA has agreed to a postponement of tonight’s fixture.
