Emergency Services 26 Feb 2024 HM Coastguard Southport called to assist Air Ambulance Requested to assist North West Air Ambulance and North West Ambulance Service with a casualty extraction from the dunes at Ainsdal…
Crime 25 Feb 2024 Urgent Appeal: Police Seek Help to Find Missing Marie Griffiths Police are appealing for the public’s help to find 49-year-old Marie Griffiths who is missing from her home in Dovecot. Marie was …
Sport 24 Feb 2024 Southport 1 Hereford 2 . Match report Southport went down to a home defeat this afternoon losing 2-1 to Hereford. An even first half with Southport creating a number of…
Community 24 Feb 2024 Dedicated Woodlands Supporter Donates Luxurious Weekend Away for Auction Woodlands Animal Sanctuary have a couple of exciting opportunities for you. One of their dedicated supporters, has donated a weeke…
Other 24 Feb 2024 Police called to Telegraph Pole protest in Wennington Road Southport Police have been called to keep the peace this morning on Wennington Road in Southport. Locals are unhappy about Openreach install…
Politics 23 Feb 2024 New law to stop thousands of offenders from changing their name in secret Offenders on community-based sentences required to report name changesChanges will stop criminals from trying to evade supervision…
Business 23 Feb 2024 Peaky Blinders Bar in Southport To Close Doors for Major Refurbishment In a Facebook post ... Peaky Blinders Bar, Southport will close its doors on Sunday evening ! Our cocktail lounge will be open Fri…
Politics 23 Feb 2024 Lib Dem Candidate Urges Sefton Council to Back the Engine Room Southport Lib Dem parliamentary candidate Erin Harvey met with Engine Room founder Eric Lybeck to hear his plans for supporting a …
Sport 23 Feb 2024 Southport FC Unveils Exclusive Offers for Upcoming Matches Details of a special offer for the next three Southport FC games.
Community 23 Feb 2024 Seized Criminal Cash Used to Fund Ainsdale Community Projects Eleven organisations have been given thousands of pounds in funding to deliver community initiatives in Ainsdale, using money seiz…
Health 23 Feb 2024 New £2 maximum stake for under 25s playing online slots Stake limits for online slot games will be introduced for the first time in September, including lower limits for young adults, as…
Council 23 Feb 2024 Southport Pier Plank Mystery: Council's Landfill Statement Stirs Controversy The mystery of the disappearing planks on Southport Pier took an unexpected twist when the senior councillor, Cllr. Christine Howa…
Health 22 Feb 2024 Public urged to use NHS 111 ahead of doctor strikes People across Cheshire and Merseyside are being urged to use NHS 111 for all non-emergency healthcare needs ahead of industrial ac…
Politics 22 Feb 2024 Sefton's Civic Buildings to Illuminate in Solidarity with Ukraine Civic buildings in Sefton will be lit up this Saturday to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s criminal invasion of Ukraine. Bo…
Crime 22 Feb 2024 Drivers reminded of the dangers of drink and drug driving following release of national Op Limit statistics We are reminding drivers of the dangers of getting behind the wheel after taking drugs or drinking alcohol as national statistics …
Transport 22 Feb 2024 Southport to Hunts Cross: Service Cancellations and Reinstatements Announced Cancellations to the Southport and Hunts Cross lines from Monday 26 FebruaryFollowing the introduction of the new Class 777 trains…
Business 21 Feb 2024 Music Fanatic Opens New Record Store 'Vinylfinders' in Southport New store in Southport - Vinylfinders – anything but just another record shop!Opening Wednesday 21st February at 7 Wesley Street…
Other 22 Feb 2024 BBC Gardeners’ World’s Adam Frost to Attend Southport's 100th Anniversary Show BBC Gardeners’ World presenter heading back to Southport We are delighted to announce that Adam Frost will be joining us again at …
Politics 21 Feb 2024 Conservative Government's Promised Ban Fails to Protect Sefton Families from No-Fault Evictions NEW ANALYSIS: Sefton families have faced threat of no-fault evictions since Conservative Government promised ban New analysis from…
Emergency Services 21 Feb 2024 WW2 shell found on Formby Beach Bomb squad detonate it The National Trust commented... As Formby’s dunes naturally roll back pieces of history are exposed. Over the weekend the team wer…
Health 21 Feb 2024 Cllr. John Pugh Sheds Light on Southport GP Access Challenges GP access continues to be a hot topic with many residents continuing to experience difficulties getting through to their GP for a …
Crime 21 Feb 2024 Former head teacher from Formby summoned to appear in court regarding sexual assault A spokesperson for Lancashire Police said: "Following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, Mark Bocker, 63, of Gorse L…
Sport 21 Feb 2024 Southport Clings onto Lead for a Crucial Victory Over Scarborough A disappointing display on Saturday was quickly forgotten after an excellent 1-0 win at Scarborough a team witn one of te best hom…
Community 21 Feb 2024 Sefton Council Joins Nationwide Push to Extend Household Support Fund Sefton Council has joined nationwide calls to extend a crucial financial support scheme for struggling households. Organisations i…
Health 21 Feb 2024 Healthcare Boost in Southport: 71% Increase in GPs Since September 2023 Damien Moore MP welcomes 71% increase in Southport’s GPs since September 2023. Local Member of Parliament for Southport, Damien Mo…
Culture 21 Feb 2024 Southport Photographer Wins Big at National Competition in London Local Photographer celebrates awards in London at National PhotographyCompetition. Matthew Rycraft has been honoured with two pres…
Politics 20 Feb 2024 Cllr John Pugh Challenges 'Alice in Wonderland' Defence of Controversial Cycle Route Last night Cllr John Pugh, opposition leader on Sefton met a brick wall when trying to persuade Sefton’s Council’s Overview and Sc…
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…
