Other 20 Nov 2023 Model Boat Club sail a boat along Rotten Row As the flood on Rotten Row in Southport gets ever deeper the Model Boat Club now has a new lake to sail their boats on. They have …
Business 20 Nov 2023 Southport Firm Inciner8 Lands £2M Order for War-Torn Sudan Southport-based incinerator maker, Inciner8, has won one of its largest orders with a deal to provide two of it flagship models fo…
Crime 20 Nov 2023 Man arrested after Lord Street assault this morning A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: "At around 9.30am we received a report that a man had been assaulted in a flat on Lord …
Environment 20 Nov 2023 Rotten Row flood update The flood on Rotten Row close to the junction with Weld Road is getting worse. Sefton Council was contacted last week about the fl…
Community 20 Nov 2023 Sefton Mayor Launches Annual Christmas Toy Appeal The Mayor of Sefton, Cllr June Burns, has today launched the borough’s annual Christmas Toy Appeal. Each year, thousands of kind-h…
Sport 20 Nov 2023 Sandgrounders Set for Epic Clash with High Flying Scunthorpe United It’s a Tuesday night away for the Sandgrounders with a trip to high flying Scunthorpe United. The Kick Off is at 7.45pm. Both side…
Health 20 Nov 2023 Keep Warm Keep Well event returns to The Atkinson Today Sefton Council are hosting a Keep Warm, Keep Well event for those over 50 as part of its commitment to helping vulnerable people g…
Health 19 Nov 2023 Biggest prostate cancer screening trial in decades to start in UK On International Men’s Day, government joins Prostate Cancer UK to unveil £42 million screening trial to find ways of detecting co…
Sport 19 Nov 2023 Southport 4 South Shields 0. Match report and Video highlights Scintillating Southport put 4 past South Shields in a dominant display to progress into the 3rd round of the Isuzu FA Trophy. The …
Sport 18 Nov 2023 Southport's win today earned them £3750 from the FA prize fund Southport's emphatic 4-0 win over South Shields earned them £3750 pounds from the FA prize funds.This means the club are in line f…
Crime 18 Nov 2023 Over a Third of Women experience Harassment on Trains, BTP Survey shows New data reveals over a third of women have been victims of sexual harassment or sexual offences while commuting by train or tube,…
Sport 18 Nov 2023 Southport cruise into the third round of the FA Trophy with a 4-0 win over South Shields Southport beat South Shields for the second time in a week with a 4-0 victory to go through to the 3rd round of the FA Trophy. Goa…
Community 18 Nov 2023 Join the Festive Family Fun at Woodlands Animal Charity Event What are you doing Saturday 2nd December? It will be officially December so you can unleash the Christmas festivities if you haven…
Crime 18 Nov 2023 Police search students at KGV College for knives Southport Neighbourhood Policing Team officers concluded this week of knife crime awareness work with the knife arch utilised at K…
Crime 17 Nov 2023 Merseyside Police Launch Appeal For Information on Wanted Sefton Man Police are appealing for help in finding a man who is wanted on a recall to prison for breach of his licence conditions. Zak Shirr…
Health 17 Nov 2023 Pharmacies Across England to Offer Contraceptive Pill Without GP Contact Thousands of women across England will soon be able to get the contraceptive pill at their local pharmacy without needing to conta…
Crime 17 Nov 2023 West Lancashire shops praised during #OpSceptre test purchasing operation West Lancashire Police and Cadets from across the area have conducted an under-age sales operation as part of a number of activiti…
Sport 17 Nov 2023 Everton's 10-Point Deduction for Premier League Rules Violation Everton have been deducted 10 points with immediate effect for a breach of the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules. E…
Sport 17 Nov 2023 Southport FC Manager Bentley Extends Contract Until 2026 Southport FC can confirm that manager Jim Bentley has today signed an extension to his contract until June 2026. Peter Mitchell, s…
Crime 17 Nov 2023 £10,000 Drug Haul Unearthed In Southport: Dealer Now In Custody Following yesterday's post regarding a man arrested in Southport, we can now update you that Kenneth Gaynor (56) of Devonshire Roa…
Transport 17 Nov 2023 Government Allocates £8.3 Billion for Massive Road Resurfacing Program Millions of people will enjoy smoother, safer and faster road journeys thanks to the biggest-ever road resurfacing programme to im…
Transport 17 Nov 2023 Amendments to the Southport and Hunts Cross lines from Saturday 18 November Following the introduction of the new Class 777 trains onto the Merseyrail network, temporary timetable changes are being made to …
Politics 17 Nov 2023 Labour Councillors Support 6% Increase in Allowances Amid Sefton's Financial Struggles At tonight’s meeting of Sefton Council at Southport Town Hall, one of the items on the agenda was the proposed increase in Council…
Crime 16 Nov 2023 Merseyside Police secure over £200,000 of criminals assets at court this week Merseyside Police has secured over £200,000 of criminal assets at court this week. On Tuesday 14 November a forfeiture hearing at …
Health 16 Nov 2023 North West Has Highest Hospital Admission Rates for COVID-19 COVID-19 case rates have continued to decrease across almost all indicators. A total of 6.6% of 5,093 respiratory specimens report…
Crime 16 Nov 2023 Drugs raid executed in Ormskirk Warrant executed on Scott Drive, Ormskirk with our colleagues from CID.Drugs and weapons found, one male arrested and enroute to c…
Crime 16 Nov 2023 56-Year-Old Local Caught With Uncut Crack Cocaine and Cash in Southport Operation Pelican and Southport Neighbourhood Police Officers have today arrested a 56 year old Southport man on suspicion of poss…
Crime 16 Nov 2023 Officers appeal for information after car failed to stop in following a collision in Southport Officers are appealing for information following a serious road traffic collision in Southport where a man was left unconscious af…
Transport 16 Nov 2023 Formby Teenager Refuses to Provide Specimen A 19 year old male from Formby has been charged with Failing to Provide and bailed to attend court at a later date. The male was a…
Crime 16 Nov 2023 First Deployment of Knife Arch Successful at Southport College OPERATION:SCEPTRE began in Southport on Monday morning, with the knife arch being deployed at Southport College. This is the first…
Sport 16 Nov 2023 Southport Gears Up for Home FA Trophy Tie Against South Shields Southport are back in action at the Big Help Stadium on Saturday with a home FA Trophy tie against South Shields, Kick Off is at 3…
Council 16 Nov 2023 Extensive exploratory and investigative works will begin on Southport Pier next week Works will last until Mid-February 2024Contractors will remove some damaged decking boardsFurther detailed analysis of Steel struc…
Environment 16 Nov 2023 Council comment after Rotten Row flooding Sefton Council have released a statement regarding the flooding on Rotten Row recently. A spokesperson for Sefton Council said: “W…
Sport 15 Nov 2023 Southport 1 Farsley Celtic 1. Match report The Big Help Stadium welcomed Farsley Celtic as Southport share the points with the visitors. Brad Holmes fired home an impressive…
Crime 15 Nov 2023 Police find 11 adults and 4 kids in a Vauxhall Zafria on the M62 This vehicle was stopped by a Motorway Patrol on M62 as the vehicle looked overloaded. They were shocked to find 15 people in the …
Crime 15 Nov 2023 Encrochat User 'FIVE-FINGERS' Sentenced to 18 Years Over Drug Dealing and Gun Conspiracy A Litherland man has been jailed for possession of cocaine with intent to supply, conspiracy to own a firearm and conspiracy to su…
Health 15 Nov 2023 NWAS. Have you got a special thank you this Christmas? North West Ambulance Service commented... We are planning our Christmas festivities, and we are inviting you to get involved. Now,…
Crime 15 Nov 2023 Law Enforcement Amplifies Measures to Seize Concealed Weapons Frontline officers are equipped with metal detecting wands to target knife carriers and seize concealed weapons. The wands will no…
Health 15 Nov 2023 MP Damien Moore Leads Petition to Reestablish Southport's Children's A&E Damien Moore commented... I’m campaigning to re-instate Southport’s Children’s A&E. Sign my petition below, and have your say on S…
Crime 15 Nov 2023 Ten Charged Following Protests on Grand National Day Police can confirm that ten people have been charged following protests on the M57 and Wango Lane, which occurred on the same day …
Crime 15 Nov 2023 Police officers, staff, volunteers and community partners recognised for their work and commitment at Community First Awards 2023 Merseyside Police’s annual ‘Community First Awards’ were celebrated last night, Tuesday 14 November, to recognise police officers,…
