Transport 7 Jun 2023 Fortnight of Action: Police Cracking Down on Seatbelt Offenders You wouldn’t go on a rollercoaster without a safety bar. You wouldn’t go on a building site without a hard hat. You wouldn’t leave…
Crime 6 Jun 2023 Man from Victoria Road in Formby arrested for drugs cultivation along with two others At 6am this morning, officers from Merseyside Police’s Project Medusa and Wigan’s Challenger Organised Crime teams made three arre…
Community 6 Jun 2023 Woodlands Animal Sanctuary in Full Fundraising Swing: Multiple Events to Support Local Charity Woodlands Animal Sanctuary are in full fundraising swing in a bid to keep up with the demands on their services. This weekend you …
Health 6 Jun 2023 Gonorrhoea and Syphilis Diagnoses Reach Record High in the UK According to New Data from UKHSA New data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) published today shows record levels of gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses in 20…
Health 6 Jun 2023 Is ‘Living Well Sefton’ really making a difference? Sefton Council wants your opinion – take the survey There’s just over a week left for people to provide feedback on ‘Living Well Sefton’, the Borough’s integrated wellness. Living We…
Health 6 Jun 2023 Are you a new or soon-to-be parent? Here's why you need to attend this event in Southport. New and soon-to-be parents and carers in Southport and Ormskirk are being encouraged to share their views and experiences of mater…
Other 6 Jun 2023 Announcing the Winners of the Splash World Family Passes! After an overwhelming response of 218 entries, we are excited to announce the lucky winners of our Splash World family pass compet…
Community 6 Jun 2023 Sefton Pride 2023: Celebrating Diversity and Equality in Southport's Victoria Park Get ready to celebrate diversity and equality this Summer as Sefton Pride is set to make a vibrant splash in the heart of Southpor…
Health 6 Jun 2023 Partnership’s contribution to Sefton health and care recognised with award nomination Work by Sefton Partnership to better join up health and social care across the borough to improve services for residents has been …
Community 5 Jun 2023 You Won't Believe How Many Volunteers There Are in Southport - Damien Moore MP Thanks Them All! Damien Moore MP thanks local charity volunteers during Volunteers' Week 2023. Local Member of Parliament, Damien Moore, has praise…
Crime 5 Jun 2023 Police appeal for information to find wanted man in connection with Southport cannabis farm Police are continuing to appeal for information to help us find Andrew Armstrong, who is wanted in connection with a drugs offence…
Other 5 Jun 2023 Unlimited Rides for £15: Emergency Services Days at Southport Pleasureland We’re delighted to announce that this year we will be holding four Emergency Services days to recognise and reward our Emergency S…
Politics 5 Jun 2023 New Accommodation Sites to Help Reduce UK's £6m Daily Bill for Asylum Seeker Hotels More than 5,000 asylum seekers will be accommodated on vessels and in alternative sites to drive down the cost of expensive hotels…
Crime 5 Jun 2023 Police incident Seabank Road in Southport Officers from Merseyside Police were called to Sacrebleu Bar shortly before 1.00pm today (4th June) after reports of anti-social b…
Community 5 Jun 2023 Join Sefton Carers Centre in celebrating unpaid carers throughout the week To mark today’s start of Carers Week, Sefton Council will be celebrating the brilliant work done by unpaid carers, as well as high…
Emergency Services 5 Jun 2023 Police appeal for witnesses to zorb ball accident in Victoria Park, Southport Police are appealing for information after a child was seriously injured in Southport.At around 2pm on Sunday 4 June, it was repor…
Emergency Services 4 Jun 2023 Police statement after 9 year old boy injured in freak accident at Southport Food and Drink Festival A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: "We can confirm we are currently in attendance in Southport following reports that a ch…
Emergency Services 4 Jun 2023 Major incident at the Southport Food and Drink Festival - Casualty air lifted to hospital A spokesperson for Sefton Council said: “We can confirm that an Air Ambulance was called to Victoria Park, Southport this afternoo…
Emergency Services 4 Jun 2023 A Wild-Goose Chase: False Report Prompts Southport Quads' Search Efforts Southport quads paged to search for 3 missing children at Ainsdale. The quads dispatched from the lifeboat station but were stood …
Property 3 Jun 2023 Proposal for 27-bedroom hotel in Southport's Gordon Street submitted by Allied London A property development and investment company has lodged plans to convert a Southport office building into a boutique hotel. Allie…
Health 3 Jun 2023 Sefton Council Reminds Public of Dangers of Swiming in Open Water, following Recent Tragic Events In the light of recent tragic events Sefton Council is reminding people of the dangers of swimming in open water. The National Wat…
Sport 3 Jun 2023 All League and Cup Games Will Now Be All-Ticket At Southport FC Southport FC are delighted to announce that our 2023/24 season ticket prices will remain the same as last season, as will our admi…
Other 2 Jun 2023 Sefton Council respond to concerns over camera in the changing rooms at Splash World in Southport Sefton Council have issued a statement over concerns of a CCTV camera in the changing rooms at Splash World in Southport. A spokes…
Other 2 Jun 2023 People shocked by camera in the ceiling of the changing rooms at Splash World in Southport Splash World in Southport reopened last weekend after being closed for 4 years due to a refit and the pandemic with record numbers…
Crime 2 Jun 2023 16-Year-Old Boy Stabbed in Southport: Police Appeal for Witnesses We are appealing for witnesses after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed in Southport on Tuesday 30 May.It was reported that just before…
Environment 2 Jun 2023 High Risk of Wildfires Along Sefton’s Coastline Due to Prolonged Dry Weather. As warm weather and fabulous sunshine set to continue this weekend, the Council’s Green Sefton team are urging beach goers to do t…
Environment 2 Jun 2023 Riders from St. Helens charged after dangerous use of bikes on Southport beach and roads Following an incident on Wednesday 31st May, where two motorcycles and a quad bike were ridden on Southport beach, the beach cycle…
Food & Drink 2 Jun 2023 Southport Food Festival 2023 a great success Some pictures from the event The 2023 Southport Food Festival is underway in Victoria Park, Southport. In glorious sunshine thousands of people are attending t…
Transport 2 Jun 2023 Queensway Mersey Tunnel will be closed overnight for up to 18 months The Queensway (Birkenhead) tunnel is set benefit from a comprehensive lighting upgrade to save on energy costs and reduce its carb…
Health 1 Jun 2023 15 year old girl dies after swimming in Merseyside lake A 15-year-old girl has died after getting into difficulty while swimming in a lake in Merseyside.Emergency services were called to…
Crime 1 Jun 2023 Police release CCTV image of man wanted in connection to sexual assault at Coyote Ugly Police have issued a CCTV image of a man who may have information to assist enquiries following a reported sexual assault in a Liv…
Food & Drink 1 Jun 2023 Preparations are underway for the 2023 Southport Food Festival Preparations are underway for the 2023 Southport Food Festival which starts tomorrow and runs until Sunday. Held in Victoria Park …
Environment 1 Jun 2023 Sefton Council not enforcing the "No Dogs" zone on Southport Beach With the sunny weather set to continue many people are heading to the beach for a day out. One thing that many people look for is …
Education 1 Jun 2023 Sefton launches new team to strengthen Children's Services and safeguard young people Professionals from across Sefton gathered last week to launch a new multi agency team aiming to protecting young people in Sefton …
Crime 1 Jun 2023 Over 40 drivers caught ignoring motorway closure signs and using mobile phones after collision on the M6 Were you one of the 40 plus people who decided to ignore the matrix signs and drive straight through the scene of a collision on t…
Business 1 Jun 2023 Southport FC updates website for better navigation Southport FC said... We are gradually working our way through updating the website and rearranging a few things to make the naviga…
Transport 1 Jun 2023 Merseyrail Confirms Unaffected Services During Current Wave of Transport Strikes Merseyrail commented... There is currently a lot of news coverage of strike action in public transport companies. We understand st…
Education 31 May 2023 Sefton Children's Services to receive a new Director to drive rapid improvement A new Director of Children’s Services has been appointed to take over the improvement journey in Sefton Children’s Services and co…
Crime 31 May 2023 Local knife surrender bins prove successful as 200 weapons recovered The results are in…. Over 200 knives have been recovered across South Division during #OpSceptre, a national crackdown on knife cr…
Business 31 May 2023 Construction begins on a drive thru coffee shop next to Southport Pier Work has started on the construction of a drive-thru coffee shop on the Ocean Plaza next to Southport Pier. Contractors have start…
Emergency Services 31 May 2023 Help Find Keith Lucy – Extensive Enquiries Ongoing Please share and help find missing 64-year-old Keith Lucy from Bootle. Keith has been missing since Tuesday 30 May where he was la…
