Transport 20 Dec 2022 ASLEF: Train Drivers' Union Announces New Strike Date ASLEF, the train drivers’ union, has announced another one-day strike on Thursday 5 January after members at 15 train companies vo…
Transport 20 Dec 2022 Have your say on Lancashire's roads Lancashire County Council is inviting residents to give feedback on their highways service via an online survey.The council's high…
Transport 20 Dec 2022 Last Merseyrail train on Christmas Eve will be approximately 16.30 Due to planned industrial action by Network Rail staff who are members of the RMT union, Merseyrail has had to make changes to its…
Transport 19 Dec 2022 RMT strike to cause severe rail disruption on Christmas Eve RMT strike action is set to severely impact train services across the country on Christmas Eve and passengers are being asked to o…
Health 19 Dec 2022 Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals working to get patients “Ho Ho Home’’ for Christmas Christmas is rapidly approaching and over the coming weeks staff at Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals and St Helens and Knowsley Te…
Crime 19 Dec 2022 Man charged in connection with assault in Southport A man has been charged in connection with an assault which took place in Southport earlier this year. On 29th May it was reported …
Emergency Services 19 Dec 2022 Call out for Southport Rescue following reports of a missing person The pagers sounded early after a request from Holyhead Coastguard to assist Merseyside Police in the search for a missing person o…
Environment 18 Dec 2022 New legally binding environment targets set out Legally binding targets to protect our environment, clean up our air and rivers and boost nature have been published following ext…
Sport 18 Dec 2022 Southport goalkeeper Cam Mason Has Gone On Loan To Guiseley Southport have agreed terms for Cam to join Guiseley on loan subject to FA and NPL approval. The move will give him more game time…
Health 17 Dec 2022 NHS urges parents of secondary school-aged children to take up the school flu vaccine offer in Sefton, amid rising cases Flu vaccinations for secondary school students in Sefton has started this month with school vaccination teams already bringing the…
Business 17 Dec 2022 Wetherspoon's, The Willow Grove on Lord Street Southport to close early next year The Willow Grove pub on Lord Street is to close its doors early next year. Part of the Wetherspoon's chain the pub is one of the m…
Transport 16 Dec 2022 Merseyrail will be cancelling all first services on Saturday morning Merseyrail will be cancelling the first services on all lines on Saturday 17 December due to persistently cold temperatures and fo…
Education 16 Dec 2022 Southport MP welcomes extra investment for Greenbank High School to improve facilities as part of the Government’s School Rebuilding Programme Damien Moore MP welcomes extra investment for Greenbank High School to improve facilities aspart of the Conservative Government’s …
Sport 16 Dec 2022 Southport's match at Hereford Away Saturday Match Off With the temperatures falling still further and minus 9 forecast for tonight in Hereford and not getting much above freezing point…
Other 16 Dec 2022 Warning from United Utilities as thaw expected next week Due to freezing weather conditions, a number of our customers are experiencing no water or reduced pressure, caused by frozen pipe…
Crime 16 Dec 2022 300th arrest as part of drink and drug driving campaign in Merseyside Police have now arrested 300 people as we continue to target drink and drug driving offences through Op Limit. Op Limit, which beg…
Environment 16 Dec 2022 Dead and dying Swans on the Marine Lake update. At least 7 dead and 2 Geese After our article yesterday regarding the dead and dying Swans on the Marine Lake, eyeonsouthport received an email from an exaspe…
Emergency Services 16 Dec 2022 Air Ambulance in Compton Road - Update The North West Air Ambulance that landed in Compton Road this morning was for a window cleaner who was injured after his ladder sl…
Politics 16 Dec 2022 Comment from Damien Moore, MP for Southport, on the potential use of Pontins to house asylum seekers. Comment from Damien Moore, MP for Southport, on the potential use of Pontins to house asylumseekers. “It isn’t appropriate to hous…
Emergency Services 16 Dec 2022 North West Air Ambulance lands on Compton Road field in Southport The North West Air Ambulance landed on the playing fields at Compton Road in Southport this morning. The nature of the emergency i…
Crime 16 Dec 2022 Continued appeal to find missing 14-year-old Lillie-Mae Swift Police are continuing to appeal for help to find missing 14-year-old Lillie-Mae Swift from Rainhill. Lillie-Mae was last seen this…
Emergency Services 15 Dec 2022 Merseyside Fire Service tackling a fire in Moss Lane Southport Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service were called to a fire down Moss Lane this afternoon. The fire was down a track at the rear of M…
Environment 15 Dec 2022 Swans are dying as they become trapped in the ice on the Marine Lake in Southport A Swan has died after becoming trapped in the ice on the Marine Lake in Southport. Freezing temperatures mean that many parts of t…
Crime 15 Dec 2022 Man charged with drugs supply in Southport Police have charged a man with the supply of cocaine after a car was stopped for being uninsured by the Southport Local Policing a…
Environment 15 Dec 2022 Work to remove invasive species along Sefton’s coastline has begun Work has begun to remove an invasive plant on Sefton’s natural coastline. Natural England in partnership with Green Sefton are und…
Environment 14 Dec 2022 Idiot smashes golf balls into Solar Farm causing £4k of damage in Crossens and Banks area of Southport PCSO Neil commented... Sometime over the last week, someone has caused £4000 worth of damage to a new Solar Panel Farm in Crossens…
Emergency Services 14 Dec 2022 Police and Paramedics called to a property on Eastbank Street Bridge,Southport Police and Paramedics were called to a property on Eastbank Street Bridge in Southport at approximately 11.00 this morning. Office…
Crime 14 Dec 2022 Police searching Union Street in Southport after 82 year old man has his wallet stolen Police were searching Union Street in Southport this morning after an 82 year old man had his wallet stolen last night. The thief …
Crime 14 Dec 2022 Southport man remanded in custody after being caught with drugs on him On Thursday 8 December, officers stopped a motorbike rider with a suspected stolen BMW motorbike on Hampton Road, Southport. Follo…
Crime 13 Dec 2022 Another 60 Drink and Drug drivers arrested by Lancashire Police Santa’s ‘nice list’ is looking a little bit shorter now another 60 people have been caught drink or drug-driving. We’re now halfwa…
Community 13 Dec 2022 RIP Dave Pennington The club are saddened to hear that Southport supporter of many years and a former Match Sponsor, VP and regular supporter of our c…
Emergency Services 13 Dec 2022 Bad weather closes Southport Pier until further notice Southport Pier will be closed to the public until further notice as a result of extreme cold weather damage and ice. Freezing temp…
Health 13 Dec 2022 Long waiting times at Southport A&E today The hospital tweeted the following message. If you attend A&E today and it is not an emergency, you will experience long waits. Pl…
Crime 13 Dec 2022 Officers from Merseyside Police raid Nile Hotel in King St Southport Officers from Merseyside Police raided the Nile Hotel on King Street in Southport at approximately 10.45 this morning. At least 6 …
Education 13 Dec 2022 Emma, aged 10, from Linaker Primary School wins Damien Moore MP’s 2022 Christmas Card Competition. Emma, aged 10, from Linaker Primary School wins Damien Moore MP’s 2022 Christmas CardCompetition. Damien Moore MP has announced th…
Sport 13 Dec 2022 Southport FC match at Darlington tonight postponed Tuesday’s game at Darlington has been called off. The pitch is rock hard and with no sign of an increase in temperature in the nex…
Health 13 Dec 2022 Ambulance service issues urgent appeal to the public North West Ambulance Service is urging the public to think before dialling 999 after a combination of factors, including severe we…
Crime 13 Dec 2022 Stolen car found burnt out in Dobbies Car Park Southport A car found burnt out on the car park of Dobbies Garden Centre in Southport has been confirmed to be the silver Ford Fiesta stolen…
Community 13 Dec 2022 Council once again providing meal vouchers to eligible Sefton families over Christmas Over the Christmas and New Year break, Sefton Council will be supporting more than 9,000 local families by providing them with mea…
Transport 12 Dec 2022 RMT members from Network Rail have voted overwhelmingly to reject the latest offer from company bosses. Network Rail members emphatically reject company offer RMT members from Network Rail have voted overwhelmingly to reject the lates…
Emergency Services 12 Dec 2022 Merseyside Fire And Rescue Service issue warning as freezing conditions continue After the emerging tragedy in Solihull over the weekend, firefighters are issuing an urgent safety message to everyone across Mers…
