Crime 10 Oct 2022 Busy time for Lancashire Police in the area It's been a busy few weeks for #SouthRTF, honestly, we just haven’t had time to post, but rest assured we’ve been here... Amongst …
Community 10 Oct 2022 Council charge £10 for people to go for a run Sefton Council’s Active Workforce Team are holding a 5-kilometre challenge on Thursday, 13 October. Starting from Princes Park in …
Crime 10 Oct 2022 Police in Southport had a busy weekend with several arrests It was a busy time for Police Officers and Police Staff on duty in the Southport and Formby area over the full moon weekend. Leadi…
Business 10 Oct 2022 Project Gigabit – Public Review Launch in Merseyside and Greater Manchester The government is on a mission to deliver lightning-fast, reliable broadband to everyone in the UK and is investing £5 billion in …
Crime 10 Oct 2022 Region unites to make it clear Merseyside is No Place for Hate Merseyside’s Police Commissioner is uniting with partners to reinforce the message that Merseyside is No Place for Hate to mark Na…
Sport 10 Oct 2022 Squires Gate At Home For Southport In The Lancashire Challenge Trophy-Updated Disappointingly, having confirmed Tuesday 22nd November as being an available date, Squires Gate FC have now informed us they have…
Culture 9 Oct 2022 Fag Ash Lil "Rock The Bandstand" in Southport -Video The Rock The Bandstand event that was postponed from September after the death of The Queen took place today. One of the most popu…
Environment 9 Oct 2022 Martin Mere near Southport closed due to Avian Flu regulations Cases of avian influenza remain widespread across the UK. To protect the birds in our care and those returning to spend winter on …
Sport 9 Oct 2022 Southport throw away 2 goal advantage and lose 3-2 After crusing into a 2-0 lead after just ten minutes and never having their goal threatened until the 35th minute, somehow it all …
Emergency Services 8 Oct 2022 Police statement on Clifton Road in Southport incident "We can confirm that officers are in attendance on Clifton Road in Southport today (Saturday 8 October). At around 12.15pm officer…
Emergency Services 8 Oct 2022 Police incident as man climbs onto roof in Clifton Road Southport Emergency services are in Clifton Road in Southport negotiating with a man who has climbed onto the roof of a house. Locals say he…
Politics 8 Oct 2022 Southport MP Damien Moore "Delighted" that Liverpool is awarded Eurovision Damien commented... I’m delighted that Liverpool has been chosen to host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine.…
Emergency Services 8 Oct 2022 North West Ambulance Service workers set to vote on strike action North Ambulance Service faces a strike vote as GMB Union launches a formal industrial action ballot. Almost 2,000 NWAS paramedics …
Crime 8 Oct 2022 Police seeing increase in ASB as the nights draw in As the nights start to draw in, we are experiencing an increase in reports of things like anti-social behaviour. To help us captur…
Culture 8 Oct 2022 Liverpool will host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest Liverpool has been selected as the Host City for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest, following a tight bidding race with the city of…
Emergency Services 8 Oct 2022 Scrap yard fire in Crowland Close Southport Fire crews have been called to a scrap yard fire on Crowland Close, Southport this evening. Four fire engines are in attendance. C…
Business 7 Oct 2022 More money to be thrown at the proposed Southport Events Centre Funding would help Sefton Council build new Marine Lake Events Centre • £73m project to create 1,500-capacity theatre and events a…
Environment 7 Oct 2022 Council erect Public Space Protection Order signs along the seafront in Southport Sefton Council have erected new signs along the seafront in Southport to explain what you can and cannot do along the coast. PSPOs…
Business 7 Oct 2022 Victoria Baths in Southport seen as investment opportunity A historic Southport landmark is now being market tested as an exciting major investment opportunity. Works have been taking place…
Culture 7 Oct 2022 Sefton Council celebrates Black History Month 2022 Black History Month takes place every October. During this month Sefton Council will be celebrating the incredible history, achiev…
Transport 7 Oct 2022 Avanti West Coast placed on short-term contract to drastically improve services The Department for Transport has placed Avanti West Coast on a short-term contract and challenged it to deliver the urgent increas…
Sport 7 Oct 2022 Southport make the long trip to Gloucester on Saturday Southport start a run of four games on the road with a trip to Gloucester City on Saturday. Kick Off is 3pm. Our hosts have a numb…
Crime 7 Oct 2022 Police finally catch drug dealer who rammed a Police vehicle On 3rd August 2022 the driver of a Vauxhall Insignia failed to stop for Southport Local Policing Team Officers, conducting an oper…
Health 6 Oct 2022 Coroners office appeal after Southport man sadly dies Please share and help the Coroner’s Office find the next of kin of a Southport man who recently passed away. Peter Arthur Jackson …
Community 6 Oct 2022 Council will continue to focus on reducing the numbers of children living in poverty Through its new Child Poverty Strategy for 2022 to 2030, Sefton Council will continue to focus on reducing the numbers of children…
Crime 6 Oct 2022 Appeal following antisemitic crime in Southport Detectives have issued images of a man who may have information that may assist enquiries following an antisemitic hate crime at a…
Sport 6 Oct 2022 Date change for Southport's Farsley Celtic fixture Southport's game at Farsley Celtic originally scheduled for March 11th 2023 has been brought forward to Saturday October 15th with…
Other 6 Oct 2022 Premier League Announces £12.6m Support for National League Clubs The Premier League has announced an increased investment package of £12.6m to support the National League over the next three year…
Health 6 Oct 2022 Avalon Care Home rated inadequate by CQC Avalon Care Home is a residential care home providing personal care for up to 26 people. The service is registered to provide supp…
Health 6 Oct 2022 RCN’s biggest ever strike ballot now open Nurses strike ballot opens today statement below. More than 300,000 members will receive ballot papers in the post from today (6 O…
Other 6 Oct 2022 Have an eek!citing half term this October at Martin Mere near Southport Families can put their courage to the test as they explore the eek!citing and mysterious world of wetland nature this October half…
Environment 6 Oct 2022 Southport's beach car parks now closed for the winter Hundreds of thousands of people have enjoyed visits to Sefton’s beautiful Crosby, Ainsdale and Southport beaches this summer. The …
Crime 5 Oct 2022 Response to NPCC announcement on burglaries.Police officers to attend all residential burglary reports Chief Constable Serena Kennedy has joined all police chiefs from across the country in supporting a collective decision – for poli…
Environment 5 Oct 2022 Improvements at Mere Sands nature reserve near Southport Please note that throughout this autumn/winter, the paths and hides at Mere Sands Wood are being improved. The Access Mere Sands W…
Crime 5 Oct 2022 Thousands more neighbourhood criminals to be GPS tracked in expansion of tagging project Under this expansion of this Government’s Acquisitive Crime GPS tagging project, 2,000 more criminals will have their whereabouts …
Emergency Services 4 Oct 2022 No updates from police on last nights incident in Kew ,Southport after person fell from a building Police have still not released any information on the serious incident on Blowick Moss Lane last night where a person fell from a …
Education 4 Oct 2022 St Phillips school in Southport celebrates Black History Month with Merseyside Police Schools across Merseyside have been taking part in a competition for Black History Month, organised by our Community Engagement Un…
Other 4 Oct 2022 Met Office asks, Are you Weather Ready? New research from the Met Office suggests that 55% of people in the UK with vulnerable neighbours or relatives would check on them…
Transport 4 Oct 2022 Miserable weekend ahead for Merseyrail users from Southport Due to planned 24-hour strikes by Network Rail staff who are members of the RMT union, Merseyrail will be running a limited train …
Council 4 Oct 2022 Eligible residents need to apply for energy rebate before October deadline Sefton Council is reminding eligible households across the Borough that they need to apply for discretionary Energy Rebate payment…
Emergency Services 4 Oct 2022 Emergency services called to Blowick Moss Lane in Southport after person falls from building The emergency services were called to a property on Blowick Moss Lane yesterday evening following reports of a person falling from…
