Business 7 Mar 2022 Lager drought could hit Pubs Bars and Restaurants in Southport Pubs nationwide could run dry of lager if 1,700 beer delivery workers employed by GXO vote for strike action, Unite, the UK’s lead…
Emergency Services 7 Mar 2022 63 year old man missing from home Police are urgently appealing for help in finding a 63 year-old man who is missing from home in Liverpool. John Noon, who is from …
Sport 7 Mar 2022 Lancs Challenge Trophy Wednesday. Southport v Lancaster City Southport travel to Leyland on Wednesday for the Lancashire Challenge Trophy Semi Final tie against Lancaster City note the kick o…
Other 6 Mar 2022 Southport FC Football Stands Together Video Full Version We had a very moving period of reflection ahead of the game against Brackley yesterday with a very thoughtful piece read out by Ni…
Emergency Services 6 Mar 2022 Driver smashes into Southport Sea Wall after losing control of their vehicle A driver has lost control of their vehicle and smashed into the sea wall in Southport. The accident was at the roundabout by Fairw…
Health 6 Mar 2022 Man runs five Marathons in five days for Queenscourt Hospice in Southport Mark Conti has just smashed his epic challenge of running 200 km in memory of his step-father-in-law Nigel Cochrane in 5 days. He …
Environment 6 Mar 2022 New fishing licences unveiled by the EA.You will need one if fishing around Southport The Environment Agency (EA) has released new fishing licence images designed by British Fish and Wildlife Artist, David Miller. Th…
Crime 6 Mar 2022 Police appeal after theft from Hesketh Bank Booths store near Southport There was a high value theft in Booths superstore early last month, if anyone can recognise any of these two individuals or has an…
Sport 5 Mar 2022 Southport 0 Brackley Town 0 Several people predicted a 0-0 draw ahead of the game with the first and second sides with the most clean sheets facing each other…
Community 5 Mar 2022 Football Stands Together At Haig Avenue In Southport-Video Players and fans of Southport and Brackley stood together for the People of Ukraine before the kick off at Haig Avenue this aftern…
Transport 5 Mar 2022 Beach parking prices frozen as Southport and Ainsdale set to open in April Sefton Council is continuing the price freeze on season tickets at its Ainsdale and Southport beach car parks for all Sefton resid…
Community 5 Mar 2022 Greenbank High School in Southport pupils support for the people of Ukraine Staff and pupils from Greenbank High School in Southport gathered on the school field yesterday and spelt out the word Peace in th…
Other 5 Mar 2022 Search is on to find the family of Southport War Hero who saved 200 lives in WW1 An appeal has been launched to find the relatives of a Victoria Cross war hero who helped save 200 lives in a bid to renovate his …
Environment 5 Mar 2022 Public Consultation Panel asked to consider plan for Southport’s historic Botanic Gardens Next week’s meeting of Sefton Council’s Public Engagement and Consultation Panel will be asked to consider proposals for a consult…
Community 4 Mar 2022 Southport FC coach and friends to take on three peaks challenge in aid of Queenscourt Hospice In Mid July, one of Southport FC’s Community Coaches Martyn Farrell, and 8 other “MadMen” are raising funds for Queenscourt Hospic…
Politics 4 Mar 2022 Labour Councillors vote down Conservative proposals for Southport at Budget meeting At last night’s Sefton Council budget meeting, Conservatives proposed investing over £750,000 in our green spaces and recreational…
Crime 4 Mar 2022 Teenage boy knocked from his bike.Police appeal after driver fails to stop. Police are appealing for information following a report of a collision involving a teenage cyclist and a car in Maghull on Saturda…
Business 4 Mar 2022 Work to start on transforming "The Shrimper" in Southport Work will start this week on a £170,000 revamp to reopen and rename a Southport pub. The investment, at The Shrimper on Fylde Road…
Sport 4 Mar 2022 Southport v Brackley Town Match Preview. K.O. 3.00pm Saturday It’s a top of the table clash on Saturday when we entertain Brackley Town who sit in 2nd place in the table. Kick Off is at 3pm an…
Council 4 Mar 2022 Council Tax in Southport to rise by 2.99% for 2022/2023 At a meeting today, Sefton Council agreed a Council Tax rise of 2.99%, which will mean an extra 66p per week for Band A properties…
Council 3 Mar 2022 Woman living in West Lancs near Southport has lucky escape after ceiling falls down on her head West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has today slammed the Borough Council for the most recent in a long line of serious failings by th…
Business 3 Mar 2022 Council Cabinet asked to approve plans to seek investment partner for Southport Golf Links At their meeting on Thursday 10th March, Sefton Council Cabinet members will be asked to approve a new vision, and the plan to see…
Transport 3 Mar 2022 Highways in Sefton earmarked for major investment Journeys on the Liverpool City Region’s highways and transport network would become smoother and safer, under a new multi-million-…
Business 3 Mar 2022 One, Two, THREE: Exciting projects move forward in Southport Town Deal At their meeting on Thursday 10th March, Sefton Council’s Cabinet will consider plans for the next stage of the delivery of the So…
What's On 3 Mar 2022 Money-saving, early-bird tickets on sale for British Musical Fireworks Championship in Southport Tickets are now on sale for this year’s British Musical Fireworks Championship at Southport and people are being advised to book e…
Sport 3 Mar 2022 The Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy Semi Final Southport v Lancaster Game To Be Streamed Live The Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy Semi Final between Southport and Lancaster on Wednesday March 9th, Kick Off 7.30pm, will be liv…
Other 3 Mar 2022 Southport Model Village will not open until the end of April due to storm damage Southport Model Village in the Kings Gardens on the Promenade will be closed until the end of April. The owners said... "We are so…
Politics 2 Mar 2022 Southport MP "It was a privilege to be in Parliament today" It was a privilege to be in Parliament today to give the Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK a round of applause. To receive a round of…
Crime 2 Mar 2022 450 users of child abuse platform arrested in the UK 450 people have been arrested in the UK after they were identified as members of an online platform used for trading child sexual …
Community 2 Mar 2022 West Lancashire Crematorium donate £3000 to Southport Lifeboat A spokesperson for the Lifeboat said... We'd like to say a big thank you to West Lancashire Crematorium, part of the Westerleigh G…
Health 2 Mar 2022 Mobile NHS Galleri Trial Unit to detect early signs of cancer is in Southport Theatre car park The Galleri® test is a new blood test that can detect signs of many different types of cancer in a sample of a person’s blood. If …
Business 2 Mar 2022 Sainsbury's says it will close 192 coffee bars, seven cafés and 34 hot food and pizza counters Sainsbury's who have a store in Southport town centre and are hoping to build a new outlet at Meols Cop have announced the closure…
Health 2 Mar 2022 Waiting list at Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust at over 11,000 The latest figures from the NHS show that at the end of December 2021, there were 11,575 people on the waiting list at Southport a…
Health 1 Mar 2022 Regulations making COVID-19 vaccination a condition of deployment to end The legal requirement for health and social care staff to be double jabbed will be removed from 15 March. Regulations requiring CO…
Emergency Services 1 Mar 2022 Man airlifted to Hospital after accident in Forest Road in Southport A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: "At around 11.50am today (Tuesday 1 March) emergency services were called to a report o…
Crime 1 Mar 2022 Vandalism and Graffiti continue in the Kings Gardens in Southport Vandals are still causing damage in Southport's Kings Gardens. The two old toilet blocks have once again been covered in fresh gra…
Other 1 Mar 2022 New Observation Wheel in Southport is almost ready to open The new Observation Wheel at Southport Pleasureland is almost ready to open. The area surrounding the Wheel has been landscaped an…
Health 1 Mar 2022 Mobile COVID testing Units in Sefton during March 2022. Throughout March, drive-through Mobile Testing Units will be available across the Borough. These sites are for people with symptom…
Transport 1 Mar 2022 Marine Drive in Southport closed again to traffic The Marine Drive in Southport is closed again today between Weld Raod and Pleasureland. Work is being carried out to patch up pot …
Community 1 Mar 2022 PTA at Farnborough Road School in Southport want donations for Ukraine Hi everyone I’m on the PTA at Farnborough Road school we are looking for donations for Ukrainian if you could help that would be g…
Environment 1 Mar 2022 Foggy start to March in Southport but weather will improve Today: A frosty start for some, with patchy fog soon clearing in the morning to leave a fine and dry day with largely sunny skies,…
