Other 2 Jun 2026 Southport's Vue Showcases Diversity with Special Pride Month Film Line-Up Celebrate Pride Month at Vue Southport with a selection of LGBTQ+ titles This Pride Month, Vue is celebrating with a curated line-…
Emergency Services 2 Jun 2026 Safety Confirmed: Suspicious Item in Southport Flat Deemed Harmless Police can confirm an item found at a flat in Southport earlier today has been assessed as safe by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EO…
Emergency Services 2 Jun 2026 Road Closures Following Discovery of Suspected Explosive in Southport Flat Police can confirm that officers are currently in Southport following the discovery of a suspicious item inside a flat today, Tues…
Sport 2 Jun 2026 Southport FC Seniors Show Promising Performance Despite National Cup Exit Southport FC over 70’s, 65’s and 60’s Walking Football teams interest in this season’s National Cup ended today with the Over 65’s…
Crime 1 Jun 2026 Runcorn Man, 21, Jailed for Sending Death Threat Emails to Merseyside Schools We can confirm that a man has been sentenced to 28 months in custody for sending hoax emails to three schools in Merseyside.Darren…
Environment 1 Jun 2026 Sefton Council Celebrates Historic Horticultural Win with New Signs A pair of shiny new signs commemorating a historic horticultural title now welcome visitors into Southport after being installed b…
Emergency Services 1 Jun 2026 Project Servator Aims to Disrupt Criminality at Southport Events If you visited Southport Food & Drink Festival at the weekend you may have seen #ProjectServator deployments in the area around Vi…
Other 30 May 2026 Woodlands Animal Sanctuary Appeals for Special Home for Betsy and Penny Woodlands Animal Sanctuary took Betsy & Penny a mum and daughter pair all the way back in August last year, meaning they have been…
Emergency Services 29 May 2026 100 People Rescued from Sandbank on Sefton Coast Around 100 people were rescued from a sandbank on the Sefton coast as the tide came in, HM Coastguard Crosby said.The large group …
Crime 29 May 2026 Elderly Woman Injured in Birkdale Bus Collision, Police Seek Witnesses Police are appealing for information following a serious collision in Birkdale earlier this week.At around 12.55pm on Wednesday 27…
Food & Drink 29 May 2026 Southport Food and Drink Festival absolutely packed Thousands of people packed into Victoria Park today in glorious sunshine for the 2026 Southport Food and Drink Festival.Food from …
Politics 29 May 2026 Government Powers to Prevent Poor Financial Decisions in Local Government Powers will be used to prevent excessive borrowing, risky investments and poor financial decisions in local government.Announced 2…
Sport 28 May 2026 Atherton LR, Fleetwood Town, and FC United Line-Ups Challenge Sandgrounders in July Pre-season Games Our July pre-season fixtures are locked in, Sandgrounders A great chance to go away on the road and back to Haig Avenue, see the l…
Emergency Services 28 May 2026 Serious accident on M57 avoid the area Police can confirm that emergency services are on the M57 in Aintree after a serious road traffic collision, this evening, Thursda…
Health 28 May 2026 Raising Awareness on the Risks of Open Water Swimming in the North West ‘Don’t take the risk, it’s just not worth it’ - that’s the message from United Utilities as they join forces with emergency servic…
Sport 28 May 2026 Two boxers reunite in Southport after fighting 50 years ago Fifty years ago, I held the King's Cup (an Award for the Best Young Bootle Boxer of The Year). Meanwhile, on the other side of tow…
Education 28 May 2026 Sefton Launches Family Life Toolkit: Virtual Hub for Local Families Sefton Council is proud to announce the official launch of its Sefton Family Life Toolkit, a virtual family hub designed to make i…
Emergency Services 28 May 2026 Wagon smashes into a house in Banks The driver of a large wagon lost control of their vehicle in Banks this morning ending up wedged between two houses. The porch of …
Emergency Services 27 May 2026 Teenager in Critical Condition After Formby Beach Incident Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward following an incident at Formby beach on Bank Holiday Monday, 25 May.At around …
Other 26 May 2026 Unruly Visitors Earn 700 Parking Fines Over Bank Holiday Weekend in Sefton Sefton Council has issued a reminder to visitors about the importance of planning and acting responsibly when visiting its beaches…
Emergency Services 26 May 2026 Enjoy Sefton’s Beaches Responsibly: Police Issues Warning Amid Increased Patrols Over the Bank Holiday weekend our officers dealt with a number of incidents in and around Sefton’s beaches and coastlines. This we…
Health 26 May 2026 Belong at Home Southport Receives Outstanding CQC Rating Belong at Home Southport, the not-for-profit home care operator, has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the industry regulator,…
Other 26 May 2026 The Magic of the Big Screen Awaits Southport Families at Vue this Half Term Enjoy interstellar adventures and family classics this May half term at Vues across MerseysideA roster of brand-new blockbusters a…
Emergency Services 26 May 2026 Busy Afternoon for Southport Rescue Crews Covering Multiple Beach Incidents Like many SAR organisations around the country, our crew were inundated with taskings this afternoon.Our quad bikes were first tas…
Business 26 May 2026 Sefton Businesses to Strengthen Marketing Strategies at InvestSefton Workshops Hot on the heels of the highly popular recent digital and social media masterclasses, local businesses are being invited to take a…
Transport 25 May 2026 Too many passengers bring disruption to Merseyrail Southport line Due to the large number of passengers travelling to the coast during warm weather the Southport line is disrupted. Disruption is e…
Other 24 May 2026 Thousands attend Extremebhp event in Southport's Victoria Park Thousands of people attend the Extremebhp motor event in Victoria Park today.Hundreds of vehicles were on display in the glorious …
Other 24 May 2026 Hundreds of Penalty Charges Issued for Irresponsible Beach Parking With a sunny Bank Holiday weekend Sefton Council is encouraging people visiting its beaches to leave the car at home and take publ…
Crime 24 May 2026 Merseyside Prepares for the Influx of TT Race Fans Merseyside is gearing up to welcome thousands of motorcyclists and race fans from across the world for the annual Isle of Man TT R…
Crime 22 May 2026 Two Arrested and Drugs Seized in Southport Raid Two people were arrested and a significant quantity of cash, cocaine and cannabis seized in Southport thanks to the quick-thinking…
Politics 22 May 2026 Revolution in Sefton Politics as Green Group Secures Council Committee Seats Sefton’s First Green Group Formed as Party Momentum GrowsGreen councillors officially formed the first ever Green Group on SeftonC…
What's On 22 May 2026 Southport Gets Ready for a Spectacular May Half-term Half-term in Southport will be a May to remember as family-friendly events unveiledSouthport is set for a spectacular May half-ter…
Politics 22 May 2026 Council Members Bash Labour’s Total Control of Sefton Council Committees Opposition councillors on Sefton were disappointed to find that despite Sefton’s dramatic elections last month, Sefton’s Labour gr…
Community 21 May 2026 Applications Open for The Open Legacy Fund Applications are now live for local community projects to apply for support from The Open Legacy Fund, launched ahead of The 154th…
Education 21 May 2026 Southport Library Leads in Book Loans Amongst Sefton Council Libraries Over the past 12 months, Sefton Library users borrowed over 590,000 books and audiobooks. They also read 313,000 newspapers. If th…
Community 21 May 2026 Southport's Heritage Officer Honored with Polish Badge for Community Work Joanne Chamberlain, Heritage & Participation Officer at the Atkinson in Southport has been awarded the Polish badge of Honour to m…
Transport 20 May 2026 Spring Bank Holiday Strikes Disrupt London Northwestern Railway Services London Euston passengers advised to check before travelling on Spring bank holiday weekendRegion & Route:North West & Central|Nort…
Other 20 May 2026 WWT Martin Mere Unveils Europe's Longest Stepping Stones Attraction WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre, home to fascinating wetland wildlife such as flamingos and otters, is delighted to unveil an excit…
Transport 20 May 2026 Milestone Hit as Merseyrail Records One Million Tap & Go Journeys More than one million journeys have now been made using Tap & Go on the Merseyrail network, marking a major milestone for smart ti…
Business 20 May 2026 InvestSefton support helps bring 3,000 customers to Southport café Sixty business owners and managers from 40 local businesses attended two recent InvestSefton masterclasses at Formby Hall Golf Res…
Health 19 May 2026 New Care Village Provides Support For Dementia Carers in Southport Belong Spotlights Community Support for Dementia Action Week Engaging with community networks, being socially active, and accessin…
