Crime 21 Mar 2025 Man from Lydiate one of four jailed for 19 years after seizure of £1m of cannabis Pictured above (top row L-R Ian Hannah, Steven Garbutt. Bottom row L-R Raja Hamid Ali, Shahrukh Ali)Four people have today, Friday…
Crime 21 Mar 2025 Two men arrested as stolen motorbike recovered Two men were arrested close to Farmfoods early this afternoon after they were seen pushing a motorbike along the pavement.Police s…
Sport 21 Mar 2025 Southport Striker Marcus Carver Loaned to Ashton United Forward Marcus Carver has today joined Northern Premier League – Premier Division side Ashton United on loan until the end of the …
Business 21 Mar 2025 Sefton Council Slammed for Proposed Taxes on New Developments Southport Conservatives Slam Labour’s Latest Southport TaxSefton Council’s proposals to tax new developments in Southport town cen…
Business 20 Mar 2025 North West takes a giant leap into space with landmark Axiom Space agreement UK’s North West to play a key role in the future of space innovationLiverpool City Region and Greater Manchester partner with lead…
Crime 20 Mar 2025 Two men sentenced for violent disorder in Southport and Liverpool Two men who threw missiles in violent disorder in Southport and Liverpool city centre with one assaulting a police officer are the…
Other 20 Mar 2025 No Red Arrows display at this years Southport Airshow The iconic Red Arrows Display team will not be performing at this years Southport Air Show which takes place onDates:August 30, 20…
Health 20 Mar 2025 Mersey and West Lancashire NHS Trust Urges Patients to Bring Own Medicines to Hospital Taking your own medicines into hospital may not be your first thought.But pharmacists at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospi…
Environment 20 Mar 2025 Transforming Martin Mere: Multi-Year Restoration Backed by CMA CGM Underway WWT, the charity for wetlands and wildlife, has partnered with CMA CGM Group, a global player in maritime, land, air, and logistic…
Environment 19 Mar 2025 Extreme Weather Set to Worsen, Warns Met Office Chief Scientist Following WMO Climate Report The imprint of human-induced climate change is evident in the 2024 State of the Global Climate Report from the World Meteorologica…
Crime 19 Mar 2025 Southport man jailed after serious collision with cyclist in Maghull A Southport driver has been jailed for eight months after he was involved in a serious collision with a cyclist but failed to stop…
Crime 19 Mar 2025 Joseph Cooper, 24 years, of Ascot Close in Birkdale charged with violent disorder in Southport on Tuesday 30 July Detectives investigating incidents of violent disorder in Merseyside have charged a further four men and a youth has been sentence…
Other 19 Mar 2025 Southport Woman Passes Away: Authorities Request Public's Help in Locating Next-of-Kin Police are appealing for help in tracing the next-of-kin of a woman from Southport who has passed away.Vera McAndrews, 79 years, s…
Business 19 Mar 2025 Merseyrail Cleaners Set to Strike Following Pay Dispute Cleaners on Merseyrail will take 48 hours strike action from April 4 after they rejected a pay offer from Churchill.Despite repeat…
Sport 19 Mar 2025 Southport Returns to The Big Help Stadium for Non League Day This Saturday After three away games in a row we return to The Big Help Stadium for Non League Day on Saturday and the visit of Scarborough Athl…
Community 19 Mar 2025 Sefton Council Celebrates Social Workers on World Social Work Day On Social Work Day, Sefton Council is proud to celebrate its social workers across Children’s and Adults Services who make a diffe…
What's On 19 Mar 2025 Unleash your kids on the giant duck hunt at WWT Martin Mere this Easter Searching for a family day out in West Lancashire this Easter? WWT Martin Mere has a line-up of fun events and activities from 5-2…
Sport 19 Mar 2025 Longridge Town 0 Southport 1. Into The Final A goal direct from a corner in the 35th minute scored by Danny Lloyd was the only goal of the game and enough to see Southport thr…
Other 18 Mar 2025 'Enable 2-Step Verification!' - New Warning from Action Fraud and Meta Protect your online accounts from hackers and enable 2SV: Action Fraud issue new warning about social media and email account hack…
Crime 18 Mar 2025 Crack Cocaine and Heroin Seizure Leads to Conviction in Southport Detectives from our dedicated County Lines team are welcoming the sentencing of a Kirkby man to five years and seven months in pri…
Other 18 Mar 2025 Southport resident Alan Hansen receives MBE Former Liverpool defender and long-time BBC Match of the Day pundit Alan Hansen has received his MBE for services to football and …
Crime 18 Mar 2025 Get to Know Your Neighbourhood Officers at Upcoming Ainsdale Meeting The next opportunity to meet your dedicated Neighbourhood Officers for Ainsdale will be on:WEDNESDAY 19th MARCH between 5:00pm - 7…
Council 18 Mar 2025 How to challenge your Council Tax band: a step-by-step guide The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is responsible for making sure that 27 million properties across England and Wales are in the co…
Crime 18 Mar 2025 Three Charged Following Violent Robbery and Assault in Southport Three males have been charged following a robbery and assault in Southport earlier this month.At around 9.35pm on Friday 14 March,…
Culture 18 Mar 2025 From Emmerdale to FarmLife: The Fletchers to Feature at Southport Flower Show We are delighted to announce that Kelvin and Liz Fletcher will be joining us at this year’s Southport Flower Show on Thursday 14th…
Transport 18 Mar 2025 New rule for driving test changes and cancellations to reduce waiting times From 8 April 2025, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will require learner drivers to give 10 full working days’ notic…
Transport 17 Mar 2025 Find Out What Network Rail and Merseyrail are Doing to Keep You Moving in Bad Weather Network Rail is upgrading the drainage at a Cheshire flooding hotspot for passengers travelling between Liverpool and Chester.Serv…
Emergency Services 17 Mar 2025 Full-Scale Evacuation Planned for Everton’s New Stadium Test Event An evacuation exercise will be performed at Everton's new stadium as part of the test event schedule that will enable the Club to …
Community 17 Mar 2025 Urgent Search Ongoing for Missing Southport Man TJay Waters Please share and help find missing 36-year-old TJay Waters from Southport.TJay has been missing from home and he was last seen on …
Other 17 Mar 2025 Sefton Coroner's Office Searching for Next-of-Kin of Deceased Southport Man Sefton Coroner's Office is appealing for help in finding the next-of-kin of a man who passed away in Southport.Eric Grady, 52, of …
Crime 17 Mar 2025 Cannabis Setup Unearthed in Hesketh Bank, 60-year-old man Arrested Lancashire police commented...This morning, we conducted a warrant on Shore Road in Hesketh Bank and found a cannabis set up which…
Transport 17 Mar 2025 London Euston passengers advised to ‘travel either side’ this Easter Passengers travelling between London Euston and Scotland over the Easter bank holiday are being advised to travel either side of t…
Transport 17 Mar 2025 Traffic and Safety Enhancements Proposed for A582's Croston Road Junction A key milestone has been reached in plans to deliver improvements to journeys on the A582 in Preston and South Ribble.Lancashire C…
Council 17 Mar 2025 Half a Century of Dedication: Southport's Sir Ron Watson CBE Recognised Sefton Council has honoured its longest serving Councillor as part of its 50 year celebrations.Southport Councillor Sir Ron Watson…
Health 17 Mar 2025 MWL Named Best Trust in North West Following Top Scoring PLACE Assessments Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (MWL) has been named as the best in the North West and one of the top perf…
Sport 17 Mar 2025 Southport FC Gear Up for Semi-Final against Longridge Town in the Lancashire Challenge Trophy Southport have a trip to Longridge Town on Tuesday for the semi-final of the Lancashire Challenge Trophy. The game kicks off at 7.…
Sport 16 Mar 2025 Southport win 2-0 at Rushall Olympic A fine win on the road for The Sandgrounders after what has been a difficult week for everyone at the club following Jim’s departu…
Transport 15 Mar 2025 Northern strives to improve accessibility for passengers Northern says it is ‘working apace’ to improve the travel experience for people with additional access needs across its network.Th…
Sport 15 Mar 2025 'I Certainly Enjoyed My Time': A Heartfelt Goodbye from Southport FC Manager Dear ‘The Southport Family’Now the dust has settled and I’ve had a few days to process my time at Southport FC, I wanted to say a …
Transport 15 Mar 2025 High Levels of Customer Satisfaction for Merseyrail in Recent Survey Merseyrail leads the way for reliability in National Customer Survey.Merseyrail has been named one of the UK’s top train operators…
Crime 14 Mar 2025 Detectives Appeal for Witness Following Reported Rape Incident Detectives have issued a CCTV image for a witness to come forward who may have seen a woman in distress in Liverpool city centre l…
