Transport 5 Mar 2025 More disruption on Merseyrail Southport line Due to a track fault between Formby and Hightown the Southport line is disrupted. Disruption is expected until 17:00 05/03.Impact:…
Transport 5 Mar 2025 Easter Bank Holiday: Rail Passengers Warned About Engineering Works Passengers urged to check before travelling ahead of Easter engineering programmeRegion & Route:NationalRail passengers are being …
Crime 5 Mar 2025 Three Charged, Two Arrested in Southport Violent Disorder Investigations Detectives have charged three people, and arrested a further two, as part of investigations into Violent Disorder in Merseyside la…
Council 5 Mar 2025 Southport Crematorium Office Reduces Opening Hours Sefton Council is reducing the opening hours of its office at Southport Crematorium to one day per week as the public continues to…
Sport 5 Mar 2025 Disappointing Home Defeat for Southport in 2-0 Loss A 2-0 home defeat on a disappointing evening for the home side.After the heroics of Saturday it was all very flat tonight and Leam…
Business 4 Mar 2025 Lib Dem Councillors for Crossens are welcoming that construction has now begun on the new Lidl in Marine Drive Local Councillors welcome work on Lidl beginningLib Dem Councillors for Crossens are welcoming that construction has now begun on …
Community 4 Mar 2025 Disney Themed Charity Quiz Night at Southport Market Disney Fans Assemble for a Magical Charity Quiz Night in Southport!Disney devotees and animation admirers are invited to an enchan…
Environment 4 Mar 2025 Merseyside Group Receives Equipment Donation For Wildlife Conservation WWR Wings Wildlife and Bird Rescue has received a welcome boost to their community wildlife care and conservation efforts, thanks …
Sport 4 Mar 2025 Southport home to Leamington this evening Southport have a home game against Leamington this evening with a 7.45pm Kick Off.Tickets are on sale HERE We are reissuing the or…
Crime 3 Mar 2025 Rental Fraud: Home Office Reveals 72% of Victims are 18-39 Year Olds Young people aged between 18 and 39 account for almost three quarters of cases of rental fraud, according to exclusive National Fr…
Crime 3 Mar 2025 23-Year-Old to Appear in Court Following Birkdale Store Assault and Robbery A man has been arrested and charged following a robbery at a convenience store in Birkdale at the weekend.At around 10.10pm on Sat…
Community 3 Mar 2025 Tribute and photo issued by the family of Cathy Doherty Police are issuing the following tribute on behalf of the family of Cathy Doherty, who sadly passed away aged 52 at a property in …
Environment 3 Mar 2025 Southport Vies for National Recognition in 2025 Britain in Bloom Southport in Bloom has secured a place in the 2025 Britain in Bloom UK Finals, as one of only four finalists in the Coastal catego…
Sport 3 Mar 2025 Southport Football Club Faces Leamington in Tuesday Night Clash We have a home game against Leamington on Tuesday with a 7.45pm Kick Off.Tickets are on sale HERE We are reissuing the original pr…
Politics 2 Mar 2025 Southport Pier Closure: Conservatives Push for Action and Transparency Southport Conservatives are calling on Sefton Council to publish all information on all applications submitted by the council for …
Sport 2 Mar 2025 Port grab a point after having goalkeeper sent off after 5 minutes After being reduced to ten men with goalkeeper Chris Renshaw sent off in the fifth minute it was set to be a backs to the wall aft…
Environment 1 Mar 2025 Police response to dog attack on sheep in the dunes Local residents that follow this page may have already read that one of the conservation sheep at Ainsdale Local Nature Reserve ha…
Politics 1 Mar 2025 Southport Lib Dems demand transparency over pier funding rejection Southport Lib Dems are demanding that the full details of the correspondence between Sefton Council and the National Lottery Herit…
Crime 1 Mar 2025 New Police Powers Announced in Crime and Policing Bill The Crime and Policing Bill, which is central to the government’s Plan for Change and Safer Streets mission, will be introduced in…
Transport 28 Feb 2025 Tens of Thousands of Potholes to be Filled Thanks to £8.7m Liverpool City Region Investment Almost £9m to make roads smoother and safer across Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and WirralFunding announced last…
Crime 28 Feb 2025 Three Men Behind Bars for Vicious Theft Incident Leading to Serious Injuries in Southport Three men have today, Friday 28 February, been jailed after a man suffered serious life-changing injuries after falling from the r…
Other 28 Feb 2025 Northern Launches App to Improve Accessibility in Major Stations Free app makes it easier for customers to navigate four Northern stationsCustomers can now use a free app that gives them the conf…
Health 28 Feb 2025 Free Dementia Clinics Set to Return to Southport's Nationwide Branch Dementia UK shares tips on tackling tough conversations around dementia ahead of free clinics in SouthportDementia specialist Admi…
Environment 28 Feb 2025 Sheep Euthanised Following Dog Attack at Ainsdale Local Nature Reserve Sefton Council, and coastal conservation partners Natural England and Lancashire Wildlife Trust, are dismayed to report one of the…
Crime 28 Feb 2025 Two men arrested following unexplained death of woman in Southport Detectives have arrested two men following the unexplained death of a woman in Southport on Wednesday evening, 26 February.At arou…
Council 28 Feb 2025 Conservatives Vote Against Labour Tax Hikes & Propose Southport Pier Support At the recent Sefton Council budget meeting, held at Bootle Town Hall, another 4.99% increase in Council Tax was voted through by …
Council 28 Feb 2025 Hammer Blow to Southport Pier Hopes: Lottery Funding Denied The Labour leader of Sefton Council, Cllr. Marion Atkinson informed a stunned council last night that the Heritage Lottery would n…
Business 28 Feb 2025 Exciting Projects Set to Transform Sefton Borough Over 120 businesses from Sefton and the wider city region attended Sefton Council’s recent event at Crosby Lakeside Waterloo free …
Crime 27 Feb 2025 Police Urgently Seeking Witnesses to M65 Crash Police appealing for information after a collision on the M65 left two people, including a child, injured.We were called to a repo…
Other 27 Feb 2025 New Funding Boosts Sefton's Effort to Combat Homelessness Sefton Council’s Cabinet Member for Housing and Highways, Cllr Daren Veidman, has welcomed the announcement that the authority wil…
Emergency Services 27 Feb 2025 Merseyside Police Reassure Public Following Unexplained Death in Meols Cop Road Merseyside Police commented...We’re still investigating the unexplained death of a woman aged in her 50s in Meols Cop Road, Southp…
Emergency Services 27 Feb 2025 Merseyside Police Gear Up for Bustling Calendar of Local Events Merseyside Police has already begun extensive planning for another busy calendar of events across the region, with community partn…
Other 27 Feb 2025 First-Ever February Kitten Birth at Woodlands Animal Sanctuary Marks Historic Event Woodlands – Woodlands welcomes the first birth onsite of 2025.Woodlands Animal Sanctuary have welcomed their first litter of kitte…
Sport 26 Feb 2025 Star Performance by Renshaw Leads Southport to Victory over Curzon A very welcome 1-0 win in a game of few chances but Southport managed to finish the one clear cut one of the night and take all th…
Crime 26 Feb 2025 Car smashes into the Edinburgh Woollen Mill on Lord Street in Southport. The driver of a Mercedes car lost control of their vehicle on Lord Street this afternoon and ended up smashing into the doors of T…
Crime 26 Feb 2025 Merseyside Police Partakes in National Fraud Clampdown Operation Henhouse Merseyside Police has joined forces across the country in Operation Henhouse, a month-long national intensification period targeti…
Health 25 Feb 2025 Emergency homelessness fund boosted to £60 million.Sefton to receive £154,554 An extra £30 million has been confirmed for the Winter Pressures Funding this year.Urgent homelessness funding, previously tripled…
Environment 25 Feb 2025 Plug-In Van Grant Extension Supports UK's Transition to Zero Emission Vehicles Drivers, cabbies and businesses are set to benefit from £120 million in government funding to make the switch to cleaner vans, whe…
Crime 25 Feb 2025 Serious injury RTC on Cumberland Road, Southport Officers from Merseyside Police Roads Policing Unit have arrested a 57-year-old man following a serious road traffic collision in …
Education 24 Feb 2025 No Southport school kids to get free breakfasts The government has announced the first 750 schools to provide free daily breakfast clubs as part of a pilot scheme ahead of a plan…
Environment 24 Feb 2025 6-Week Public Consultation on Liverpool City Region's Environmental Strategy Begins A six-week public consultation on an environmental strategy for the Liverpool City Region has been launched.Mayor Steve Rotheram h…
