Community 6 Dec 2024 Southport Police Bring Festive Cheer with Community Outreach Spreading festive cheer! Our officers have been out and about engaging with the community in the run up to Christmas On November 2…
Crime 6 Dec 2024 Operation Shepherd: Police Hand Out Crime Prevention Crackers in Southport Operation Shepherd is our annual campaign to reduce crime and keep our communities safe during the festive season. Officers will b…
Emergency Services 6 Dec 2024 Martin Mere will be closed on Saturday as high winds predicted Due to severe weather conditions, we have unfortunately had to make the decision to close the centre on Saturday 7 December. If yo…
Health 5 Dec 2024 NHS 111 Reports Surge in Prescription Calls Over Winter Winter is a busy time for healthcare services, and NHS 111 always experiences a surge in calls for urgent repeat prescriptions ove…
Council 5 Dec 2024 Surge in Pension Credit Claims: Sefton Council Urges More to Apply Although tens of thousands more pensioners have applied for and are now receiving Pension Credit, Sefton Council is still urging l…
Community 5 Dec 2024 Southport Pleasureland Family Festival Raises Nearly £12,000 for Local Charities Southport Pleasureland’s Southport Together Family Festival has raised just shy of £12,000 for three local charities: Alder Hey Ch…
Politics 5 Dec 2024 More bobbies on the beat as PM puts people's priorities first Every neighbourhood will have a named, contactable police officer in their community, dealing with local issues, as PM puts more p…
Emergency Services 4 Dec 2024 Police Appeal for Information on Next-of-Kin of Deceased Southport Man Police are appealing for help in finding the next-of-kin of a man who died in Southport.Mohebi Sarwar, 39, sadly died on Saturday …
Crime 4 Dec 2024 Operation Shepherd Brings Safety to Southport This Christmas Operation Shepherd is our annual campaign to reduce crime and keep our communities safe during the festive season. Officers will b…
Transport 3 Dec 2024 Huge increase to park your vehicle in Liverpool Liverpool City Council is preparing to introduce a new car parking strategy, the first major review of its kind in more than 10 ye…
Council 3 Dec 2024 John Pugh Urges Sefton Council to Invest in Southport's 'In-Between Land' As the year ends and the Southport Theatre and Floral Hall are bulldozed not to the ground, Lib Dem council leader, John Pugh, is …
Crime 3 Dec 2024 Teenage boy sentenced for violent disorder and burglary in Southport A 17-year-old boy from Southport has been given a 12-month youth referral order for Violent Disorder and burglary. The teenager, w…
Crime 3 Dec 2024 21-Year-Old Ormskirk Murder Suspect Thomas Dures Arrested in Athens Over the last 16 months we have been asking for your help locating 21-year-old Thomas Dures who we wanted to speak to as part of o…
Crime 3 Dec 2024 Three people arrested in connection with shop lifting offences in Southport Three people have been arrested in connection with a shop theft committed in Southport. At around 12.10pm yesterday, Monday 2 Dece…
Transport 3 Dec 2024 Lancashire and Merseyside Police Join Forces to Crack Down on Drink and Drug Driving Neighbouring police forces, Merseyside and Lancashire, have teamed up to launch a seasonal drug and drink driving crackdown. The j…
Health 3 Dec 2024 TV and online junk food ads face ban in bid to tackle rising childhood obesity Children will no longer be exposed to TV adverts for junk food products as new law set out today (December 3) confirms the final d…
Crime 3 Dec 2024 Nine Men Arrested at Liverpool vs Manchester City Match Over Tragedy Chanting Nine men were arrested at the match between Liverpool and Manchester City, Sunday 1 December, following reports of tragedy chantin…
Business 2 Dec 2024 webuyanycar arrives at Central 12 retail park in Southport webuyanycar are in the process of setting up an office on the Central 12 Shopping Park in Southport. The company already has a pre…
Transport 2 Dec 2024 Rising Misuse of Merseyrail Level Crossings Raises Safety Concerns Pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists urged to take more care at level crossings across the Merseyrail network after frequent misus…
Sport 2 Dec 2024 Southport Confirms Liverpool Senior Cup Tie with City of Liverpool FC Southport can now confirm that their Liverpool Senior Cup tie away to City of Liverpool FC will take place on Monday, 9th December…
Transport 2 Dec 2024 Rail journeys in the North West face disruption ahead of Christmas Northern has advised its customers in the North West to ‘Check Before You Travel’ on Sundays in December due to planned engineerin…
Sport 2 Dec 2024 Southport to Host Peterborough Sports in the FA Trophy Game this Saturday Southport return to The Big Help Stadium on Saturday when Peterborough Sports are our visitors in the FA Trophy, the kick off is a…
Sport 1 Dec 2024 Southport 0 Marine 0 in front of a crowd of 2446 Now and again you get some exciting 0-0 draws, sadly this wasn’t one of them as both sides cancelled each other out and very early…
Health 30 Nov 2024 NHS Pushes for Flu and COVID Vaccinations in Final Weeks of Online Booking With less than three weeks left to book COVID and flu vaccinations online, NHS chiefs are urging everyone still eligible to get pr…
Other 29 Nov 2024 Will this New Bill Finally Put an End to the Horrific Trade of Puppy Smuggling? An end to the cruel trade in puppy smuggling has moved closer today (Friday 29th November) following the announcement of Governmen…
Council 29 Nov 2024 Southport to Benefit from Major Council Funding Overhaul Council funding to be overhauled to deliver better outcomes for local people Funding reform kickstarted to fix the foundations of …
Crime 29 Nov 2024 Two Men Linked to Crimes in Hightown and Formby Now Charged Detectives have charged two men following incidents in Hightown and Formby last month.Kamarl Seddon, 23, of Admiral Way, Bootle an…
Crime 29 Nov 2024 PCSO's Investigate Reported Doorbell Activity in Southport From monitoring local social media pages we are aware of a number of incidents where residents have either seen people at their do…
Environment 29 Nov 2024 Healthy Green Homes - New Name for Sefton's Energy Support The Council is announcing a new name for its Affordable Warmth service. Now titled ‘Healthy Green Homes’, the name change is an ai…
Emergency Services 29 Nov 2024 Missing teenage boy (17) has links to Southport Please share and help us find missing Aigburth teenager Joe Ferris. Joe, 17, was last seen at 6pm on Tuesday 26 November heading t…
Environment 29 Nov 2024 Exclusive after-hours floodlit swan evenings at Martin Mere Want to experience a truly unique wildlife experience? WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre in Burscough, Lancashire, is hosting after-h…
Health 29 Nov 2024 Southport Buildings Light Up Red for World AIDS Day Bootle Town Hall and The Atkinson in Southport will be joining buildings across the world and lighting up red on Sunday 1st Decemb…
Crime 28 Nov 2024 Lancashire Police Operation Warrior Nets Over 3,000 Arrests and Seizes Millions Lancashire’s relentless pursuit of criminals has resulted in 3,067 arrests, along with seizures of 52,070 cannabis plants, 1019KG …
Crime 28 Nov 2024 Three more males charged with violent disorder in Southport and Liverpool Detectives investigating incidents of violent disorder in Southport and Liverpool have yesterday, Wednesday 27 November, charged t…
Community 28 Nov 2024 Sefton Council Leader Honoured for Exceptional Leadership After Southport Tragedy Responding to the recent news that she has been awarded the Judge’s Exceptional Community Leadership Award for her “exceptional le…
Health 27 Nov 2024 Sefton health bosses welcome MPs’ backing of the new Tobacco and Vapes bill Health bosses in Sefton have welcomed yesterday’s backing of the new Tobacco and Vapes bill by MPs. If it becomes law, the bill wi…
What's On 27 Nov 2024 Annual Sail to Santa Event at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre Starts This Weekend Get ready for a festive adventure at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre as Sail to Santa kicks off this 30 November and runs every wee…
Crime 27 Nov 2024 Southport and Liverpool's Unrest: Three Sentenced after Pleading Guilty Three people were sentenced yesterday, Tuesday 26 November, for their role in violent disorder in Merseyside. The three offenders …
Council 27 Nov 2024 Over 5,300 Households in Sefton Receive Reminder Letters to Confirm Council Tax Sole Occupier Discount Reminder letters are being sent to around 5,300 households as part of Sefton Council’s review of residents receiving Council Tax S…
Health 27 Nov 2024 Messages of love to support North West Ambulance Charity’s winter appeal. The North West Ambulance Charity is inviting the public to support them through their festive Robin Tree Appeal. The charity raise…
Sport 27 Nov 2024 First League Meeting in 20 Years: Southport vs Marine on Saturday After two difficult games on the road we return to the Big Help Stadium on Saturday for the visit of Marine. The game kicks off at…
