Culture 25 Jul 2024 A Blooming Surprise: Michaela Strachan to Attend Southport Flower Show Southport Flower Show are delighted to announce that Michaela Strachan will be joining us on the first day of this year’s Southpor…
Crime 24 Jul 2024 Go Fund Me page for Southport man seriously injured trying to stop motorbike theft We are raising funds for our beloved friend Cole who is currently in hospital battling life threatening injuries after interruptin…
Environment 24 Jul 2024 Mayor launches ‘Merseyrail in Bloom’ initiative to make stations brighter, greener and more welcoming Mayor Steve Rotheram has launched Merseyrail in Bloom, a new programme aimed at making the city region’s railway stations brighter…
Politics 24 Jul 2024 Southport Lib Dems Accuse New Labour MPs of Failing to Put Town First in Parliament Vote Southport Lib Dems are disappointed that new Southport Labour voted against an amendment in Parliament that called for the scrappi…
Politics 24 Jul 2024 Patrick Hurley MP for Southport comment on child poverty I am deeply committed to working with the Labour government to address child poverty and improve the life chances of children livi…
Crime 24 Jul 2024 Driver sadly dies after collision on the M6 near Preston A 33-year-old man has very sadly died following a collision on the M6 at Billsborough, near Preston. Our officers were called at 2…
Sport 24 Jul 2024 Southport 2 Oldham Athletic 0 A very good all round performance from front to back saw Southport beat National League Oldham Athletic 2-0. It didn’t start well …
Council 23 Jul 2024 Sefton Council to Boost Transparency with Live Streaming of Meetings Sefton Council is planning to live stream meetings to ensure its decision making is as transparent as possible. At their meeting o…
Environment 23 Jul 2024 Chester Zoo Mourns as Asian Elephant Sundara Succumbs to Twisted Intestines Chester Zoo commented ... We are devastated to tell you about the sudden passing of one the zoo’s adult female Asian elephants, Su…
Crime 23 Jul 2024 Merseyside Police Bags National Award for Innovative Bike Theft Reduction Initiative Merseyside Police has won a national award for its response to tackling theft and robbery offences involving high-value bikes. The…
Emergency Services 23 Jul 2024 Serious M6 Collision Leaves Five Critical: Police Appeal for Dashcam Footage Police are appealing for witnesses and footage after a collision on the M6 which left five people with serious injuries. The emerg…
Politics 23 Jul 2024 Southport Lib Dems Urge Labour to Scrap Two Child Benefit Cap Back in September local Lib Dem councillors were successful in proposing a motion which was agreed by Sefton Council that the two …
Council 23 Jul 2024 Decades Long Southport Councillor and Ex-Mayor Richard Hands to be Celebrated in Civic Funeral The civic funeral of former councillor, Richard Hands, will take place at Liverpool Road Methodist Church Birkdale at 12 noon tomo…
Crime 23 Jul 2024 32-Year-Old Halewood Man Arrested for Attempted Murder in Southport. Detectives have arrested a fourth man in connection with an incident in Southport on Friday night, 19 July.We were contacted at 8.…
Crime 23 Jul 2024 High value car theft ,Preston New Road, Southport A black Range Rover Evoque was stolen from an address on Preston New Road in Southport overnight. The theft occurred between 10 pm…
Health 22 Jul 2024 Whiston Hospital Set to Open Medical Thoracoscopy Services for Southport and Ormskirk Patients The Respiratory Team at Whiston Hospital successfully performed their first ever Medical Thoracoscopy, an innovative diagnostic pr…
Crime 22 Jul 2024 Man Charged in Connection with Southport Incident Amidst Continuing Investigation Detectives have charged a man in connection with an incident in Southport on Friday night, 19 July.We were contacted at 8.25pm aft…
Business 22 Jul 2024 £20 Million Investment Set to Revitalize Bootle with Strand Shopping Centre Developments Excitement is building in Bootle as Sefton Council announces work will start on site to transform the iconic Strand Shopping Centr…
Environment 22 Jul 2024 A Behind-the-Scenes Look at How Sefton's Waste is Recycled A new set of online videos shows where our recycling goes once it has been collected and how it is sorted for reprocessing and red…
Sport 22 Jul 2024 Southport Gears Up for the Third Pre-Season Game Against Oldham Athletic Our third pre-season game of the season takes place on Tuesday night with Oldham Athletic our visitors. The kick off time for this…
Crime 21 Jul 2024 Police arrest man in Southport town centre Police were called to the junction of Chapel Street and London Street this morning (Sunday 21st July) after one of the street drin…
Crime 21 Jul 2024 Attempted Murder in Southport Bike Theft; Three Suspects Apprehended Detectives investigating an incident in which a man was injured during a bike theft in Southport have arrested three men on suspic…
Transport 20 Jul 2024 Minor disruption on the Merseyrail Southport line Due to an earlier welfare incident at Bootle Oriel Road the Southport and Hunts Cross line is disrupted. Disruption is expected un…
Crime 20 Jul 2024 Southport Bike Theft Victim Remains in Serious Condition Police have launched an investigation after a man was seriously injured during amotorbike theft in Southport last night, Friday 19…
Transport 20 Jul 2024 Light at the end of the tunnel upgrade as weekend evening closures come to an end The change covers the two busiest nights of the week and will come into force on Friday 26 July, a week after the ‘Birkenhead’ Tun…
Crime 20 Jul 2024 Police incident Leyland Road in Southport Officers from Merseyside Police have this morning cordoned off a section of Leyland Road between Lathom Road and the Promenade. A …
Crime 19 Jul 2024 CCTV appeal following burglary at flats in Southport Police have issued images of a man we would like to speak to following a burglary at flats in Southport. Between 3pm and 10.30pm o…
Politics 19 Jul 2024 Southport Friends of Palestine Call for Gaza Ceasefire During Airshow Visitors to Southport for the airshow on Saturday were also asked to support an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Southport Friends of …
Health 19 Jul 2024 Southport Residents Acknowledged for Participation in Pioneering Cancer Trial Hundreds of people in Southport are being thanked for taking part in the NHS-Galleri trial – the world's largest research study of…
Transport 19 Jul 2024 Consultation launches to make roads around Norwood area of Southport safer Sefton Council wants to make it safer for everyone to move around Southport’s Norwood area and it wants local people’s view on the…
Other 18 Jul 2024 Merseyside Authorities Join Forces to Curb Rise in Dog Attack Incidents Merseyside Police are raising awareness of responsible dog ownership and safe behaviour around dogs as the summer holidays approac…
Emergency Services 18 Jul 2024 Police Search for Missing Woman in Banks/Hesketh Bank Area. Now found Earlier today we asked for your help to find Laura, 40, who was missing from Banks.We are pleased to update you that she has been …
Education 18 Jul 2024 Southport's Youth Shining Bright in Marine Lake Events Centre Project Dozens of primary school children are celebrating their own futures as part of the Marine Lake Events Centre project. Twenty two p…
Politics 17 Jul 2024 Prime Minister Keir Starmer lays out his plans to deliver change for the country. This government has been elected to deliver nothing less than national renewal, to stop the chaos of the past fourteen years, to t…
Business 17 Jul 2024 Southport Market's Stunning Sales Figures - 431,000 Pints Sold in a Year! Nearly half a million pints and over thirty thousands cakes are just some of the incredible sales figures from Southport Market’s …
Crime 17 Jul 2024 Large Arsenal of Illegal Firearms Found in Merseyside Property Five men have been charged after two suspected Skorpion sub machine guns and a self-loading pistol were recovered from a property …
Other 17 Jul 2024 The Perfect Storm at Woodlands Sanctuary: Rising Operational Costs and More abandoned Pets Vulnerable and neglected animals around the Northwest desperately need your help. Ahead of their 20th anniversary of rescuing vuln…
Health 17 Jul 2024 National RSV vaccination programme announced The UK is the first country in the world to offer a national vaccination programme that uses the same vaccine to protect both infa…
Sport 17 Jul 2024 Pre season friendly, Southport 2 Preston North End 1 The first of our six pre season games ended in a 2-1 win against a strong Preston North End side. With plenty of new faces on show…
Crime 16 Jul 2024 Southport Man Jailed for Over Four Years for Supplying Class A & B Drugs A man from Southport has been jailed for four years and three months for drugs supply offences.Michael Underwood, 30, of Derby Roa…
Crime 16 Jul 2024 'Low-Value' Shoplifting Crackdown Expected in King's Speech A crackdown on shoplifting is expected to be announced in the King's Speech on Wednesday. The government is due to unveil a new cr…
