Crime 26 Jan 2024 Merseyside Police officer to appear in court charged with sexual assault Following an Independent Office for Police Conduct investigation, a Merseyside Police detective constable has been charged with on…
Sport 26 Jan 2024 Jurgen Klopp to Step Down as Liverpool Manager at the End of Season -Video Jürgen Klopp has announced his decision to step down as Liverpool manager at the end of the current season, having informed the cl…
Emergency Services 26 Jan 2024 Friday update from Southport Police station Good morning from the North Sefton Neighbourhood Policing Team at Southport police station. Before a round up of yesterday’s Neigh…
Crime 26 Jan 2024 Op Centurion delivers over 14,000 additional policing hours in ASB crackdown Op Centurion, launched by Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner Andrew Snowden to get tough on anti-social behaviour (ASB), has…
Crime 25 Jan 2024 Wildlife Crime Alert: Three Detained in Croston Moss Hare Coursing 3 males from Liverpool, suspected of Hare coursing today at Croston Moss have been detained, interviewed and reported for Wildlife…
Crime 25 Jan 2024 Knife Surrender and Compensation Scheme Announced for Summer Zombie-style knives and machetes will be outlawed under legislation laid today. A surrender and compensation scheme will launch in…
Sport 25 Jan 2024 Southport FC and Jack Bainbridge Part Ways by Mutual Consent Southport Football Club can confirm that Jack Bainbridge’s contract has been terminated by mutual consent with immediate effect.Ja…
Culture 25 Jan 2024 Southport Transforms into DinoTown with Over 500,000 Toy Bricks! Get ready for some prehistoric fun when Southport becomes ‘DinoTown’ in Spring 2024! Visitors will get the chance to come face-to-…
Crime 25 Jan 2024 Crime stats show reductions across the board in Merseyside Merseyside Police has welcomed the publication of statistics showing overall crime has fallen by 7.7% in Merseyside for the year e…
Health 25 Jan 2024 Sefton Council Pledges to Combat Childhood Poverty with New Strategy Approaching 90 people, including representatives of charities, and community groups across Sefton attended the Council’s third Chi…
Crime 25 Jan 2024 Thursday's update from Southport Police Station Good morning from Southport police station, with a round up of Neighbourhood Policing Team activity from Wednesday 24th January. O…
Business 25 Jan 2024 Council Leader Marion Atkinson Visits Local Businesses Supported by InvestSefton Councillor Marion Atkinson Sefton Council’s longstanding Cabinet member for Regeneration and Skills and newly-appointed leader, re…
Crime 24 Jan 2024 Sefton Officers Conduct Extensive Vehicle Checks Amidst Neighbourhood Policing Week Officers from Sefton have today (Wednesday 24 January) conducted vehicle checks across the region, continuing efforts to educate r…
Environment 24 Jan 2024 First Natterjack Toadlets Spotted Since 2019: 2023 Surveys Reveal Natterjack toad survey results 2023 Throughout the Spring and Summer months the ranger team carry out weekly natterjack toad surve…
Other 25 Jan 2024 Beechgrove Garden stars heading to Southport Flower Show Carole Baxter and George Anderson of BBC’s Beechgrove Garden are heading to Southport for this year’s 100th anniversary show. Caro…
Education 24 Jan 2024 Council and Colleges Team Up to Boost Employment Opportunities for Young People with Disabilities New opportunities and supported employment for young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities was the focus of a Sup…
Environment 24 Jan 2024 Discover the Serenity of Wetlands: Bring a Friend for Free to WWT Martin Mere This World Wetlands Day, 2 February 2024, WWT Martin Mere wants everyone to duck the stress of modern living and visit their local…
Education 24 Jan 2024 Future Generation of Architects Inspects Southport Pier's Renovation Works This week students from Southport had an invaluable behind-the-scenes look at exploratory work taking place on Southport Pier. Doz…
Crime 24 Jan 2024 Latest updates from Southport Police station Good morning from Southport Police Station on day three of Neighbourhood Policing week. Before a round up of day 2, a thank you to…
Crime 24 Jan 2024 Man arrested and large machete type knife recovered on Eastbank Street Southport Police were called to Eastbank Street in Southport at approximately 9.30 am today. They appeared to go into the Biedrona Sweet Ltd…
Environment 24 Jan 2024 Lib Dem Councillors Spearhead Petition Against New Telegraph Poles Lib Dem Councillors Leo Evans and John Dodd have written to local residents after it emerged that Openreach are planning to erect …
Environment 24 Jan 2024 Sixteen Dogs and a Budgie rescued from squalid conditions in Tarleton South Rural Task Force (RTF) executed a warrant with the RSPCA in Tarleton.As a result a budgie and 16 dogs/puppies, who were bein…
Health 23 Jan 2024 Expanded Appointment Hours for Cervical Screens in Southport Reduce your risk of cervical cancer by getting screened! This Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (22-28 January), health leaders in t…
Other 23 Jan 2024 Council Behind Foster Carers' Year-Long Effort to Establish New Association The Council is delighted to be supporting foster carers as they launch the Sefton Foster Care Association. The views of our carers…
Crime 23 Jan 2024 Can you help Derbyshire Police find missing man who may hay have travelled to Merseyside? Have you seen missing man James? We are concerned about missing 35-year-old James from the Mackworth area of Derby.James was last …
Sport 23 Jan 2024 Southport v Spennymoor match off Unfortunately the heavy rain that has fallen since early morning has left part of the pitch waterlogged and after a referee’s insp…
Emergency Services 23 Jan 2024 Southport rescue first call out of the year Our first tasking of the year called upon our ATV quad bikes to assist HM Coastguard Southport and Merseyside Police in the search…
Crime 23 Jan 2024 Southport police morning update Good morning from Southport Police Station. Before we round up the activity that Neighbourhood Officers were involved in yesterday…
Sport 23 Jan 2024 New dates for Southport FC fixtures New dates for the games against Bacup Borough and Warrington Town have been arranged. We will play Bacup at The Big Help Stadium o…
Environment 22 Jan 2024 Another storm named. Storm Jocelyn named Storm Jocelyn will bring strong winds and rain to Northern Ireland and much of Britain. A strong jet stream is pushing another lar…
Health 22 Jan 2024 OPSS takes enforcement action over dangerous e-bike battery OPSS is taking enforcement action and warning consumers about a dangerous e-bike battery manufactured by a company called UPP. The…
Environment 22 Jan 2024 New information board at the National Trust Have you spotted the new information sign about the work happening to improve the Wicks Lake area for wildlife and people? Much of…
Council 22 Jan 2024 Council Response Times Under Scrutiny Following Rejected Proposal An attempt to improve the speed at which the Council deals with residents enquiries ground to a halt when Sefton Labour councillor…
Crime 22 Jan 2024 Southport and Formby Police's Enhanced Community Engagement This Week This week has been selected as the latest week to highlight the sort of work that Neighbourhood Policing Teams do all year round, …
Environment 22 Jan 2024 National Trust at Formby closed due to high winds They will remain closed throughout Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd January. We can only reopen after tree safety inspections have tak…
Transport 21 Jan 2024 Tree Blockage Disrupts Ormskirk Line; Rail Replacement Bus Requested Due to a tree blocking the railway at Aughton Park the Ormskirk line is disrupted. Disruption is expected until 18:00 21/01.Impact…
Environment 21 Jan 2024 Weather warning from Merseyside Police (Southport) The Met Office have taken the unusual step of issuing a country wide weather warning for high winds from Storm Isha, which is due …
Emergency Services 21 Jan 2024 Man Dies After Falling from Belfast-Birkenhead Ferry A man who was airlifted by helicopter after he fell from a ferry near Liverpool has died, police have said.Lifeboat crews mounted …
Sport 21 Jan 2024 Southport Prepares for Midweek Face Off with Struggling Spennymoor Southport welcome Spennymmor Town to The Big Help Stadium on Tuesday. The game kicks off at the usual midweek time of 7.45pm. Tick…
Council 20 Jan 2024 Sefton Council Simplifies Council Tax Reduction Scheme for Low-Income Workers and Benefit Recipients Sefton Council has agreed alteration to the Council Tax Reduction scheme for people in Sefton who are of working age and receiving…
Health 19 Jan 2024 UKHSA Calls for Urgent Action Amid Rising Measles Cases Further outbreaks of measles will spread to other towns and cities unless urgent action is taken to increase Measles, Mumps and Ru…
