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…
Property 19 Jan 2024 Elan Homes Accelerates Southport Housing Market with 100 New Homes And Deposit Boost A HUNDRED new homes in Southport have been sold and as the transformation of the former factory site continues buyers are being of…
Politics 19 Jan 2024 Government backs new pet abduction law in pet theft crackdown A new criminal offence for pet abduction has taken a significant step forward today (19 January) with the announcement of governme…
Transport 19 Jan 2024 Upcoming Engineering Works: Sunday's Southport-Hillside Rail Services Replaced by Buses Due to engineering works, on Sunday 21 January rail replacement buses will run between Southport and Hillside. https://merseyrail.…
Emergency Services 19 Jan 2024 Met office issue Amber warning for strong winds Issued: 09:48 (UTC) on Fri 19 Jan 2024 Very strong southwesterly winds will develop widely across Northern Ireland, western parts …
Council 19 Jan 2024 Full council meeting confirms acquisition of Sefton's first new council homes in since 2006 Last night’s meeting of Sefton Council agreed the acquisition of 18 new apartments that will be the Borough’s first new council ho…
Crime 18 Jan 2024 Record-breaking drug seizures by Border Force Border Force have made the highest number of illegal drug seizures since records began, as action at the border helps stop illegal…
Crime 18 Jan 2024 £10,000 reward to find Thomas Dures after Ormskirk murder Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £10,000 for information given exclusively to our charity that leads to the arrest of T…
Sport 18 Jan 2024 Southport FC Welcomes New Striker Will Russ From Fleetwood Town Southport FCare delighted to announce the permanent signing of centre forward Will Russ who has made the move from Fleetwood Town.…
Politics 18 Jan 2024 Lib Dems Have "Called In" Cycle Lanes Decision by Sefton Council The decision by Sefton Council to retain the cycle lanes installed without consultation under Covid has been 'called in' by the Li…
Other 18 Jan 2024 Last few days to give your views on our new Draft Homelessness Review and Strategy Sefton Council wants local people’s and organisations’ views on its new strategy to tackle homelessness over the next five years. …
Environment 18 Jan 2024 Prevent Pipe Bursts and Home Flooding: United Utilities Shares Expert Tips With weather warnings in place this this week due to snow and ice, United Utilities is advising residents and businesses across th…
Sport 18 Jan 2024 Southport Bids Farewell to Will Squires as His Loan Period Ends Will Squires has returned to his parent club at Blackpool following the completion of his loan period with Southport. Will made si…
Health 17 Jan 2024 Kate, the Princess of Wales, is hospitalized for up to two weeks after abdominal surgery. Statement The statement did not elaborate on the reasons for the procedure. "Based on the current medical advice, she is unlikely to return …
Health 17 Jan 2024 The King to Undergo Prostate Procedure, Public Engagements Postponed The King will go to hospital next week where he will be treated for an enlarged prostate. The 75-year-old monarch's condition is b…
Sport 17 Jan 2024 Southport away to Warrington Town on Saturday Southport make their first ever visit to Warrington for a competitive fixture on Saturday. This game kicks off at 3pm The two side…
Politics 17 Jan 2024 New Official Portrait of His Majesty The King to Be Displayed Across UK The Cabinet Office has released a new official portrait of His Majesty The King that will soon hang in public buildings the length…
Health 17 Jan 2024 NHS Trust Recruitment Day for Aspiring Endoscopy Nurses Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is holding a recruitment day this month to encourage Registered Nurses and…
Education 17 Jan 2024 Sefton@Work Moves to New Location at the Strand in Bootle After over 20 years based on Bootle’s Stanley Road, the Council’s Employment Intermediary team, Sefton@Work have moved to new prem…
Community 17 Jan 2024 Triple Nominations for Woodlands in Petplan & ADCH Awards Woodlands – Petplan & ADCH Animal Charity Awards nominees Woodlands Animal Sanctuary would like to thank everyone who has nominate…
Politics 16 Jan 2024 Labour Party Selects Marion Atkinson as New Leader for Sefton Borough Council Marion Atkinson has been chosen by the Labour Party as the new leader of Sefton Borough Council.Ms Atkinson, who has been a counci…
Crime 16 Jan 2024 Southport drug dealer escapes going to jail Operation Pelican Officers welcome the sentencing of Maximus NORMAN, 25, of Kinross Road, Liverpool and Matthew LARTY, 26, of Lark…
Sport 16 Jan 2024 POSTPONED | Southport vs Bacup Borough Due to the weather conditions in Southport and Bacup, Lancashire FA has agreed to a postponement of tonight’s fixture.
Education 16 Jan 2024 Sefton Council Guarantees Job Interviews for Care Experienced Youth Young people who have been in care will be guaranteed an interview if they apply for a job at Sefton Council. The ‘guaranteed inte…
Community 16 Jan 2024 Sefton Reminds Residents of the Network of Warm Spaces Amidst Freezing Temperatures As the freezing weather continues, we are reminding people in Sefton about our network of Warm Spaces where people can gather for …
Sport 16 Jan 2024 Festus Arthur Joins Southport on One Month Loan Southport are delighted to welcome Festus Arthur to the club. Festus has signed on loan from FC Halifax Town for one month. Born i…
Transport 15 Jan 2024 -3C Forecast Activates Anti-Ice Plan on Merseyrail Network Merseyrail has activated its cold weather plans, ahead of an expected drop in temperatures overnight going into Tuesday 16 January…
Environment 15 Jan 2024 Sefton Council ,Yellow weather warnings for ice and snow issued. Yellow cold weather warnings for ice and snow have been issued for our area by the Met Office. Temperatures around freezingTempera…
Health 15 Jan 2024 Funding to help hundreds of rough sleepers off streets Over £17 million to help rough sleepers into long term housing as cold weather bites. Money to provide more bed spaces for areas m…
Emergency Services 15 Jan 2024 Man in his 50s sadly dies after being hit by train in Freshfield. Police statement British Transport Police officers and paramedics were called to the line near Freshfield railway station in Formby at around 12.10…
Environment 15 Jan 2024 Lots of activity at the gas rig off Ainsdale beach today. Lots of activity at the Lennox gas rig off Ainsdale beach today.Perfect conditions for a couple of great pictures sent in by a eye…
Emergency Services 15 Jan 2024 Person hit by train between Ainsdale and Freshfield. Due to a person being hit by a train between Freshfield and Ainsdale the Southport and Hunts Cross line is disrupted. Disruption i…
Transport 15 Jan 2024 ‘Baloney’: Opposition Leader Slams Sefton's Cycle Lanes Consultation Opposition leader on Sefton Council, Liberal Democrat, John Pugh has described the consultation Sefton conducted on cycle lanes an…
Crime 15 Jan 2024 Two-day operation sees more than 30 arrests in county lines crackdown Merseyside Police’s Project Medusa team have deployed to North Yorkshire to disrupt county lines drug dealing and safeguard vulner…
Crime 15 Jan 2024 Police cordon off The Olde Post Office Police have cordoned off the Olde Post Office bar on Lord Street this morning. Police tape is across the door and a Police car is …
Health 14 Jan 2024 Cold-Health Alerts issued by UKHSA and the Met Office As of midday Sunday 14 January, the yellow Cold-Health Alerts (CHAs) issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Met O…
Transport 14 Jan 2024 Nightly Road Work Set to Begin at Southport Hospital Main Entrance Work to improve the road surface at Southport Hospital will start on Monday (January 15th). The works will start at the roundabout…
Sport 14 Jan 2024 Bacup Borough Home On Tuesday 8pm Kick Off Southport have a Lancashire Challenge Trophy Tie against Bacup Borough on Tuesday evening. Note this game will kick off at the lat…
Crime 13 Jan 2024 Appeal for information following reported male rape in Liverpool city centre can confirm that an investigation is underway following a reported rape in Liverpool city centre in the early hours of this mornin…
Other 12 Jan 2024 100th Anniversary of Grand Floral Marquee: Spotlight on RHS Chelsea Gold Medal Winners Exciting news from the Grand Floral Marquee! We have confirmed 2 new RHS Chelsea Gold Medal winning exhibitors for our 100th anniv…
Other 12 Jan 2024 HelloFresh Hit with £140,000 Fine for Sending Over 80 Million Spam Emails and Texts The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined food delivery company HelloFresh £140,000 for a campaign of 79 million spam …
