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The Southport BID are launching a new initiative this summer designed to boost local shopping and keep customer spend in the local economy. The Southport Gift Card will be launched in June

As this week sees more people returning to work in Merseyside, we’re reminding road users to help us keep our roads safe. This week marks the start of the National Police Chiefs’

Greebo by name and looks but not Greebo by nature! Woodlands Animal Sanctuary welcomed Greebo into their care in January this year; a loving, and now trusting mature gentleman, Greebo is consistently

A Senior Southport nurse has donated plasma into a national clinical trial after recovering from Covid-19. Laura Mercer, who is Head of Quality Standards at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, has

Fire crews had an early wake up call this morning after a small fire broke out in an alleyway near Jane’s Brook in Southport, Tuesday 19 May. A crew from Merseyside Fire

Local Author Peter Dyer has spent many years researching the DUKWs that are so well remembered for working on the beach. The result is this fine book which has just been released

The popular Lancashire walking destination has been closed by West Lancashire Borough Council. Statement from West Lancashire Borough Council: To protect yourself and your family West Lancashire Borough Council have decided to

Car retailers who have sought government support during the COVID-19 lockdown period are being warned to be on their guard as scammers posing as the HMRC launch an opportunistic fraud campaign. In

Another 160 deaths across all settings, including hospitals and care homes, has taken the total to 34,796. The UK has recorded its lowest daily coronavirus fatality figure since the nationwide lockdown began,

Two men who broke into the Wetherspoons pub at Liverpool Lime Street station during lockdown have been sentenced following a British Transport Police investigation. Kevin Phillip Lloyd, aged 35, of Duke Street,

Many Southport cancer patients will be treated at a far more convenient and ‘state of the art’ major new hospital in Liverpool from next month. The £162 million new Clatterbridge Cancer Centre

A car on the M65 that was driving 50mph above the speed limit was stopped by Lancashire police on Saturday 16 May 2020. The BMW was driving at around 120mph, was pulled

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service (MFRS) is warning of the dangers of burning garden and household waste following the tragic death of a man in a fire in Netherton. Firefighters were called

With changes in guidance on exercise and travel, please follow the safety advice that will protect you, your loved ones, and the lifesavers Following changes in Government guidance, it might be that

Children and COVID-19 patients in hospital and frontline staff at the Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will benefit from a £10,000 donation made by a leading Challenger Bank. Redwood

Police are pulling vehicles over on Mornington Road go check if journeys are essential. Drivers have been pulled over a number of times this week in the town centre with them reporting

Dear sirs, I am reopening my business next week and have had cause to finally visit Lord Street. What I saw has left me furious. I’m a levy payer and very conscious

A Southport salon owner is uniting beauticians from across the globe in a special series of live broadcasts to fundraise money for the NHS. Douglas Muraahi-Reid owns R&R hair and beauty on

After hearing about Queenscourt’s desperate need for PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), Laura Loveday leapt into action and called on friends in China to help her source face masks and launched a crowdfunding

From Monday 18 May, the frequency and number of rail services on our network will increase. Passengers are reminded that these services are for essential journeys only. If you can use alternative

Here’s a update for you all from Ormskirk police. On Saturday (16th May) the team stopped a car in Burscough with over £2000 worth of cannabis, £500 in cash, some weighing scales

Pay and display and Sefton Council car parking charges in Southport and across Sefton will be back in force from next week – Monday, May 18. Charges at all Sefton Council are

Hundreds of people have ignored social distancing warnings today and gathered round Southport Pier and kings Gardens. Groups of bikers, tourists and families have flooded the promenade and beach area of the

Have any of your family or friends been furloughed by their current employer? Did you know even if they have been furloughed they can still access training and support from Sefton Community

RSPB bosses have said the council need to do more to tackle inconsiderate parkers after campaigners begged for them to reopen Marshside car park. A spokesman for the bird society said that

Bosses at the parent company Bliss, who also run the Bliss Hotel, have filed to liquidate Southport Theatre and Convention centre as a business entity. According to bounce back emails creditors are

Canpaigners in Churchtown say they will take their fight to reopen a RSPB car park in Marshside to Parliament. The RSPB have closed their Marshside car park on the coastal road in