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Formby, Marie Curie urgently needs YOUR help! As the first daffodils of the year start to bloom, terminal illness charity Marie Curie is asking people who live in Formby to volunteer to

Royal National Lifesaving Instiution Set to Bloom with Dobbies  Dobbies Southport has announced its new local charity partner as Royal National Lifesaving Instiution. The news comes following the company being presented the Community Involvement

Merseyside Police has today arrested fifteen people as part of a drugs operation targeting offenders in five counties in the UK this morning. Simultaneous dawn raids took place in Merseyside, Blackpool in

Man high on SPICE hit woman in the face with a bottle of vodka because he thought she was a jediSefton Magistrates Court heard that Mark Sefton high on spice chased after

Tickets are now on sale for the Ginsider Gin and Cider festival later this year. The Ginsider 2017 festival is set to take place on June 3 and 4 at Hightown Woods

An external view of The Ocean Club’ appartments in Praia da Luz in Portugal where Madeleine McCann went missing CREDIT: JANE MINGAY Southport grandmother buys apartment Madeleine McCann vanished from in Praia da

Make It Workshop couldn’t make it work. An announcement on the door of the now closed down Cambridge Walks handyman store says that due to staff difficulties they have had no choice

Police attended an incident today at Southport’s ASDA Store in C12 Shopping Park, Derby Road. Staff at the store said the incident involved a brief skirmish, involving pushing and shoving between two

Byng House, The Royal British Legion Join Byng House on Tuesday 28th February between 2pm and 4pm for a cup of tea and a scone to discover what the Poppy Break Centre

This was possibly not the only vehicle driving about Southport today without any relevant MOT. If your vehicle doesn’t have an MOT you can drive it to or from a pre-arranged MOT

Southport businesses are being urged to prepare for changes coming in next year that will make it compulsory to file tax statements digitally. Starting in April 2018 many businesses will be required

A former Clerical Officer for Sefton Council who has been diagnosed asbestos-related cancer, is appealing to her former colleagues for information about asbestos exposure at Council offices at Balliol House on Balliol

Picture: Mark and Rachael Worrall, who conceived the idea of love2move. It’s a family affair as loved-up couple launch love2move  A Preston husband and wife team have combined their professional expertise to

Photo: Alan Burgess Alan Burgess (former Zetland landlord) funeral details OTS News is saddened to report the death of a well known Southport man, Alan Burgess. Alan was the former landlord of The

Andy Preece’s first assignment in the Southport dugout certainly will not be an easy one, as Dagenham & Redbridge pay their first visit to the Merseyrail Community Stadium since they fell to

The launch has prompted excitement around the world (as well as disappointment with the reality We’ve all been there – maybe it’s late and you’ve had a few drinks, maybe it’s Saturday

A single case of bird flu has been confirmed at the popular tourist attraction, Martin Mere. The H5N8 strain was detected in a greylag goose at the nature reserve near Ormskirk, in

Photo: A busy Lord Street One of the many drivers for the creation of the BID was concerns about falling visitor numbers to the town.   Footfall had been in steady decline

Southport’s KGV students take exclusive insight into Jaguar Landrover Advanced Level IT students at King George V College were recently treated to an exclusive insight under the bonnet of the UK’s largest automotive manufacturer, Jaguar Landrover. The

Rod Park 10.04.47 – 20.01.17 Rod passed away 20th January age 69 after a short illness at his daughters home with his family, loving dad of Debbie, Stuart and Michelle devoted grandad

Moore and Smalley has made another appointment in its Southport office as it targets more growth in Merseyside, the Wirral and West Lancashire. Qualified accountant Ben Gilbert has joined the firm after

Wooden fences that are broken and jagged greeted visiters at the Marine lake today. This damage is close to the Royal Clifton Hotel. Suspicion is that this damage has been caused by

Photo: Bin fire (1pm) Lit cigarette causes bin blaze on Lord Street, Southport Merseyside Fire And Rescue Service were called to Lord street today (Monday 6 February) after smoke and flames was seen coming from

Photo: Willow Grove doors after Fleming’s rampage Southport man who went on Willow Grove rampage handed eight week suspended prison sentence  A Southport man has been given an eight week suspended prison sentence