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Two Liverpool Labour Councillors have responded to images showing them appearing to flout the COVID-19 lockdown rules at their home with insistence that they had NOT organised a party. The photo showing

A group of teenagers are being hunted by Merseyside Police and and park rangers after a commemorative bench was destroyed in a Southport Park. The bench which was donated to Botanics Gardens

One of the consequences of the lockdown combined with this long period of warm and dry weather has been a big increase in the number of cyclists on the roads, and this

Residents still face two-hour long queues as Southport’s household waste and recycling centre opened for the first time since being forced to close due to pandemic measures. Tips across Merseyside re-opened at

As the Bank Holiday weekend begins, please remember, the ‘Stay At home’ instruction has not changed. It is not ‘advice’. Please do not travel distances to local beauty spots. If you go

POLICE officers will be conducting random checks on vehicles and speaking to people out in public this weekend, according to the Merseyside force.  Police have warned that random checks will be conducted

Police have closed off Liverpool Road for the second time this week after a two car collision in Birkdale, Friday 8 May 2020. Police and paramedics have rushed to the scene of

Detectives have charged three men with the murder of Stephen Maguire in Birkdale on 16 March, 2020. Karl Corson, 27 years, of Columbine Close, Melling; Jack Higgins, 21 of Waresley Crescent, Fazakerley,

We are commemorating Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) today, Friday 8th May, by reminding our communities of the importance of staying at home this weekend. Merseyside has a proud military history

POLICE are appealing for help in locating 34-year-old Robert Edwards-Sutton who is wanted on recall to prison. Edwards-Sutton, from Wirral, was jailed for breach of a non-molestation order. He was released on

People in Sefton are being urged to continue to seek medical treatment if they need urgent help. Health leaders at NHS South Sefton and NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)

Southport Hesketh Round Table (organisers of Southport Charity Bonfire & Fireworks, the Town’samazing Santa Sleigh and popular Mad Dog 10k race) has partnered with local food delivery service, Knock N’ Drop, to say

Police have been asked to investigate after a green fingered thief took full advantage of quiet evening streets in the resort to steal plants. The woman who was out walking her dogs

Detectives investigating the murder of Stephen Maguire in Birkdale in March have arrested three men, following six warrants carried out in Merseyside this morning, Wednesday 6th May. Emergency services were called to

POLICE are appealing for help in tracing the next of kin of a 75 year-old woman who sadly passed away at her home in Waterloo. Joyce Ditchfield died, Monday 4th May, at

People are continuing to ignore social distancing measures, despite repeated calls from the police to stay at home. One photograph taken on Monday shows group of people gathering at The bowling green

Criminals are using the Covid-19 pandemic to scam the public – don’t become a victim. Law enforcement, government and private sectors partners are working together to encourage members of the public to

Can you help us to locate 45 year-old John Riley?  Riley, whose last known address was in Bootle, was recalled to prison in February 2019 for failing to comply with the conditions

Police have pulled the driver of a £120,000 super car at Norwood Road traffic lights after it sped through a police trap. The driver of the expensive BMW I8 supercar was pulled

A Police Commissioner-led scheme in which volunteers make unannounced visits to custody suites to ensure detainees are being properly looked after, is running ‘virtual visits’ in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.

University College London is running a study into the psychological and social effects of Covid-19 in the UK and is looking for people across the country to take part. Over 80,000 people

Chair of Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust Neil Masom OBE has been spending his Wednesday afternoons during the Covid-19 pandemic working in different departments at both Southport and Ormskirk hospitals –

Merseyside Police is joining our partners in supporting the national domestic abuse campaign ‘You Are Not Alone’, which aims to spread the message that there continues to be support available for victims

Building on research into antibodies which target the SARS coronavirus, scientists have identified one that blocks COVID-19. Scientists have discovered an antibody which prevents the coronavirus from infecting human cells in “groundbreaking

HMRC will begin contacting customers who may be eligible for the government’s Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). By: HM Revenue & Customs Graphic with the text ‘Self-Employment Income Support Scheme’ From today (Monday

WEST Lancashire Partnership is highlighting to local residents of West Lancs during the ongoing pandemic that your wellbeing and the wellbeing of our loved ones is paramount. Wellbeing starts at home. It

Hundred of people have rushed to Southport tip this morning after it was reopened to the public. A queue formed almost Instantly just after 8am as thousands of residents waited for the