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Southport’s home fixture against Gateshead which was scheduled for Saturday has been postponed. The game has been called off due to the visitors having members of first-team staff who are self-isolating in

Baffled shoppers have shamed a caravan driver who deliberately took up three disabled spaces while using Tesco car park in Southport. The heartless motor home driver had pulled across two bays and

Do you know this woman? Our Force Fugitive Team is looking to locate 32-year-old Adele McCarten from Everton on a recall to prison. McCarten recently breached the conditions of her licence after

Worried residents are flooding Southport Hospital phone lines over social media fears that there are patients with coronavirus being treated at the hospital. There have been no confirmed cases from official sources

Police have closed off part of Lord Street this morning following a daring smash and grab raid at a town centre jewellers Prestige Diamonds were targeted in the early hours of this

An ex psychic has turned his hand to writing – and has self-published his controversial first book, in which he claims to ‘debunk myths including the evolution of species and the Continental

The city of Liverpool is looking forward to welcoming Atletico Madrid fans on Wednesday 11 March, for the second leg of the Champions League Round of 16 match at Anfield. Merseyside Police

High specification and low energy bills are proving a winning combination for buyers at a Jones Homes development in Mawdesley. Five homes have already been reserved at St Peter’s Park, a collection

The success of a project to support unemployed Sefton residents into work was celebrated at Bootle Town Hall. MP for Bootle Peter Dowd and Sefton Council Chief Executive Dwayne Johnson were among

Emergency services were called to the junction of Town Lane and Wight Moss Way, at around 4.10pm Monday 9th March, to reports that a Toyota Aygo had crashed into a lamppost. The

A hospital surgeon is reported to have tested positive for coronavirus. The male consultant surgeon at Aintree University Hospital tested positive for the virus on Monday having previously returned from a trip

The driver of a car has lost control of their vehicle and demolished a set of traffic lights on Lord Street this afternoon, Monday 9 March 2020. Police are now on the

Emergency services have been called to Southport Road after a car was sideswiped and flipped over in a collision, Sunday 8 March. A witness at the scene told our reporter that the

Two men with addresses in Liverpool were arrested on Friday the 6th of March on suspicion of the robbery of a bicycle from a teenaged victim in Southport, earlier in the week.

Police are continuing to appeal for help to locate a 16-year-old girl from Liverpool who is missing. Morgan Foster was last seen at 11.30pm on Saturday 29 February. She is described as

Police and paramedics have been called to Liverpool Road in Birkdale this afternoon, Saturday 7 March 2020. A taxi was shunted at speed near to the junction with Carr Lane just after

PREVIEW | Home Run After a month away from home, Southport return to the Pure Stadium this weekend as they welcome Kidderminster Harriers. The Port’s last home game was the 3-3 draw

Horrified pensioners have complained to the police after an offensive racial slur was drawn onto southport’s beach. The incredibly offensive term is thought to have been gouged into the sand by a

Health and safety bosses say they are investigating serious concerns of asbestos being improperly removed from a building site in Southport. Workers on the former Philip’s Factory site on Balmoral Road have

West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has welcomed the news that three local train stations are set to receive funding to add more accessible digital display screens and upgrade passenger waiting facilities.    The Department for Transport

UK airline Flybe has gone into administration, putting 2,000 jobs at risk after a bid for fresh financial support failed. The carrier said the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on demand for

Emergency services have been called to New Cut Lane in Southport after a woman collapsed on the pavement, Wednesday 4 March 2020. An air ambulance was called after First responders and passers

Vandals have set about a light fingered crime spree in Birkdale Village smashing up signs and throwing stones through windows of bus stops. A witness said: “A young group of teens who

Have you seen Richard James Davies (pictured), 37, from Wales? He is wanted for absconding from HMP Kirkham on February 28th sometime between 5pm and 8.45pm. He was sentenced to six years

Ground-breaking Domestic Abuse Bill to receive First Reading in the House of Commons. The government has set out an enhanced version of the landmark Domestic Abuse Bill to Parliament, which will go

POLICE are appealing for help in finding a 30 year-old man who is wanted on recall to prison. Patrick Kevin Garrett, who is originally from the Netherton area, is reported to have