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Thieves smashed into Halsall garage with sledgehammers and made off with goods Detectives are appealing for information after a garage was raided by thieves in Halsall. Police were called around 7.05am yesterday

Southport picked up their first three points of the campaign as they strolled to a 3-0 win over Guiseley on a blustery afternoon at the Pure Stadium. Despite the inclement weather, it

Sefton’s female Labour Party members are rallying behind Liverpool Councillor Emily Spurrell (above, left) as she battles to be Merseyside’s next Crime Commissioner. Jane Kennedy (above, centre) has announced she will not

A burglar has been jailed today (Friday 9 August 2019) at Liverpool Crown Court after targeting two homes in Formby earlier this year. Patrick Robert Symes, 30 years, of Thursby Crescent, Kirkby,

The life of Sam Cook was commemorated last month with a football match between Sam’s old team and Merseyside Police. The match – which is set to be an annual fixture –

Employees are the backbone of every successful business. Finding ways to improve employee satisfaction and morale in the workplace offers a considerable number of benefits, including an increase in productivity and revenue.

Over the past few months, NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and NHS Southport and Formby CCG have been busy collecting sanitary product donations for women who struggle to access them

A former prison officer has been jailed for a total of five years, four months today (Tuesday 6 August) for drugs offences. The jailing of 31-year-old Phillip Meadows followed a joint investigation

Moor lane Crosby closed off due to sink hole in the middle of the road. Traffic towards Southport closed off at Moor lane roundabout, traffic from Southport diverted via Chesterfield road. We

Europeans are reducing their air travel and opting for mass transit and other forms of travel in an effort to combat climate change. Greta Thunberg, the teenage climate activist, has helped bring

A road closure is currently in place on the M6 while police deal with an incident. The road is closed in BOTH directions between junctions 30 (Tickled Trout) and 31A (Longridge). Please

SKO – Safeguarding Kids Online has released a video of a man who thought he was meeting a 12 year old girl from Bolton. The paedophile hunting group caught the man on

Call out – 03/08/19 – 20:28 Southport Lifeboat Quads, police and Fire service were tasked to conduct a search for a missing person in the vicinity of Southport Pier. After a multi-agency

Southport kick off the new Vanarama National League North season on Saturday with a trip to the North East to face Gateshead. After winning five of their seven pre-season games, the Port

Many individuals see buying a house as a milestone to aim towards, along with other goals such as graduation or marriage. However, more and more people are living at home into their

Join our Gems in the Dunes team this summer on a series of events and activities. Covering the entire length of the Sefton Sand Dunes, you will be taken around some truly

A man was cut to the face during a street attack in Southport yesterday evening. Police were called out to Canning Road, near Cobden Road, at around 5pm to reports of an

SOUTHPORT FC are delighted to confirm that following impressive pre-season outings for the club, Jack Doyle and Russell Benjamin have put to pen to paper with one-year contracts. Russ has of course

A Kew Labour Councillor was ‘snapped’ at the Prince of Wales yesterday behind a 1984 Liverpool ‘Militant’ Banner. Councillor Janis Blackburne was attending a Labour meeting in the town. 1984 was the

Police are currently responding to yet another serious incident in Southport following a week of high profile situations. Officers are remaining tight lipped as they set up a protective corden on Roseberry

The ornamental canon shell from a Harrier Jump Jet handed in as part of our firearms surrender An ornamental canon shell from a Harrier Jump Jet has been handed in as part

RMT confirms new strike dates in Merseyrail Guards’ dispute as company fail to deliver on key issue of train dispatch RAIL UNION RMT today confirmed a new batch of strike dates in

Last Friday 26th July at 9.48pm these 3 young ladies came into Birkdale Labour Club to use the toilets, the lady in front then decided to leave with some of the clubs

For a short time, there will now be only TWO High-paid Labour Mayors of Liverpool instead of the ‘normal’ three. Just two months into the job, Liverpool’s Lord Mayor Peter Brennan (above)

The Lord Mayor of Liverpool has resigned after sharing a racist video comparing a black person to a monkey. Councillor Peter Brennan, who represents Labour in Old Swan, stood down from the

Today, countries demand a complete official process for immigrants to enter the country. Similar goes with Canada where hundreds of visitors go for a short time. It requires a Canadian Visitor Visa.

**URGENT MISSING APPEAL** Have you seen Levi Slade-Jordan? POLICE are concerned for the welfare of the 13 year old who is missing from home. Levi was last seen opposite the Flower Bowl

Police were called at around 9.40pm yesterday (Sunday, July 28) after reports that a farmer had been shot during an armed robbery at a farm in Back Lane, Aughton, near Ormskirk. Officers,