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Traffic was brought to a standstill around Duke Street after a taxi lost control of his car and collided into a garden traffic light. Witnesses described the moment a male lost control

Residents on Lord Street say they are baffled after a post box they have used for decades has suddenly become ‘out of order’ The post box outside the Bargain Booze on Lord

Emergency services have rushed to the scene of a horrific bus crash in Southport. A person has been struck and injured by a bus after walking in front of the bus at

A wailing duo who keep being moved around Southport have been slammed by shop owners for deterring business. The husband and wife duo are now infamous in the town centre for his

Fears have been flagged up after a 69 year old woman went missing in Southport in the early hours of this morning. Annette Edwardson was last seen on CCTV leaving the Prince

The Open Air cinema is returning to Southport later this week. Kings Gardens will host the event on Friday 5 July 21 2019 The film being screen at the event will be the

Week 1 of OPERATION TARGET continued in Southport today, with Local Policing Team officers conducting proactive open area searches for any items stashed or discarded in overgrown or other areas, so that

Anyone for Tennis? North Meols Lawn Tennis Club, which is situated in Mill Lane Crescent, Churchtown, is hosting an Open Afternoon on Sunday 7th. July running from 2 – 4pm. Everyone is

A group of vandals have struck again in Southport town centre. After stone pillars were destroyedin Kings Gardens last week what’s believe to be the same group of vandals have now turned

Local Policing officers have executed a search warrant at a flat on Leyland Road, Southport. A quantity of controlled drugs, cash and suspected stolen property was recovered during the search and a

If you have dreams of hitting the road for your holiday this year, you may be looking into financing a motorhome or other type of holiday vehicle. These can be a huge

The Salvation Army is to launch a friendship café which will be the first of its kind in Southport. The inaugural session of the Friendship Café will take place on Sunday, July

A Southport politician is calling for more to be done after his sister died at a level crossing in Southport. Darcy Taylor Iveson-Berkeley’s sister died after a collision with a train on

Actor Ryan Prescott sends a heart warming message of support to amateur dramatic youth group SONG. Gaining his BTEC in Performing arts as a student at Southport college – prior to obtaining his

‘The Dog Pit’ fighters picked up medals including two golds at The British Sambo Wrestling Championships held on Sunday 30th June 2019. In the sport Sambo  Paddy Durkin Junior – Gold Josh

At around 7.30 tonight (Monday 1 July) police were called to reports of four youths at the abandoned Grand Casino building on Lord Street Southport. A local resident told OTSNews.co.uk  “This a

Braindead yobs have destroyed thousands of pounds of concrete lighting columns in Kings Gardens. The brazen youths were seen by dog walkers trying successfully to push over concrete light columns, thought to

Ince Blundell councillors met with management from Arriva Merseyside to describe the impact that changes to the 47 service will have on residents. Arriva recently announced plans to stop the 47 Crossens

Sefton has once again honoured the borough’s sporting heroes at a glittering ceremony in Southport. Sporting stars and unsung heroes were hailed at the 2019 Sefton Sports Awards, which took place at

More bus shelters have been vandalised in Southport. This shelter on Lord Street last night, Sunday 30 June 2019. Anyone with information is asked to call Merseyside Police on 101 or Crimestoppers

Have you seen Jack Smith? POLICE are extremely concerned for the welfare of the 33 year old who was last seen at Royal Preston Hospital at around 12:15pm today (30 June). Jack

A north east couple who didn’t know of a town centre hotel’s terrible reputation were left shocked when they found dog muck in their bedroom. Alan and Jennifer Robson claim their holiday

Detectives are appealing for information following the assault of two men in Bootle this afternoon, Saturday 29 June. At 4.55pm, emergency services were called to Litherland Road to reports of a disturbance.

Network Rail have been slammed by safety campaigners after level crossing cameras were found to be completely useless. Overgrown trees on Grosvenor Road have completely covered and obscured safety cameras leading up to

Our matchday programme will once again be available to purchase by subscription for 2019-20. A season subscription for 2019/20 is £50 (buy 21 get 1 free) home league matches only, programme collected

The latest photos from our pitch renovation are now in the SFC Flickr photo gallery. The grass is starting to show and with a spell of rain forecast this evening followed by

A lorry has burst into flames on the southbound side of the M6 at Coventry – sparking over five miles of traffic. The HGV has burst into flames. Queues are quickly building

CALL OUT – 27/6/19 – 19:31pm As our crew were preparing for weekly training, Southport Lifeboat and Southport ILB were tasked to locate and recover a casualty on an inflatable who had