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Updated | Billy’s funeral will take place at Southport Crematorium on Thursday April 25th at 11.20am and then on to Southport Football Club. Everyone at Southport Football Club has been saddened to learn

THE SUMMER OF LOVE The Soundtrack of a Generation The Summer Of Love  is coming to Southport Convention Centre on 4th June. Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out… The Summer Of Love is back for 2019 and coming to

BBC Strictly Come Dancing stars spotted in local M&S store on chapel street Southport today, purchasing healthy lunch treats ahead of the big performance of Burn The Floor tomorrow at the Southport

POLICE are currently desperately trying to unblock Upper Aughton Road after a major crash this morning, Wednesday 17 April 2019. A HGV is now blocking the junction after a car in front

Mindless yobs have smashed the rear windows of a number of cars in High Park overnight in a seemingly random attack. They threw small metal cubes through the windows destroying them leaving

Dog walkers and tourists are going to be fuming as council bosses close off beach parking this weekend. The sunny weather is going to ring thousands of people to Southport and Ainsdale

OTS News recently ran a brief article concerning what Kev Donnellon, the Labour Candidate for Ainsdale, had said about throwing out “anti-semites” within his party. https://www.otsnews.co.uk/labours-ainsdale-candidate-wants-partys-anti-semites-throwing/ Mr Donnellon soon visited OTS Facebook

Stolen cars and parts seized at industrial unit in Aintree POLICE undertook activity yesterday (Monday 15 April) at an industrial estate on Sugar Street in Aintree as part of an ongoing investigation

POLICE are appealing for information following the suspected arson of a van in Formby last night, Monday 15 April. At around 10.30pm, emergency services were called to Liverpool Road, to the rear of

Police and paramedics have rushed to the scene of a smash outside the Texaco garage on Cemetery Road, Southport this afternoon. Witnesses told our reporter that the driver of a dark blue

The heartbroken daughter of a paraglider killed in a crash near to the Royal Birkdale Golf Club said he died doing what he loved. Andy Walkden, 54 and from Southport, died when

Sefton Council is reminding businesses that employ children aged between 13 and 16 years old that they need permits to comply with employment laws. These permits are free of charge from the

Film crews have taken over Southport Pier for more footage of a period drama. Film crews workingnup and down the Liverpool coastline for the Sky Atlantic film Das Boot are now taking

Consumers reminded of the simple move that could protect their purchases A Merseyside solicitor is urging those paying for holidays, furniture, cars or other expensive items to pay at least in part

Danger!! Residents have this morning contacted OTS News wanting to warn other motorists to take extra care if driving along the Coastal Road in todays High wind. Sorcha Mai O’Brien said: “On

An impressive display of Taekwondo at the Horizon Championships last Sunday 14th April. The team earned themselves a grand total of 6 Gold and 6 Silver medals as they fought their way

Staff at Merseyrail have pledged their support to help Alder Hey Children’s Charity fund projects to entertain patients who might be daunted by the idea of a trip to hospital. Alder Hey

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a collision on the M61 motorway left a man with serious injuries. Police were called at shortly before 11am after a Mercedes C220 collided with the

After ravaging America, the fentanyl crisis has hit the UK. Click here to find out what everyone needs to know about the spread of this dangerous drug! America’s fentanyl crisis has crossed the

4X4 vehicle stuck on Southport Beach A 4X4 vehicle became stuck in mud on Southport Beach this morning (Sunday 14 April 2019). The incident happened about 500 yards out to sea off

Southport foodbanks will benefit from a slice of 1,119 meals donated by an NHS trust. Staff from North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust teamed up with the Trussell Trust charity to

Southport Coastguard often meet members of the public who are not clear on the difference between the Coastguard and the lifeboats, so let’s take a moment to explain. It can save vital

Ainsdale’s Labour candidate, Kev Donnellon,  who lives in Blundellsands, Liverpool, previously urged his party to “throw out” members who are antisemitic. He stated on Facebook: “I don’t deny there are some anti-semites

A lost dog searching for her beloved owner has been found and rescued by animal lovers in the Hampton Road area. So far nobody has come forward to claim their pet has

A go fundme page has been set up in aid of a Churctown resident who suffered life changing injuries whilst working. John recently who is self employed suffered spinal injuries from an

Police are continuing to appeal for information about a MAN Kyle Jordan, 25, of Derwent Road, Chorley, is wanted by police after two females were assaulted at a hotel in Charnock Richard on

The devastation caused to Mersyside health ervices, including many Southport patients, will not be hitting hospital Chief Executive Aidan Kehoe, too hard in the pocket personally as he has headed off to