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Sefton Central MP Bill Esterson is backing a new drive to protect shop workers from violence and abuse. The MP said he was ‘dismayed’ at statistics from the trade union Usdaw that

After last week’s setback at York City, Southport return home as they prepare to face Hereford and get themselves back onto winning ways with four games of the season to play. The

A group of Travellers have again set up camp on the disused Park and Ride at Kew, southport. In previous years the Sefton Council have paid thousands of pounds to clean the

On Wednesday evening 10th April, officers responded to a report of a male seen in suspicious circumstances within the confines of a business premises on Foul Lane, Southport. Upon arrival of patrols

A group of children have been seen dicing with death after playing on top of an industrial waste bin near to Wayfarers Arcade this afternoon. The three were alone and there was

Police were called to a property on Manchester road following reports of a disturbance this afternoon, Thursday 11 April 2019. Police at the scene declined to comment on the incident. A police

Merseyside-based waste management firm, Inciner8, is continuing its work with national knife crime fighting charity, Steel Warriors, by taking knives off UK streets and recycling them into public gyms. Home Office data*

A pair of violent yobs were arrested after violence broke out after a football match in Southport. Merseyside Police were called to Russell Road playing fields at around 6pm on Tuesday, April

A Merseyside Police spokesman said: “Merseyside Police is currently investigating the publication of a number of offensive Tweets made in relation to a Liverpool footballer. “The language used in the Tweets is

CCTV appeal – Timpson, Southport Detectives investigating a burglary in Southport in December have issued CCTV images of a man they believe could have information to assist their enquiries. At around 8.45am

Today, a local grandfather, with his two teenage kids, visited Savers in Formby to purchase two packs of four CherryB (cherry wine). On entering Savers the elderly customer picked up one pack

POLICE are appealing for information to trace a man from Bootle who is wanted on a recall to prison. 20-year-old Leighton Moore from Beech Street was issued with a prison recall order

Fire crews have closed off Station Road in Ainsdale following a blaze above a takeaway. Crews were called to Poons Chinese takeaway after a blaze broke out. Nobody is thought to be

The Fire Service were called to Town Lane, Southport over night following reports of a car on fire. They arrived to find a Mazda on fire. The fire was extinguished within minutes.

Bongo’s Bingo is returning to Sefton this summer! L37 Fest have them headlining Friday 12th July with S Club at Orrell Hill Woods just off the Formby Bypass Tickets are available now

Police have swooped on a group of alleged scam artists dressed as Pokémon characters. Tourists and vulnerable people were urged not to give money to a group of alleged scammers on Nevill

A tree surgeon has escaped the jaws of death after falling nearly 30 feet from a huge tree on Morley Road, Southport. A ladder he was standing on snapped and collapsed causing

A fashion store owner says he chose Ormskirk over Southport for his new business as the town is too run down for him. Chris Appleton launched his clothes-altering shop, Chapple, in Church

MP Bill Esterson joined a Ladies Day protest with a difference when he lent his support to care workers in a dispute over pay. As a Liverpool newspaper led a campaign to

POLICE trying to locate the owner of this off road motorbike – it was recovered abandoned on Marine Drive #Southport yesterday (8th April). If you recognise the bike or think you know

POLICE are becoming increasingly concerned for the whereabouts of a missing 11 year old boy from the Wirral. Matthew Lamb who lives in Birkenhead was last seen at his home address between

Norovirus continues to circulate in the community. You don’t want norovirus. It’s very contagious and the symptoms are very unpleasant. If you have symptoms of either diarrhoea or vomiting, please do not

Highways England is preparing to lift and complete hundreds of miles of roadworks to help people travelling over Easter and is urging motorists to make sure their vehicle is ready for the