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Jane Kennedy will not defend Labour Party hate crime

Merseyside’s Deputy Police & Crime Commissioner Councillor Emily Spurrell resigns her post with immediate effect. The Police Commissioner for Merseyside, Rt Hon Jane Kennedy, has announced that her Deputy PCC, Emily Spurrell,

19th March 2019

Starving sandgrounders in food parcel plea

Struggling and desperate families in Southport are dependent each week on food parcels, according to Southport Soup Kitchen. Maria Tummons, director and trustee of Southport Soup Kitchen, a charity based on London

19th March 2019

DRUNK driver charged after Southport crash

UPDATE Adrian Aindow was charged with drink driving in March 2019 after he left the scene of an RTC. Mr Aindow originally pleaded not guilty, however in court on Friday June 14th

18th March 2019

Burglary and theft from car at Liverpool Central station

BTP officers are today releasing CCTV images after a report of a burglary at Liverpool Central station. The incident happened at 5.28am on Saturday 2 March. A man is reported to have

18th March 2019

Man on mobile charged with disqualified driving

Officers have stopped a vehicle in Southport after seeing the driver using a mobile phone. As a result Jamie Thornhill age 32 of Heathfield Road has been arrested and charged with disqualified

18th March 2019

Deputy Police Commissioner resigns – Jane Kennedy hits back!

Merseyside’s Deputy Police & Crime Commissioner Councillor Emily Spurrell resigns her post with immediate effect. The Police Commissioner for Merseyside, Rt Hon Jane Kennedy, has announced that her Deputy PCC, Emily Spurrell,

18th March 2019

Safety fears ahead of the Southport Airshow

The heartbroken families of 11 men who were killed in the Shoreham Airshow tragedy in 2015 are calling for increased safety measures at Southport airshow and other displays after the pilot who

18th March 2019

Bed Ayone? | Fly-Tipping, Folkestone Road

Fly-tippers have dumped a bed along Folkestone Road in Southport. Fly tipping is an unsightly and dangerous problem and costs council tax payers money to clear away. We treat this problem very

18th March 2019

Detective to run half marathon in memory of murdered friend

The sister of a man who was fatally stabbed in Bootle is taking her campaign to end knife crime into schools across the North West, and running a half marathon to raise

17th March 2019

Southport MP shows his true Brexit colours

Southport MP Damien Moore as decided to show his true colours in the propaganda sheet he puts out to support Conservative Party candidates in the coming local elections. The former Preston supermarket

16th March 2019

Can you help Merseyside Police investigating a cash in transit robbery in Bootle?

Merseyside Police are investigating a cash in transit robbery which took place on Friday evening. Officers were called to Stanley Road, Bootle on Friday (15th March) following reports that a bank had

16th March 2019

Sefton Council receives accreditation for excelling in customer service delivery

Sefton Council is delighted to have been awarded the Customer Service Excellence (CSE) Quality Mark. The accreditation is a unique tool designed to promote and encourage continual improvement and maintaining standards when

16th March 2019

PREVIEW | Leamington V Southport

After securing a second cup final of the season in midweek Southport head into the weekend hoping to get back on to winning ways in the league as they travel to Leamington.

16th March 2019

Shoddy work on Southport Pier

Shoddy work on Southport pier is spoiling the experience for walkers. Gary Burgess, a worried walker told OTS News: “My family has been walking on the Pier for some years now, and

14th March 2019

Saturday 23rd March is GoOrange Day!

All around Great Britain, people will be celebrating the work of independent lifeboats, such as ourselves here at Southport Lifeboat. We rely solely on public donations to keep our lifesaving service running

14th March 2019

Bikes stolen from Southport returned to the owner

STOLEN BIKE RETURNED TO OWNER. A bike stolen in a shed burglary in the Hesketh Park area of Southport on the 2nd of March has been returned to it’s owner, following the

14th March 2019

Flooding at Kew’s Blowick Moss swamp continues

Recent rains proved once again that Kew is not a very sensible place to build a house or buy one. Kew wildlife habitat loss and recent flooding problems were fully predicted years

13th March 2019

Southport restaurants cleanest in the UK

Southport restaurants are some of the cleanest in the UK according to analysts. Southport has the 3rd highest food standard ratings in the country with an average of 4.76! Some of our

13th March 2019

Desolate Southport Pitch and Putt golf course turns into drug dealer haven

An abandoned golf course in Southport is becoming a drug haven say worried dog walkers. They also say it is a poor advert for the town after the overgrown and abandoned pitch

12th March 2019

PREVIEW | Second Semi-Final-Pitch Inspection at 4.30pm Tuesday

Southport will look to bounce back from Saturday’s defeat to Boston United with a Semi-Final against Rylands in the Liverpool CFA Senior Cup. A late goal saw Liam Watson’s side slip to

12th March 2019

Southport MP on Board For Accessible Transport

Damien Moore MP recently met with disability charity Leonard Cheshire to discuss their #LetsGetOnBoard campaign which is seeking to make rail travel more accessible for disabled people and his campaign for step

12th March 2019

Car crashes and comes to a stop in New Cut Lane field

Rescue crews are working to remove a family car that skidded off and ended up trapped in a deep muddy field this morning. The black hatch back came spinning off New Cut

11th March 2019

Lord Street | Police cordon in place

Merseyside police has cordoned of a crime scene on Lord Street this morning, Monday 11 March 2019. Unconfirmed reports of an assault were reported at the scene. OTS News will have an

11th March 2019

Labour announces candidates for local elections on May 2nd.

Photo Caption – Labour’s 2019 Local Election Candidates – From Left to Right: Steve Jowett (Meols) Greg Myers and Carran Waterfield (Norwood) Sean Halsall (Kew) Lesley Delves (Dukes) Danny Burns (Birkdale) James Hansen (Cambridge)

11th March 2019

Local Police dog injured during duty

Police Dog Oz from Merseyside Police Dog section was sadly hurt yesterday whilst assisting Sefton Police with open land searches. We all wish him a speedy recovery.

10th March 2019

Event offers safety advice for Lancashire’s lone workers

Employees who spend time working alone in the community are being offered advice on staying safe at event being held in Lancaster next month. The event is aimed at healthcare professionals, care

10th March 2019

Dangerous ‘laughing gas’ canisters left littered in town centre

Southport is once again being hit by the laughing gas craze. Shocked businesses on King Street opened their stores this morning and were forced to sweep empty canisters of laughing gas into

9th March 2019

PARTNERSHIP | Merseyside Police & Home Instead Senior Care’s scam awareness campaign

Merseyside Police are pleased to announce that our partnership with Home Instead Senior Care’s scam awareness campaign, which is featured in the link below, has been recognised with a “Highly Commended” win

8th March 2019

Funeral arrangement for Michael Clarke

OTS News is saddened to report the death of popular Southport man, Michael Clarke. Michael Clarke aged 74 died at Southport Hospital last week, one day before his 31st wedding anniversary with

8th March 2019

Will Liverpool Labour violence soon spread to Sefton?

Southport residents are worried that political violence may be heading their way after Labour’s Liverpool boss declared publicly that he would like to hit his Lib Dem ‘oppo’ over the head with

7th March 2019