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Southport’s chairman is to be banned from his own ground for two matches by the FA. Phil Hodgkinson has been banned for two games and fined £300 by the FA after being

Photo: Southport Trinity U10’s with Manager Ethan Merone and assistant manager Gary Rodwell. Southport Trinity has formed their first ever girls team in the club’s history. Manager Ethan Merone said: “The girls

Boy racers in Southport being urged to cut their speed as part of a national police campaign to reduce deaths and casualties on the roads. Speeding is one of the major contributory

PARENTS could be fined thousands of pounds for taking their child out of school for holidays during term time. Lancashire County Council has proposed issuing penalty notices of £1,000 per child per

Southport’s unbeaten run came to an end with Jake Moult’s second half strike was the difference as Altrincham scraped past the Sandgrounders in a feisty playoff crunch match. Defender Liam Edwards was

IP camera tester stolen from van on Fleetwood road at 5.20am on Saturday 19 January 2018. Offenders are a man and a woman seen going in and out of driveways in the

A bullmastiff dog which has been missing since 2018 has still not been found. Roxy, went missing from her home in the Southport area last year and her family fear that she

Yesterday (Friday 18 January) Damien Moore MP spoke with Rail Minister, Andrew Jones MP, about the our rail services in Southport. Damien said “I continued my campaign for the return of the

It is certainly clear that the so-called “streamlined” Brexit plan has fallen ell short of its initial expectations. In the latest round of talks, Theresa May and her administration are far from

Southport’s rampant second-half performance against Leamington saw the Port continue their fantastic run in the league, and are now looking to make it 13 unbeaten against high-flyers Altrincham. Heading into half-time trailing

Police and emergency services are in attendance at a known accident blackspot on Sussex Road. Two cars collided with each other shortly before 2pm on the notorious stretch of road. A garden

The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of Friday 18 January but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or

A woman has sadly died following a collision in Scarisbrick. It happened on New Year’s Day (Tuesday, January 1st) at around 3:30pm on Heaton Bridge Road when an Audi SQ5 has collided

Animal loving fundraisers have smashed their target when they raised more than £1,000 for charity. Steve Henshall’s ‘American style’ fourth annual illuminations, on Sidney Road, Southport, was held to raise funds for

Two people have been charged with theft and fraud offences following reports purses belonging to two women were stolen in Formby and Southport on 28 November 2018. It was reported that the

Traffic has ground to a standstill on the Coast road after a driver blamed low sun for a three vehicle pile up. Police and emergency services have closed off part of the

Due to the cold weather forecasts, this service will be open from 10:00PM THURSDAY 17th to 07:00AM FRIDAY 18th January, and the following nights if temperatures continues to drop. When the centre

A delivery driver was left with a sour taste in his mouth after his yoghurt wagon collided with a security van. The crash happened near to the forecourt of the Tesco Express

Referred to as the single glummest day of the year, people feeling down or struggling with their mental health on Blue Monday on 21 January can access support from Lancashire Care NHS

Gypsies kicked off Central 12 carpark have now settled on Tulketh Street. The camp of travellers were evicted from the Central 12 car park near ASDA after setting up a makeshift camp

Police are appealing for information about a wanted man from Preston. James Lowry, 29, is wanted in connection with an assault and theft which took place in Preston on December 30. His

Living with a workplace injury can be both frustrating and stressful, especially if you’re concerned for your future health or are unsure if you’ll ever be able to return to your career.

Merseyside’s Police Commissioner is asking local people if they would be willing to pay a little extra through the police precept, which is collected alongside the council tax, to help protect 100

A touching commemorative service will be held to mark the 150th anniversary of an infamous Southport tragedy that claimed the lives of seven men. The story of a group of shrimpers who