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Police have been called to remove a drugged up rough sleeper from a pile of boxes outside a disused bar on Lord Street. The man who is thought to be high on

Vandals have smashed windows on a disused chapel street shop overnight. The windows of the former Poundland shop have been kicked in adding to the growing list of smashed shop fronts in

An outdoor clothing shop owner has been reported for fly tipping after dumping boxes of rubbish on Lord Street this morning. The manager of Tresspass Clothing has been reported to the environment

Environment Secretary Michael Gove has announced plans to create greater protections for trees in urban areas. The proposals would ensure councils can’t cut down street trees without first consulting communities. The measures

**MISSING PERSON** Have you seen Martin Neary aged 66yrs missing from the Blackpool Area. Martin was last seen on 24/12/18 at approximately 10:30 am in the Ormskirk Area. Martin is described as

police and emergency service personnel are currently dealing with an incident in a quiet surburban road in Birkdale. following an earlier incident on Lulworth Road, police have now rushed to a house

Emergency services have rushed to the scene of a developing emergency in Birkdale. Police have been called to a block of flats on Lulworth Road in Birkdale this evening after a 999

It’s been a Merry Christmas for Southport fans so far this period, with positive results seeing the club climb up the table away from relegation, they’ll hope to end the year on

Following the announcement that former Assistant Chief Constable Nikki Holland, who is now Director of Investigations at the National Crime Agency, has been awarded a Queen’s Police Medal in the Queen’s New

Merseyside police have arrested a man following the pursuit of a vehicle in Formby this afternoon, Friday 28 December. At around 2.40pm, a pursuit began of a VW Caddy van driving at

A 19 year old man was stopped in Botanic Gardens, Southport on Thursday 27th December and found in possession of cannabis. On this occasion the offence was dealt with by a fixed

The family of a man who passed away following a road traffic collision in Maghull have today, Friday 28th December, paid tribute to him. Keith Duckworth, 65, was injured following a collision

Photo: unit b, 1 Chapel St, Southport PR8 1AE   HMV, Britain’s biggest high street music retailer, is on the brink of becoming the first post-Christmas victim of Britain’s brutal high street

Peter Croft aged 27 of Central Avenue, Birkdale has been interviewed over offences at shops in the Southport area. He will appear at court to answer 4 charges of theft and 2

A driver stopped for a traffic offence in Southport on Sunday 2night is being questioned on sus of cannabis cultivation.  During a search of her van a number of cannabis plants were

No smoke without fire as political bigotry reaches new heights in the UK A Labour Party MP has previously claimed that Labour has become an institutionally racist organisation through its failure to

To coincide with a new Public Health England (PHE) campaign highlighting the devastating harms from smoking and how this can be avoided, people in Lancashire are being urged tostop smoking this New

Southport’s Chief exec has been left with egg on his face after trying to deny a story saying he’s been charged by the FA over allegedly abusing a referee. OTS News revealed

Dane Ellard (24) of no fixed abode will be taking his Christmas dinner at Her Majesty’s Pleasure tomorrow, and next Christmas, after being handed a sentence of two years and 8 months

A student from Southport has reached the finals of Miss Lancashire 2019. Caitlin Ahern (22) is a student at Liverpool Hope University, studying Disability Studies in Special Educational Needs. She is currently

Detectives investigating the attempted murder of a 25-year-old man in Willoughby Road, Waterloo on Friday 9 November are appealing for information to find a man we wish to speak to in connection

Southport local, Charlotte Baines, a deputy care manager at Home Instead Senior Care, is honoured to be a finalist in the coveted Putting People First / Personalisation Award at the national finals

A popular Southport dessert bar say they will be giving out free hot drinks to all homeless people throughout Christmas. On Christmas Eve Smooch will also be giving out a free Smooch

8:55PM FRIDAY 21st DECEMBER – ROAD CLOSURES IN PLACE AT SCENE OF ROAD TRAFFIC COLLISION Emergency services are at the scene of road traffic collision at the junction of MARSHSIDE ROAD/FYLDE ROAD

Due to recent media speculation and conjecture, a spokesperson from Central Cabs has contacted us to set out the facts and evidence of current taxi charges in the Southport area and surrounding

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