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UPDATE | Police respond to major incident in Southport town centre Merseyside police attended the office Bar on Hoghton Street in Southport due to a customer falling ill inside the premises. The

Nurses support ‘People’s Vote’ over EU Hundreds of Southport nurses who are members of the Royal College of Nursing have been advised to campaign to give Britons a chance to get some

News from SOUTHPORT Community Policing Team On 6th August 2018 an elderly female resident from Southport was the victim of a Bogus Official Burglary in her home, whereby an unknown male using

Southport hospital OPEN DAY – 8th September Join us here at Southport and Formby District General Hospital on Saturday 8 September, between 11-4pm, for our behind-the-scenes Open Day. Visitors will see how

Festival bosses ban young Southport woman’s assistance dog from gig A young Southport woman says she is devastated that Global Radio have all but stopped her from attending their up and coming

Sweet toothed shoppers left with bitter taste over Thornton’s closure Sweet toothed shoppers have been left devastated by reports that Thornton’s chocolatiers are closing down. The Chapel Street store is a staple

Fugitive caught hiding behind a sofa in Southport A not so smart prison escapee has been caught in Southport after hiding behind a sofa. Lewis Appleby was discovered by officers who joked

Dozens join search for missing Southport man Adam Dozens of people, Police, search dogs and drones have joined the latest search to help find missing Southport man Adam Seaton. His family are

Merseyside Police weekend of action tackling GUN an Gang crime in Sefton Merseyside Police is increasing police resources in South Sefton this weekend, following a rise in tensions between criminal factions, which

Super sex virus discovered in Southport teenager. STI donovanosis is usually found in tropical locations like Papua and New Guinea Was diagnosed within the past year in an unnamed woman aged 15-to-25   Causes

Former Royal Birkdale head professional passes away. OTS News regrets to announce the sad news that Richard Bradbeer, captain of the PGA in 1990, has passed away. Richard, who was 81, enjoyed

Two men arrested after Sefton street burglary Two men aged 45 and 47 have been arrested on suspicion of burglary to an address in Sefton Street, Southport that occurred in the early

ROAD CLOSURE | Church Street, Southport Diversions are in place on Church Street this week as the road is resurfaced. Contractors Dowhigh working on behalf of Sefton Council are relaying the carriageway

Storm Ernesto set to hit Southport with heavy rain and wind. The Metoffice are warning that the tail end of tropical storm Ernesto is due to hit Ireland and the North West

Southport man charged after burglary and aggravated vehicle theft On 14th August 2018 a ‘Residential Burglary’ was reported in Castle Street, Southport during which two vehicles were stolen. Shortly after the initial

Anger over Labour plan for “massive downgrade” of Southport Hospital The recent news that Labour want to replace Southport’s Hospital with a new “Super Hospital’ 23 miles away in Skelmersdale has met

13 year old kid arrested on suspicion of grafting drugs A 13 year old boy was arrested on Thursday 16th August on suspicion of supply of a controlled drug. The boy from

Teens arrested after Ainsdale burglary Two Southport boys aged 13 and 15 were arrested on Thursday 16th August on suspicion of a burglary in Ainsdale. They have both been released under investigation

This handy McDonald’s ‘hack’ is a way to get a Big Mac and regular fries for £1.99 (norm £4ish) every time you go into McDonald’s… Now, you can only start to reap

Two men arrested after Castle Street burglary Two men, aged 23 and 45, have been arrested in connection with a burglary that occurred overnight Monday-Tuesday this week on Castle Street in Southport.

Use of a drug which can put users in a violent, paranoid state with “superhuman strength” is at epidemic levels, emergency workers have warned. Dubbed Monkey Dust, the “highly unpredictable” substance has

Canning Road Park Poo protesters target playground in anti dog campaign. Callous dog haters in Meols Cop have taken their anti dog poo protest one step further by smearing faeces over children’s

Macmillan’s Southport Flower Show garden tells tale of life after cancer diagnosis  A garden telling the tale of life after a cancer diagnosis will be exhibited at this year’s Southport Flower Show