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The Pure Stadium

St Helens side fired up ahead of Southport clash

FC welcome Southport FC to Ruskin Drive next Wednesday evening (22Jan) for a quarter-final tie in the Liverpool FC Senior Cup. Currently the semi-professional club ply their trade in the National League
18th January 2020

PREVIEW | Southport V Boston United

After a difficult run of form, Southport welcome Boston United to the Pure Stadium this weekend as they look to get back to winning ways. Despite some improved performances of late, Liam
18th January 2020

Local health body to meet in Hilldale, Ormskirk

HEALTHCARE commissioners in West Lancashire are to hold their next Governing Body meeting in public at Hilldale on the Ormskirk Hospital site on Tuesday 28 January 2020, from 9.30am – 11.30am. Members
17th January 2020

Kinetics Fitness 24 hour fundraiser

Kinetics are organising a 24 hour fundraising event commencing from 7pm on Friday 31st January 2020 to help raise money to a cause very close to our hearts. In 2018 alone 138,836
16th January 2020

New Year and a new CEO for Southport BID

With the start of a New Year, The Southport BID Board are pleased to announce that new Chief Executive, Rachel Fitzgerald, has taken up her post heading up the BID Management team.
16th January 2020

A Gin tasting masterclass is coming to Southport

An afternoon Masterclass in tasting a selection of the wonderful Gins out on offer. Ticket includes: A masterclass in gin tasting A taste of 5 carefully selected gins Perfectly served with our
16th January 2020

Is the ‘Burscough Bricker’ something to fear?

Residents around rural Burscough and Scarisbrick say they are hoping a vandal who throws bricks through windows of parked cars is caught soon. Police are hoping to find more information to identify
15th January 2020

WANTED another absconded from HMP Kirkham

POLICE are appealing for information about a wanted prison absconder. Jason Harrison, 49, was released from HMP Kirkham in November on temporary licence. He was due to visit Liverpool but failed to
15th January 2020

Is the Formby YMCA shop closing?

Some confusion seems to exist over the future of Formby’s YMCA charity shop. The shop was closed again today (15th January) yet other signs in the window indicated that it was ‘not’
15th January 2020

Racial hatred message daubed on park wall

Racist and anti ethnic graffiti has been daubed in 20 foot high letters on the side of a gable wall in Southport. The massive graffiti which takes aim at people of colour
14th January 2020

Woodlands – When forever doesn’t last forever!

As you will probably know Woodlands Animal Sanctuary take in unwanted, neglected and injured cats, with a view rehoming them to a loving forever home. Well what happens when forever doesn’t last
14th January 2020

New bike for Christmas? Get it tagged!

New bike for Christmas? Bring your bike, new or old, to one of our bike registering events in Southport this weekend, and have your bike registered and tagged for free! Events on
14th January 2020

JOB ALERT | Local Job Opportunities

Opportunities to pursue a career in the Hospitality / Holiday Park Sector. Pontins Southport will be hosting recruitment days on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th of January 10am – 4pm. Shore Road
14th January 2020

Southport’s EFT looking for 10 new apprentices

EFT are looking for 10 new apprentices to start August 2020! We are recruiting for our Electrical, fire and security and construction apprenticeships We invite anyone with an interest to our Open
14th January 2020

IN PICTURES | Thank you to our local supporters

Thank you to our local supporters  Thanks to the kindness of local residents and businesses, our Children’s Department at Ormskirk hospital was inundated last month with donations of toys, chocolates and even
13th January 2020

Going, Going, Gone …

Southport Contemporary Arts will be welcoming in the New Year with its much-anticipated Under the Bed Sale at the ArtHouse in Eastbank Street from Tuesday 8th – Saturday 25th January. This annual
12th January 2020

Man’s Best friend becomes a Work of Art

Ainsdale portrait artist, Neil Prior, will be whetting the discerning local art aficionados’ appetite with a taster of his forthcoming one-man show scheduled for later in the year, by a display at
11th January 2020
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