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Santa will be in Marshside this evening

Marshside … are you feeling Christmassy yet?? If not we have the cure !!!… come out tonight and play “search for Santa” – check back later for our live tracker link. 🎅🚍🌲🎼👨‍👨‍👧👩‍👦‍👦👨‍👦‍👦👨‍👨‍👧‍👧👩‍👧👩‍👩‍👧‍👦🎉
17th December 2019
You can still have your say on proposed changes to NHS procedures in Southport

Help us help you to stay well this winter

With Christmas just around the corner, health experts in Sefton are urging local patients to make sure they’re fully prepared should they become unwell in the holiday season. NHS South Sefton Clinical
16th December 2019

Knife Arch set up after recent town centre Stabbing

Officers from the Southport Community Team along with Special Constables attended Waverley Street with a knife Arch on Saturday evening as part of Operation Target which targets serious and violent crime. #OpTarget
16th December 2019

Concern is growing for a 17-year-old male

James Dobson was last seen on 25/11/2019 in Preston near the Magistrates Court. He is believed to have gone in the direction of Preston train station, but was not seen to enter
15th December 2019

Preston New Road closed after serious RTC

POLICE are currently attending a road traffic collision on Preston New Road, the road is currently closed. Please find an alternative route. OTS News will have an official update from Merseyside in
13th December 2019

Southport LibDems Hammered into Third Place

Although Labour increased its share of the vote in Southport it still came second. The LibDems, perhaps recklessly, put up a virtually unknown out-of-town, candidate  (some jolly chap called ‘John Wright’). For
13th December 2019

Scarisbrick Swords Fencing Success 2019

Scarisbrick Swords has enjoyed a significant year of competitive success, culminating this month in James Hughes’ selection for the Welsh U15 team for Poland 2020 and the continued selection of Sophia Neophytou
13th December 2019

Appeal to find missing 14 year old, Jack Rimmer

Jack Rimmer, age 14 He has been missing 24.hours, his family has asked anyone who knows of his whereaouts to get intouch. 07538 101636‬ please call if you have any information please,
12th December 2019

Missing from Merseyside, Andrew O’Brien

Missing: Andrew O’Brien POLICE are appealing for help to find a 14-year-old boy missing from home in Liverpool. Andrew O’Brien was last at his home address in Henglers Close, Everton on Tuesday,
12th December 2019

Don’t waste your vote today

Veteran Southport journalist Martin Hovden writes: There was a steady stream of people going into St Francis of Assisi Church (pictured) in Kew just after 9am today to vote in the general
12th December 2019

Candidates come under fire for claims made at hustings

Southport’s Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat candidates have all come under fire following the main hustings meeting of the election campaign, held at Christ Church on Lord Street on the final Monday
11th December 2019

Christmas Spirit or stone cold Tory attitudes?

A heartless Tory candidate says people using foodbanks should get better at managing their budget Many voters are saying today that yet again the Tory Party has shown its true colours, as
9th December 2019
Police

News from Your Community Policing Team

Security of Bicycles In the past few weeks there has been a slight increase in the number of bicycles stolen. Chains are being cut off whilst the owners are in shops, restaurants
9th December 2019
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