On The Spot News | OTS News - Southport

‘London-style’ travel scheme coming to Sefton

Merseytravel is introducing a new MetroCard to replace the Region’s Walrus card. The new cards will be phased in from December 2019, when Merseytravel’s adult daily, weekly and four-weekly Solo bus tickets

30th October 2019

World’s best snooker players heading to Southport for the first time

Snooker fans will have the chance to see the world’s leading players in Southport in the New Year. The Coral Players Championship will run from February 24 to March 1 in 2020

30th October 2019

New role supporting sexual abuse survivors

Thanks to funding from the Office of the Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner, Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust has welcomed its first Health Sexual Violence Liaison Officer, Faye Speed. She has

30th October 2019

Southport based Tezlom’s core family values inspire directors to make the workplace a better place

A healthcare recruitment agency has rebranded in a bid to make the workplace a better place. Tezlom, formerly known as 247 Professional Health, is a family-run business headed by Roz and Ryan

30th October 2019

Civic society rebuff bridal shop sign claims

The Birkdale Civic Society would like to issue a formal statement of clarification in relation to an article published regarding the removal of signage from the bridal shop in Birkdale Village. We

29th October 2019

BBC Predicts Southport Lib Dem Win Quite Likely

As the Government withdraws its Brexit Bill from the House of Commons, and the nation prepares itself to have Christmas shopping spoiled by a General Election where most voting will take place

29th October 2019

No better place in Southport to watch the Rugby World Cup Final

FREE ENTRY – AS ALWAYS SRFC IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Join Southport Rugby Club for the World Cup Final! The Clubhouse will be open from 8am ahead of the 9am kick-off,

29th October 2019

Best selling author, influencer and marketeer returns to hometown to advance Southport businesses

Nik Maguire born and bred Sandgrounder returns to Southport as a No1 best-selling author, beholding years of insight from big city marketing sector he is ready to grow local businesses using the

29th October 2019

Woodlands – Help from your home!

There are so many good causes out there that it is impossible to support them all & extremely difficult to choose between them which invariably leads to not supporting anyone. Woodlands Animal

29th October 2019

Headliner comedians take a stand in Southport

Tickets are now on sale for the Southport Ultimate Comedy Weekender featuring a whole host of household names set to take the stage in the resort next month. The Southport Ultimate Comedy

29th October 2019

Appeal to locate missing Mia Powell

POLICE are appealing for information to help trace a 17-year-old girl missing from home in Southport. Mia Powell was last seen at around 7.30pm on Friday, 18 October in Victoria Road, Formby.

29th October 2019

Residents urged to take care with wheelie bins over Bonfire period

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service is urging residents to help prevent their household wheelie bins becoming targets for arsonists over the Bonfire period. Arson attacks on wheelie bins and refuse containers in

29th October 2019

LibDem candidate wants cleaner air for Southport’s residents

Polluted air is a risk to residents, John Wright has warned. The LibDem candidate says he will lobby for a new Clean Air Act if he becomes the town’s MP. Air pollution

29th October 2019

A Crime Alert for the residents of Southport from Merseyside Police.

Burglaries Between the 14th and the 27th October burglaries or attempted burglaries have taken place in the following locations: Warwick Street, Kirklees Road, Chambres Road, Kingston Crescent(shed and garage), Gordon Street, Maple

29th October 2019

Man, 34, jailed for eight years and 10 months for Crosby rape

Police have welcomed the sentencing of a man for a rape offence which took place in Crosby in October 2018. Abdoulayr Fall, 34, of College Road in Crosby, admitted the offence, which

29th October 2019

Scared lost puppy runs away from good samaritans

A small white puppy dog has been spotted running wild and scared around Southport town centre tonight Commuters spotted a lost dog in the train station car park around 5:10 this evening

28th October 2019

Dance at the Dunes for Freshfields Animal Rescue

The weather may be getting chilly, but you’ll be able to warm up nicely with your dance moves at the Charity Danceathon in aid of Freshfields Animal Rescue at the Dunes Leisure

28th October 2019

Flood of panic as resort warned if devastating sea level rises

Scientists have predicted huge swathes of Southport and Formby could become an island ‘completely cut off from mainline Britain’ by rising sea levels which could flood Sefton’s coastline before the end of

28th October 2019

Ex Southport MEP backs resort Chippy sustainable fish plan

One of Southport’s longest serving Euro MPs has visited the Fylde Fish Bar, on Fylde Road, Southport. Chris Davies MEP, who grew up across the river in Lytham, topped the Lib Dem

27th October 2019

McDonald’s staff tackle Snowdon challenge for Isla

A group of 20 individuals from Kew McDonalds in Southport have volunteered to complete a sponsored Snowdon climb on the 30th of October 2019. We are fundraising for the beautiful Isla Rose

27th October 2019

Clubs back touchline safeguarding movement

Local Football Club bosses have joined a national charity’s call for parents to make a special promise to keep their children safe in sports. a survey conducted by the NSPCC YouGov recently

27th October 2019

One Vision Housing, Retirement Housing Scheme customers, raise £2,663.65 for Macmillan Cancer Support.

October 1 marked International Older Person’s Day which works to bring our older community together and highlight their contribution to society. In celebration of the day One Vision Housing hosted a number

27th October 2019

MATCH RePORT | Bradford Park Avenue 0-3 Southport

A David Morgan stunner sealed a 3-0 win for Southport against Bradford Park Avenue at Horsfall Stadium. After uncertainty over whether the game would go ahead; Liam Watson will now be pleased

26th October 2019

RESULT | Bradford 0 Southport 3

Full report to follow Match Stats 0-1 29 Astles Yellow Card Benjamin 39. Half time 0-1 0-2 Green 65 Sub 70 Glynn for Green 0-3 Morgan 75 77 Yellow Card Sampson Sub

26th October 2019

Southport SAFE Meeting Date Announced

The next meeting of Southport Access for Everyone will be held at the Victoria Methodist Church, Sussex Road, Southport PR8 6DG on Monday 28th October at 7pm. The premises are fully accessible

26th October 2019

INSPECTION | Bradford (PA) v Southport-ON AT PRESENT

The game has passed a local referee’s inspection at 10.30 but remains subject to a further inspection by the match referee at 1.15pm. There is a pitch inspection at Bradford at 10.30am

26th October 2019

RTC Portland Street, Southport

Police have been called to a smash on Portland Street after a a Citroen collided with a wall near to the junction with Talbot Street after narrowly missing oncoming traffic. The car

25th October 2019

MP slams Lib Dems for “failing to protect the NHS”

Bill Esterson MP has criticised Liberal Democrats for failing to support an amendment in Parliament that opposed US companies “taking over” the NHS. The MP for Sefton Central said the amendment, which

25th October 2019

Hundreds attend events on Merseyside bypass proposals

Nearly 600 people attended events in Merseyside this week to find out more about proposals for a new bypass to the Port of Liverpool. Highways England held two public events at the

25th October 2019

Take a wander along the huge haunted street attraction coming to Southport this weekend!

Work has begun on building a huge Haunted street set in Southport town centre as part of Southport BID’s annual Spooky Southport Halloween Festival! The purpose built, hyper real haunted Victorian street

25th October 2019