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Rats bite toddler as terrified mum vows never to return to Southport

A visiting family to Southport for the half term say they will never come back after a rat bit their young toddler. Samantha Moed and her family were staying in Southport town

31st May 2019

Reduced Opening Hours at Southport Police Station

Member of Parliament for Southport, Damien Moore, has today responded to the announcement that Southport Police Stations opening times are to be reduced indefinitely. In an open letter to the Police Commissioner

30th May 2019

New Friendship Cafe launching in Southport

A Friendship Cafe sponsored by Southport Salvation Army is set to launch on Sunday, 7 July at The Salvation Army Coffee Lounge in Southport. This is a perfect opportunity during Sefton’s Year of

30th May 2019

Damien Moore MP donates to defibrillator fund on visit to Fylde Road Pharmacy for Blood Pressure Day

During the visit Damien Moore MP met with Pharmacist Sanjay Anand and Pharmacy Technician Kelly Melvin, who explained the hidden dangers around blood pressure and the importance of getting regularly checked and

30th May 2019

Brookdale puts the spotlight on Dementia with week of special events

A Southport day service for Sefton residents with dementia staged a series of special events this week in support of a national initiative to raise awareness of the condition. Staff, service users

30th May 2019

Talented teens can bid for city academy scholarship

Talented youngsters from across Southport who are dreaming of success on stage or screen are being urged to apply for a scholarship to hone their skills. For the second year running, the

30th May 2019

Emily Spurrell to run for Police and Crime Commissioner

Today, former Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner, Emily Spurrell announced her intention to run for the Labour nomination for next year’s Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner election. Emily, 31, was the Deputy

30th May 2019

WATCH | Groovy ‘first’ for Live Sounds – video

Mighty Radio’s Live Sounds show, which supports local bands and singers, took listeners back to the 1960s this week when people said “fab” and “groovy”. Special studio guests on Tuesday night were

29th May 2019

Southport man arrested on suspicion of benefit fraud

Following an ongoing investigation, Merseyside Police and Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have today (29th May) jointly arrested a 40 year old man from Southport on suspicion of fraud by false

29th May 2019

L37 Fest 2019 Cancelled, Official Statement

It is with great sadness that we have had to make the difficult decision to cancel this year’s L37 Fest. This is obviously not the outcome we had hoped for, and the

27th May 2019

Portland Street level crossing is CLOSED TO TRAFFIC

Portland Street level crossing is CLOSED TO TRAFFIC for the time being. 07:33am, The crossing can currently only be operated when a member of Network Rail staff is present on-site, and none

27th May 2019

Brexit Party top the polls in Sefton

Veteran Southport journalist Martin Hovden writes: The Brexit Party gained the most number of Euro election votes in Sefton, it was revealed in the early hours of this morning. The party –

27th May 2019

New laws to help protect homeowners from leasehold scam

Southport home owners could be in line for compensation following a decision by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to investigate the leasehold selling scheme. Southport Lib Dem councillor, Pat Keith, who

26th May 2019

Celebrate the environment with Green Sefton

As part of the Liverpool City Region 2019 Year of the Environment, Green Sefton will be hosting a celebration day at Southport Eco Centre on Friday, 31 May , from 10am to

26th May 2019

Abandoned vehicles £200 fine

Drivers and owners who abandon their vehicles are being warned they could be faced with a £200 on the spot fine from Monday 3 June 2019. West Lancashire Borough Council has a

26th May 2019

KGV Ofsted Visit

Having been previously judged “good” by Ofsted, we were delighted to welcome inspectors back into college on the 13 & 14 March 2019. The inspectors who were conducting a monitoring visit assessed

26th May 2019

Shops forced to close after power cut hits Southport town centre

There is a power cut affecting the PR8 postcode area of Southport. A spokesperson for SP Energy Networks said: “We did not know in advance there would be a power cut, and

25th May 2019

Volunteers Week is Saturday 1st June – Friday 7th June

SEFTON Advocacy has teamed up with 107.9 FM Mighty Radio to celebrate the work of their volunteers across National Volunteers’ Week, June 1st to 7th. Sefton Advocacy service is currently looking to

25th May 2019

Man arrested at Formby Station with four legs of lamb under his t shirt

Bike thieves caught by quick thinking amateur sleuth

Judges at Sefton Magistrates court has heard how a bike thief was caught after one of his victim’s friends followed him on a train and informed police. Declan Pattie, 19, of Vincent

24th May 2019

MP welcomes start of works to add new slip roads to M58 junction 1

MP Bill Esterson has welcomed the long-awaited start of works to install the ‘missing slip roads’ at junction 1 of the M58 in Melling. Works have begun on a northbound off-slip

24th May 2019

Book launch by Southport minister

The former minister of Holy Trinity Church Southport is launching his latest book in June. Canon Dr Rod Garner has not been idle since his retirement last year, as evidenced by his

24th May 2019

Talented young Southport musician is founder of the new Northern Orchestra

A talented young musician, composer and conductor who left St. Mary’s College in Crosby last summer has founded a new regional orchestra. 18-year-old Joshua Quinlan from Southport has established the Northern Philharmonic

24th May 2019

Appeal to trace next of kin of Southport man, John Lewis Rimmer

POLICE are appealing for your help to trace the next of kin of a man from Southport who recently passed away. John Lewis Rimmer, 74, of Kensington Road, Southport passed away at his

23rd May 2019

Lancashire man sentenced to life after brutal murder

COURT RESULT: A man has today (Thursday, May 23rd) been sentenced to life with a minimum of 20 years for the brutal murder of a Preston woman. Benjamin Topping (pictured), 25, of

23rd May 2019

Racist cab driver keeps job despite abuse charge

A well known cab driver who racially abused a guard at Southport railway station has won an appeal against Sefton Council’s decision to refuse him a new private hire licence after arguing

23rd May 2019

Highways England calling on motorists to tow safely this summer

Highways England is today calling on motorists to ‘check it before towing it’ this Bank Holiday. There are around 4,000 incidents every year involving all forms of trailers, which equated to around

23rd May 2019

Don’t waste your Euro Elections vote

Veteran Southport journalist Martin Hovden writes: Like the Sefton Council elections earlier this month, there were no party activists outside the polling booth in Southport to tick off my details when I

23rd May 2019

Southport School teachers left without pay after Council error

Sefton Council have been informed that due to an unforeseen technical issue with the BACS payment system, teacher pay has not been processed today (May 23). A spokesman for Sefton Council

23rd May 2019

Bolton fan urges Sandgrounders to save club staff

A Southport based Bolton fan is going above and beyond for his beloved club by walking 6 miles for unpaid staff. This coming Saturday supporters plan to walk from the old Burnden

23rd May 2019

Sefton awards prove there are ‘No Limits’ for our children in care

Some of Sefton’s most vulnerable children and young people have been recognised for their outstanding achievements at the ‘No Limits’ awards ceremony. Social workers, teachers and mentors, nominate children and young people

22nd May 2019