On The Spot News | OTS News - Southport

Failing Grayling to blame for town’s rotten rail link

Southport’s Rotten Rail Link Caused by Grayling Misspending Billions Tory Transport Secretary Chris Grayling (above) has just poured £33 million down the drain over his Brexit ferry deal with a company with

13th April 2019

Mum vows to kill cat after baby attack

Parents with young children in the High Park area are being told to stay alert after a baby was SAVAGED by a cat. The black and white tabby, which was wearing a

13th April 2019

New Merseyside Police General Enquiry Office opening times

Merseyside Police is changing the opening hours of its General Enquiry Offices (GEO) across the county on 15 April 2019. The change follows an extensive review of the GEO service by the

13th April 2019

Coastal Road now re-open

4:50 PM COASTAL ROAD RE-OPEN. The road closures in place between the roundabouts at Pontins at Ainsdale and Weld Road have been authorised to be removed. The road will be re-open to

12th April 2019

AMS Plumbers Merchants Showroom Opening Day – 29th April 2019

AMS Plumbers Merchants are holding an opening day to showcase the new showroom at the store on Monday 29th April from 8am. Jane Rimmer said: “We will be holding breakfast rolls and

12th April 2019

Arriva to sponsor 2019 Southport Food & Drink Fesival

Foodie fever arrives in Sefton from Friday May 31 to Sunday June 2 with the annual Southport Food and Drink Festival. And to make the event even better, Arriva North West have

12th April 2019

UPDATE | Police remain at scene of paramotor crash near Royal Birkdale Golf Course

Following enquiries we can confirm the incident on land adjacent to Royal Birkdale Golf Course yesterday evening (Thursday 11 April 2019) involved a paramotor, not a microlight as originally reported. At around

12th April 2019

Birchall Blackburn Law announces return of specialist to jointly head up Commercial Property team for Southport office

The award-winning legal firm announces the return of Kerry Snookes, who is to jointly head up the Commercial Property in the Southport office. BIRCHALL BLACKBURN LAW is delighted to welcome commercial property

12th April 2019

Update on paraglider crash in Birkdale

Emergency services are currently reacting to a major incident in Birkdale after a paramotor crashed near Royal Birkdale. Emergency crews including major incident response units have raced to the scene of a

11th April 2019

Woodlands Animal Sanctuary Easter Eggstravaganza

The first of Woodlands Animal Sanctuary’s five open days of the year is fast approaching and it’s a great way to round off the Easter break. With a free Easter Egg hunt

11th April 2019

Night Club bosses hailed after transforming Beach Bar

Two friends have taken over a dilapidated Southport Bar and transformed it into the town’s best nightclub venue. Phil Peters and Matty Rick (pictured above) have transformed the building that was formerly

11th April 2019

Southport masons raise £35,000 for Liverpool blind school

Mysterious masons in Southport have helped to raise a staggering £35,000 to help a Liverpool blind school. The money has been donated by West Lancashire Freemasons which is made up of members

11th April 2019

CARES: The background to losing our children’s A&E service

Sefton Central Labour MP Bill Esterson is backing a campaign by Labour’s Liz Savage to bring an NHS walk-in centre to Southport. https://www.otsnews.co.uk/mp-backs-petition-new-nhs-walk-centre-southport/ Is Labour trying to recreate a new reality here?

11th April 2019

How people in Southport can access medical help during bank holidays

With Easter fast approaching, Sefton health professionals are reminding people to ensure they use the right NHS service for them, should they or their family members become unwell over the long weekend

11th April 2019

Queenscourt Hospice Will Month Campaign 2019

Leading North West law firms are joining forces once again to help a local hospice by raising money during their Will Month campaign. Queenscourt Hospice is a local charity that provides support

11th April 2019

SOUTHPORT BID’S LAUNCHES ITS FIVE YEAR VISION #YourSouthportBID 2019-2024

Southport’s Business Improvement District (BID) has launched a manifesto that it hopes will enable the continuation and development of its work to bring investment into the town, deliver an exciting events programme

11th April 2019

JOB ALERT | Assured Care

10th April 2019

EFT Group earns a place on the Alder Hey major donor board

EFT Group have now been added onto the major donor board in the main hospital atrium at Alder Hey. As you may have seen in recent EFT News, we have donated over

10th April 2019

Southport solicitor takes on London Marathon in aid of Metabolic Support UK

A Southport solicitor will pound the pavements of London in April to raise money for Metabolic Support UK. Rebecca Dawson, a solicitor in the Medical Negligence Serious Injury Department at Fletchers Solicitors

10th April 2019

Lib Dems welcome Hillside Station Access announcement

Lib Dem councillors John Pugh and Simon Shaw, who represent the Birkdale and Hillside area, have warmly welcomed last Thursday’s announcement that Hillside is one of five Merseyrail stations which will be

9th April 2019

Wallis pledges a long hot summer with lower prices for families

Parents spend up to £127 per week keeping kids entertained in school holidays Parents will spend up to a quarter of their disposable income keeping their kids entertained over the summer holidays

9th April 2019

Southport based Tee 2 Green Sport supporting the future of golf

Tee 2 Green Sport is an impressive new company focused on raising Sponsorship for up and coming European Tour Golf Professionals. There is an ongoing issue with players new to the European

9th April 2019

New divorce law to end the blame game

New legislation to overhaul divorce law and reduce family conflict. strong support for Justice Secretary’s divorce reforms six-month minimum timeframe to allow for reflection and better future planning Divorcing couples will no

9th April 2019

HOSPITAL VISIT | Donations Welcome

Some of the players and staff will be paying an Easter visit to the Children’s Ward at Ormskirk Hospital next week. The players have made some very generous donations of Easter Eggs,

9th April 2019

Man charged with three assaults after Southport incident

A man has been charged with three assaults following an incident in Southport on Thursday (4 April). Officers were called to the Smoooch Dessert Bar on Hoghton Street, Southport, in which three

8th April 2019

High Park closed off after major car blaze

A massive fire on Copeland industrial estate has been revealed to be a suspected electrical fire on a car. Fire crews and emergency services rushed to the High Park based industrial estate

8th April 2019

Giant egg launches Merseyrail’s Easter competition

A six-foot giant Perspex egg, believed to be the biggest chocolate-filled egg in the city, has been installed in Central Station as part of a competition for passengers. The huge model is

8th April 2019

Grand National Festival 2019 hailed a success by Merseyside Police

This year’s policing operation at the Aintree Festival has been hailed a success and the force would like to thank the thousands of race-goers for their behaviour throughout. Each day has seen

7th April 2019

A free Easter event in Southport

A free Easter event, with lots of fun family activities, takes place at Lakeside Church on Saturday 20 April, for the second year running. Along with bouncy castles, cinema and craft rooms,

7th April 2019

Bob Fox in SOUTHPORT Concert

7th April 2019