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Flower thieves shock Hesketh Park visitors

Flower thieves are destroying a Southport park according to a frustrated dog walker. Joanne Hall was horrified to see members of the public stealing wild daffodils from Hesketh Park. She was enjoying

7th March 2019

JOB Allert | 247 Professional Health Southport

247 Professional Health need a new team member at the Southport head office! We need someone who’s not scared of making calls, great IT skills and understands how to use an iPhone. They

7th March 2019

Sefton joins partners to host ‘Empty Homes’ event

Sefton Council is joining forces and partnering up with other local authorities across Merseyside and Cheshire to host a free ‘Empty Homes’ event. The event at Liverpool Town Hall aims to offer

7th March 2019

Meet the primary care commissioning comittee

NHS West Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), will be holding its next Primary Care Commissioning Committee meeting in public on Tuesday 12 March 2019 from 1.30pm – 3pm in Ormskirk. The local

7th March 2019

Missing Andrew McCluskey could be in Southport

Police are appealing for help in tracing a 37 year-old man who is missing from home. Andrew McCluskey was last seen in Harrowby Road, Litherland, at 9.30am on Wednesday 27th February. He

7th March 2019

Resort couple launch picture perfect party business

A brand new Southport based business has opened it’s doors on Coronation Walk. Panoramic Events Ltd are event hire specialists who specialise in the sensational! From giant light up letters and photobooths, to LED

6th March 2019

Coalition of the left set to mobilise against Brexit on March 23rd

Prominent Labour figures join with unions, Greens and campaigners to mobilise for 23rd March anti-Brexit march Left bloc to mobilise against the “grotesque inequality and intolerable status quo that contributed to the

6th March 2019

Man sentenced to 7 years after Bundellsands robbery

POLICE on Tuesday 5th March, welcomed the sentencing of a 26 year-old man after a pensioner was robbed in Blundellsands. The victim, a 75 year-old man, was dragged to the floor in

6th March 2019

Southport cyclist lucky to be alive after coast road crash

A pensioner says he’s lucky to be alive after he ended up unconscious on Marine Drive when he smashed into an unlit ‘road closed’ sign which had been placed across a pitch-black

6th March 2019

Appeal following Runshaw College disorder

POLICE are appealing for information including video footage following an incident of disorder close to a college in Leyland. Around 4pm yesterday (Monday, March 4) a group of young men confronted a

5th March 2019

Man died following Halsall crash

A man from Kent has died following a collision in Halsall. Police were called at around 7.45am this morning to Renacres Lane to reports an HGV had collided with a concrete post.

5th March 2019

Southport Hospital Celebrating Apprentice Week with 100th recruit

Southport and Ormskirk hospitals are celebrating recruiting their 100th apprentice on National Apprenticeship Week (4-8 March). Alexandra Prior joined the Trust in February as an administration apprentice, having worked for NHS Professionals within the safeguarding

5th March 2019

Councillors ADVICE CENTRE Saturday 9th March

Councillors ADVICE CENTRE Saturday 9th March Councillors John Dodd, Daniel Lewis, Nigel Ashton and Yaso Sathiy, Lib Dem Candidate will be holding their next Advice Centre on Saturday

5th March 2019

Cycle crash victim searching for answers after memory loss

A cyclist who was struck by a mystery accident and left with serious injuries and no memory is seeking help to find out what happened. The cyclist, who spoke on condition of

5th March 2019

Fundraiser helps youngsters after double bike theft

Two boys are hoping to raise £600 from the kindness of strangers after their bikes were stolen during a horrible assault. Jodie Zeniou has launched a Facebook based appeal to get kind

4th March 2019

Runshaw College: Boy hurt as knife gang enters college

Five people have been arrested after a gang walked into a sixth form college armed with knives and threatened students. A 17-year-old boy was “nicked on the arm” at Runshaw College in

4th March 2019

International Women’s Day @ Southport FC | Day One

To celebrate International Women’s Day all this week we will be featuring women involved in various roles at Southport Football Club. Day One: Jennifer Barton Jennifer Barton is the Events & Hospitality Manager

4th March 2019

Damien Moore MP visits the Learning Rooms in Birkdale

The Learning Rooms was established four years ago by Ruth and Jason Waring. It is an organisation that provides autistic and down’s syndrome citizens with continuing education in life skills and work

4th March 2019

Damian Moore MP welcomes local community funding boost

Damian Moore, MP for Southport, has welcomed the news that a good cause in his constituency has received funding from players of the People’s Postcode Lottery. Origami Pulse CIC have received

4th March 2019

Drivers urged to clean up their act as part of national litter campaign

Highways England today called on drivers to join them in doing their bit to reduce litter levels on the nation’s motorways. Litter presents a serious safety risk besides being unsightly and a

4th March 2019

Sefton supports Southport businesses – any size, any sector!

Business growth and investment plans were the topics of conversation as Sefton Council’s Labour Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Skills, Cllr Marion Atkinson, visited two Southport businesses. The visits were set up

4th March 2019

Southport residents are invited to give their views on bus services in the area

Residents in Sefton have the chance to give their views on bus services in the area in the first consultation phase of a new bus network review in the borough. This initial

4th March 2019

Golfer splices CAR as he overshoots drive

A golfer at Formby Hall saw his game get off to the worst start after his drive went off course. Unfrotunately for him it was his car that went into the rough

4th March 2019

Town Lane resurfacing: All you need to know

Diversions will be in place to ensure visitors to Southport Hospital are unaffected by the temporary closure of Town Lane next month. A small stretch of Town Lane will be closed to

4th March 2019

Appeal to find engagement ring after Birkdale burglary

POLICE are appealing for help in finding an engagement ring which was stolen during a burglary in Birkdale. Between 4.30pm and 7.45pm on Saturday 2nd February 2019 unknown offenders entered a property in

3rd March 2019

Aintree nurses lead global battle against lung cancer

Two Clinical Nurse Specialists from Liverpool are leading the way nationally and internationally in steering Clinical Nurse Specialist forums specifically in lung malignancies. Maria Guerin and Vanessa Beattie, who both work at

3rd March 2019

Have your say on proposed changes to NHS policies in parts of Cheshire and Merseyside

The NHS organisations who shape and buy health services in parts of Cheshire and Merseyside want to hear your thoughts as they review policies to ensure NHS resources are used on the

3rd March 2019

Kirwans solicitor urges Formby residents to check eligibility for LPA refund

A leading Solicitors for the Elderly member is urging people to check their eligibility for a lasting power of attorney (LPA) fee refund, after it emerged that many were overcharged by the Office

3rd March 2019

Calling bands and musicians of all ages

Radio regulator OFCOM has awarded an FM licence to Mighty Radio, Southport’s popular local community radio station. And it goes live on Monday April 1st at 8am on 107.9 FM. We’re delighted to

3rd March 2019

Childcare company set to mark 5th birthday with new play days

In celebration of hitting the five-year milestone, locally-based childcare company First Steps Enterprise launches special “stay and play” days across the region. A locally-based childcare and staffing company is celebrating five years

3rd March 2019