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Lord Street cake store confirmed to CLOSE

Southport’s premier cake shop is shutting down after months of uncertainty. Auditors KPMG, which was appointed on Tuesday evening, said the number consists of 27 standalone stores, 19 Druckers outlets and 25

23rd January 2019

Merseyrail Platform Upgrades 2019: All you need to know

Information about the next three phases of platform upgrades to prepare the Merseyrail network for the arrival of new, state of the art trains in 2020 is now available to help people

23rd January 2019

UPDATE | CCTV Appeal after woman hit with a bottle outside Ormskirk nightclub

Police want to identify this man in connection with an assault outside a bar in Ormskirk. Police were called around 2am on Friday (January 18) after reports of an altercation outside the

23rd January 2019

Disruption on Southport to Liverpool train service

Alterations to services to Southport Due to ice preventing trains getting electricity from the third rail the Southport and Hunts Cross line is disrupted. Disruption is expected until 12:00 23/01. Impact:Train services

23rd January 2019

Vital repair work to get underway at Southport church

A Southport town centre landmark is finally ready for vital repair work to get underway. The striking steeple at St George’s United Reform Church on Lord Street will be re-pointed as early

23rd January 2019

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23rd January 2019

Appeal to locate ladies bike stolen from Lord street

A town centre worker who finished her shift to find her beloved bike had been stolen. Dana Wojcik said she left her Ecosmo Wheel Folding Ladies Bike outside Wayfarers Arcade on Sunday

22nd January 2019

Body recovered from Ribble Estuary, near Southport

Merseyside Police can confirm that a body has been recovered from the Ribble Estuary National Nature Reserve in Banks, near Southport. The discovery was reported to police shortly after 2.35pm on Friday

22nd January 2019

Aerial pictures of the Southport Lifeboat Station

These aerial pictures show the fully erected steel framework of the new Southport Lifeboat Station. From the images you can see just how big the building will be, in fact it will

22nd January 2019

Robert White brings his Tank Top Tour to Southport

Robert White wowed the judges and viewers alike with his fast-paced comedy routines when he made the finals on this year’s Britain’s Got Talent. He is now set to bring all that

22nd January 2019

Reduce your risk of cervical cancer by getting a regular smear test

Health commissioners and Sefton Council are supporting Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (Monday 21 January – Sunday 27 January) which aims to raise awareness of cervical cancer and the importance of screening. NHS South Sefton

21st January 2019

Police, fire and ambulance crews called to Guildford Road crash

A accident blackspot has claimed another victim after a Range Rover collided with a family car during this evenings rush hour. Police and fire crews were called to the junction of Guilford

21st January 2019

Phoenix Pub flats plan transforms derelict site

An ex nightclub in Southport town centre could be turned into 16 new residential apartments if new plans are given the green light. Applicant Shimon Rudich from Prestwich, submitted a planning application

21st January 2019

CCTV images released as part of investigation into reports of items being thrown onto pitch at Anfield

CCTV images of 12 males we would like to speak to following Liverpool v Everton game in December We have released CCTV images of 12 males we would like to speak to

21st January 2019

Appeal launched to find van driver after fatal M58 crash

POLICE are appealing for information about a van driver following a fatal collision on the M58. Police were called around 9am on January 8 after reports of a serious incident on the

21st January 2019

Huge motorway junction upgrade completed six weeks early

A £5 million project to improve journeys and safety at a major motorway junction in Merseyside has been completed six weeks ahead of schedule. More than 90,000 drivers travel through Switch Island

21st January 2019

Southport Restaurant Week is to take place this February half term.

Southport BID will work alongside Visit Southport and the Southport Restaurateurs Association to promote the themed event from 16th – 24th February The themed week aims to address the slowdown in dining

21st January 2019

UPDATE | Coastal road re-open after RTC

UPDATE – 9pm Please be advised that Marine Drive / Crossens Way in Southport has now been re-opened following the earlier RTC. Thank you for your patience and have a safe evening. Police

19th January 2019

Meet the Coach at Southbank Tennis Club 12pm Sunday 20th January 2019

Come and meet Head Coach John Whitehall on Sunday 20th January from 12pm. Head Coach John Whitehall and his team from First Advantage Tennis will be running the coaching activity at the

19th January 2019

Woman in hospital after being hit by a bottle outside Ormskirk Night Club

A mother of woman who was hit with a bottle outside Alpine in Ormskirk has asked for your help tracing the people responsible. “This happened to my daughter Katie in the early

19th January 2019

MISSING | James Hall from Southport

We are urgently appealing for help in tracing 63 year-old James Hall who is missing from Southport area. James was last seen leaving his home address in MeolsCop at approx. 4:15pm this

19th January 2019

Groundbreaking Art Partnership Launches at Belong

Pioneering care village operator, Belong, has partnered with Liverpool’s centre for the contemporary arts, Bluecoat, in a unique three-year research project to explore how the arts can improve the lives of those

18th January 2019

Attempted murder in Waterloo – Have you seen Stanley McBrien?

Stanley McBrien Detectives investigating the attempted murder of a 25-year-old man in Willoughby Road, Waterloo on Friday 9 November are continuing to appeal for information find a man we wish to speak

17th January 2019

‘GOOD’ rating for The Glade Care Home, Southport

Following a recent Care Quality Commission [CQC] inspection Birkdale based Residential Care Home, The Glade, has received a ‘Good’ overall rating. All areas, which CQC give a rating to, Safe, Effective, Caring,

17th January 2019

Damien Moore MP welcomes improvements in Southport school standards

In recent weeks the Education Department has released the latest 2018 Key Stage 2 figures results for primary schools which has seen 9 schools in the constituency see an increase in the

17th January 2019

Warning Fake £50 notes circulating in Southport

A town centre shop owner has asked others to be on the look out for two girls spending fake bank notes. One shop lost out today after the pair spent a fake

16th January 2019

SOUTHPORT MP RESPONDS TO POLICE COMMISSIONER’S REQUEST FOR MORE MONEY

Southport MP, Damien Moore, has today responded to a recent statement issued by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside, asking residents for an increase in the police precept. The Commissioner, who

16th January 2019

Next of kin appeal – John Gilmour from Southport

Liverpool and Wirral Coroner’s Office is appealing for information to trace the next of kin of a Southport man who recently died. John Gilmour, 79 years, died at Royal Liverpool University Hospital

16th January 2019

More rail misery for Southport commuters

Passengers on Merseyrail’s Southport and Formby line face disruption to their travel plans for an entire MONTH in February when upgrade work to platforms takes place. Merseyrail say the wide-scale improvement works,

16th January 2019

Paul Nuttall says to vote down Theresa May’s deal as “the right thing to do.”

North West MEP Paul Nuttall described Parliament’s decision tonight to vote down Theresa May’s deal as “the right thing to do.” “It is absolutely dreadful that the country has been left in

15th January 2019