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Southport is enriched by our senior citizens.  Senior Citizens Fair – 12th October 2018 We are home to tens of thousands of people aged 65 and over. Some chose to retire here;
4th September 2018

Aquathlon heads back to Southport!

Aquathlon heads back to Southport! Sefton Council’s Active Workforce team are excited to bring it’s successful Aquathlon challenge back to Southport – and it’s open for everyone. On Sunday, September 9, the Aquathlon
4th September 2018

Letter to the editor | Save Formby Trees

Letter to the editor | Save Formby Trees Hi….PLEASE can you give some publicity to our fight here in Formby to save 2 Horse Chestnut trees due to be felled on October
4th September 2018
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Resort anti-frackers movements grows stronger

More and more people in Southport are banding together to fight any bids to frack near the town. Protest groups set up to tell companies like Aurora energy to ‘frag off’ are
4th September 2018
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Meols Ward Councillors Advice Centre

Meols Ward Councillors Advice Centre Meols Ward Councillors John Dodd, Daniel Lewis, Nigel Ashton and Yaso Sathiy, Focus Editor will be holding their next Advice Centre on Saturday 8 th September. They
4th September 2018

Bullybusters’ Top Tips for Returning to School

Bullybusters’ Top Tips for Returning to School It’s September and it’s back to school!  Here’s Bullybusters’ top tips for returning to school – whether you’re starting a new school or going into
4th September 2018
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MP laments poor rail deal for SOUTHPORT commuters

MP Bill Esterson has said constituents who commute to Manchester from Southport had been badly served by recent timetable changes and the failure to implement them successfully. Rail services from Southport to
3rd September 2018

Armed Forces Night tickets now on sale

The first in a series of Sefton Council funded events has been announced to help commemorate the centenary of the end of World War One. The Royal British Legion’s Netherton and Sefton
3rd September 2018

Huge donation set to boost Formby Pool

Huge donation set to boost Formby Pool Formby Pool is set to benefit from an injection of almost £1 million thanks to a donation from the Freshfield Foundation. The Formby Pool Trust
3rd September 2018
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Two car thieves arrested by Southport officers

Two car thieves arrested by Southport officers On Saturday 1st September, Officers from the Local Policing Team based at Southport Police Station, spent time patrolling the Hightown area, in response to reports
3rd September 2018

Please Save Hesketh Park from ruin say residents

There are now calls for Sefton Council and Merseyside Police to “reclaim hesketh park” from the yobs and install CCTV cameras to deter their behaviour. A Local Policing spokesperson for Merseyside Police
2nd September 2018
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Help needed to clean up Formby beach

Formby residents are being called upon to help clean up their local beach. The Marine Conservation Soci-ety (MCS), the UK’s leading marine charity, says it hopes a last push for people volunteering
2nd September 2018

RESULT | Southport 1-1 Spennymoor

Southport 1-1 Spennymoor Port Goals: 16′ Astles Moors Goals: 90+ Taylor Port Subs: 75′ Bauress for Gilchrist, 89′ Phenix for Charles Moors Subs: 58′ Thackray for Atkinson, 75′ Hall for Hibbs, 89′
2nd September 2018

Southport turning into jungle of weeds

weeds and overgrown kerb-side grass are blighting the borough, say residents. Now councillors in Sefton are growing exasperated at the length of time it takes the authority to sort the problem out.
1st September 2018

Social media users urged to give up for a month

Getting young people to cut down on their social media use is as important as other health campaigns around smoking and drinking, say ​​​​​​​the Royal Society For Public Health (RSPH). Thousands of
1st September 2018

Botanic Gardens Victorian Gala Day

Photo by Sally Crowther Gardens Victorian Gala Day. This Sunday is the Victorian gala day at Botanic Gardens (2 September). Starting at 11am in the Botanic Gardens visitors will be able to experience
1st September 2018

Fire crews tackle blaze in Crossens

Fire crews tackle blaze in Crossens The emergency services are currently dealing with a fire at the rear of a property on North Road in Southport, Friday 31 August 2018. Reports are
31st August 2018
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