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Southport’s Number 1 radio station lands FM launch date

Southport’s Number 1 radio station lands FM launch date Mighty radio station, OTS News’s broadcast media partners, have announced the frequency they will soon be broadcastin from on FM. Mighty Radio was

31st August 2018

Lancs facing tough run chase at Southport

Lancs facing tough run chase at Southport Lancashire require another 306 runs to win this Specsavers County Championship match with all 10 second-innings remaining following a second eventful day at Southport that

31st August 2018

Southport residents urged to beware of an Investment Scam

Southport residents urged to beware of an Investment Scam A local resident received a phone call purporting to be from an employee of an investment company. The caller claimed that the resident

31st August 2018

Message from Homewatch Association for residents of Ainsdale

Message from Peter Jones, Chair of Southport Homewatch Association for the residents of Ainsdale Ward We do invite everyone to our AUTUMN MEETING at Lord Street West United Church at 7.00pm (doors

31st August 2018

A Crime Alert for the residents of Southport from Merseyside Police

A Crime Alert for the residents of Southport from Merseyside Police. Burglaries Between the 19th August and the 29th August burglaries or attempted burglaries took place in the following locations: Sefton Street

31st August 2018

Hesketh Park prepares for landmark birthday

Hesketh Park Heritage Group are planning a community party to mark the 150th birthday of the much- loved park. The group, which formed more than 20 years ago, are organising a celebration

31st August 2018

PREVIEW | Southport FC V Spennymoor Town

PREVIEW | Southport FC V Spennymoor Town Five defeats in the opening seven games makes August a month to forget for Southport as they hope to turn things around in September starting

31st August 2018

Ainsdale’s Picnic on the Green lineup announced

Picnic on the Green lineup announced Picnic on the Green Now in its third Year Open to everyone, no entrance fees, just come along and grab a spot to sit and enjoy the

31st August 2018

Land Rover stolen from Southport driveway

Land Rover stolen from Southport driveway A Southport resident has asked for help locating a Land Rover after it was stolen off a driveway this afternoon, 30 August 218. Last seen 4:30pm

30th August 2018

Your chance to sign up to SeaVoice classes

Have you ever wanted to sail or charter a boat abroad but don’t know where to start? Then set a course to Greenbank High School on Hastings Road in Southport this September

30th August 2018

Help needed to trace missing 10-year-old girl from the Liverpool city centre

Zoe Fubara Merseyside Police are appealing for information to help trace a missing 10-year-old girl from the Liverpool city centre area. Zoe Fubara was last seen at around 7am today, Thursday, 30

30th August 2018

One child in every primary school class has been sent a sexual image by an adult, major NSPCC study finds

One child in every primary school class has been sent a sexual image by an adult, major NSPCC study finds. One in 25 children aged seven to 11 told researchers an adult

30th August 2018

Popular Southport BID Ambassador is University Bound

Popular Southport BID Ambassador is Unversity Bound Southport BID Ambassador Max has decided to go back to University this September and will no longer be part of the team. The BID directors

30th August 2018

Adam Seaton – missing from his home in Southport for over 3 weeks?

Can you help find Adam Seaton – missing from his home in Southport for over 3 weeks? Merseyside Police are continuing to appeal for help in tracing 20 year-old Adam Seaton who

30th August 2018

Angry Southport shoppers hit back at another business meltdown

Angry Southport shoppers hit back at another town centre business meltdown. Angry shoppers have hit out at Sefton Council after finding out Thornton’s is to close on Chapel Street. Sefton’s high rates

29th August 2018

Duke Street closed after George smash

Police have closed off part of Duke Street near to the George Pub after a collision this evening. Fire crews and paramedics were called to the junction of Duke Street and Cemetery

29th August 2018

Sinkholes should be used for rubbish say nostalgic residents

Residents fed up of complaints about potholes and sink holes say they should go back to the good old days and fill them with rubbish. One scooter driving nostalgic Southport resident told

29th August 2018

SOUTHPORT residents urged to act on neighbours’ smoke alarms

SOUTHPORT residents urged to act on neighbours’ smoke alarms Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service (MFRS) is encouraging local residents to take action if they hear a neighbour’s smoke alarm and call 999

29th August 2018

UNSAFE trees on Chapel Lane to be chopped down

Works are due to start to remove two dying trees from Chapel Lane in Formby. The unavoidable works are to be carried out in order to ensure public safety as both trees

29th August 2018

Petition to STOP council from removing formby trees

Petition to STOP council from removing formby trees Sefton Council wish to remove 2 mature Horse Chestnut trees from Formby Village. Formby Parish Council commissioned a tree survey by an expert Aboriculturalist

29th August 2018

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Letter to the editor: Please target speedsters in Ainsdale village

It was good to read about how Merseyside police arrested 250 people for drink and drug driving offences during a summer crackdown. Thank you Chief Inspector Diane Pown- all for highlighting these

29th August 2018

Police respond to vandalism incidents in Southport

Officers from the Southport Local Policing Team have responded to graffiti found in Hesketh Park and at two bus stops on Roe Lane that OTS News reported over the weekend. The graffiti

29th August 2018

Ince Bundell Village Hall Hosts FREE Family Fun Day For Macmillan

Ince Bundell Village Hall Hosts FREE Family Fun Day For Macmillan A free family fun day with live music, barbecue and classic cars will be held at Ince Blundell Village Hall this

28th August 2018

Do you have a question for Southport FC director Phil Hodgkinson?

Do you have a question for Southport FC director Phil Hodgkinson? On Saturday evening after the Spennymoor Town home fixture, Director Phil Hodgkinson will give an update via an interview to supporters

28th August 2018

Help put good mental health on the map in Sefton

Sefton Council is inviting residents and groups to share their favourite places to promote positive mental wellbeing as part of its 30 Days of Sefton in Mind campaign. We want to know

28th August 2018

‘A new chapter’ as Southport’s Jack Rodwell looks to kickstart his career

‘A new chapter’ as Southport’s Jack Rodwell looks to kickstart his career By Rich Sharpe @richsharpe89 Rovers Reporter For someone who has played just three competitive matches in 15 months, there has been

28th August 2018

Popular & Creative Jobs In London 2018

Popular & Creative Jobs In London 2018 Are you tired of working the same, boring, menial, and just plain bad jobs? Do you hate being stuck at a desk all day long

28th August 2018

Rail strikes to cause Saturday blues for MONTHS

Union bosses have added three more strike days on Northern Rail over the long-running dispute over the plans to bring in driver-only trains, which means there will be disruption for travellers for

28th August 2018

Asian community shocked by Hesketh Park hate messages

Asian community shocked by Hesketh Park hate messages. Horrific racist graffiti has been strewn across trees and bins in Hesketh Park. On the eve of the parks 150th anniversary racist slurs were

28th August 2018

Sefton butchering Formby Village trees is simply an act of public vandalism!

Horse Chestnut Trees to be chopped in Formby Village and Parish Councillor says it is simply an act of public vandalism! Sefton Council wish to remove two mature Horse Chestnut trees from Formby Village.

28th August 2018