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Ainsdale Beach toilets no longer caught short after local Labour campaigners’ intervention

Ainsdale Beach toilets no longer caught short after local Labour campaigners’ intervention Ainsdale’s beach toilets are due to get a substantial upgrade after local Labour activists called upon the services of Sefton

26th June 2018

Dukes Ward Advice Surgery – Monday 9th July

Dukes Ward Advice Surgery – Monday 9th July Liberal Democrat Councillors John Pugh, Tony Dawson and Ward Activist Jo Barton will be holding their Dukes Ward Advice Surgery on Monday 9th July.

26th June 2018

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Police cordon in place, house destroyed in blaze, Southport

Police cordon in place after house blaze in Southport Merseyside Fire and Rescue were called to an address in Denbigh Avenue, Southport yesterday evening following a report of a house fire, Monday 25

26th June 2018

PAINTING SOUTHPORT RED (and blue and yellow and green!)

PAINTING SOUTHPORT RED (and blue and yellow and green!) Southport based sight loss charity, Galloway’s Society for the Blind, is bringing backa blast of colour to Southport’s Princes Park and Promenade on

26th June 2018

Campaigners call for hotel owners to let homeless inside

Campaigners call for hotel owners to let homeless inside There are increasing calls for hoteliers and the council to open up buildings for the homeless. There are at least thirty homeless people

26th June 2018

I want a hospital we can be proud of, says new chief executive

I want a hospital we can be proud of, says new chief executive Southport and Ormskirk hospitals’ new chief executive says he wants to make sure “the hospital where I live is

26th June 2018

Southport men urged to check for diabetes

Southport men urged to check for diabetes Men in Southport and Formby are urged to check if they have the symptoms of diabetes. With one man in 10 across the country having

26th June 2018

Look who’s 40 – Chris Dennett!

Look who’s 40 – Chris Dennett! Happy 40th Birthday Chris Dennett!! The time has finally arrived! “39ish”no more!! Have a great birthday! lots of love Shelley, Ashton, Lucas, & all the Birkdale

26th June 2018

Man sentenced to eight years in prison for knifepoint robbery of elderly woman in Southport

Man sentenced to eight years in prison for knifepoint robbery of elderly woman in Southport Merseyside police are welcoming the sentencing of a man to eight years in prison for an armed

25th June 2018

Family fun day for diabetes patients and families More than 120 families and children with diabetes took part in a fun day organised by the children’s diabetes team at Ormskirk hospital. There

25th June 2018

Labour targets Southport rail stations to protest Tory Government “fiasco”

Labour targets Southport rail stations to protest Tory Government “fiasco”. Labour activists are out at several of Southport’s rail stations today as part of the “Rail Mayhem” campaign day to protest Tory

25th June 2018

Southport Community Policing Team Tackle Train Fare Dodgers

Southport Community Policing Team Tackle Train Fare Dodgers Today officers from Southport Community Police Team are working in partnerships with colleagues from British Transport Police (Revenue Protection Team), patrolling the Northern Line

25th June 2018

“I can’t fit in there!” Now you can

“I can’t fit in there!” Now you can A councillor’s long-running campaign to improve parking in one part of Southport town centre has finally succeeded. Earlier this month Lib Dem councillor Simon

25th June 2018

JIVE HIVE comes to Southport this Wednesday night

WEDNESDAY – 27TH JUNE 2018AT Southport Cons Club 20-22 Bath Street Southport, PR9 0DA JIVE HIVE comes to Southport this Wednesday night with a night of Jive dancing and all the best

25th June 2018

Meols Ward Counillor Advice Centre Date Announced

Meols Ward Counillor Advice Centre Date Announced Councillors John Dodd, Daniel Lewis, Nigel Ashton and Yaso Sathiy, Focus Editor will be holding their next Advice Centre on Thursday 28th May. They will

25th June 2018

Gypsy travellers served with eviction notice by Merseyside Police

Gypsy travellers served eviction notice by Merseyside Police Merseyside Police and Sefton council has served travellers located on Ferryside drive playing field with 24 hour eviction notice, Monday 25 June 2018. Gypsy

25th June 2018

Maria Eagle MP praises “inspirational” NHS worker

Maria Eagle MP praises “inspirational” NHS worker Local Labour MP Maria Eagle has praised the dedication and hard work of a Liverpool physiotherapist who cares for some of the most seriously ill

25th June 2018

Trials of Cato To play at Bothy Folk Club, 1st July

Bothy Folk Club Sunday 1st July 8pm Park Golf Club Park Road West Southport PR9 0JS This week’s guest at the Bothy Folk Club are a band called the Trials of Cato.

25th June 2018

Ormskirk hospital helps care for children of Chernobyl

Ormskirk hospital helps care for children of Chernobyl Children from near the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster are getting help from doctors and nurses at Ormskirk hospital this summer. The 17

25th June 2018

Caught burglar claimed he was ‘just lying down’

A court has heard how a Birkdale man returning to his home mid- morning to collect a wheelbarrow disturbed a burglar trying to break into his house. Glen Preston, 48, of Stonyfield,

25th June 2018

Community campaigner hits completion mark for northern boulevard verandah restoration

Community campaigner hits completion mark for northern boulevard verandah restoration A leading Town Centre Campaigner is celebrating after a campaign to restore Southport’s civic heritage has now reached the completion mark for

25th June 2018

WATCH | Farmers fury as kids terrorise Marshside cows

Farmers fury as kids terrorise Marshside cows Furious farmers have hit out at yobs throwing footballs and rocks at cows in Marshside. Young calves were being pelted with a football thrown by

24th June 2018

Police investigate missing toddler case. Drunk parents accused

Police investigate missing toddler case. Drunk parents accused Police are investigating after a 18 month old girl was found wandering lost around the streets of Marshside today, Sunday 24 June. The child

24th June 2018

Southport FC Business Event – Fixture Release Day

Southport FC Business Event – Fixture Release Day The fixtures for the new Vanarama National League North season are released in just under two weeks’ time, on Wednesday July 4. To mark

24th June 2018

Chippy customers find something fishy in their dinner

Fish and chip shop customers in the town could be set to find something a bit fishy in their change – special commemorative 10p pieces from the Royal Mint! A total of

24th June 2018

Boxer Barton back in ring to face Sussex heavyweight

Southport Professional Boxer Jake Barton (24) will have his 2nd bout this coming Saturday (30th June) at the DW Stadium in Wigan. The former WBC Muay Thai Champion made a successful switch

24th June 2018

Norwood Road closed after horrific crash

Norwood Road closed after horrific crash The emergency services were called to Norwood road, Southport this evening following a report of an RTC, Saturday 23 June 2018. Two cars collided shortly after

23rd June 2018

WANTED man could be in Southport

WANTED man could be in Southport Southport police are appealing for information to find a Walton man who is wanted on a prison recall. 26-year-old Brent Tomney from Walton was issued with

23rd June 2018

Southport Police offer advice to prevent exhaution and heat stroke

Southport Police offer advice to prevent exhaution and heat stroke. If the forecasts are to be believed then we are in for a week or more of unusually hot temperatures here on

23rd June 2018

Appeal for information after Eastbank Street bike theft

Appeal for information after Eastbank Street bike theft A Southport is asking for your help to trace the person(s) who stole a locked bike from Eastbank street today. Jan Haynes said: If

23rd June 2018