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Dunes Splashworld 3G football pitches to open next week

New 3G football pitches will open up in Southport next week. Sefton Council is behind the project to build the pitches outside Dunes Splashworld on Esplanade. Bookings are already open for March, with

17th March 2018

Green fingered Alan to lead annual flower show

Legendary gardener and popular Southport man Alan Foxhall will be leading Southport Chrysanthemum and Gardening Society as they host their annual Southport Spring Flower Show and Daffodil Weekend on Saturday, March 24

17th March 2018

Tickets selling fast for charity Variety Performance

Tickets selling fast for charity Variety Performance Southport firm Lloyd & Co Financial Planning are proud to be presenting the amazing The Royal not Royal Variety Performance 2018″ !!! A show like

17th March 2018

PDSA charity in desperate plea for donations

A charity shop in Southport are urging local people to have a clear-out this weekend and donate any unwanted items to help sick and injured pets. The People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals

17th March 2018

Southport 24 Hour A&E unit marked for closure

Next of kin – Florence Hagen, aged 90, from Southport

Next of kin – Florence Hagen, aged 90, from Southport. Sefton Coroner’s Office are appealing for information to identify the next of kin of a woman who recently died in the Southport

17th March 2018

GAME OFF | York City V Southport

GAME OFF | York City V Southport Following a pitch inspection at York City this afternoon, tomorrow’s fixture between York and Southport has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

17th March 2018

Woodlands – New hedgehog pre-release unit for charity

Woodlands – New hedgehog pre-release unit for charity. Woodlands Animal Sanctuary are very pleased to be able to announce that a new hedgehog pre-release unit has been built in their stable block.

17th March 2018

Home buyers left locked out by David Wilson development

House buyers on a brand new development in Kew say they’ve had their moving in date moving back countless times One homeowner from Bury is waiting to move in but keeps being

16th March 2018

Hospital to quiz patients to find out why they’re in A&E

A survey of A&E patients’ views will be taken at Southport Hospital on Monday, March 19. Staff and volunteers from local Healthwatch teams across Mer- seyside will be revisiting emergency departments across

16th March 2018

Councillor calls for action to repair defected street lights across Southport

Councillor calls for action to repair defected street lights across Southport. A councillor has called for action to repair Southport’s growing number of defective street lights. Cllr David Barton, who represents Dukes

16th March 2018

Yellows reveal teaser trailer ahead of club vision launch

Southport Football Club are pleased to confirm an event to showcase the club’s vision for the future, at the Southport Theatre and Convention Centre on Tuesday 20th March from 4pm to 9pm.

16th March 2018

Swan shot by air rifle on Marine Lake

A volunteer who cares for swans in and around Southport has spoken of his disgust after he found a swan that had been shot through the head and killed in Marine Lake.

16th March 2018

Fire service and partners to launch community campaign across Merseyside for Arson Awareness Week

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service will join forces with partner agencies across the region next week (19- 23 March) to highlight the dangers of deliberate fires as part of Arson Awareness Week.

16th March 2018

Crufts success for Great Dane Bella

A great Dane from Hesketh Bank had a paw-some time at top dog show Crufts, when it won not one but three categor- ies at the world famous event. Nia Pendleton-Watkins’ dog

16th March 2018

Boy, 14, sexually assaulted at Southport bus stop

Police are appealing for witnesses and information after the sexual assault of a 14-year-old boy in Southport last month. At around 8.15am on Monday, 19 February, the victim was at a bus stop on

16th March 2018

Hit the high notes with male chorus group

Members of The Wayfarers Chorus are running a Learn To Sing course which is free to join and will be held on four successive Tuesdays (April 10, 17, 24 and May 1)

16th March 2018

Rogue Scooter Rider Arrested in SOUTHPORT

A teenaged boy who had been riding a motor scooter in an anti-social manner around Southport on Monday afternoon, was located by Southport Local Policing Officers. The scooter was seized and he

16th March 2018

Southport MP pledges to protect the planet for Earth Hour 2018

Southport MP, Damien Moore, has pledged to make the planet their priority ahead of WWF’s Earth Hour, the world’s largest event to protect the planet. Taking place at 8:30-9:30pm on Saturday 24

15th March 2018

Doorstep salesman poaching vulnerable residents

Southport residents need to be on their guard after a spate of car key and vehicle thefts and a number of reports of rogue door-to- door salesmen. Car keys and vehicles were

15th March 2018

The ugly blue Tulketh Street box is an eyesore

The ugly blue Tulketh Street box is an eyesore Tulketh Street traders say they want a blue eyesore removed from outside their shop. A rusting portakabin has been left on Tulketh Street

15th March 2018

APPEAL | Assault on train at Liverpool Lime Street station

Officers from British Transport Police are appealing for information following an assault on a train at Liverpool Lime Street. At approximately 11.30pm on 9 February, the victim – a man in his

15th March 2018

Engineering giants open doors to local apprentices

Southport electrical engineers EFT Systems Ltd have thrown open their doors to welcome over fifty budding apprentices for their 2018 Open Day. The cobden road firm are going from strength to strength

15th March 2018

Women escape Norwood Road smash unhurt

The drivers of two cars involved in a smash on Norwood road have escaped the scene shaken but unhurt Police have recovered two cars from the scene after the collision around 1pm

15th March 2018

175 houses Southport homes checked by Police #OpCastle

175 houses Southport homes checked by Police #OpCastle This is just part of the area Merseyside Police covered last night in Southport, carrying out door handle checks as part of the OPERATION:CASTLE

15th March 2018

Firefighters tackle blaze at Southport flats

Firefighters tackle blaze at Southport flats. Update Crews gain control of fire 9am. Firefighters are currently tackling a blaze which has spread over two buildings on Seabank Road, Southport, Thursday 15 March

15th March 2018

Free School Meals – SOUTHPORT MP Damien Moore

The proposed changes to the eligibility criteria have been designed to ensure that support is targeted where it is needed most, meaning that those on the lowest incomes remain the focus of

14th March 2018

17 year old carrying knife and drugs arrested on Lord Street

A 17 year old boy from Birmingham was arrested on the bandstand in Southport last night for possession of a class ‘B’ drug and possession of an offensive weapon. Southport MP Successfully

14th March 2018

Southport MP slammed after voting for reduced free school meals for some of the poorest children in Sefton

Southport MP slammed after voting for reduced free school meals for some of the poorest children in Sefton. Local MP Damien Moore has been heavily criticised for supporting government proposals to reduce eligibility for free school

14th March 2018

Merseyside - A Crime Alert for the residents of North Sefton from Merseyside Police

Woman arrested following Southport burglary

After a thorough investigation Sefton Targeted officers have today arrested a 43 year old female following a residential burglary in Southport in January. A Message from Superintendent Matt Boyle A major operation

14th March 2018

Southport residents encouraged to be ‘web wise’

Sefton Council’s Trading Standards team are encouraging residents to be ‘web wise’ after the culmination of one of the UK’s largest ever online crime cases. Six people have been sentenced to a

14th March 2018