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BREAKING NEWS | The Climbing Room at the YMCA in Southport Re-Opens this Saturday 24th February.

BREAKING NEWS | The Climbing Room at the YMCA in Southport Re-Opens this Saturday 24th February. Only £5 for a one hour taster session. We will be running these 1 hour sessions

20th February 2018

Vandals smash Card Factory windows

Vandals smash shop windows in Southport town centre. Police are appealing for information after vandals smashed two shop windows at the Card Factory on Chapel Street over night. Vandals in Southport have been on the rampage

20th February 2018

BTP CCTV Appeal, Station staff threatened – Liverpool

Do you recognise these men? We’d like to speak to them after an attempted theft, in which two members of staff were threatened. At around 11.20am on Friday 2 February, two men

20th February 2018

Vandals cause thousands of pounds worth of damage smashing up Southport bus shelters

Vandals in Southport have been on the rampage overnight smashing numerous bus shelters along Lord Street and Scarisbrick New Road. These mindless idiots have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage. Merseyside

20th February 2018

Councillor steps in to resolve resolve residents parking peril

A councillor has stepped in to solve a residents’ parking nightmare caused by the construction of a new care home in the Birkdale area of Southport. Cllr David Barton, who represents Dukes

20th February 2018

Winners hatch a plan for Easter Weekend

Successful lancashire based events company Crafty Vintage is hosting an Easter Fair and Farmers Market at Shores Hey Farm in Briercliffe this Easter. Laura Johnson Director of Crafty Vintage who won Tourism

20th February 2018

Creepy Birkdale Pub noose freaks out passers by

Pub patrons at a Birkdale gastropub have been unsettled by a noose hanging from an attic window. A photo of the creepy anomaly has been shared on Facebook after it was spotted

20th February 2018

TV star makes guest appearance at Southport respite centre

A TV star made a guest appearance at a respite holiday centre in Southport to mark the charity’s Best of British TV & Film Week. Sam Aston – best known for playing

20th February 2018

Council Tax Charge For Police Set To Rocket 14% Within 15 Months

The annual charge for policing on Merseyside is due to rise by more than 14% over the next 15 months, as Merseyside’s Labour Police Commissioner Jane Kennedy prepares to confirm her 2018/19

20th February 2018

Gin tasters required to choose blend for The Bottle Room

The Bottle Room of 675 Lord Street, Southport is the latest Sefton bar to get its very own label premium gin. The owner, Steve Lannagan was so impressed with the quality of

19th February 2018

Southport Access for Everyone Meeting date announced

The next meeting of Southport Access for Everyone will be held at the Victoria Methodist Church, Sussex Road, Southport PR8 6DG on Monday 26th February at 7pm. The premises are fully accessible

19th February 2018

Scotland’s second funniest comedian in Southport

Paul Pirie began his stand-up career after giving up acting to pursue the funny man that lies within, quickly establishing himself on the Scottish comedy circuit as long ago as 2004. It

19th February 2018

Southport bike lovers get in gear for March Sefton Cycle event

Anyone with an interest in cycling is encouraged to attend the next Sefton Cycle Chat at the MeCycle Café on Station Road, Ainsdale. The evening session, on Tuesday March 6, runs from

19th February 2018

Appeal to locate missing SOUTHPORT man

SOUTHPORT residents have today took to social media appealing for help locating resident Paul Cromwell. One resident said: If you see Paul Cromwell please get intouch with Laura Hall or Hayley Farrell ASAP. His family

19th February 2018

Southport’s first Off-key Choir – a choir just for non-singers!

Southport’s first (I think) Off-key Choir – a choir just for non-singers! Organiser Diane Chapman said: I’m doing this voluntarily and just for fun, not for profit.” Just for the joy of

19th February 2018

SOUTHPORT – Take F.A.S.T. action to reduce stroke risk

Take F.A.S.T. action to reduce stroke risk Changes to your lifestyle can reduce the risk of having a stroke. That is the message from local NHS commissioners as a national campaign designed

19th February 2018

Man charged with murder of Cassie Hayes to appear in court today

Andrew Burke who has been charged in connection with the murder of a woman at a Southport travel agents is due to face court. Andrew Burke, 30, of Vincent Steet, St Helens

19th February 2018

SOUTHPORT residents stung by HMRC Scam

HMRC Scam In the past 18 months residents via the Sefton Crime Alert have been warned about phone calls supposedly from HMRC saying the recipients of the call owed money for unpaid

19th February 2018

A Crime Alert for the residents of Southport from Merseyside Police

Residential Burglaries Between 7th – 17th February burglaries or attempted burglaries took place in the following locations: Maplebeck Drive (2), Haig Avenue(2), Ovington Drive (shed), Winston Crescent, Fell View, Hawkshead Street, St

19th February 2018

Sir Ron Tries Again

A former Southport councillor who was embroiled in two massive local controversies will bid to rejoin Sefton Council in May. Sir Ronald Watson was part of the Conservative ‘three Musketeers’ of Dukes

18th February 2018

SUPPLY AND DEMAND Revealed – the REAL reason KFC ran out of chicken, forcing them to close stores across the country including SOUTHPORT

KFC lovers in Southport Town centre were left aghast today as the country’s favourite chicken shops were forced to close – after running out of chicken. The Colonel has finally revealed the

18th February 2018

BREAKING NEWS | The Climbing Room at the YMCA in Southport Re-Opens this Saturday 24th February.

Vandals smash Card Factory windows

BTP CCTV Appeal, Station staff threatened – Liverpool

Vandals cause thousands of pounds worth of damage smashing up Southport bus shelters

Councillor steps in to resolve resolve residents parking peril

Winners hatch a plan for Easter Weekend

Creepy Birkdale Pub noose freaks out passers by

TV star makes guest appearance at Southport respite centre

Council Tax Charge For Police Set To Rocket 14% Within 15 Months

Gin tasters required to choose blend for The Bottle Room

Southport Access for Everyone Meeting date announced

Scotland’s second funniest comedian in Southport

Southport bike lovers get in gear for March Sefton Cycle event

Appeal to locate missing SOUTHPORT man

Southport’s first Off-key Choir – a choir just for non-singers!

SOUTHPORT – Take F.A.S.T. action to reduce stroke risk

Man charged with murder of Cassie Hayes to appear in court today

SOUTHPORT residents stung by HMRC Scam

A Crime Alert for the residents of Southport from Merseyside Police

Sir Ron Tries Again

SUPPLY AND DEMAND Revealed – the REAL reason KFC ran out of chicken, forcing them to close stores across the country including SOUTHPORT

Police respond to ASB involving scrambler bikes in Kew

Appeal for witnesses following robbery at jewellers in Southport

RESULT | North Ferriby United 0-3 Southport

Mystery surrounds exploding Mercedes van in Southport

Armed raiders have targeted another Lord Street jewellers

Earthquake in Wales felt in Southport

Southport awarded national Purple Flag accreditation

PREVIEW | Port Prepared For North Ferriby Test

Liam and Marley to the rescue for Clare House hospice