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Be flipping careful while cooking this Pancake Day

Be flipping careful while cooking this Pancake Day Traditionally Shrove Tuesday marks the beginning of Lent, when many people throughout the country make pancakes before they begin a 40 day fast. But

12th February 2018

Kirwans creates new partner and associates in latest promotions round

Kirwans law firm has made a number of promotions across its Merseyside offices. Employment law specialist Lindsey Knowles has been made partner, and will manage the Southport office while continuing to lead

12th February 2018

Labour’s GAIN eases residents’ pain in Norwood

A young High Park couple are the latest residents to benefit from a Southport Labour project in Norwood Ward. Labour’s Group Action In Norwood (GAIN) scheme sees members from its Norwood branch

12th February 2018

72 year-old Southport man and his dog missing from home – FOUND

James (Jimmy) Hall has now been found. Thank you for your help in sharing this appeal Merseyside Police are urgently appealing for information to help trace a missing 72-year-old man from Sefton.

12th February 2018

Icy smash leaves BMW driver in hospital

Paramedics have taken the driver of a BMW after a crash on Lord Street, Sunday 11 February 2018. An ambulance was called to The Edinburgh Woollen Mill after a car skidded on

11th February 2018

Southport MP Successfully Lobbies Police in Fight Against Knife Crime

Police Minister Nick Hurd has praised Damien Moore (Southport MP) for successfully lobbying Merseyside Police to help in the fight against knife crime in his constituency of Southport. After finding out that

11th February 2018

Local man charged with Hartwood Road burglary

Wojciech Puciatio aged 28 years from Southport has now been Charged with Residential Burglary on Hartwood Road on September 22 2017. Puciatio is due to appear at Sefton Magistrates Court on 12th

11th February 2018

GILCHRIST | “It Was A Strong Team Performance”

Result | Gainsborough 0-3 Southport By James Cave (Southport FC . Net ) Striker Jason Gilchrist led Southport to victory at Gainsborough on Saturday, with a clinical hat-trick that propelled him to

11th February 2018

Southport UFO Author Pat Regan on Blaze TV

Southport-based UFO researcher/author, Pat Regan, featured on Blaze TV last night (10 Feb. 2018). http://www.blaze.tv/catchup The programme was based on an original show first broadcast on the History Channel, involving the world

11th February 2018

Merseyrail say guard union are holding up talks

Merseyrail has told the public in the Liverpool City Region that the inititaive to get round the table to find a settlement to the current industrial relations dispute lies firmly with the

11th February 2018

Top ten worst roads in Southport revealed as councillor calls for more improvement work

Southport’s ten roads most in need of resurfacing and improvement work have been revealed as party of a campaign for Sefton Council to step up its carriageway improvements programme. Cllr David Barton

10th February 2018

Councillor secures shining success for Lord Street Ornamental Lamp Posts

A Southport councillor has unanimously approved district funding for the 91 ornamental lamp posts at £11,375.00 from Duke Street to St. George’s Place. Councillor David Barton, a prominent campaigner for the restoration

10th February 2018

Southport Trinity Cricket Club Needs You!

SOUTHPORT Trinity Cricket Club is as a small and local community cricket club, that has grown considerably over the last 5 years with membership increasing by over 300% and now boasts 6

10th February 2018

Bikers ride for Southport Spinal unit

Three intrepid cyclists are riding from Preston to Southport Spinal Injuries centre in a bid to raise money for the Spinal Injuries Association. Gary Dawson along with his sister and her partner

10th February 2018

Woodvale woman arrested following Bleach attack

A 33-year-old woman from the Woodvale area has been arrested on suspicion of attempted wounding following an incident on Sandbrook Road which occurred on Wednesday evening. Merseyside Police is investigating after reports

10th February 2018

New changes for Private Rented Landlords & Tenants

From March 1, 2018 landlords who privately rent out their properties will be required to obtain a new licence from Sefton Council if their properties are located within selected areas in the borough.

10th February 2018

Planned North West roadworks – Monday 12 to Sunday 18 February 2018

The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of Friday 9 February but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or

10th February 2018

Work begins on improvements to Southport hospital A&E

Building work on expanding the accident and emergency department is under way at Southport hospital. The £1.25m project aims to further improve the experience of care for patients and the environment in

9th February 2018

Week of action sees officers crack down on human trafficking

Over the last few months, local policing, specialised human trafficking and Home Office Immigration teams have teamed up to offer a multi-agency approach to target modern slavery in the Merseyside area

9th February 2018

15-year-old girl arrested in Southport in connection to anti social behaviour

A 15-year-old girl has been arrested yesterday evening in Southport and is currently in custody in connection to anti social behaviour in the Eastbank Street area (Thursday 8 February 2018). Police officer

9th February 2018

Damien Moore visits Greenbank High School

Damien Moore recently visited Greenbank High School in Southport as he continued his tour of the constituency’s primary and secondary schools. Greenbank High School is an all-girls secondary academy with over 900

9th February 2018

Skem Councillor Clueless Over Pothole Propaganda Posting

Skelmersdale councillor Liz Savage has admitted that she has been spreading stories about Lancashire County Council’s pothole repair programme without having any direct knowledge of what has gone on. Liz told the

8th February 2018

Southport MP visits Tate & Lyle Sugar Refinery

Damien said: “I was delighted to visit the Tate & Lyle Sugar Refinery in the Docklands area of East London.” “The company has had a factory on the same site for over a

8th February 2018

Community invited to Ovington Drive play area meeting

Design suggestions for a new look play area at Ovington Drive, Kew are to go on public display later this month. Children from Kew Woods Primary School have been working closely

8th February 2018

Volunteer led local animal charity scoops national award

Volunteer led animal charity scoops national award The volunteer led Freshfields Animal Rescue Centre has won a top national award with the help of the Year of the Volunteer Campaign The Ince Blundell

8th February 2018

Woodlands – Could you be special person this extraordinarily special cat needs

Every once in a while throughout our lifetime we come across people and animals who break the mould. More often than not, with the right attention these people and animals tend to

8th February 2018

Appeal after woman hurls BLEACH at a man outside Ainsdale chip shop

Merseyside Police is investigating after reports of an assault and criminal damage in Southport yesterday, Wednesday 7 February 2017. At around 7.15pm, a report was received of a woman throwing a liquid

8th February 2018

House fire in Haig Avenue, Southport

Firefighters were called to a fire at a property on Haig Avenue in Southport on Wednesday, February 2018. Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service was called at 10.52pm and crews were alerted at

8th February 2018

Appeal to locate Missing 17-year-old Merseyside boy – Joseph O’Keefe

Merseyside Police is appealing for information to help trace a missing 17-year-old boy from Liverpool. Joseph O’Keefe was last seen on Saturday, 3 February at his home address in on Finborough Road,

8th February 2018

Banks Care home residents thrilled at Storytelling Week

Care home residents in Banks were thrilled to be visited by authors to celebrate National Storytelling Week. The staff and residents at Sutton Grange Care Home on Greaves Hall Avenue were paid

8th February 2018