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Tui to reopen Southport store where Cassie Hayes was killed

The Tui travel agency where travel agent Cassie Hayes was killed in January is to reopen at the wishes of the staff next month. The store in Southport town centre in Merseyside has been shut

21st February 2018

Damien Moore MP Pledges Support to Ban Electric Shock Collars

Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity yesterday (Tuesday 20th February) launched its #ShockinglyLegal campaign to help urge the Government to ban the sale of electronic shock collars. Damien Moore MP

21st February 2018

Police arrest 3 Southport bus shelter vandals

Merseyside Police are investigating a spate of Criminal Damage reports to Bus Shelters, which occurred in the Southport area on Monday evening. Three suspects aged 18 & 19 years were arrested and remain

21st February 2018

Cllr David Barton – Lord Street Carriageway Remedial Works Programme

Councillor David Barton, a leading campaigner for the restoration and regeneration of Southport Town Centre and Lord Street who originally and has consistently raised the matter of the much needed improvements to

21st February 2018

SOUTHPORT hospital visitors asked – ‘Please help prevent the spread of flu’

Visitors with cold and flu symptoms are being asked to stay away from Southport and Ormskirk hospitals to prevent the bug’s spread. Andrew Chalmers, the Trust Deputy Director of Infection Prevention and

21st February 2018

Labour can be positive force for change in Southport claims former party leader

Southport needs the “positive force for change” that only Labour can bring, says its former leader, Ed Miliband. The Doncaster MP was in town to launch Southport Labour’s local election campaign and co-hosted the

21st February 2018

Contractors start digging up botched Lord Street tarmac

Contractors have today started digging up and once again laying sections of Lord Street, only five months after being laid. Earlier this month multiple potholes appeared on the iconic road. Sefton council

21st February 2018

Ormskirk man part of Blackpool drugs gang convicted

Blackpool drugs gang convicted Members of a gang which flooded the streets of Blackpool with Class A drugs have been found guilty. The ‘Carlos’ gang, was headed by Christopher Nimbley, 37, of

21st February 2018

Titan appeal for information on whereabouts of absconded prisoner

Titan North West Regional Organised Crime Unit are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a man who absconded from an open prison in August 2017. Shaun Price. who was sentenced to

21st February 2018

Call for vacant land to be used for more car parking in SOUTHPORT

A campaigning councillor has called for private property owners and Sefton Council to use vacant land to provided much-needed additional car parking spaces in Southport town centre. Cllr David Barton, who represents

21st February 2018

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