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Eye watering £3million needed to save Southport Pier

Southport Pier will need three million pounds of repairs carrying out urgently. Sefton Council published a report today effectively condemning the current state of the pier’s decking, which has already caused numerous
23rd August 2022

Heli lands on beach amid Pier emergency

Emergency crews including a police helicopter have rushed to the end of Southport pier this afternoon. Crews from the RNLI and HM Coastguard were called to the end of Southport pier as
15th August 2022

Ambulance called after town centre tree collapse

A huge tree branch has snapped and landed on a unsuspecting park user in Southport. Paramedics were called to St George’s Place just after 9am today after a substantial tree branch collapsed
15th August 2022

Sudden car fire shuts Hoghton Street

Fire crews have closed off part of Southport town centre after a serious car fire. The blaze broke out on Hoghton Street near to the corner of Church Street this morning just
14th August 2022

Fire crews face four blaze challenge in Kew

At least four fires have reportedly broken out in the space of a few minutes this evening near to Southport hospital. Brave motorists and passers by tried to tackle two fires near
13th August 2022

Concerns grow for safety of missing pensioner

An elderly man has gone missing in Southport. 89 year old John Munnelly was last seen yesterday evening (Friday 12th). police are now appealing for anyone who may have any idea of
13th August 2022

Heatwave forces vinyl shop owner to get creative

Scorching temperatures have forced the owner of a popular vinyl music shop in Southport to take drastic action to save his collection. Quicksilver Music owner Dave Thorey, who runs the hugely popular
12th August 2022

Three jailed for Co-Op theft

Three men who carried out a spate of burglaries at convenience stores and stole £38,487 have been jailed. Between February 10 to March 11, they broke into ten Co-op and Tesco shops
11th August 2022

MP to host public meeting over cycle lanes

Southport MP Damien Moore is to hold a public meeting to share concerns over Sefton Council’s cycle lane schemes. Mr Moore has remained vocally opposed to proposed cycle lane schemes in Southport,
11th August 2022

Pair arrested after Lord Street shoplifting

Two men have been arrested after being caught shoplifting from a Lord Street department store. The pair, aged 38 and 58, were stopped by police on Lord Street and found to have
10th August 2022

Council making final £150 energy rebate payments

Sefton Council is now in the process making the final, statutory, £150 payments to local residents under the Government’s Energy Rebate Scheme. Since payments started in April, Sefton Council has paid out
10th August 2022

Rumours of RAF Woodvale sale untrue, say MOD

The Ministry of Defence has told OTS News that rumours RAF Woodvale will be sold are untrue. Several reports posted by members of the public on social media app NextDoor this week
5th August 2022

Strict new beach measures introduced by Council

Following the approval of Full Council on Thursday 14 July 2022, a Coastal and Visitor Area Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) is officially in place at locations across Sefton. The order is
5th August 2022

Exploratory work starts on Marine Lake Events Centre

Having last week agreed business case approval for its planned new Marine Lake Events Centre in Southport, Sefton Council is about to start investigatory works to finalise the Venue’s design and development.
5th August 2022
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