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Southport FC Agrees Deal For Training Facility

Southport Football Club have reached an agreement with Chequer Properties Ltd that will see the club use Stormy Corner in Skelmersdale as our main training facility until the end of the season.
10th January 2018

88 punters told to drink up as bar closes

Bar 88 has finally had its number called. The expensive Lord Street bar shut down this week with disappointed customers being handed back their deposits for parties. A slowly declining number of
9th January 2018

Taxi crashes into OAP in Southport town centre

Emergency services were called to Hill Street in Southport this afternoon to reports of an elderly woman had been struck by a taxi, Tuesday 9 January 2018. A spokesperson from North West
9th January 2018

Trolls and Cyber bullying

The temperament of a troll Have you been a victim of an anonymous online bully who displays sadistic tendencies, whilst cringing behind fraudulent identities on chat rooms, Facebook, YouTube, etc? Researchers from
9th January 2018
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Bumbling Cyclist shopped to cops

A biker got the shock of his life after worried shoppers snitched on him to Police for trying to steal his own bike this afternoon, Tuesday 9 January 2017. Worried shoppers had
9th January 2018
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Argos to close Lord Street store – January 26

Argos will finally close down on the 26th January leaving another empty property on Lord Street, Southport. A spokesperson from the company said: “The decision to close a store is never taken
9th January 2018
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Blot on Bath Street Corner Must be Improved

Pressure is being placed upon the owners of one of central Southport’s iconic buildings to repair it and get it back into use. The Art D eco facade of the upstairs floors
8th January 2018

Sixth-form pupils put on the style at their winter ball

Young people from across Sefton including Southport and Formby who attend St. Mary’s Col- lege in Crosby, swapped the study room for the catwalk at this year’s ‘winter wonderland-themed’ ball. College blazers
8th January 2018

RESULT | FC United of Manchester 1-0 Southport

Southport travelled to Broardhust Park to take on FC United of Manchester this afternoon for the only Conference fixture of the day. Full match report to follow. FC United of Manchester 1 –
7th January 2018
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Make your Mondays happy in 2018

Whether it’s losing weight, taking up a new or stopping smoking, a new year brings with it the desire to make positive changes. Now that 2018 is on the horizon many people
7th January 2018

Call for Action over Marine Bridge Vandalism

Southport residents seeking an evening stroll to the coast over Christmas and the New Year had to so ​in semi-darkness. Not for the first time, mindless vandals have smashed dozens of the
7th January 2018
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