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Latest figures reveal Southport A&E falling well behind target

New figures out today reveal that Southport Hospital’s A&E was nearly 15% behind the 4 hour treatment target for A&E during December. The statistics show that across NHS England the average was nearly

11th January 2018

Road closures in place after female pedestrian hit by a lorry on Cambridge Road

Merseyside Police can confirm that emergency services are in Southport following a road traffic collision this morning, Thursday, 11 January. At around 10.30am, a call was received of a female pedestrian hit

11th January 2018

Costly Political Police ‘Add on’ comes to town

While local Southport local councillors’ approach to recent violent crime and anti-social behaviour was to attend talks with senior police officers to discuss the problems, Labour politicians have created a publicity exercise.

11th January 2018

Official beach clean up following high tide – Friday 12 January

Here are the official details of the beach clean up taking place this coming Friday (January 12).Impressive as big tides and storms maybe, they inevitably leave large amounts of rubbish washed up

11th January 2018

Scam Warning – Southport, Burscough and Ormskirk

Police have received reports of 2 males knocking on house doors claiming to be from BT and saying they need access to the property immediately to fix a phone line problem. These

11th January 2018

Southport Councillors meet with Police over Crime concerns

Southport councillors held a meeting with senior local police officers at Southport Town Hall on Wednesday evening for a briefing and to exchange ideas following public concerns about instances of crime in the run

10th January 2018

Boozed up tramps shamed for memorial drinking session

Foreign homeless men drinking and smoking at the Southport War memorial have been caught on camera. Resident Ram Jam Jit Singh sent a picture of two men smoking and drinking under the

10th January 2018

More advice on internet trolls

Trolls love to distress others – that is their greatest sadistic pleasure. The more they hurt you the better it is for them. The chief device of the troll is accusation. It’s

10th January 2018

Make a New Year’s resolution to test your smoke alarms – every month

With the New Year underway, Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service is asking residents to make testing their smoke alarms monthly one of their New Year’s resolutions. Why not circle the first of

10th January 2018

Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner acknowledges Southport’s residents’ fears.

Photo: Emily Spurrell (2nd right) with Labour representatives and supermarket staff The Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside says she takes residents’ fears over crime in Southport “very seriously” after a

10th January 2018

Selective and Additional (HMO) Licensing

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 January 2018

Police investigate attempted smash and grab at Spar Churchtown

Police are investigating an attempted smash and grab after vandals hurled a brick through the window of the Spar superstore on Cambridge Road. The store remains closed this morning while forensics teams

10th January 2018

Top marks for green minded Southport conservationist postgraduate

A green minded conservationist from Southport has graduated with the highest marks across all postgraduate arts and sciences courses this year. Natalie Hunt, 38, wanted to change direction in her career after

10th January 2018

Councillors Advice Centre – Meols Ward (Saturday 13th January)

Councillors John Dodd, Daniel Lewis and Nigel Ashton will be holding their next Advice Centre on Saturday 13th January. They will be available from 11am-12noon at Crossens School, Rufford Road, to assist

10th January 2018

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

Southport club bosses want Knife wands after Liverpool handout

Bars and clubs in Southport may received ‘knife wands’ in an attempt to crack down on people carrying weapons following the murder of Liverpool club-goer Sam Cook. One hundred venues in Liverpool

9th January 2018

Police appeal to locate missing 16year-old Skelmersdale boy

Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing boy from Skelmersdale. Tom Williamson was last seen in the Kestrel Park area around 1pm on January 3. He is described

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

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

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

Visitors asked to help prevent the spread of flu at Southport Hospital

Visitors asked to help prevent the spread of flu Visitors with cold and flu symptoms are being asked to stay away from Southport and Ormskirk hospitals unless absolutely necessary to prevent their

9th January 2018

Policeman caught with child sex abuse images walks free from court

A Merseyside police officer caught with a stash of 1,500 indecent images of children including some showing the rape of children has walked free from court. PC Darren Wright, who was sacked

9th January 2018

William Lound killing Mother bears killer ‘no malice’

A mother has told an inquest her son’s killer was a “very sick man”, but she bears “no malice” towards him. William Lound, from Birkdale in Southport, was stabbed by Lee Arnold

9th January 2018

A new Southport removals firm are sending the competition packing

A new Southport removals firm are sending the competition packing. James Anthony Removals have launched in Southport and say that they are ready to move in on the competition after years of

8th January 2018

What is ‘Aussie’ flu and should we be worried?

The NHS is preparing itself for a bad flu season. One of the strains circulating this year – H3N2 – has been dubbed Aussie flu because it is the same strain that

8th January 2018

Police appeal to locate 14-year-old boy from the Skelmersdale

Merseyside Police is appealing for information to find a 14-year-old boy from the Skelmersdale area who has been missing since December and has links to Merseyside. James McKeown was last seen in

8th January 2018

Damien Moore MP Dismisses Southport Labours ‘Scaremongering’ as Figures Reveal Winter Funding Boost for Local Hospital

Damien Moore MP today welcomed the Government’s multi-million-pound investment in Southport District Hospital this Winter, as it emerged that Southport and Ormskirk Trust had been granted an additional £1,326,000.00 funding to help

8th January 2018

Interim Chief Executive appointed at Southport Hospital

Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust has named Ann Farrar interim Chief Executive ahead of a permanent appointment to the role in April. She succeeds Karen Jackson on 17 January and will

8th January 2018