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MP helps Southport charity secure rate relief Sefton MBC

MP helps Southport charity secure rate relief Sefton MBC

MP helps Southport charity secure rate relief Sefton MBC Southport MP Damien Moore has helped secure Southport based charity, Home-Start, a rate relief worth thousands of pounds from Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council.
3rd November 2017

Meado man prevents meat cleaver massacre

A drunken lout has been caught on camera jumping over a kebab house counter and trying to use a mea cleaver as a weapon. The male, wearing a light blue hooded coat,
2nd November 2017

Spotlight on variety at Brookdale musical afternoon

A specialist Southport day service for Sefton residents with dementia turned back the clock this week and entertained clients with a musical variety afternoon. Tuneful memories from the last half century and
2nd November 2017
Yobs ruin Southport war memorial fountain

Yobs ruin Southport war memorial fountain

Yobs ruin Southport war memorial fountain Vile troublemakers have yet again waged war on Southport town centre. After nights of constant window smashing and vandalism, the latest victim of an over the
2nd November 2017
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Tesco Express Ainsdale forced to close after break-in

Tesco Express on Station road in Ainsdale has beee closed today after staff discovered a break-in. It is believed that a quantity of cigarettes and other items were stolen during the break-in but this has yet
2nd November 2017

Woodvale: antisocial activity frightens pensioners

Alarmed pensioners called 999 last night as a gang of selfish and unruly yobs, scrambled over fences and ran amok shouting through properties at Sandbrook Road flats. Police later claimed to have
2nd November 2017
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Southport Town Centre Election TODAY

Southport Town centre residents go to the polls today in an election that could see ex MP John Pugh return to politics. The Lib Dem faces tough competition from Labours Frank Hanley
2nd November 2017
Fire & Rescue Service Urges Safety over Bonfire Period

Fire & Rescue Service Urges Safety over Bonfire Period

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service is working closely with Merseyside Police and Council partners to keep people safe and reduce anti-social behaviour over the Bonfire period with these safety messages: Bonfires and
2nd November 2017

DJ Adele does town proud in London abseil

A DJ from Southport teamed up with a host of celebrities to abseil more than 260ft down the ArcelorMittal Orbit in London’s Olympic Park to raise funds for charity. BBC Radio 1
1st November 2017

How much time do you spend in the Garden?

Green-fingered Brits with a fondness for the outdoors spend the equivalent of over three years of their working lives out in the backyard preening and maintaining their gardens during their lifetime. The
1st November 2017

Sefton Remembers The Impact of War Past & Present

Join the Atkinson on Armistice Day 2017 to commemorate the impact of war past and present. Programme of Events 11am  -Two Minute Silence followed by Maghull Parish Handbell Ringers 11.15am – Welcome
1st November 2017

Vandals target Kings Gardens shelters AGAIN

Southport’s Kings Gardens Shelter smashed up More shelters vandalised in Southport. This time a Victorian weather shelter on the South end of the Marine Lake, Thursday 31 October. Once again mindless vandals
1st November 2017
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Southport’s Central Cabs launch App

Welcome to the Central Cabs Booking App – the simplest and quickest way to order your taxi in and around Southport! With this app you can order your taxi in seconds and
1st November 2017

Grants available to help Southport flourish

Karen Nolan, co-ordinator of Living Well Sefton, explains: “We have grants of £500 for small projects that are designed to increase people’s wellbeing and our partners can support individuals to deliver these
1st November 2017

Southport Knitters get busy with twiddle muffs

Knitters get busy with twiddle muffs Patients with dementia are being offered a novel way to relax at in hospital. Twiddle muffs are knitted or crocheted tubes with accessories such as ribbons
1st November 2017
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