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Day of the Dead Fireworks Festival!

Are you looking for a great, free fireworks display PLUS great, free entertainment? Southport Pleasureland will be hosting their own special ‘Day of the Dead’ themed Fireworks Festival on Saturday 4th November
31st October 2017

Junk hunters launch 24hr fly tipping hotline

Fly tippers are being urged to stop and call a new hotline before they dump their trash on Britain’s streets.   Anti-fly tipping campaigners Junk Hunters have launched the new service as a direct
30th October 2017

Southport Property firm defend Skem ground closure

Both parties in this matter are incorporated, properly represented by suitably qualified lawyers practicing within registered solicitors offices. The above lease expires naturally on 17 November 2017. The important legal document contains
30th October 2017

Galloways to host blind roadshow

Southport residents whose vision is affect- ing their day-to-day living are urged to attend a Sefton-based sight loss charity’s roadshow event. Galloway’s Society for the Blind is hosting its Low Vision Roadshow
29th October 2017

Van destroyed in Promenade accident 

Fire crews have used the jaws of life to cut a man out of a van after a horrific accident at Ocean Plaza. Emergency services, including the air ambulance, were called to
29th October 2017

Van destroyed in Promenade accident 

Fire crews have used the jaws of life to cut a man out of a van after a horrific accident at Ocean Plaza Emergency services, including the air ambulance, were called to
29th October 2017

Colleges opens its doors to future bright minds

Southport College staff will be holding their first open evening of the academic year on Wednesday, November 1. From 5-8pm,visitors will have the opportunity to tour the college facilities, meet specialist tutors,
29th October 2017

Rotary club want to appeal to youth vote

Southport Meols Rotary Club is combining its annual charter night with a youth-themed event at the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Southport. Youth Speaks, it is a four stage National Competi- tion, which
29th October 2017

Funeral chiefs launch bereavement support group

Staff at Co-op Moisters Funeralcare in Southport has launched Friends Together to help people through the bereavement process. Held at the St Philip and St Paul with Wesley Church on Scarisbrick New
29th October 2017

Mental Health hospital gets one step closer 

Plans for a new mental health hospital for Southport have been showcased at community roadshows. Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and its construction partners held two public events earlier this month prior
28th October 2017

Hoghton Street firm shut down Skem ground 

Skem United Football Club chiefs say it could face going out of business after they were thrown out of their ‘home’ ground by the stadium’s Southport-based owners, Chequer Properties. Bailiffs were brought
28th October 2017

MATCH PREVIEW | AFC Telford V Southport

Southport travel to Telford United today chasing the three points they came so close to gaining in last week’s emotional rollercoaster against Gainsborough Trinity.   The Sandgrounders thought they had claimed their
28th October 2017

Sheila steams ahead with ironing empire

A Southport woman is steaming ahead with her one woman ironing empire  Sheila Moore who runs Southport Steam is being inundated with requests for her one of a kind idea. For a
28th October 2017

Is Chapel Street set to lose M&S store?

Marks and Spencer have announced the impending closure of a number of UK stores as part of plans to turn around the business. M&S chief executive Steve Rowe also announced a shake-
28th October 2017

Tribute to “Dukes Woman” Patricia Ball

Councillor David Barton, the local District Councillor for Dukes Ward has provided his own tribute at the recent Sefton Council Meeting to Councillor Patricia Ball, also affectionately known as the “Dukes Woman”
28th October 2017

Do you know about the latest KILLER animal disease?

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has called for renewed vigilance and responsible sourcing after Defra and Scottish Government announced that a number of cattle in a consignment from an assembly centre in
27th October 2017

Be sure you get the D after clocks go back

With winter fast approaching and our hours of daylight getting shorter Brits are being urged to take a supplement of sunshine Vitamin D – especially those north of the border in Scotland.
27th October 2017
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