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Young man in hospital after being knocked off bike on Hampton Road

Young man in hospital after being knocked off bike on Hampton Road Paramedics have been called to Hampton Road in Southport after a cyclist was knocked off their bike in a collision

21st July 2017

Call for luxury golf hotel a tee shot away from Royal Birkdale

Call for luxury golf hotel a tee shot away from Royal Birkdale A semi-derelict site close to the venue of this year’s Open could be turned into a luxury golf hotel after

21st July 2017

Residents put Formby first in coastal consultation

Residents joined National Trust staff and volunteers at the Gild Hall in Formby on Monday 17 July to share their thoughts and aspirations for the future of the Formby Coast. The Open

21st July 2017

Family present Southport Hospital with £2,000 in memory of Julie

Friends and family raised £2,000 for Southport hospital in memory of Julie Tivey who was a patient on Ward 11b. The 58-year-old former housing officer from Aughton, near Ormskirk, was admitted to

21st July 2017

Open champion Henrik Stenson’s rented home ransacked by burglars while golfer PLAYED during first round at Birkdale

Open champion Henrik Stenson’s rented home ransacked by burglars while golfer PLAYED during first round at Birkdale Last years Open champion Henrik Stenson was the victim of a well-planned burglary as he

21st July 2017

Edda awarded Green Flag Community status

Edda awarded Green Flag Community status Bridge Inn Community Farm and Edda Community Arts & Library would like to share their huge achievements within the last 12 months. Edda has recently been

21st July 2017

Southport 24 Hour A&E unit marked for closure

Public welcome at Southport Hospital Trust board meeting

Public welcome at Southport Hospital Trust board meeting. Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust will hold its next board meeting on Thursday 27 July 2017 at 9am. Please note this is a week earlier

21st July 2017

Frack Free Southport GOLF NOT GAS campaign

Frack Free Southport GOLF NOT GAS campaign The Open sees the launch of Frack Free Formby & Southport’s campaign GOLF NOT GAS. This aims to raise awareness of the threat of fracking

21st July 2017

Major gas works to shut Ainsdale road

Philip Drive in Ainsdale will be temporarily closed later this month. Between 24th July and 11th August the residential street will be closed off by Cadent (formerly National Grid Gas Distribution) who

21st July 2017

Planned road works in the North West – Monday 24 to Sunday 30 July 2017

Planned road works in the North West– summary for Monday 24 to Sunday 30 July 2017 The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct

21st July 2017

Popular cafe launches Atkinson centre franchise

The Award-winning social enterprise A Great Little Place is opening a new café in The Atkinson. From September A Great Little Place, run by Autism Initiatives, will take pride of place in

21st July 2017

Canned! Pupils ditch the sugar in healthy living bid

Schools within Sefton have been supporting the Giving Up Loving Pop (GULP) campaign. Since the start of the year over 26 schools have taken part with over 70 classes being taught about

21st July 2017

Master the high seas with Greenbank navigation lessons

Find yourself on the high seas with the return of a informative Boating Navigation and Seamanship course in Southport. Seavoice Training returns to Greenbank High in September and is run over 10 weeks

21st July 2017

British Transport Police issue urgent trespass warning ahead of school holidays

British Transport Police issue urgent trespass warning ahead of school holidays British Transport Police in East Lancashire have put extra patrols in place in a bid to prevent a rise in the

21st July 2017

Labour Liz clears the weed from High Park alley

Labour Liz clears the weed from High Park alley Elizabeth Savage has been out helping Norwood Labour members in Southport to have a positive effect on their community. Elizabeth said: “Amazing what

21st July 2017

Paddle and Putt – SUP North true Open Golf style

Paddle and Putt – SUP North true Open Golf style Everybody in Southport is swinging into the golf spirit this week – but few are embracing it as much as the paddle

21st July 2017

Police arrest bloodied punter after argument at Bookmakers

It appears its the tourists showing Southport up while the eyes of the world gaze upon our town. Earlier this evening Merseyside Police were called to a disturbance on Lord Street following

20th July 2017

KGV celebrates student’s success at awards evening

KGV celebrates student’s success at awards evening King George V College have recently hosted their annual Awards Evening to celebrate the success and achievements of their second year students. Students, friends and

20th July 2017

Southport Open Top Tours 2017 Season

Southport Open Top Tours 2017 Season Following on from the success of the first four years’ operation starting in 2012, the Merseyside Transport Trust (MTT) is pleased to announce that it will

20th July 2017

Sefton Youth Offending Team awarded the RSQM

Sefton Youth Offending Team awarded the RSQM. The RJC is pleased to announce that Sefton Youth Offending Team (YOT) has been awarded the Restorative Service Quality Mark (RSQM). Jon Collins, the RJC’s

20th July 2017

MP Damien Moore will get transport links to Southport on the right track!

MP Damien Moore will get transport links to Southport on the right track! Southport MP Damien Moore has met with the rail minister to get better transport links to Southport on the

20th July 2017

Keys found in Southport – are they yours?

Keys found in Southport – are they yours? An appeal has been made to find the owner of a set of keys which appear to have been lost along the Walks in

20th July 2017

Exciting Job Opportunities at MCS Group

Exciting Job Opportunities at MCS Group Are you interested in IT? Would you like a new challenge? MCS Group are looking for enthusiastic and hard working people to join our growing team

20th July 2017

Moment lightning bolt comes within metres of striking man as he films Southport storm

Moment lightning bolt comes within metres of striking man as he films Southport storm his is the terrifying moment a gigantic bolt of lightning comes within just a few metres of hitting

20th July 2017

Rush hour chaos after cars crashes into a cement mixer in Southport

Rush hour chaos after cars crashes into a cement mixer The emergency services were called to Preston New Road, Southport at around 7.30am this morning after a Ford and a cement mixer collided

20th July 2017

B&Q in payouts after selling paint smelling of cat pee

B&Q in payouts after selling paint smelling of cat pee B&Q says it will compensate hundreds of people who experienced bad smells after painting their homes with Valspar paint that it sold

20th July 2017

CCTV Appeal | Callous thief helps himself to an iPad from a Southport pet store

CCTV Appeal | Callous thief helps himself to an iPad from a Southport pet store A callous thief has stolen an iPad from a Southport pet store in broad daylight but

19th July 2017

Green light for Southport’s new mental health hospital

Mersey Care get permission for state of the art new mental health facility in Southport Wednesday, July 19, 2017 — An historic hospital site in Southport will be given a new lease

19th July 2017

Driver jailed for killing partygoer in Whitestake

Driver jailed for killing partygoer in Whitestake A driver has been jailed for killing a man in a collision in Whitestake last year. Leo McCarthy, 33, of Robin Hey, Leyland was given six years

19th July 2017

Flying the flag in Sefton for the UKs best green spaces

Flying the flag in Sefton for the UKs best green spaces During #LoveParks week, it has been announced that a record number of parks and green spaces have collected a Green Flag

19th July 2017