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Candidates confirmed ahead of May local elections

Councillor candidates for the 2022 local elections have been announced by Sefton Council this morning. 21 of Sefton Council’s 66 seats will be contested when polls open on 5 May. Throughout the

6th April 2022

Travel advice ahead of Grand National weekend

Sefton is once again preparing to welcome thousands of visitors to the borough as part of the three day Aintree Grand National Festival this coming weekend. The local authority is one of

5th April 2022

Transport police investigating hate crime on board Preston train

Officers investigating a hate crime on-board a service travelling between London and Preston are appealing for witnesses to come forward. At just after 8.30pm on Sunday 13 March, a woman was racially

1st April 2022

Tour Of Britain to open with Southport stage after “cycle lane success”

The largest cycling race in Britain will open with a stage in Southport in 2023. The race takes place annually each September attracting hundreds of pro riders and is likely to bring

1st April 2022

Loan shark warning issued as cost of living crisis looms

With people facing higher bills for household fuel, food, petrol at the pumps and new, higher National Insurance payments from the start of April, Sefton Council is warning people not to turn

31st March 2022

Police hunt for man who broke locks to Ainsdale vaccination centre

Detectives are issuing an image of a man who may have information that could assist an investigation into a series of criminal damage offences in Ainsdale. At around 5.45pm on Sunday 20

31st March 2022

New Tesco Express opens outside Southport station

The doors are now open at Southport’s latest town centre Tesco store. The superstore chain have today launched their Chapel Street express store, the third one in the town centre after a

31st March 2022

Police warn of return of catalytic converter thieves after Morrisons incident

Last Saturday, 26th March the catalytic converter was stolen from a car, parked in the car park at Morrisons in Southport. This is a re-emergence of a pattern of thefts that occurred

31st March 2022

John Pugh raises travel pass concerns amid Damien Moore Lancashire plan

Recent proposals by Southport’s Conservative MP Damien Moore and West Lancs Labour MP Rosie Cooper to bring Southport under Lancashire Council have prompted concerns about pensioners’ free travel. Cllr. John Pugh has

31st March 2022

Internet returning after thousands of Southport homes left without connection for 36 hours

Internet connections are slowly returning to thousands of homes after a 36-hour outage. Customers, mostly on the Sky network, were left without internet in the Crossens, High Park and Dukes wards in

31st March 2022

Council’s Director of Public Health thanks Covid test centre workers

With Sefton’s COVID-19 testing centres closing this week, the Borough’s Director of Public Health Margaret Jones has issued a message of thanks to all those who have been staffing them. Mrs Jones

31st March 2022

Southport residents urged to take Meter Reading today

Energy bill payers across Southport should take a meter reading for their gas and electric today, as energy prices shoot up in less than 24 hours time. Thousands of households in Southport

30th March 2022

Southport Hospital nurses to face parking charges

Southport hospital nurses are facing the grim reality of paying to park where they work again. Originally scrapped during the pandemic for the ‘NHS Heroes’, the government have said they have no

30th March 2022

Conservative councillor dismisses concerns from Pleasureland boss over triathlon

Conservative councillor Mike Prendergast has responded to comments recently made by Southport Pleasureland owner, Norman Wallis. Norman Wallis recently suggested that the forthcoming Southport Splashworld Triathlon should not be going ahead due

30th March 2022

Southport MP’s West Lancs plan dismissed as “nonsense”

A proposal to effectively move Southport from Merseyside and into West Lancashire has been described as ‘unworkable nonsense’ after it was revealed that council leaders had already dismissed the idea before it was

28th March 2022

Public consultation on new Marine Lake events centre to begin in May

Exciting plans for a state-of-the-art Marine Lake Events Centre in Southport are set to take another big step forward this summer, as the project team prepares for public consultation. It was announced

25th March 2022

Man arested after Portland Street car chase with police

Neighbourhood officers based at Southport Police Station arrested a 38 year old man in Southport last night, Thursday 24th March, after pursuing a vehicle in the Portland Street area. The man was

25th March 2022

Local Lib Dem leader slams “poor attendance” Conservatives leaflets

Local Liberal Democrat leader John Pugh has criticised Southport Conservatives over “callous’’ and “utterly hypocritical” behaviour regarding criticism of councillors who were unable to attend a key meeting due to personal and

25th March 2022

Town Hall covid testing ends next week

Sefton’s COVID-19 test sites will be closing next week in line with the Government ending funding for local testing from the start of April. This means the walk-through PCR test sites for

25th March 2022

Second man charged after Fomby stabbing

A second man has been charged following an incident in Formby on Tuesday 8 March in which a 16-year-old boy was stabbed. At around 4.55pm officers were called to School Lane after

25th March 2022

Man to appear in court after Lord Street jewellery heist

A man will appear in Magistrates Court today following a burglary at Rebecca’s the Jewellers on Lord Street. Steven Mallon, 43, of Liverpool was arrested during the attempt and later charged with

23rd March 2022

Hospital says stay away if you have Covid symptoms or upset stomach

People are being reminded to stay away from hospital if they have Covid symptoms or upset stomachs. Southport and Ormskirk hospitals remain extremely busy with very high levels of attendances at A&E.

23rd March 2022

Police arrest one and launch manhunt for others after Rebecca’s burglary

Police are hunting a group of men after a burglary at a town centre jewellers last night. Detectives have confirmed one man was arrested following a report of a burglary in Southport

22nd March 2022

Jewellery break in closes section of Lord Street

A large police presence remains on Lord Street following a break in at Rebecca’s the Jewellers. Lord Street remains closed to traffic between Eastbank Street and London Street. Access to workplaces has

22nd March 2022

Merseyside firefighters among those joining national convoy of equipment & PPE to Ukraine

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service (MFRS) is joining a national convoy to deliver thousands of items of kit and equipment to be sent to Ukraine, to support firefighters on the frontline. UK

18th March 2022

Red Arrows return confirmed for 2022 Air Show

The iconic Red Arrows will thunder through the skies above Southport later this year in their first full appearance at the Southport Air Show in seven years! Sefton Council is delighted to

18th March 2022

Fylde Road Co-op ram-raided as thieves fail to take ATM

Brazen thieves ram raided a Southport supermarket last night in an alleged attempt to steal a cash machine. Police are hunting a group of would-be thieves after the Co Op supermarket on

18th March 2022

Iconic buildings across Sefton to be lit up in dazzling light projection

Southport and Bootle will play host to a spectacular light show capturing the history of the Sefton next week. The Nightingale’s Song Reawakened is a triumphant series of video projection artworks taking

18th March 2022

Customer to cuffs – whopper criminal sentenced to 6 years after robbing his local takeaway

Police have today, Thursday 17 March, welcomed the sentencing of a Formby man following an armed robbery. Robert Neal, 31, of Brows Lane, Formby, was arrested shortly after a robbery at Flames

17th March 2022

Nevill Street closed after sink hole appears

Frustrated motorists are facing lengthy delays in Southport town centre after Nevill Street was closed off. The street was shut after a reported sinkhole opened up causing the road to be deemed

17th March 2022