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Huge turn out for Southport’s pre-election Hustings event

Huge turn out for Southport’s pre-election Hustings event. Hunderds of people packed out Christ church tonight as the four main political candidates vying to become Southports next MP faces a deluge of

6th June 2017

Southport’s Rhys is double medallist at national event

Southport’s Rhys Davies won gold and silver medals at the Inter-Regional Championships. The 12-year-old Merchant Taylor’s student was part of the North West region squad which competed against nine other teams from

5th June 2017

General Election 2017: Who do the Bookies predict be Southport’s next MP

General Election 2017: Who do the Bookies predict be Southport’s next MP. Southport will be heading to the polls this Thursday and with a three-way fight between the Conservatives Labour, the Lib Dems

5th June 2017

Air ambulance called to incident near to Splash World, Southport

Air ambulance called to incident near to Splash World, Southport. An air ambulance landed in Southport this afternoon after a man was taken ill, Monday 5 June 2017. The helicopter landed in the

5th June 2017

Ainsdale woman is joining the Amos Trust ‘Just Walk to Jerusalem’ to call for equal rights in the Holy Land

Lynn McAllister is joining the Amos Trust ‘Just Walk to Jerusalem’ to call for equal rights in the Holy Land Lynn McAllister from Ainsdale is joining Amos Trust, a small creative human rights

5th June 2017

Driver advice for Manchester’s Parklife event

Driver advice for Manchester’s Parklife event Music lovers heading to the Parklife festival at Manchester’s Heaton Park this week are being encouraged to plan their journeys and consider using public transport to

5th June 2017

Veterans in Sefton unveils new Brunswick Holistic care room

Veterans in Sefton unveils new Brunswick Holistic care room. Expanding its support services to the ex-Armed Forces community in Sefton, Veterans in Sefton has now created a new one-to-one holistic care room

5th June 2017

Golf Toolkit available for Southport Businesses

Golf Toolkit available for Southport Businesses A special ‘golf toolkit’ has been produced for local businesses ahead of The 146th Open Golf Championship at Royal Birkdale. More than 200,000 visitors are expected

5th June 2017

Aaron astounds doctors after beating the bike

Aaron astounds doctors after beating the bike. A teenager who was told he’d never walk again after a horrific car accident is now back riding a bike! Heroic Aaron Bishop from Southport

5th June 2017

Labour and Lib Dems fight for second place in Southport

Labour and Lib Dems fight for second place in Southport. Veteran Southport journalist Martin Hovden writes: With polling experts and the bookies predicting a win in Southport on Thursday for Tory candidate

5th June 2017

Driver crashes into wall on Portland Street, Southport

Driver smashes into wall on Portland Street, Southport. The emergency services were called to the junction of Portland Street and Talbot Street Southport following reports of an RTC (Sunday 4 June). Arkadiusz

5th June 2017

R.I.P Patricia Lewis (Nee O’shea)

R.I.P Patricia Lewis (Nee O’shea). Patricia Lewis (Nee O’shea) passed away peacefully in hospital on 31st May 2017, aged 64. Patricia was a devoted wife to the late Tommy, and loving mother

5th June 2017

Tell Southport police what they should be doing!

Police officers in Southport want you to tell them what they should be doing. A online poll has been launched by Merseyside Police asking people in the town to say what they

5th June 2017

Southport to become the World in one place at family festival

Southport will become the World in one place as King’s Gardens host a festival with an international flavour. The King’s Gardens International Celebration Day will take place 10 June, 11am-5pm. This

5th June 2017

Woman left dog in boiling car for 90 minutes to go shopping in Southport

Woman left dog in boiling car for 90 minutes to go shopping. Motorists are being urged not to leave animals locked inside cars on hot days after a dog had a near

4th June 2017

Council’s Sink Hole patch up policy causes accident risk and expense

Council’s Sink Hole patch up policy causes accident risk and expense. A Southport Town Centre Councillor has hit out at Sefton Council’s present policy of allowing repeat ‘patch up’ of sink holes

4th June 2017

#GE2017 Labour Now Second in Southport Says YouGov Poll

Labour are now second place just behind the Conservatives according to the latest YouGov poll. The survey results are the latest in a series of indicators showing a surge of support for Labour

4th June 2017

Cyclist hit by car on Victoria Way, Southport

Cyclist hit by car on Victoria Way, Southport. The emergency services were called to Victoria way at around 9.30am to reports of RTC, Sunday 4 June. A witness at the scene told

4th June 2017

All smiles...Edna Palmer with Judith Catton of Ormskrik and Southport Oddfellows

Friendship group gave me a lifeline, says Edna

‘Five-a-day is the recipe for a happy life’ Former Southport Equal Opportunities worker Edna Palmer was left feeling isolated when she lost her husband who had shared many of life’s experiences.

4th June 2017

Resident sends out warning after sustaining injury after falling in Pothole

Resident send out warning after sustaining injury after falling in Pothole on Norwood Road, Southport. Martin Russell said: “I fell and twisted my ankle on this hole, could be very dangerous if

3rd June 2017

The Grasshopper 70 Sandon Rd, Southport PR8 4QD

The Grasshopper Rocks the Boat – again!

The Grasshopper Rocks the Boat – again! Last week saw the very successful “Grasshopper Rocks the Boat” event featuring Rock the Boat brewery beers. On Monday (5th June) Dave Barker the chief

3rd June 2017

A gorgeous girl from Southport set to star in brand new series of Blind Date

A gorgeous girl from Southport set to star in brand new series of Blind Date. A gorgeous girl from Southport is hoping she’ll find her Prince Charming in the brand new version

3rd June 2017

Southport FC rubbish claims made by Phil Hodgkinson takeover bid

Club statement on the interest from Phil Hodgkinson takeover bid. Southport Football Club notes the media and online speculation regarding Mr Phil Hodgkinson’s attempt to gain a controlling interest in Pinewise Limited, trading

3rd June 2017

Woodlands Animal Sanctuary – Summertime, and the livin’ is easy?

Woodlands Animal Sanctuary – Summertime, and the livin’ is easy? “Summertime and the livin’ is easy” – well that’s what Ella Fitzgelald sang to us, but if you ask any of the

3rd June 2017

“Sick b@stards” steal bouncy castle from The George Pub

“Sick b@stards” steal bouncy castle from The George Pub. A bouncy castle was stolen from the George Hotel garden last night, Friday 2 June 2017. A spokesperson from The George said: “Let’s

3rd June 2017

Motorcyclist injured in Ormskirk collision

Motorcyclist injured in Ormskirk collision Police are appealing for witnesses after a 31-year-old man suffered a serious leg injury following a collision in Ormskirk. Officers were called around 7pm following reports of

2nd June 2017

Get swan for me too!

A Southport man famous for rescuing injured swans in the town certainly had tongues and beaks waggling when he left one of his charges outside a chippy. And of course it was

2nd June 2017

Minister visit helps give tory campaign boost

SOUTHPORT shopkeepers have been given the backing of Government Business Secretary Greg Clark who was in the town to support Conservative Candidate, Damien Moore. Greg, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy

2nd June 2017

New website launched to help cancer patients

he University of Liverpool and Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen have launched a new website intended to promote safer prescribing and improve quality of care for cancer patients called www.cancer-druginteractions.org. Building on

2nd June 2017

Police raid Victoria Street in drugs crackdown

Police raid Victoria Street in drugs crackdown (Friday 2 June). Police are currently searching a home on Victoria Street, Southport as part of a huge Merseyside wide operation to crack down on

2nd June 2017