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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
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

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
Formby Festival OTS News

Tickets on sale for Formby Festival

You can now purchase earlybird tickets for the upcoming Formby Festival. Between July 14 and July 16. hundreds of people are expected to descend on Formby Village centre for the festival, with
2nd June 2017

Too many people are ignoring bleeding gums 

New research reveals that many people in Southport may be increasing their risk of developing advanced gum disease by ignoring blood in their spit when they brush, as bleeding gums is an
2nd June 2017
Missing Southport its news

Missing Southport girl found safe and well

UPDATE: Southport girl Elise Ball has been found safe and well after going missing from town. Original: Elise Ball was last seen around 3pm on Lord Street, Southport and extensive enquiries have since been
1st June 2017
ots meols ward advice centre

Councillors to hold advice centre

Meols Ward Councillors John Dodd, Nigel Ashton and Jo Barton will be holding their next Advice Centre on Saturday June 10th They will be available from 11am-12noon at Crossens School, Rufford Road,
1st June 2017
M57

Northbound M57 closed at Prescot in Merseyside

Northbound M57 closed at Prescot in Merseyside Motorway users in Merseyside are being advised the northbound M57 is currently closed near Prescot– affecting drivers wanting to join from the M62 and Knowsley
1st June 2017
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