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Mother says Semina Halliwell took own life after interview with police in family living room

Semina Halliwell took her own life directly after an interview at home with a police officer, her distraught mum has claimed. 12-year-old Semina Halliwell took her own life in June of last

7th April 2022

Shocking footage shows teens attack Formby train guard

Horrific video footage has shown a group of school age teens attacking a train guard at Formby station. In a jaw dropping and sickening clip shared online, a gang of vile youths

7th April 2022

Tommy Fleetwood’s son steals show at Master’s Par Three contest

Tommy Fleetwood’s four-year-old son Franklin stole the show at the Masters Tournament Par-3 contest in Augusta. And Southport’s star golfer nearly skimmed an ace off the water at the 16th before Justin

7th April 2022

Local wedding photographer Matthew Rycraft wins 5 awards in London

A Southport wedding photographer has cemented his place as one of the all-time greats after winning a series of awards at a national competition. Matthew Rycraft, who runs the hugely popular Matthew

6th April 2022

Mikhail Group launches recruitment drive with 60 jobs available for reopening of The Grand

The Mikhail Hotel & Leisure Group have launched a 60-job recruitment drive ahead of the reopening of The Grand this Summer. “The Grand” on Lord Street is currently undergoing a 3-million-pound makeover

6th April 2022

Damien Moore defends being second most expensive MP

Damien Moore’s office has defended the revelation that he has the second-highest expenses of the UK’s 650 MPs. Damien Moore’s eye-watering £266,000 expenses bill in the last financial year, footed by Southport

6th April 2022

70mph winds expected in Southport overnight as yellow weather warning issued

The Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning across Southport and areas of the North West for Wednesday evening. Winds of up to 70mph could be set to batter the Southport

6th April 2022

£21k of items donated to Sefton homelessness charity

Homelessness charity Emmaus Merseyside has received a generous £21k donation of cleaning products and personal protective equipment (PPE) from Mulberry Innovations. The 10-pallet donation from Mulberry Innovations included a mix of cloths,

6th April 2022

Edge Hill University wins award for accomodating primary school after fire

Edge Hill University’s quick-thinking response to a blaze that almost destroyed a local primary school has been recognised with an industry award for demonstrating real community spirit. In June last year, Asmall

6th April 2022

Late night tree clearing by Meols Cop rail line could cause disruption for residents

Dozens of residents around Kew are being warned their sleep will be shattered in the next few weeks by railway works. Network Rail have issued letters to hundreds of people who live

6th April 2022

Officers launch appeal after homophobic attack on Merseyrail train

Do you recognise these women? Officers investigating an assault on-board a train travelling between Liverpool Central and New Brighton are today releasing images in connection. At just before 11pm on 26 March,

6th April 2022

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