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Donate to ‘Cash for Kids’ and receive a FREE photoshoot and portrait at Yaffe Photography

Donate to ‘Cash for Kids’ and receive a beautiful Yaffé portrait As part of their 50th anniversary celebrations, Southport based portrait company ‘Yaffé Photography’ are supporting Radio City’s ‘1000 Faces – Cash

19th March 2017

Agencies launch community campaign across Merseyside for Arson Awareness Week

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service is joining forces with partner agencies to highlight the dangers of deliberately setting fires as part of Arson Awareness Week. The initiative, which runs from Monday March

17th March 2017

Chief Executive conquers fear of heights to raise funds for The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity

The Chief Executive of The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is skydiving for charity – despite being terrified of heights. Andrew Cannell will take part in the tandem jump later this

17th March 2017

Safer Sleep Week 2017 – 6 steps to keep children alive

Safer Sleep Week is taking place from 13-19 March. Organised by The Lullaby Trust and partners, the aim of Safer Sleep Week is to raise awareness of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

17th March 2017

The Tea Rooms Gin has been chosen and is now in stock

The Tea Rooms Gin has been chosen and is now in stock. James Birchall, owner of the Tea Rooms in Birkdale has commissioned Birkdale Craft Distillery to produce a Tea Rooms labelled

17th March 2017

Hospital trust awarded £50,000 to improve maternity services feedback

Hospital trust awarded £50,000 to improve maternity services feedback Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust has been awarded £50,000 by NHS England to explore innovative ways to use women’s and their partners’

16th March 2017

Car crash Rufford Road Southport

Photo: Emergency services Car crash Rufford Road Southport The emergency were called to Rufford Road, Crossens, Southport at around 9am following reports of a car crash. Two cars collided near to the

16th March 2017

Leyland Newsagents raider wanted by police

Newsagents raider wanted by police Detectives have launched a CCTV appeal for information after a robbery in Leyland. Police were called around 6am on Monday (March 13) following an incident at Towngate

15th March 2017

Corole Sedzimir Rotten Rows Volunteer of the Year.

Corole Sedzimir Rotten Rows Volunteer of the Year. Every year the Chairman of Friends of Rotten Row gets the privilege to choose a member of the Volunteers to become our Volunteer of

15th March 2017

BID funds year round taxi marshals

BID funds year round taxi marshals Party-goers in our town centre will now be looked after year round by licensed taxi marshals thanks to Southport Business Improvement District. Starting this weekend and

15th March 2017

Funeral arrangements for David McCallister (Dave Mac), Southport

David McCallister (Dave Mac) 1955 – 2017 Funeral arrangements for David McCallister (Dave Mac), Southport OTS News is saddened to report the death of well known Southport man David McCallister (Dave Mac). Dave

15th March 2017

Ringing changes for Lord Street phone boxes

Ringing changes for Lord Street phone boxes Two Grade II listed red phone boxes in Southport Town Centre which have been plagued by vandalism since 2008 have finally found a new lease

15th March 2017

Southport Lawyer urges action against ‘death tax’

Lawyer urges action against ‘death tax’ A leading solicitor is urging Southport residents to write to their MP rejecting government proposals which could see a 9,000% rise in ‘death fees’. John-Paul Dennis, partner

15th March 2017

John Pugh joins Earth Hour pledge for climate change

Southport MP, John Pugh, has signed up to support WWF’s tenth Earth Hour by making a special pledge to help protect the planet. The world is changing – fast – and it’s

14th March 2017

Talented Southport hair dresser needs your vote!

Talented Southport hair dresser needs your vote! A local hair stylist is calling on the people of Southport to vote for him to be crowned the UK’s top up-and-coming stylist. Aspiring trainee

14th March 2017

Frank and Kate share Southport hospital wedding day with Songs of Praise

Frank and Kate share hospital wedding day with Songs of Praise Southport hospital marked its second marriage ceremony of the year when a Formby couple wed on Ward 15A – with TV

14th March 2017

Southport MP calls for increased awareness of risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

John Pugh MP of Southport has joined Baby charity The Lullaby Trust in urging local authorities to ensure health professionals in the North West receive the training and support they need to

13th March 2017

Plea to find family of war hero after medal discovered stashed in former Southport rest home

Plea to find family of war hero after medal discovered stashed in former Southport rest home A CAMPAIGN has been launched to find the family of a World War One hero from

13th March 2017

‘A success in every continent’ at LOL comedy club at the Atkinson

‘A success in every continent’ at LOL comedy club at the Atkinson Not many comedians are a raving success in every continent across the globe but Daliso Chaponda has breezed to success

13th March 2017

ASDA Foundation support the Dragons

ASDA Foundation sponsorship ASDA Southport have been working with Unite Martial Arts Academy. The ASDA Foundation sponsorship of £500 for new head guards and body armour which arrived this week for the

12th March 2017

Support The Port This Afternoon In Survival Six Pointer At The Merseyrail Community Stadium

Support The Port This Afternoon In Survival Six Pointer At The Merseyrail Community Stadium We have perfect conditions here at the Merseyrail Community Stadium for this afternoons Southport v Torquay Vanarama National

11th March 2017

CCTV Appeal following theft at charity shop – Crosby

CCTV Appeal following theft at charity shop – Crosby Merseyside Police has issued CCTV stills of a man and woman officers wish to speak to following a confrontational burglary at a charity shop in

11th March 2017

So what will Southport’s £7m hotel look like?

So what will Southport’s £7m hotel look like? Plans to add a 7-story hotel to Marble Place shopping centre in Southport were approved by Sefton Council. The prospective 4-star hotel is expected

10th March 2017

Long lost relatives search for Southport man Roy Brown

Photo: Roy Brown (Left) Long lost relatives search for Southport man Roy Brown An OTS reader from U.S contacted us today asking for your help. Christel Temple said: “We are looking for

10th March 2017

National Lottery money available for First World War Centenary Projects in Southport

National Lottery money available for First World War Centenary Projects in Southport Following the phenomenal success of its community grants programme First World War: then and now, the Heritage Lottery Fund has

10th March 2017

Southport Student Shortlisted for £5,000 National Legal Award

Southport Student Shortlisted for £5,000 National Legal Award A student from Southport has been named as a finalist for Future Legal Mind, a legal award run annually by National Accident Helpline. Comfort

10th March 2017

Southport’s Kevin Ward and Jake Barton are on the Road to GLORY

Southport’s Kevin Ward and Jake Barton are on the Road to GLORY Phil Barton spoke to OTS News ahead of Saturday nights (March 11) Road to GLORY fight event. Phil said: “Today I

10th March 2017

Marble Place seven storey hotel given the green light

Marble Place seven storey hotel given the green light A controversial proposal to build a new seven storey hotel on the site of the Marble Place hotel has been approved by Sefton

9th March 2017

Pleasureland Southport are recruiting!

Pleasureland Southport are recruiting! We are now recruiting for the 2017 season for staff to work from the end of March to November including flexible hours across all weekends, Bank Holidays and

8th March 2017

Santander Southport to host National Initiative Day called Take Five – to stop fraud!

Photo: Santander, Chapel street, southport Santander Southport to host National Initiative Day called Take Five – to stop fraud! On Thursday 16th March 2017 Santander on Chapel Street, Southport are hosting a National

8th March 2017