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Fire Service warning after two fires started by sunlight reflecting off mirrors

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service (MFRS) is asking people to not put glass and reflective items on windowsills after sunlight reflecting off mirrors caused two serious fires in six days. Thankfully no

19th January 2022

Teenager jailed for four years and four months after Scarisbrick Avenue stabbing

Police are welcoming the sentencing of a teenager following a stabbing in Southport in August 2021. On Monday 23 August at around 1.40am, police received a report of an altercation on Scarisbrick

19th January 2022

Mikhail Group plans 48-storey “Tower of Hope” at Grand casino site

One of Southport’s biggest investors and local hotel group aims to build one of the North’s tallest towers, The Tower of Hope, which will sit on Lord Street and is set to

19th January 2022

Southport go 12 games unbeaten in league with late winner against Bradford PA

A late late goal saw all three points come the way of Southport on a night that looked destined to end in frustration but in the end it was relief all round.

19th January 2022

Former LFC chief exec passes away in Southport care home

The footballing world is today mourning the passing of Southport resident and former Liverpool FC chief executive and secretary Peter Robinson. Peter, who was revered across the football world as one of

19th January 2022

Sefton Businesses urged to apply for Omicron grants without delay

Sefton Council is urging local business rates payers in the hospitality and leisure sectors to apply for the next round of the Government’s Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant scheme. Businesses that have

18th January 2022

Police apeal for information over 15-year-old-boy missing from home

Police are appealing for help in tracing a 15 year-old boy who is is missing in Merseyside. Sonny Jeffers was last seen on 10th January. He is described as a white male,

14th January 2022

Southport Independent Lifeboat move into new Lifeboat Station

The Trustee Directors of the Southport Offshore Rescue Trust are pleased to announce that we have begun the process of relocating to our new lifeboat station. The new facility, which has been

14th January 2022

Appeal For information after vehicle damaged in hit-and-run incident

A heartbroken motorist is appealing for help after their parked car was badly damaged in a hit and run incident. The collision occurred on Tuesday night around 5pm on Mornington Road close

14th January 2022

Five Southport businesses honoured in Hidden Gem category in 2022 Tourism Awards

A total of FIVE superb Southport businesses have been shortlisted for this year’s Hidden Gem category in the 2022 Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards! Today, Stand Up For Southport is now asking

13th January 2022

Eyewitnesses report use of pickaxe in terrifying Morrisons petrol station raid

Rumours are swirling on social media that two thieves wielding a ‘pickaxe’ broke into a town centre Petrol station overnight. Detectives have confirmed that the Morrisons Petrol station adjacent to Rotten Row

13th January 2022

Moore ‘disappointed’ in Boris after Number 10 party fiasco

Southport MP, and Conservative backbencher, Damien Moore, says he was “disappointed at the clear lapse in judgement” of the Prime Minister. In a statement on his social media he said: “I do

13th January 2022

Dancing Santa manages to raise over £7,000 against gale force winds, rain and snow

The Southport Hesketh Round Table would like to say a massive thank you to everyone that came out to see the Santa float and donated to the charity. Marc Foreman, Vice Chairman

11th January 2022

Southport Market to temporarily close for staff breaks and refurbishments

Southport Market staff and traders will take a well-earned break later this month following six months of non-stop work serving an international array of foods and drink. The popular King Street

11th January 2022

Man arrested for driving car at police after threatening Job Centre staff

A man has been arrested after allegedly driving his car towards police officers. At approximately 4.30pm yesterday (Monday) afters attended the Job Centre on Eastbank Street upon reports a man was behaving

11th January 2022

“Queues round the block” as residents take advantage of ATM paying double

Gleeful customers of a Churchtown cash machine began encouraging friends and family to gather as a fault meant people were receiving double the amount they’d withdrawn. A fault on the NM ATM

10th January 2022

Merseyrail cuts timetable just days after 3.8% fare increase

Merseyrail will revert back to a 30-minute timetable from next week, blaming staff shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The move comes just days after the travel company’s annual price rise, which

10th January 2022

Southport’s Marcus Carver secures move to EFL club Hartlepool

Southport striker Marcus Carver has joined Hartlepool United for an undisclosed fee. Carver officially made 28 appearances for Southport, with a number of additional appearances annulled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Marcus

10th January 2022

Builders hospitalised after Albert Road wall collapse

A pair of builders have been hospitalised after a wall collapsed inside a block of flats on Albert Road yesterday (Sat 8 Jan). Paramedics and fire crews attended the site on Albert

9th January 2022

Ongoing incident at Albert Road

Police, paramedics and fire crews are in attendance at an ongoing incident on Albert Road. Albert Road currently remains closed between Saunders Street and Alexandra Road. The exact nature of the incident

8th January 2022

Covid Booster Sites at truck stops and service stations vital to keeping the country moving, warns Southport MP

In response to a worrying trend in the latest ONS statistic over the uptake of Covid booster jabs by those in the transport sector, Damien Moore MP has written to the Secretaries

7th January 2022

Shift update from Southport Community policing team

The Southport Community policing team have posted the following update from their shift last night, Weds 5th Jan. – Two men wanted for multiple shop thefts in the town were located by

6th January 2022

Southport hospital coping but “under pressure” as local covid numbers skyrocket

Southport and Formby District General Hospital says it is “under pressure” following rapidly rising numbers of new coronavirus cases in the area but the trust has not had to resort to a

6th January 2022

Southport MP welcomes shelving of cycle lane expansion plans

Southport MP Damien Moore has welcomed the announcement from Sefton Council that their controversial cycle lane plans have been put on hold. The Council made the announcement on 5 January, following over

6th January 2022

Victory for cycle lane protesters as controversial Council plans put “on hold”

Sefton Council has placed a controversial cycle lane scheme on hold following concerns from local residents and businesses. The Council had initially planned to complete an artertial cycle lane running all the

5th January 2022

Family report man exposing himself to children in Formby woodlands

A man has been allegedly caught exposing himself to children in Formby. The shocking and upsetting scene was witnessed by two young girls and their mother after walking through woodland near St

5th January 2022

Meols Cop Sainsbury’s delayed again after new legal challenge launched

Further legal action opposing Sefton Council’s planning approval for a Sainsbury’s store on Meols Cop Retail Park has been launched. In December, Sefton Council announced that “work to construct the Meols Cop

4th January 2022

Police “increasingly concerned” over whereabouts of missing Southport man Craig Elliot

Please share and help us find missing Southport man, Craig Elliot. 50-year-old Craig was last seen on Bath Street, Southport, at around 9.15am yesterday, Monday 3 January. He is described as white

4th January 2022

Met Office issue weather warning for heavy ice and snow on Friday morning

A yellow weather warning covering the possibility of heavy ice and snow across Southport later this week has been issued by the Met Office. The Met Office say that frequent sleet and

4th January 2022

Bill Esterson MP criticises Government’s return to school planning

Bill Esterson MP has criticised the Government’s Covid plans for pupils’ return to the classroom after the Christmas break. Sefton Central MP Mr Esterson said that plans for air filters to be

4th January 2022