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Job vacancies – Domiciliary care workers required for Southport area and surrounds

Assured Care (NW) Ltd – Staff required at Assured Care Domiciliary care workers required for Formby area and surrounds – both community calls and companionship. *Pay rates are above industry standard- week/weekend work

16th June 2015

UKIP MEP BACKS PLANS FOR SOUTHPORT TOWN COUNCIL

Photo: Paul Nuttall Local MEP Paul Nuttall is urging Southport to support the town having its own council. A campaign for such a body to restore the control of Southport into the hands

10th June 2015

Southport Rubish Friends

Pupils at primary schools in Southport have taken part in a special art project to raise awareness of littering. School children were asked to design a poster advertising ‘Rubbish Friends’ – a local initiative aimed at encouraging people of

10th June 2015

KGV teacher needs your help to raise £1000 for Meningitis Help

Photo: Darren Brookfield Darren’s Story As some of you already know, recently I was taken ill. What I first thought to be a common bug ended up being a debilitating form of

28th May 2015

Take The Chicken Challenge

Sefton Council is supporting this year’s Food Safety Week campaign by asking residents to take the Chicken Challenge. The annual campaign, run by the Food Standards Agency, highlights good practice and this

15th May 2015

Charity Car Wash Washes Up A Total Of £358.72

By Julie Wickham Charity Car Wash Saturday 9 May – The Library in the Gardens A total of £358.72 was raised, which is being shared 50/50 between the Library in the Gardens and

15th May 2015

Southport welcomes pot hole programme

Photo: London Street Local Councillors have welcomed the announcement by the Coalition government of details of Pot Hole repair funding for each of the next six years. A record £6 billion will

5th May 2015

Southport and Sefton – the Party positions

Five of the six political parties who are contesting elections in Southport have put forward their position on the Southport/Sefton issue and all five of them are different. Southport Labour Party

4th May 2015

Southport school girl raises £100 in aid of North Meols Library Association

Photo: Charlotte Coward Aside from raising money for the Community Link Foundation and Comic Relief last week, Churchtown Primary School saw fundraising taking place for another worthy cause thanks to one of

3rd May 2015

The Guardian says vote Lib Dem in places like Southport

The Guardian has today given its editorial view on the General Election. While in most places the paper supports Labour, in places like Southport, where the Labour Party have now drifted out

3rd May 2015

Hesketh Colts Girls will now be packing their own bags to Spain

Hesketh Colts girls football team was today bag packing in Tesco at Kew, Saturday 2 May 2015. Diane Whittle said: “We are raising money to take the girls to L’estsrtit Costa Brava

2nd May 2015

Churchtown Primary Charity Week raises a whopping total of £1548.74

Photo: Chruchtown fundraisers On Thursday night, Churchtown Primary held a Musical Night at the Movies production, including children from Years 1 to 5. In total there were 67 children in the choir,

2nd May 2015

Southport’s Tommy Fleetwood reaches last 16 of Golfs WGC Match Play in San Francisco

by David Birtill TOMMY Fleetwood will face South African Branden Grace in today’s WGC-Cadillac Match Play in San Francisco as five British players reached the last 16. TOMMY FLEETWOOD The Lancastrian defeated

2nd May 2015

Join the Southport VE Day Celebrations at Byng House

Photo: Southport VE Day Celebrations On Saturday 9th May Byng House – the British Legion Poppy Break Centre – will be hosting a vintage afternoon tea for all the guests staying with

2nd May 2015

Fitness Blog: “What is the number one fat loss food?” (Southport)

Photo: Mark Poole Transform Fitness Training, a mobile personal training service specialising in fat-loss and body transformation in Southport. As opposed to other services, Transform Fitness Training is specifically designed for people

2nd May 2015

Southport coffee morning in aid of local cancer research charity (May 11)

A fundraising committee from Southport is inviting the local community to join them for a Coffee Morning to raise funds for the region’s leading cancer charity. Organised by the Southport Committee of

2nd May 2015

Southport mum Heather inspires cancer charity walk

Photo: Heather Rodgers and Pete Cunningham with Sister Julie Marshall, from the Medical Day Unit at Southport hospital, and Nurse Heather Vasey, from The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust. A young

1st May 2015

Trustees urge people to look beyond the coat

Photo: Rejected Kittens Woodlands Animal Sanctuary based in Holmeswood in Lancashire have been inundated with unwanted cats and kittens. The trustees have said they are amazed at the amount of unwanted pets in

25th April 2015

Taxi passenger suffers suspected heart attack on Lord Street Southport

Taxi passenger suffers suspected heart attack on Lord Street Southport A passenger in a taxi suffered a suspected heart attack on Lord Street, Southport at approx. 7:20pm this evening (Saturday 11th April

11th April 2015

VIDEO: Meet Dukes Ward Lib Dem Candidate Teresa Smith

Vote for Lib Dem Candidate Teresa Smith in the 2015 Southport elections Dukes Ward Liberal Democrats have selected Teresa Smith to be their candidate in the local elections next month (May). Dukes

9th April 2015

MJR Landscapes (Southport) 25% discount for all OTSnews readers for April

MJR Landscapes is offering a 25% discount on all work that is booked in during April. All site visits and estimates are free of charge. Take a look through MJR Landscapes work below: Driveways &

8th April 2015

LABOUR ACCUSED OF BLATANT HYPOCRISY

LABOUR ACCUSED OF BLATANT HYPOCRISY Labour have been accused of ‘blatant hypocrisy’ over comments about the shortage of primary school places, by UKIP’s deputy leader Paul Nuttall. Tristram Hunt, Labour’s education spokesman,

5th April 2015

Sedentary lifestyle, watching TV, may up diabetes risk

Sedentary lifestyle, watching TV, may up diabetes risk “Experts claim being a couch potato can increase the risk of developing diabetes,” the Daily Express reports. A study estimated that each hour of

5th April 2015

Thousands of pounds worth of tools stolen from Pleasureland Southport

Photo: CCTV Images of the thieves Break-in at Pleasureland Southport over the weekend. Thousands of pounds worth of tools and equipment has been stolen this week from Pleasureland, Southport over the weekend. Thieves

3rd April 2015

Concerns raised about increased e-cigarette use in teenagers

Concerns raised about increased e-cigarette use in teenagers “E-cigarettes: Many teenagers trying them, survey concludes,” BBC News reports after a survey of around 16,000 English teenagers found one in five teens had

3rd April 2015

Dave’s Tyres & Exhausts (Southport) is open this Easter Bank Holiday Weekend!

Dave’s Tyres & Exhausts (Southport) is open this Easter Bank Holiday! Dave’s Tyres & Exhausts on Norwood Road, Southport, is open this Easter Bank Holiday weekend from-Friday – Saturday, Monday Tuesday etc. So

2nd April 2015

Funeral arrangements for Pat Quinn (Southport)

Funeral arrangements for Pat Quinn (Southport) The funeral arrangements for Pat Quinn have been made for Tuesday 7th April 2015 at Southport Crematorium-Time12:00pm. Pat sadly passed away at the age of 83

31st March 2015

Fly tippers leave their mark in Birkdale Village Southport

Fly tippers leave their mark in Birkdale Village Southport. Once again fly-tippers have dumped a great deal of rubbish including a mattress on the pavement in Birkdale Village. A large amount of

29th March 2015

Parents delaying having children because of sky-high housing costs

Parents delaying having children because of sky-high housing costs The sky-high cost of housing is preventing nearly a quarter of 24-39 year olds from starting a family, new research shows . As

29th March 2015

Don’t forget to set your clocks forward by one hour on Sunday 29 March

Don’t forget to set your clocks forward by one hour on Sunday 29 March 2015 The change will officially take place at 01:00 GMT so it is advised that you change your

28th March 2015