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Family appeal for information on whereabouts of missing Southport man

The family of a vulnerable Southport man are pleading for help to find him safe and well. Michael ‘Mike’ Dowling hasn’t been seen by friends or family since Monday and those close

9th September 2021

Police issue update on Southport bicycle thefts

Merseyside Police have issued an update on the recent spate of bicycle thefts throughout Southport. Southport Local policing Inspector Graham Fisher said: “We have deployed extra uniformed patrols and plain clothes officers

9th September 2021

Cycle lane works to cause four week partial closure of Coastal Road

Works are set to resume on the final phase of the Southport Coastal Road Cycle scheme, with contractors returning to the road from next Monday (September 13th). The scheme is part of

9th September 2021

Southport building firm fined £15,000 after employee broke back in fall

A Southport building firm has been fined over £15,000 after an employee broke several vertebrae falling from a first story housing extension. An employee of Grayton Building Contractors Ltd of Botanic Road,

8th September 2021

Police confirm pier smash driver was caught after fleeing scene

Police have confirmed that the driver of a lorry that struck Southport Pier yesterday fled the scene following the incident. A spokesperson for Sefton Council confirmed Southport Pier and the surrounding carriageway

8th September 2021

Marine Drive partially closed after vehicle hits pier

Police have closed off part of Marine Drive by Southport Pier after a lorry reportedly crashed into the iron structure. Officers from Merseyside Police have closed of the road between the Guelder

7th September 2021

Quick acting police officers stop Southport OAP falling victim to fraudster

Quick acting officers stepped in to stop an 80 year-old Southport man becoming a victim of a fraud. The vulnerable pensioner received a letter in the post, claiming to be from his

7th September 2021

Churchtown Primary evacuated after gas leak

Churchtown Primary has been evacuated following a gas leak in the school grounds. Children have been rushed to the school playing fields and all staff and children are accounted for. The emergency

6th September 2021

Number of youths arrested during two weekends of town centre dispersal zones

Over the last week, following the use of a dispersal order in the town centre from Friday to Sunday of the Bank Holiday weekend, Police Officers and PCSO’s continued conducting patrols in

6th September 2021

Wheelchair user rescued from Botanic Gardens lake after fall

A disabled woman in her 30s was hospitalised after her wheelchair rolled into the lake at the Botanic Gardens on Monday. One eyewitness told OTS News that the lady was “saved by

3rd September 2021

Wrexham Mum thanks Southport heroes who helped through pier seizure ordeal

A mum from Wrexham is thanking a group of total strangers who rushed to her rescue after she collapsed with a seizure in Southport. Natilina Ford from Wrexham, who was in town

3rd September 2021

Dispersal order created for second weekend as anti-social behaviour continues

Police have introduced a Dispersal Zone in Southport today (Friday 3 September) in response to continued reports of anti-social behaviour in the area. The order runs from 7pm today until 6.59pm on

3rd September 2021

Visitors thanked after busy summer at the Sefton coast

As the school summer holidays come to an end, so does a busy season along the Sefton coast where the Council’s Green Sefton Service has welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors this

3rd September 2021

Fire Service urging reopened businesses not to ignore fire safety

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service (MFRS) is urging businesses that have reopened their doors not to overlook fire safety and ensure it remains a top priority in the workplace. The call comes

3rd September 2021

KGV Sixth Form College welcomes back students and says it’s not too late to enrol

The new 2021/22 college year is now underway, with a record number of students being welcomed to KGV Sixth Form College in Southport this Thursday and Friday. KGV is reminding young people

3rd September 2021

Hoghton Street health centre offering walk in covid vaccines for 16 and 17 year olds

The NHS in Sefton is encouraging young people aged 16 and 17 to get their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at local vaccination centres. Vaccines are being offered to 16 and 17

3rd September 2021

Council launches donation appeal for Afghan refugees

An appeal has been launched across Sefton to help families from Afghanistan who may find themselves resettling in the Borough in the coming weeks and months. Sefton Council, Sefton Council for Voluntary

2nd September 2021

30-year-old woman arrested after deactivated machine gun found in Crossens

A 30-year-old woman has been arrested in Southport on suspicion of possession of firearm offences after a deactivated machine gun was found in Crossens. At around 12.30 pm yesterday, Wednesday 1st September, officers

2nd September 2021

Sefton Council Cabinet approves £2m+ of new children’s social care roles

Councillors at today’s Sefton Council Cabinet meeting have approved more than £2 million to fund new roles in its Children’s Social Care Department. This investment in staff is in addition to an

2nd September 2021

Anthony James Estate Agents provide free night out for NHS and care home staff at Southport Comedy Festival

Anthony James Estate Agents in Southport is inviting NHS workers and care home staff who have been such heroes during the Covid-19 pandemic to a free night out at this year’s Southport

2nd September 2021

Officers searching for owners of ten bicycles recovered from shed burglaries

Officers from the Local Policing Team at Southport Police Station have now matched up 10 stolen bikes to recent shed burglaries. These ten bikes have either been returned to the owners are

1st September 2021

Southport Food & Drink Festival launches this weekend

Taste buds will be set a-tingling this coming weekend as Sefton Council’s 2021 Southport Food & Drink Festival gets underway. Running from Friday September 3rd to Sunday September 5th, the popular three-day

1st September 2021

Formby salon owner fined £12,000 after coronavirus protest

A woman from Formby has been landed with a £12,000 fine after she denied the existence of Coronavirus. Julie Saunderson, who runs a beauty salon in Bootle, was found guilty of aiding

1st September 2021

Police searching for missing Southport man Barry Stockdale

Police are appealing for help in finding a 50 year-old man who is missing from home in Southport. Barry Stockdale was last seen in Leicester Street at 8am on Friday 20th August.

31st August 2021

Police issue town centre dispersal order after fortnight of anti-social behaviour

Police have introduced a Dispersal Zone in Southport today, Friday, 27 August, following reports of anti-social behaviour in the area in the past fortnight. Two people were stabbed on Scarisbrick Avenue this

27th August 2021

Coronation Columns set to return to Lord Street

Three iconic and historic lighting columns originally erected on Lord street to mark the coronation of Elizabeth II are finally set to return. Surveys of all three coronation columns, which were erected

27th August 2021

Birkdale couple to cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats raising money for Formby Befriending Scheme

As we see the green shoots of being able to safely meet up in group activities again, local solicitor Liz Foggin and her husband Matt are raising funds for the Formby Befriending

27th August 2021

Guelder Rose staff to organise donations and raise cash for Afghan refugees

Staff from the Guelder Rose on Ocean Plaza are looking to help Afghan refugees rehomed in the North West by accepting donations this weekend. As of yesterday (Thursday) the UK government had

27th August 2021

Southport Market confirms Bank Holiday special opening

Southport Market will be open this Bank Holiday Monday to cater for thousands of hungry and thirsty visitors. The hugely popular King Street based Market will temporarily extend its opening hours to

27th August 2021

Council approve 286 homes by Formby bypass – securing flood prevention measures

Sefton Council has conditionally approved proposals by Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd. to build 286 new homes on land north of Formby’s Brackenway. A report to the local authority’s Planning Committee last night

26th August 2021