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Arcade shopping is the Way forward, say retail chiefs

The once booming Wayfarers shopping arcade has ramped up a marketing campaign to find new businesses for its empty units. It follows the loss of one of its flagship stores, Lapel Menswear,

20th October 2020

Mindless yobs smash up iconic phone boxes AGAIN

In an all too common act of vandalism, mindless idiots have once again smashed up the iconic red telephone boxes outside Southport Town Hall The heartless vandals have smashed the glass panes

20th October 2020

Gilston Waste Management sponsor Southport Trinity kit

Stars of the talented Southport Trinity Under 11s side have netted a bumper kit with one of the UK’s leading waste management firms. Gilston Waste Management, who are based in the town

20th October 2020

Lee Mack embroiled in Nazi Twitter controversy

Southport comedian Lee Mack is embroiled in controversy this afternoon after allegations he interviewed a man with Nazi tattoos for a new TV show. Lee Mack will present “The Chop – Britain’s

20th October 2020

Conservative candidate raises concerns over trip hazard pavements in Birkdale

People in Birkdale are being asked to help highlight broken and uneven pavements in the area. Birkdale Conservative council candidate Lee Durkin is urging people to spot what needs fixing so he

20th October 2020

Police urge vigilence after discovery of sweets laced with cannabinoid

Police are asking Southport residents to be vigilant after packs of sweets laced with THC, the principal constituent of cannabis, were discovered in a North West post office. The sweets contained enough

20th October 2020

Cllr Pugh concerned at lack of public consultation on blue bin rollout

Sefton Council decided to press on with the ordering of up to 100,000 new blue bins after Conservative and Labour members on the Overview and Scrutiny Committee blocked a Liberal Democrat move

20th October 2020

Southport Bijou Cinema celebrates first anniversary

Southport Bijou Cinema celebrates its first anniversary as it prepares to show some Halloween films. The terrifying The Thing features Kurt Russell and there are some nasty creatures in Aliens. On Sunday

19th October 2020

Man arrested for fishing offences in Hesketh Park

Following a rise in complaints regarding illegal fishing, drunkeness and anti-social behaviour in Hesketh Park, Southport’s Local Policing Team including the Wildlife and Rural Officers have increased patrols in the area. A

19th October 2020

Southport Comedy Festival cancelled

Southport Comedy Festival 2020 has sadly been cancelled by Covid, organisers said today. But they have promised to return with a vengeance for Southport Comedy Festival 2021. The hugely popular event brings

19th October 2020

Stanley High School opens for self guided tours on Friday

Stanley High School are safely opening their doors to welcome prospective students and their families to tour the school in a creative and socially distanced manner. Neil Moore, Headteacher, commented “Choosing the

19th October 2020

Police appeal for information after Devonshire Road sexual assault

We are appealing for information after a report a woman was sexually assaulted in Southport on Saturday night (17 October 2020). It was reported the woman was approached by a man at

18th October 2020

Generous beauty salon duo hand out FREE masks to public

A husband and wife duo who run a Southport town centre nail salon are giving out as many free face masks as possible to the public. Eastbank Street based Nail Paradise, run

17th October 2020

Police can now tell if you should be self isolating

Police have been given powers to be able to tell if people in Southport should be self isolating or not if they’re caught breaking the rules. Officers are being granted access to

17th October 2020

Lord Street’s last remaining ‘department store’ to shut down

The last of Lord Street’s large scale retail units is set to close down. The Edinburgh Woollen Mill on the corner of Lord Street and Hulme Street has revealed it will be

17th October 2020

Emergency £40m hospitality grant now available for resort businesses

An emergency fund of up to £40million is being launches today (Thursday 15th October) in a bid to protect Liverpool City Region’s vital hospitality and leisure businesses from the huge economic impact

17th October 2020

MP calls on urgent reinstatement of gyms in Southport

Southport’s MP says he is calling on an urgent reinstatement of gyms and leisure centres in the town after it was revealed Lancashire’s Tier 3 Lockdown doesn’t impose the same business threatening

16th October 2020

Lancashire joins Southport in major pub lockdown

Bars and pubs across neighbouring Lancashire will close after local leaders agreed the county should move into Tier 3 of England’s lockdown system. It means towns such as Blackpool, Blackburn and Fleetwood

16th October 2020

Yobs smash up parked cars with hammer

Heartless yobs have smashed up at least three cars along Lord Street in the early hours of the morning. The vandals targeted a row of cars parked near to the monument on

15th October 2020

Resort police called to help with Crosby Beach ‘WWII bomb’

Police officers in Southport are currently helping colleagues in nearby Crosby after a bomb scare on the beach. It’s understood that it could potentially be an unexploaded piece of World War Two

15th October 2020

Coronavirus related deaths on rise as NHS England visit Southport Hospital

Southport & Ormskirk NHS trust are seeing an increase in Coronavirus related deaths according to regional statistics. It comes as the hospital trust had its latest in a series of regular visits

15th October 2020

Edge Hill chiefs reassure parents that virus on campus is ‘safely contained’

Edge Hill’s Deputy Vice Chancellor has moved to reassure worried parents that the campus is taking extra measures to halt the spread of the virus. A number of pupils and a lecturer

15th October 2020

Resort foodbanks need your volunteer support

The Southport Foodbank says it needs volunteers to help hand out supplies to people in need. As older volunteers were shielding early in the year, vacancies were taken by workers who were

14th October 2020

Ex Hospital nurse forged identity to access addictive painkillers

A former Southport hospital ward nurse has been found guilty of fraud after pretending to be her mother in order to access a drug she was addicted to. Jennifer Peters, who resigned

14th October 2020

Gym closures a ‘serious threat’ to mental health warns fitness guru

A Southport fitness expert has warned of a dangerous and potentially life threatening mental health crisis that could emerge from the closure of local fitness establishments. George Dixon-Spain, from CrossFit ASG in

14th October 2020

Friends of Rotten Row celebrates Winning The Community Green Flag Award

Today, parks and green spaces across the country will be raising their Green Flag Award with pride in a year when millions of people have seen the value of having great quality

14th October 2020

Katy lands dream carer role thanks to volunteer work

Volunteers play a very important role in life at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust. Due to the pandemic, many existing volunteers had to stay at home to shield from the virus,

14th October 2020

Rueter’s Return! Restaurant is back in business after ‘ghost’ quarantine closure

Management at the Rueter’s Restaurant in Southport Town Centre have announced they are now reopen, for food, following a period of needless staff quarantine. Staff were sent into a panic after receiving

14th October 2020

Smiling Shane brings shame on Southport litter louts

A young Southport boy who can be seen always smiling away as he helps clear and remove any litter and rubbish he finds in the town is being hailed for his efforts.

14th October 2020

Less is Moore! MP takes on his own government to change Southport restrictions

Southport MP Damien Moore says he welcomes the more agile approach taken by the Government as new Tier 3 Covid restrictions come in force this Wednesday, but does not believe that Southport

13th October 2020