Pat Regan

Council start unnecessary tree butchery in Ainsdale

Following this OTS News release (see link below) Sefton Council today started work on the tree in Bowness Ave/Liverpool Road passageway. Council threatening mature Ainsdale tree with felling, for no good reason!
3rd January 2017

Strange case of the runaway kites

Strange case of the runaway kites A young man contacted OTS News with a set of photos he’s taken asking if anyone had seen lost kites flying across Ainsdale beach, which were
28th December 2016

The Royal farce – what is it costing?

The classic obscenity of traditional royal indulgence Duchess of Cambridge. leading the way or…? Starving homeless on our streets this Xmas but the cost of the Duchess’s 2016 wardrobe this year came
24th December 2016

Storm Barbara hits Southport

Storm Barbara arrived in Southport today, bringing with it some spectacular skies as the evening rolled in. The Met Office released a yellow weather warning for Merseyside on Friday, December 23. Wet
23rd December 2016

Ainsdale Yuletide Roadworks – now cleared

Temporary traffic lights set up at the Meadow Lane end of Sandbrook Road in Woodvale earlier this morning have now been cleared. Some delays were experienced as roadworks continued with traffic seeking
21st December 2016

Salmon Conference

Scarthwaite Country House Hotel Crook O’Lune, Lancaster, LA2 9HR Tea and Coffee served from 10.30am meeting begins 11.00am and finishes 3.00pm Buffet Lunch will also be served The agenda will concentrate on
9th December 2016

Another Coastal Road Crash in Ainsdale

Another Coastal Road Crash in Ainsdale A collision between two cars occurred this morning near to Pontins, Thursday 8 December 2016. The accident occurred between an Isuzu and a Ford during heavy
8th December 2016

Spookport comes to life

It’s not quite Halloween yet, but tonight (28th October) Southport became ‘Spookport’. Crowds lined the town as Lord Street was treated to a Halloween ‘Spooktacular’ parade. Thankfully the night stayed dry, as
28th October 2016

Huge dock fire still blazing away tonight

Fire control teams have been busy trying to quell a huge fire at Seaforth Docks that started last night. The sky over Liverpool docks seen from Hightown/Crosby sand dunes – full of
22nd October 2016

Southport Air Show 2016

The weather was kinder than many expected and the intrepid pilots all put on an amazing show. Anyway, pictures often speak more than words so here we go… The show seemed a
10th September 2016

Sarinah calls in at RAF Woodvale

A B-25 Mitchell medium bomber (Sarinah) was seen today at RAF Woodvale. The RAF received almost 900 Mitchells, using them to replace Douglas Bostons, Lockheed Venturas and Vickers Wellington bombers. The Mitchell
9th September 2016
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