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High tide uncovers unexploded wartime bomb on Ainsdale beach

Ainsdale beach was sealed off by emergency services last night after a World War Two bomb was unearthed by high tides. Receding water levels washed away part of the beach surface revealing

24th April 2023

Fun-Filled Craft Fayre with Funds raised for Children’s Charity

Event organiser Cath Regan and her team thanked everyone who supported the Craft Fayre at St Peter’s Church in Birkdale, last Saturday. Lots of great people and a plethora of beautiful handmade

20th March 2023

Craft Fayre Fun this Saturday

Craft fair season seems to be upon us, and craft fairs are bursting out everywhere. Here are three such great events with free entry. Our Southport Crafts, Arts & Preloved Items fayre

14th March 2023

Ainsdale metal detectorist uncovers bomb on beach

An amateur metal detectorist combing Ainsdale beach sparked a huge emergency response after discovering a World War Two bomb. The man, from Manchester, picked up what he described as a ‘lump of

7th March 2023

Man arrested after serious assault outside bar in Ainsdale

A man has been arrested following a report of an altercation outside a bar in Ainsdale on Friday night, 24 February. At around 10.30pm it was reported that an altercation between two

28th February 2023

Southport man captures stunning image of Northern Lights over Ainsdale

An amateur phone photographer from Southport has captured the northern lights over the resort. Craig Bayliff braved icy temperatures at 2am this morning to take a photo of the night sky over

27th February 2023

Police close off Ainsdale pub after man seriously assaulted

A Southport man is in a critical condition in hospital after an alleged assault in Ainsdale. The male, in his thirties, suffered serious head injuries after a reported altercation outside the Champs

25th February 2023

Cow ‘died of exhaustion’ after dog chase say Birkdale rangers

Sefton Council, and coastal conservation partner, Lancashire Wildlife Trust, are dismayed to find one of the conservation cattle on the Birkdale Hills Local Nature Reserve has died after seemingly being chased down,

13th February 2023

Council leader takes swipe at MP over ‘misleading’ Pontins comments

Leader of Sefton Council, Labour’s Ian Maher, has criticised Southport MP Damien Moore over comments made regarding Home Office proposals to house asylum seekers at Pontins. Sefton Council publicly stated last week

8th February 2023

Plans to house asylum seekers at Pontins unlikely to move forward says Council

The Home Office are unlikely to move forward with controversial plans to house up to 3,000 asylum seekers at Pontins in Ainsdale, OTS News understands. Sefton Council and the Home Office had

2nd February 2023

Council prepare to force sale of land in Ainsdale’s rundown Sandbrook Way

Landowners and leaseholders in Sandbrook Way, an infamously rundown area of Ainsdale, could soon be forced to give up their properties by the council. Bosses at Sefton say they still don’t have

29th January 2023

MP and Council set for talks over plans to house asylum seekers at Pontins

Southport MP Damien Moore and Sefton Council Chief Executive Dwayne Johnson are set for tense talks this afternoon, after the Council received Home Office representations to house asylum seekers in the area,

20th January 2023

Ainsdale beach to install ‘solar power’ car parking machines

Solar powered car parking ticket machines will be installed on Ainsdale beach this year to get more cash out of thousands of day trippers. The car park will have solar-powered pay and

19th January 2023

Flood alert issued as Southport set to be battered by torrential rain

Southport will be battered by torrential rain over the coming days, with flood warnings now in place. The warnings apply mostly to the rural areas around Southport, with Ainsdale and parts of

13th January 2023

Missing puppy vanishes from Ainsdale garden

A dog has gone missing from a home in Ainsdale. Missy, a miniature black and white Female schnauzer vanished from her owners home in the village before Christmas. She hasnt been seen

29th December 2022

In Pictures: Hard Ice in Southport – Stay off and Stay Safe!

With plummeting sub-zero temperatures, ice and snow have adversely affected many UK regions. Southport’s Marine Lake and also Ainsdale Lake have now frozen over. STAY OFF AND STAY SAFE! It should not

15th December 2022

In Pictures: Southport Xmas Parade 2022

More action from the Southport Christmas Parade. More: https://www.facebook.com/SouthportChristmasParade/about

4th December 2022

Southport’s Pre-Xmas Craft Fairs To Visit

The last Birkdale and Cambridge Walks craft fairs of the year occur this Saturday and Sunday. BIRKDALE TABLETOP VINTAGE AND CRAFT FAIR Saturday 3rd December, 10am till 3pm sees the Birkdale Tabletop, Vintage and

30th November 2022

SILVER VOICES UPDATE: UNPAID OLDER CARERS UNDER THE COSH, BUT WHO CARES?

Carers UK has published some important research revealing how unpaid carers are struggling in the cost-of-living crisis. A survey of more than 12,400 unpaid carers found that: 27% are already struggling with

25th October 2022

Power tools snatched in brazen doorstep theft

Two men posing as scrap metal merchants have stolen expensive power tools from a property in Ainsdale. The brazen thieves, who got themselves caught on camera, rang a video doorbell moments before

19th October 2022

Desperate search to find missing Bambi enters third day

A desperate search to find a missing puppy from a Southport is entering its third day. There have been reports of sightings of the adorable Bambi, a female Black and Tan Chihuaha,

15th October 2022

House builders made to pay £2m towards improving Southport schools

Nearly £4 Million of infrastructure investment is set to be spent across Southport and Sefton thanks to the Local Authority’s work with developers, a published Infrastructure Funding Statement has shown. As well

15th October 2022

SILVER VOICES LATEST NEWS RELEASE: New Age Of Austerity Beckons

The irresponsible mini-Budget of last week will inevitably lead to a new age of austerity with savage public expenditure cuts across the board. This may be exactly what some of the extreme

1st October 2022

Response to Southport MP Damien Moore: launching new petition to return the Children’s A & E back to Southport

Southport MP Damien Moore is apparently launching a new petition to return the children’s A &E back to Southport. https://www.otsnews.co.uk/mp-launches-campaign-to-bring-childrens-ae-back-to-southport/ What has happened to make Mr Moore decide to launch a petition

29th September 2022

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