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Knob Hall Lane finally resurfaced after winning national newspaper competition

Knob Hall Lane has been partially resurfaced after being nominated in a competition held by The Express newspaper. After decades of arguments between residents of the unadopted Marshside based road and the

19th May 2022

Cost of living crisis forces Rueter’s bar closure

Sky rocketing bills and a lack of financial support have forced the closure of a popular town centre bar and grill. Rueter’s on Hoghton Street will serve its last meals on May

17th May 2022

Police car damaged in Ainsdale crash

A motorist had a Sunday drive they’ll want to firget after crashing into a police car today. Officers in a Merseyside Police vehicle found themselves pinned against a set of railings in

15th May 2022

Southport chip shops battered by Ukraine crisis

Fish and chip shops in Southport are feeling a major side effect of the war in Ukraine and could struggle to survive, industry leaders have warned. The National Federation of Fish Friers

15th May 2022

Liverpool Road closed after motorcycle RTC

Police and emergency services rushed to Ainsdale this afternoon after a biker was struck in an RTC. A car collided with a motorcycle near to the Chapelhouse on Liverpool Road in Ainsdale

14th May 2022

‘Rotted’ Southport pier needs £200k to save itself

Tourism chiefs are hoping a major cash influx of more than £200,000 will be enough to save the ‘rotting’ Southport pier. Council bosses have this week revealed in a report that a

13th May 2022

Entertainer Timmy Mallett surprises Atkinson team during coast ride

Popular 90s children’s entertainer Timmy Mallett suprised the team at the Atkinson in Southport today. The TV star is cycling around the length of mainland Britain on a special coast to coast

12th May 2022

Southport woman’s baking is fit for the Queen

A Southport woman is set to compete against a team of amateur bakers to make a pudding fit for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in a new BBC show. Recipes by five amateur

8th May 2022

McColl’s staff face uncertain future as company searches for saviour

Hundreds of Southport workers for the McColl’s supermarket chain are still waiting to hear about the future of their jobs. Administrators are set to be appointed for the business which has 1,100

8th May 2022

Bin collection misery enters third week

Rotting garden waste and food scraps are causing ‘an unholy stink’ say furious residents who have now been waiting more than three weeks to have their bins collected. Sefton council have made

8th May 2022

Tommy Fleetwood helps American woman win $250k

Southport golfer Tommy Fleetwood has unknowingly helped an American woman win more than a quarter of a million dollars. The resort’s golfing golden child was one of the incorrect answers in a

8th May 2022

Southport Trinity storm to Jackson Cup victory

Southport Trinity beat Litherland REMYCA 3-0 to secure the Joseph Jackson Cup for the Southport Trinity Under 12s this weekend. After storming past their Litherland neighbours, Southport Trinity Under 12s were handed

1st May 2022

Escaped dog brings Coastal Road to standstill

A large dog which escaped off lead in Ainsdale has brought the coastal road to a standstill. Traffic stopped in both directions near to Pinfold Lane after a ‘large brown dog’ slipped

22nd April 2022

Crews battle fire at derelict Russell Road yards

Emergency services are battling a fire that has broken out within disused derelict yards on Russell Road. Four appliances with multiple crews of firefighters are tacklin g the fire within a disused

21st April 2022

Huge pothole ‘grounding out’ cars on busy road stretch

Council highways bosses have been warned of a mammoth pothole which has opened up on a busy rat run in Southport. Cars are grounding out on the ever growing hole which has

20th April 2022

Thieves hunted over Ainsdale van smash and grab

A hard working car detailer from Ainsdale is appealing for information after thieves smashed his van window and made off with his wallet. Kieran Shaw of KS Autocare is appealing for people

20th April 2022

Lord Street bank to offer ‘safe space’ for domestic abuse victims

HSBC bosses at the Lord Street based bank has pledged to provide people experiencing domestic abuse with access to a “safe space” within the branch. The Southport bank will provide an area

13th April 2022

QR code hunt launched around High Park

Get to know the High Park area with a free QR code puzzle trail this month. Organised by the High Park Project, the QR Code trail is full of puzzles, riddles and

13th April 2022

Ex councillor says Southport Market should open every day

Former Southport councillor David Barton says Sefton Council are missing a trick by shutting Southport Market two days a week. He also claims he played a major role in securing the funding

12th April 2022

Investigation underway after Birkdale Village fire

Detectives are investigating after a fire broke out in Birkdale Village last night. Emergency services were called to the rear of a massage parlour on Liverpool Road on Monday evening after residents

12th April 2022

Town centre jewellers targeted in early hours robbery

A jewellers on King Street has become the latest target of thieves after being broken into overnight. John Bell jewellers on the corner of Eastbank Street and King Street was hit by

11th April 2022

In Pictures: Dramatic Weather system over Ainsdale

Dramatic skies developed this week over the Ainsdale sand dunes. The storm was seen moving in along the beach from the north. Before long the system had reached the old Toad Hall

1st April 2022

Police hunt for man who broke locks to Ainsdale vaccination centre

Detectives are issuing an image of a man who may have information that could assist an investigation into a series of criminal damage offences in Ainsdale. At around 5.45pm on Sunday 20

31st March 2022

New Tesco Express opens outside Southport station

The doors are now open at Southport’s latest town centre Tesco store. The superstore chain have today launched their Chapel Street express store, the third one in the town centre after a

31st March 2022

Around the Marine Lake in March

Crowds around the Marine Lake this weekend enjoyed the unseasonably temperate sunshine. The warm temperatures this March in the UK have been welcome and reportedly higher than some foreign holiday resorts. Nevertheless,

29th March 2022

Police arrest one and launch manhunt for others after Rebecca’s burglary

Police are hunting a group of men after a burglary at a town centre jewellers last night. Detectives have confirmed one man was arrested following a report of a burglary in Southport

22nd March 2022

Iconic buildings across Sefton to be lit up in dazzling light projection

Southport and Bootle will play host to a spectacular light show capturing the history of the Sefton next week. The Nightingale’s Song Reawakened is a triumphant series of video projection artworks taking

18th March 2022

Call for volunteers to help with plastic clean up at RSPB Marshside

Staff at RSPB Marshside, Southport, are calling on local volunteers to help with their ‘Big Marshside Clean-up’ event on Saturday 26 March. Following recent high tides, the nature reserve has seen a

17th March 2022

McDonald’s Kew drive-through closed after car breakdown

Tea time has been ruined for many hungry motorists hoping to grab a cheap burger from McDonald’s Kew. The drive-through has been shut this evening after a car’s front axle seemingly split,

3rd March 2022

Woodvale driveway prowler apprehended by police

An early morning prowler in a Woodvale driveway who loitered by cars and stared up at bedrooms prompted calls to the police. Quick thinking local residents in Sandbrook Road contacted the police

23rd February 2022

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