22° Halo over Southport
An impressive 22° halo around the Sun showed itself this afternoon, over Southport’s sea shore. Such halos form as sunlight (or moonlight) is refracted by millions of hexagonal ice crystals that are
Craft & Gift Fayre in Birkdale – This Saturday 20th April
This Saturday: 20th April Opens to the public from 10.30 am to 2.00 pm. Venue: St Peter’s Parish Hall, Birkdale, Southport, PR8 4BY Stall spaces still available – so don’t delay, contact us
In Pictures: First Sacred Heart Craft Fayre, held by Southport Crafts!
Today (6th April 2024) saw our first craft fayre held at Ainsdale’s Sacred Heart church hall. Please help us to support local businesses and surf this link for news of forthcoming events:
Ainsdale Craft and Gift Fayre – Saturday 6th April
Please come along and join us this Saturday 6th April, and support our small businesses. The venue this week is: Sacred Heart Church hall, 483 Liverpool Rd, Ainsdale, Southport PR8 3BP. It
Police confirm death of woman on Chapel Street – circumstances not suspicious
Police have confirmed that a woman died after receiving emergency medical treatment on Chapel Street on Sunday morning. The circumstances that led to her death are not being treated as suspicious. A
Southport man fighting for life after being repeatedly stabbed
A Southport man is currently in a critical condition in hospital after he was stabbed multiple times last night. A huge police response was launched in Meols Cop shortly after 8pm on
Vet warning after multiple cats shot by air rifle in Southport
OTS News has been contacted by a veterinary nurse in Southport to say they have treated a number of cats with air rifle wounds over the last few days. Police are said
BBC Pontins documentary shows safety issues at Ainsdale site before closure
The BBC has launched a scathing mini-documentary into the ‘disrepair’ of Southport Pontins. The 20-minute documentary, filmed over the last six months, aired today on the BBC. It is entitled ‘Pontins: Ruined
In Pictures: Today’s Craft Fayre at St Peter’s in Birkdale
Photographs from the Birkdale fayre, held today at St Peter’s parish hall. Support our local businesses! More info: https://southport-crafts-arts-and-preloved-items-fayre-1.jimdosite.com/
Furious drivers bring in big guns over Dover Road tree damage
Overgrown trees and thorny bushes on Dover Road are set to be finally cut back after causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage to cars. The overgrown sharp plant life has been
Ex councillor says government could close Smedley Hydro
A Birkdale campaigner says people in the resort need to do all they can to keep Smedley Hydro open. The Trafalgar Road based government building is allegedly on a long list of
Birkdale: Easter Craft & Gift Fayre reminder
Come along and join us this Saturday 16th March. 10.30am to 2.00pm. Venue: St Peter’s Parish Hall, Birkdale, Southport PR8 4BY. Free admission and inside, so whatever the weather we have you
Crossens Craft & Gift Fayre – a few pictures from 9th March
A small selection of photos from the Crossens fayre last weekend Photo credit: Cath Regan Support our local businesses! More information… https://southport-crafts-arts-and-preloved-items-fayre-1.jimdosite.com/ NB. This coming Saturday 16th March 10.30am to 2.00pm
Pole protestors claim minor victory as BT told to halt works
Openreach has been asked to suspend telegraph pole work scheduled for this week in Southport and hold a constructive dialogue with local residents. The call follows a meeting between council Highways Officers
HUNT’S BUDGET – TWO FINGERS UP TO OLDER PEOPLE
Latest news from the Silver Voices team shows discontent at Jeremy Hunt’s selective budget…. Silver Voices state…. TWO FINGERS UP TO OLDER PEOPLE ‘So said the Daily Telegraph in its immediate response
Crossens : Mother’s Day & Easter Craft & Gift Fayre
Location: Crossens Community Centre, The Old Library, Rufford Rd, Crossens, Southport PR9 8HT. Date: Saturday March 9th 2024. Time: 11.00 am to 2.30 pm. Free public admission and inside, so whatever the
Hugely popular Italian wins top restaurant award
A town centre Italian restaurant has won the coveted title of ‘Best Restaurant 2023’ Volare, the popular family run Italian on Lord Street, scooped the Restaurant Critic’s Best Restaurant Southport 2023 award
Easter and Mother’s Day Woodvale Fayre
Saturday 2nd March 10.30am to 2.00pm is the date for our second monthly craft and gift fayre at our new venue in Woodvale, Ainsdale. St John Stone Parish Hall, Ainsdale, Woodvale, Southport
Planning chiefs welcome mega Sainsbury’s after ‘challenging’ decade
The Sainsbury’s Meols Cop megastore opens tomorrow morning after ten years of controversies. Set to welcome thousands of shoppers and create hundreds of new jobs, the huge superstore on the Meols Cop
In Pictures: Birkdale Fayre gets off to a great start
Our craft and gift fayre at Liverpool Road Methodist (Red Brick) Church hall in Birkdale got off to a flying start yesterday. Here’s a selection of pictures from the event. The Next Fayre… Woodvale’s
Telegraph pole protestors: We’ll stay as long as it takes
Local residents opposing the planned installation of telegraph poles on Wennington Road say they will continue their peaceful protest ‘for as long as it takes’. A group of protestors have monitored the
Birkdale Craft and Gift Fayre tomorrow – Saturday 24 Feb. 2024
We are very excited for our indoor Birkdale Craft and Gift Fayre tomorrow and are open from 2.00pm to 5.00pm. Liverpool Road Methodist Church Liverpool Road, Birkdale, Southport, PR8 4PD. It is
Civic buildings to light up in commemoration of Ukraine invasion
Civic buildings in Sefton will be lit up this Saturday to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s criminal invasion of Ukraine. Bootle and Southport’s town halls and The Atkinson will be illuminated
John Pugh calls for Council investigation over Southport Pier boards
Liberal Democrat leader John Pugh calls for transparency from Sefton Council as reclaimed boards from Southport Pier appear for sale.
Botanic Gardens parakeet makes great escape from aviary
Park rangers in Southport have spent the afternoon scrambling to catch an escaped bird from the Botanic Gardens aviary. OTS News understands a parakeet has managed to make a hole in the
Ormskirk timber yard selling off Southport Pier boards
An Ormskirk-based sawmill is selling ‘reclaimed’ boards from Southport Pier. The firm has approximately £30,000 retail value worth of stock for sale, at £50 per square metre. A description on the Lawson’s
Letter to OTS from a Morrisons customer
‘Dear OTS I would like to share with readers the disgraceful mess and lack of concern at Morrisons Southport today. They have signs on the trolley bays telling how they keep
Police tape off Lord Street shops after overnight incident
Two shops on Lord Street were forced to temporarily close today after the pavement became a crime scene. Police have taped off a section of Lord Street opposite the Vincent Hotel after
Southport MP goes on record to back failed PM Liz Truss
In a bizarre move the Southport MP has gone on record saying Liz Truss is the answer to saving the Conservative Party at the next general election. Damien Moore has given an
Three men arrested after vicious early morning assault in Southport
He remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition.