Offers invited to purchase the Royal Clifton Hotel
Potential buyers for the Royal Clifton Hotel have been asked to submit a bid for the business by 23rd July. The building was first listed for sale in November 2019 with a
Family appeal for help locating missing pet budgie
A pet-loving family are in bits after their beloved budgie made a daring escape from a Southport home today. The beautiful blue and white budgie, Rosie, managed to escape from a home
Drivers warned of huge pothole in town centre
A massive pothole has opened up on Avondale Road in Southport. The huge hole is two foot long and has only been discovered earlier today near to the former Positano italian restaurant
Coronavirus Test Site now back at Southport Eco Centre
A Coronavirus Mobile Test Site is at Southport Eco Centre until Tuesday 30 June.Supported by Sefton Council, NHS Southport and Formby CCG and NHS South Sefton CCG, Mobile Test Sites are providing
THE METRO BAR & Hotel – We’re back and ready !!!
It is with great pleasure that we announce the reopening of our Town Centre Bar and Hotel from 12.00am Saturday 4th July. We are thrilled to say that we will be back
Community cinema plans post lockdown curtain raiser classic
A popular community cinema is reopening its doors for the first time in months. While leisure centres theatres and cinemas across the country are still in limbo regarding when they can reopen,
Police forensic teams scour town centre street
Forensic officers are scouting Back Bath Street this afternoon following a serious incident in the early hours of this morning. Scientific support police officers have cordoned off a section of Back Bath
Shameless tippers dump rubbish on war monument
Disgusting rubbish louts have dumped tons of rubbish at the Southport war monument. In a horrific display of disrespect to the thousands of people from Southport who have died in battle, heartless
Carlton building set for new glam makeover
The former Carlton pub is being given a brand new lease of life as a seemingly upmarket bar New signs have been put up at the site of the former Veronica’s and
Police close off Promenade after major promenade smash
A driver had a lucky escape after writing off their car in a smash on the promenade this evening The driver narrowly escaped injury but the same could not be said for
Cocaine and cash seized from Portland Street search
Yesterday Sefton Targeted Team stopped a vehicle on Southport Old Road arrested a 23 year old male for drug drive, possession of bladed articles and criminal property (large amount of cash). From
Mystery sludge covers marine lake
Visitors to Southport have recoiled in horror after the marine lake became covered in a mysterious goo today. Rubbish, algae and sludge have formed on the surface of the lake overnight due
In Pictures: BLM Protest at Southport Town Hall
Black Lives Matter (BLM) demonstrators packed together in force outside Southport Town Hall this afternoon. Various speakers kept the crowd cheering. Regardless of Southport Tory MP Damien Moor’s advice to ‘stay away’
LIVE | War vets protect memorial as BLM protests take over town
War veterans have turned out to protect Southport Monument after they feared rival protestors would try and deface the war memorial A protest is taking place outside Southport town hall to
Faded roundabout given new lease of life to avoid accidents
More misery for Motorists is planned as work begins on a busy town centre roundabout. Work is set to begin at the junction of the promenade and Leicester Street to repaint and
Hungry driver blocks road to eat her lunch
A motorist has been branded as dangerous after parking on the busy promenade road to eat their lunch The driver of the Toyota Prius, with children in the car, stopped on double
Large police presence outside Mcdonalds
Police officers swooped on a town centre fast food restaurant this evening after reports a person of interest was seen in the area. Two police cars from Merseyside Police swooped on the
Missing man found on the beach
CALL OUT – 08/06/20 – 21:45 Southport Quads were tasked to aid Merseyside Police, HM Coastguard Crosby and HM Coastguard Southport search for a missing male between Formby and Ainsdale. The quads