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Temporary four way traffic lights have been set up causing long delays on Roe Lane. Contractors are attempting to to fix a sink hole which has been growing bigger and bigger for

Do you, or someone you know love animals and want to support them in your local area whilst maybe learning a little more about them at the same time? Woodlands Animal Sanctuary

As the current Covid-19 restrictions ease, it is anticipated many people will head to coastal locations and inland water beauty spots. Few people would think they might become a water incident statistic.

Emergency services attended a collision between a car and a cyclist on the corner of Scarisbrick New Road and Westmoreland Road this afternoon. The collision occured at approximately 2.30pm. Paramedics attended the

Southport’s leading anti-leasehold campaigner Councillor Pat Keith has welcomed new government moves to reform the archaic, much criticised system. “I have experienced first -hand with Southport residents during the past few years

The Conservative Party candidate for Meols Ward, Thomas de Freitas, has ‘put Sefton Council on notice’ that if elected, he will push for local residents to be given a much greater say

This week’s Sefton Council meeting (Thursday 22 April) saw Labour councillors propose and vote through a motion supporting a ‘minimum of 10% pay uplift’ in council officers’ pay from April. But, warned

Two suspects arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a 32-year-old on Eastbourne Road yesterday have been released, with police now confirming that the death is no longer being treated

Southport Town Deal’s consultation and engagement process has been shortlisted for a prestigious Planning Award. ‘A Whole-Town Engagement: Southport Town Investment Plan’ has been shortlisted in the Award for stakeholder engagement in

A Ford Transit van has been removed from a crime scene on Eastbourne Road where a 32-year-old man was murdered yesterday afternoon. Police confirmed that two men, a 23-year-old and a 32-year-old

Two men have been arrested after a murder on Eastbourne Road this evening. Dozens of police officers attended the scene, with a man receiving air ambulance treatment following the attack. Merseyside Police

Police have closed off St George’s Parade near Lord Street after a bizarre crash this afternoon. A Renault ended up on its roof face if the wrong way outside the Prezzo Italian

Campaigners picketed outside Southport hospital this morning, and are pledging to continue their bi-weekly protests while the threat of NHS privatisation remains. Protestors regularly organise alternating weekly pickets in Southport and Ormskirk,

New data released by the Labour Party shows that rural Sefton is projected to lose £40,611.50 this year alone, pushing family farms to the brink of closure as a result of the

Jo Barton, a Lib Dem local activist, and former Councillor, has expressed dismay that the council’s decision to remove Food Caddies from the recycling chain. Having been part of the team that

Southport journalist Martin Hovden writes: In just a few weeks Southport residents have the opportunity to elect councillors in the town’s seven wards (areas). They are there to represent and help the