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WEST Lancashire residents are reminded how to get help for minor illnesses and minor injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic. While they now need to be accessed differently, the Urgent Treatment Centre in

Radwraps Antimicrobial have been playing a key role in enhancing the engagement for patients at medical facilities by using informative posters based on the design of the Radwraps covers. Radwraps Antimicrobial are

Health leaders at NHS South Sefton and NHS Southport & Formby Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are reassuring residents that the NHS is here should they urgently need it over the Bank Holiday

Homeless people are being offered healthcare and support during the Coronavirus outbreak. Over a hundred and fifty homeless people across Central Lancashire have been identified as needing support during this period. In

“Several constituents contacted me yesterday and overnight regarding the traffic and parking issues around Formby beach over the last 24 hours. “I contacted Andy Cooke, chief constable of Merseyside Police, yesterday and

The emergency services were called to Waterloo Road in Birkdale following a report of an RTC, Thursday 21 May 20. A witness at the scene told our reporter that the collision happened

The Government has now said that anyone over the age of 5 showing symptoms of Coronavirus – which now include a new continuous cough OR fever OR loss of/ change in smell

Hundreds of cars have swarmed the roads around Southport beach today as thousands of people flock to the resort to enjoy the sunshine, Wednesday 20 May 2020. Ice cream and chip shops

There have been calls to knight A heroic car mechanic from Southport after rushing to the aid of a key worker stuck on Southport Moss. Dave who works at Tyres and Exhaust

The warm weather encouraged motorists to visit Ainsdale today. However, many drivers were turned away due to lack of parking space. Frustrated drivers parked on every bit of available space. At times

Brother and sister Fire Cadets, Charlotte and Ben Reid, have both gone the extra mile doing good deeds for their Merseyside community during the Coronavirus pandemic. The Sacred Heart School pupils from

Sefton Council are suggesting this from 15th June to allow for time for appropriate risk assessment, including staff availability and to ensure tests set out by the Government and Trade Unions are

The Southport BID are launching a new initiative this summer designed to boost local shopping and keep customer spend in the local economy. The Southport Gift Card will be launched in June

After contracting Covid-19 and being hospitalised for over a week, a Southport M&S colleague and NHS volunteer Sue has made a full recovery and returned to work at her local hospital this

Special Constables in Merseyside have been literally working above and beyond the call of duty to play their part in the national effort to protect the public from coronavirus. With Specials requested

As this week sees more people returning to work in Merseyside, we’re reminding road users to help us keep our roads safe. This week marks the start of the National Police Chiefs’

Greebo by name and looks but not Greebo by nature! Woodlands Animal Sanctuary welcomed Greebo into their care in January this year; a loving, and now trusting mature gentleman, Greebo is consistently

A Senior Southport nurse has donated plasma into a national clinical trial after recovering from Covid-19. Laura Mercer, who is Head of Quality Standards at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, has

Fire crews had an early wake up call this morning after a small fire broke out in an alleyway near Jane’s Brook in Southport, Tuesday 19 May. A crew from Merseyside Fire

Local Author Peter Dyer has spent many years researching the DUKWs that are so well remembered for working on the beach. The result is this fine book which has just been released

The popular Lancashire walking destination has been closed by West Lancashire Borough Council. Statement from West Lancashire Borough Council: To protect yourself and your family West Lancashire Borough Council have decided to

POLICE are aware of a number of online reports of vehicle interference and/or attempted theft of/from motor vehicles in a number of areas of Southport overnight. Virginia Street and the surrounding area

Car retailers who have sought government support during the COVID-19 lockdown period are being warned to be on their guard as scammers posing as the HMRC launch an opportunistic fraud campaign. In

Another 160 deaths across all settings, including hospitals and care homes, has taken the total to 34,796. The UK has recorded its lowest daily coronavirus fatality figure since the nationwide lockdown began,

Two men who broke into the Wetherspoons pub at Liverpool Lime Street station during lockdown have been sentenced following a British Transport Police investigation. Kevin Phillip Lloyd, aged 35, of Duke Street,

Many Southport cancer patients will be treated at a far more convenient and ‘state of the art’ major new hospital in Liverpool from next month. The £162 million new Clatterbridge Cancer Centre