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A car on the M65 that was driving 50mph above the speed limit was stopped by Lancashire police on Saturday 16 May 2020. The BMW was driving at around 120mph, was pulled

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service (MFRS) is warning of the dangers of burning garden and household waste following the tragic death of a man in a fire in Netherton. Firefighters were called

With changes in guidance on exercise and travel, please follow the safety advice that will protect you, your loved ones, and the lifesavers Following changes in Government guidance, it might be that

NHS South Sefton and NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Groups, Sefton Council and Living Well Sefton are supporting Mental Health Awareness Week by encouraging local residents to be kind to their

Children and COVID-19 patients in hospital and frontline staff at the Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will benefit from a £10,000 donation made by a leading Challenger Bank. Redwood

Police are pulling vehicles over on Mornington Road go check if journeys are essential. Drivers have been pulled over a number of times this week in the town centre with them reporting

According to Statista (Number of Overseas Resident Visits to the United Kingdom from 2002-2018) the number of tourists to the United Kingdom has steadily been increasing since 2010 when it was measured

Please be considerate of others to keep our outdoor spaces safe.  Take care when passing pedestrians, especially children, blind, partially sighted, older or disabled people, and allow them at least 2 metres

Dear sirs, I am reopening my business next week and have had cause to finally visit Lord Street. What I saw has left me furious. I’m a levy payer and very conscious

A Southport salon owner is uniting beauticians from across the globe in a special series of live broadcasts to fundraise money for the NHS. Douglas Muraahi-Reid owns R&R hair and beauty on

After hearing about Queenscourt’s desperate need for PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), Laura Loveday leapt into action and called on friends in China to help her source face masks and launched a crowdfunding

From Monday 18 May, the frequency and number of rail services on our network will increase. Passengers are reminded that these services are for essential journeys only. If you can use alternative

Here’s a update for you all from Ormskirk police. On Saturday (16th May) the team stopped a car in Burscough with over £2000 worth of cannabis, £500 in cash, some weighing scales

Pay and display and Sefton Council car parking charges in Southport and across Sefton will be back in force from next week – Monday, May 18. Charges at all Sefton Council are

Hundreds of people have ignored social distancing warnings today and gathered round Southport Pier and kings Gardens. Groups of bikers, tourists and families have flooded the promenade and beach area of the

Have any of your family or friends been furloughed by their current employer? Did you know even if they have been furloughed they can still access training and support from Sefton Community

RSPB bosses have said the council need to do more to tackle inconsiderate parkers after campaigners begged for them to reopen Marshside car park. A spokesman for the bird society said that

Bosses at the parent company Bliss, who also run the Bliss Hotel, have filed to liquidate Southport Theatre and Convention centre as a business entity. According to bounce back emails creditors are

Jonathan Cunningham MBE, Chair of the North and South Sefton Care Home Group representing over 130 care homes across Sefton and founder of the Care Managers Inner Circle of 2500 care managers

A Southport amateur poet has gone viral after penning an emotional poem for all keybworkers and carers during the Coronavirus outbreak Southport man Raymond Hill penned the emotional and hard hitting poem

Canpaigners in Churchtown say they will take their fight to reopen a RSPB car park in Marshside to Parliament. The RSPB have closed their Marshside car park on the coastal road in

Some of the work of Merseyside’s Police Commissioner is featured in a new publication showing how PCCs are helping to support vulnerable people during the Covid-19 epidemic. The 22-page digital publication ‘Protecting

THE West Lancashire Partnership would like to remind residents of West Lancs of the importance of taking care of their mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Ros Bonsor, a local GP

It’s Dementia Action Week and Alzheimer’s Society Sefton would normally be out and about raising awareness and providing information about local services. We want to let you know that, although we are

More than 2,000 medical prescriptions and hundreds of food parcels have been delivered to the County’s most vulnerable by Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service(MFRS) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Firefighters and