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25 Years for Southport’s favorite double glazing business  Southport’s favourite family double glazing business has just celebrated its 25th anniversary in manufacturing.  MD Joinery based in Slaidburn Crescent, Southport is still run

Man wanted on prison recall  We are trying to trace a man wanted on recall to prison. Anthony Wright, 31, is wanted after an incident where a man was assaulted after being

CCTV Appeal following Virginia Street burglary Southport A home on Virginia Street Southport was broken into and burgled on the evening of Saturday evening, 29 October 2016. It is believed that the burglary

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service is working closely with Merseyside Police and Council partners to keep people safe and reduce anti-social behaviour over the Bonfire period. Everyone across Merseyside is encouraged to

Discover Formby’s history depicted in cloth, at the latest monthly talk taking place at Formby Library on Wednesday, November 9. ‘The Formby Tapestry’ is a piece of needlework created by Lillian Rushton

A bag pack at Southport Tesco has raised £1,200 for the local gymnastics club. Community Champion Lesley Kirkbride helped organised the fundraising bag pack to help the Southport Gymnastics Club – which

Have your say on Southport’s service  Residents in Sefton have the opportunity to comment on proposals to make the town’s bus network simpler and clearer. Proposals are available for view and comment

26 Live on Air for Southport Radio DJ A SOUTHPORT radio presenter is finally off air after a grueling 26 hour live charity broadcast which has seen him raise an impressive £1,000

Police officers wrestle with female pensioner in Southport  FOUR police officers wrestled a woman to the ground on Lord Street Southport this afternoon before she was finally arrested for being abusive to

A TOTAL of 140 knives were handed in during the constabulary’s fortnight long surrender that took place last month. From Monday 17 to Monday 31 October, the force held the surrender as

Radwraps have been nominated for one of the honours to be presented at the NMT Nursery Awards 2016. Continuing what has been a very prosperous year for the business, following a number

Woodvale’s dilapidated eyesore, the disused Brook building in Sandbrook Way, is falling to pieces. Woodvale’s rotting grot spot, the disused Brook building is disintegrating even further. Pictures taken today (1st November 2016)

7,000 year old Stone Age flint discovered on beach A brilliant day down at Crosby today for our Beachcombing Festival – many thanks to all our wonderful experts who joined us to

Police threatening to jump off Southport Pier comes to his senses Merseyside police were called to Marine Drive this morning when a man threatened to jump off Southport Pier, Tuesday 1 November 2016 A spokesperson

Tim Birkhead, Lloyd Buck, Biotope and Flight of the Swans’ Sacha Dench are just some of the guest speakers visiting WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre for the annual extravaganza:  North West Bird

Warning issued over smoking in bed after Southport man dies in flat fire Firefighters were called to a fire at a flat on Gordon Street in Southport just before 1.45pm on Saturday,

Drivers are advised to avoid the Queensway (Birkenhead) Tunnel while a weekend of essential maintenance work is carried out next month. The tunnel will be closed in both directions between 9pm Friday

Accessible Information Sefton Council has developed a Draft Accessible Information Communications document which outlines how we will make sure information is easy to access and understand for everyone. We are looking for

Sefton Council Please Help: Used drug needles Anchor Street Southport Weeks are passing by and Sefton Council have failed to act up complaints that needles line walkways between Hoghton and Anchor Street.

Photo: County Financial Services, Hoghton Street, Southport Thieves target County Financial Services Southport Thieves violently ransacked the offices of the award winning County Financial Services during the early hours of Sunday morning (30th

Southport based sight loss charity is set to host their 149th AGM on Thursday 17th November at their head office in Penwortham, Preston, and are encouraging people from across the county to

The Legion’s Advice and Information Officer, Sarah Abbotson, will be available at Byng House to discuss face to face the Legion’s services with anyone that may need help. This also includes: signposting

New Mums and Baby (or dad), swimming lessons are starting in Southport, with Gail Rickett, The Water Whisperer. Gail tells us that the pupils that start at a  young age and stay

Fireworks fired into traffic in Southport  Merseyside Police were called to Botanic Gardens in Chuchtown Southport this evening after residents reported fireworks being fired at buses and cars along Bankfield Lane at around

Photo: Long queues outside Southport’s Asda Asda stores across the country have been hit by a till and card machine breakdown including the Southport stores today (Sunday, October 30) All card readers

Southport teenager braves the shave for cancer Christopher Purcell, from Churchtown in Southport has been growing his hair only to shave it all off today to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support’s

Result: Torquay 1-2 Southport  Southport exited the relegation zone after a fine comeback sealed a 2-1 win at Torquay. Chances were few and far between until the Gulls’ Brett Williams bent a

A man has died in a fire that broke out in the bedroom of a flat in Southport. Two fire engines attended the scene on Gordon Street on Saturday afternoon. The blaze,