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Photo: Holly Lapsley Fletcher performing at Greenbank An impressive £3,000 has been raised for Queenscourt Hospice following a special charity performance by resort singing sensation Holly Lapsley Fletcher. The performance at Greenbank, Holly’s

Photo: 62nd Southport Scout hut on Bankfield Lane, Southport Southport Scout hut ransacked by thieves Thieves made off with 2 generators worth around £1,000 after breaking in and smashing up the 62nd Southport Scout hut

A new addition to Southport’s 2016 events calendar – the Southport festival in May (Fri 6-9 Mon) has venues  big and small, outdoors and inside coming alive with music, literature, poetry, visual

The London Street branch of the Co-operative bank will close its doors for the final time on June 6. A spokesperson for the banking chain confirmed that bosses were forced to make

 Photo: Champions – Southport & Ainsdale Amateurs Red On Friday evening 1st April under the floodlights at Burscough’s Victoria ground the John Disley Under 12 Cup Final took place between Southport & Ainsdale Amateurs

Lancashire Constabulary, along with five police forces from across the North West, is appealing for people to ‘Give up the Gun’ with a two week surrender of firearms and ammunition, starting at

Photo: A Jacket left behind  A man has burgled a home in Virginia, Southport while the family were in the house. The incident took place shortly before 8am this morning, Sunday 3 April 2016. Lianne Bugeia said: “Someone must

Photo: Miss Southport finalist Chloe Nicole Brown Nicole Brown will be holding a charity car wash in aid of Variety the children’s charities in Southport today, Sunday 3 April 2016. The event is

Photo: James May with Brian Radam James May has put back together a Southport lawnmower for new BBC Four TV series called ‘The Reassembler’. The show is called James May the reassembled and showings start

Photo: David Barron(left) with Enda Rylands Founder and current Chairperson of the Community Link Foundation, David Barron has announced that he will be stepping down from the Board. This comes after dedicating a huge

Southport produced a superb fightback from two goals down to earn a well-deserved point at home to Woking. Teenager Matt Butcher opened the scoring with a fine drive from outside the box,

Photo: Team Diva, Lord Street Diva Cafe – Bistro – Fish Bar – Italian Dishes  Diva Fish & chip shop is ideally located in the heart of Southport town centre. The management is delighted

Photo: Ash Baldock – Riding for Click Riding for CLIC Sargent inside Willow Grove Southport If you are in Southport town centre today, why not show your support for the guys riding inside

Warnings to keep your cat under control.  In Canada Conservationists are urging owners to keep their cats inside, saying this could help save 200 million birds each year in Canada alone. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cats-the-no-1-killer-of-birds-in-canada-1.3130437

Photo: Yarrow House Nursery & Pre-School, 80a Manchester Road, Southport, PR9 9BJ Yarrow House Nursery are hosting an open day for new perspective parents on Saturday 2nd April. This will be held between 11am-3pm. This is

Merseyside Police is appealing to the public to be extra vigilant after a 98-year-old woman was victim of an alleged fraud in Southport.  At around 5.15pm on Tuesday, 29 March, the victim

Photo: Driver assesses the damage caused in collision There was a four car collision on Upper Aughton Road near to the junction of Alma Road this afternoon, Friday 1 April 2016. A member

Photo: Real Ale Trail Photographs by Bernard Johnson The Lakes Real Ale Trail took place on Wednesday 30th Mach. Real Ale lovers set off from the Sandgrounder pub on Lord Street shortly after

Photo: Damaged car scarisbrick New Road, Southport Minor RTC Scasbrick New Road, Southport There was a minor RTC along Scarisbrick New Road, Southport this afternoon, Friday 1 April 2016. The shunt happened

Photo: Air ambulance, Ainsdale: Photo/Video credit – Dave Lewis Emergency service were called to Limont Road, Ainsdale shortly after 10:00am this morning, Friday 1 April 2016. Air ambulance landed to the rear of

Burscough based community group and not-for-profit Bee conservation trust, The Tree Bee Society, have recently been awarded a £500 grant from Grow Wild’s Transform a Space fund, in order to create Burscough

Following many months of rehearsals, preparation and planning, students at King George V College performed their production of The Wiz, an urban retelling of the classic Wizard of Oz, to a packed out theatre. As

Photo: Albert road Sefton Council is encouraging anyone who uses the borough’s roads and footpaths to take part in a new survey starting on April 1.  The three-month consultation includes questions on

CALL OUT,  April 1 2016 (02:57) Southport Lifeboat and Quads tasked to search for a despondant female on Ainsdale beach. Searched between Southport and Formby, with Southport Coastguard. At 4am the casualty

Photo: Willie Thorne speaking at the Southport FC Sportsmans Dinner Snooker legend Willie Thorne reveals his prostate cancer is back whilst speaking at the Southport FC sportsmans dinner held in Southport tonight, Thursday