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Photo: Skating rink, Southport Ice Skating on real ice on Southport’s beautiful tree-lined shopping boulevard, Lord Street. Protected from the elements by a marquee the rink is fully accessible (disabled skaters should contact

The emergency services were called to Waterloo Road following a 999 call shortly after 4.20pm, Friday 4 December 2015. A rider who was traveling with two others going north bound towards Southport

Trading Standards officers in Sefton have seized a consignment of 50 hoverboards at the Port of Liverpool over safety concerns. The boards, likely to be imported as Christmas gifts, have been sent away to

Sefton Council are being accused of playing Scrooge this Christmas – and doing so in an underhand manner. Lib Dem Town Centre Councillor has discovered that Sefton Council have secretly withdrawn their

Drivers are being warned to be prepared for severe weather in the North of England tonight and over the weekend. Highways England has issued an amber weather alert for motorways and major

Merseyside police have revealed in a tweet that Gerard Sanders aged 32 from Liverpool has been sentenced to 40 months imprisonment for burglary offences including Cromer Road in Southport. Gerard Sanders aged

Lancashire Police is reminding business owners to keep their property and money safe this Christmas ahead of an increase in takings. Officers have been providing crime prevention advice to banks, jewellers and

Photo: London Sq, London Street, Southport Another town centre business is set close after five years of trading. London Sq will close for the final time on Saturday 19th December 2015. The

Southport’s UFO author/researcher, Pat Regan, has now been selected for the international ‘CubeSat’ team. Pat said. “It’s a real pleasure and an honour to be selected to help out with this exciting UFO-related project.

Photo: The Buzzing Bikes team, Liverpool Road, Birkdale Today BuzzingBikes officially opened on Liverpool road, Friday 3 December 2015. The former Whites bikes premises on Liverpool road has been taken over by BuzzingBikes who also have a

More than 2,000 front line police officers across Lancashire are now equipped with Samsung Galaxy Note 4 devices which are revolutionising the way in which officers work, helping them to access police

Sefton Council has received a cheque for £8,808 after taking part in a specialist recycling scheme and all the money will go towards the Mayor’s Charity Fund. Sefton is one of many

Southport are back in Vanarama National League action v Macclesfield Town at the Merseyrail Community Stadium on Saturday. Dino Maamria will take his place on the Port bench on Saturday for the

Bootle Football Club can confirm that a ground share agreement has been reached with the newly formed City of Liverpool FC. The deal will start at the beginning of the 2016/2017 season

Photo: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Southport Sefton has produced a primary schools admissions information booklet to give you all the information about Primary Education in Sefton and to support parents/carers in choosing a

Formby’s MP Bill Esterson is clearly kept ‘out of the loop’ in respect of the problems affecting small businesses in his constituency.  For he has gone on record as praising Sefton Council

Officers from the Matrix Serious and Organised Crime team (MSOC) have today carried out a second phase of dawn raids as part of an operation to crackdown on the supply and distribution

The Bold Arms in Churchtown has officially re opened following a £300,000 refurbishment. The Bold Arms on Botanic Road has undergone a magnificent refurbishment which has created up to ten new jobs. OTSnews

Before it kills the mantis likes to pray – sound familiar?  Here we go again! So the ‘experts’ we trust to keep us safe have largely decided to wage a new war

Photo: Fylde Road car park (12:45pm) Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service were called to a car on fire within the Fylde Road car park shortly after 12.30pm, Thursday 3 December 2015. They arrived

Southport’s Rubbish Friends got a youthful boost when local youngsters swelled their ranks and helped clear more that 30 bags of rubbish from the Marine Lake The volunteer ‘clean up’ group welcomed

A group of eight King George V Students recently returned from a weekend excursion to Snowdonia, Wales, where they began preparations for their upcoming World Challenge Expedition to Costa Rica. The training

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man sadly died following a road traffic accident in Bamber Bridge. The incident happened at shortly before 7pm last night (Wednesday 2 December) when a

Photo: Alice in Wonderland window display, Broahurst Bookshop, Market Street  Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland at Broadhursts Book shop The first edition of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)  was published in July

Remember – if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. This festive season, a national campaign is running to protect millions of people across the country from falling victim

Why not take advantage of our jolly 12 offers – from 10% off BMW & MINI Merchandise to FREE Winter Health Checks. Simply state the code listed underneath each offer at point of purchase. All