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Photo: Wennington Road(12:15am) Merseyside Police is appealing for information following a fatal road traffic collision in Southport, last night. At around 11.30pm, a black Peugeot 307 was travelling along Wennington Road, Southport. As

Cambridge Ward councillors have dug deep to restore greenery to a town’s road after several trees were found to be dead or dying. When Sefton Council revealed that they had no money

The next steps towards obliterating pointless road signs were announced by the Department for Transport today (28 August 2015). A taskforce overseen by Sir Alan Duncan MP will tackle the overuse of

Photo: The Atkinson Cafe Sefton Council, who run ‘The Bakery’ cafe at The Atkinson, have recently hit customers with staggering increases on some food items, amounting to well over 100%. For example,

Photo: Ainsdale Beach  Due to forecast high tides, Southport beach will be closed for car parking on Friday 28 August until Friday 4 September 2015. Ainsdale beach (above)will be closed for car

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but a survey commissioned by Carers Trust shows that 56% of Britons who have a weekday breakfast spend 10 minutes or less preparing

Over the weekend it will be mostly dry with some light showers on Saturday and Monday.  On Saturday it will be cloudy with sun coming through here and there until 11am when it will

Photo: Police at Duke Street address, Southport  UPDATE: No arrests were made and nothing was found in the house Officers from Merseyside Police executed a warrant at a property on Duke Street, 9am

Photo: Wyke Lane A vehicle overturned into a ditch along Wyke Lane, at approximately 8pm this evening, Thursday 27 August 2015. A witness retorted that the driver escaped without serious injury. The car is

Andy Bishop signed for Southport this morning, Thursday 27 August. The ex York City, Bury and Wrexham striker signs from AFC Halifax after manager Paul Carden targeted the 32 year old to

Many things influence and affect the health of people including their lifestyle. Eating well, smoking, drinking alcohol, getting enough exercise and feeling happy all impact on health. At the moment people go

A Formby resident has set himself the task of walking and riding the equivalent of seven marathons to help raise £300,000 to rebuild a maternity hospital in Rwanda to help save the

Picture: Emergency Medical Dispatcher Tony Newsham at NWAS Emergency Control Centre in Broughton.   A North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) emergency call handler is urging the public to think before they dial

Merseyside Police have welcomed the custodial sentence given to a 17 year-old who admitted wounding with intent and possession of a knife following a stabbing in Formby. William Cowley, 17, from Gardner

Trust in Yellow has confirmed that the fans’ coach will be running to the match at Barrow on Saturday. There are still seats available so if you are thinking of travelling to

Some public concern has been raised over excess drinking and antisocial conduct on barges that spoils the waterway for other canal users In this following instance two barges crashed together creating a loud bang. It

Detectives in Liverpool have issued CCTV images of a man and a woman who they would like to speak to in connection with cash in transit robberies. Constable Jo Sheedy said: “When

Aarif went missing on Ainsdale Beach in Southport 10 days ago – and saw thousands of people join the search to find him is finally  home. Thousands of people joined the Facebook site Find

Queenscourt Hospice Charity Shop in Ormskirk has recently celebrated their 4th Birthday. Customers took part in a raffle which offered some great prizes donated by local businesses as well as receiving a

Sefton Council will be carrying out essential maintenance work on Southport Pier, starting on Tuesday 1 September. The works, which are expected to last around one month, will involve timber repairs and

Photo: 3 car collision (11am) The emergency services were called to the traffic lights on Liverpool Road leading onto A565 Formby bypass, Wednesday 26 August. Three cars collided at the junction. Ambulance

Photo: Vehicles involved (9am) The emergency services were called to St Lukes Road, Southport, at 8.45am this morning (Wednesday 26 Aug 2015) following reports of a crash. Two vehicles collided at the

Health commissioners are inviting residents to come to their ‘Annual Review meets Big Chat’ event and have their say about the future of services in their local communities. This year, NHS South