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Southport NHS Pride Award 2015 winners revealed

Nearly 450 staff, volunteers and guests attended the event at Southport Theatre and Convention Centre on Friday 5th June. Staff cast votes for colleagues in 12 of the 13 categories while patients

13th June 2015

The Cricketers Pub presented with Pub of the Year award

Doug McAdam,Chairman of Southport & West Lancashire Camra presenting Dave Speak of The Cricketers,Ormskirk with The West Lancashire,Pub of the Year award. The Southport & West Lancashire branch of Camra presented the

13th June 2015

Southport business AdaptiveComms named BUSINESS OF THE YEAR 2015

Southport based IT and Telecommunications company AdaptiveComms wins Business of the Year 2015. AdaptiveComms were last night delighted to be awarded Business of the Year 2015 at the prestigious e3 Business Awards.

12th June 2015

Sefton Council back Southport councillor Tony Dawson – Brittania can no longer waive the rules

Photo: Amusement Arcade, Lord Street Planning Committee over-rules Brittania Sefton Council’s planning committee have unanimously backed Southport councillor Tony Dawson and decided that Brittania can no longer waive the rules. After listening

12th June 2015

Planned roadworks in the North West– summary for Monday 7 to Sunday 13 August 2017

Planned road works in the North West for Monday 15 June to Sunday 21 June

The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of Friday 12 June and could be subject to change due to weather conditions or

12th June 2015

Sanduh’s licence set to be reveiwed

The Sanduh off-licence which was shut down a few weeks ago due to anti-social behaviour is set to have its licence reviewed. Submit News Contact us with your community, business or sport news. Phone 07581350321

12th June 2015

Vintage Fashion Show and Afternoon Tea to raise vital funds for Queenscourt hospice

Queenscourt are excited to be hosting a Vintage Fashion Show and Afternoon Tea to raise vital funds for the hospice this July. The event, being held on Wednesday 8th July will take

12th June 2015

Maintenance staff on Merseyrail stations to strike over sackings which could effect Southport’s stations

RMT CLEANERS and maintenance staff working on Merseyrail stations for contractor Lorne Stewart are to strike on Friday (June 12) in support of two long-standing colleagues and union activists sacked on trumped-up

12th June 2015

‘Specials Weekend’ highlights contribution of volunteer police officers, as transport police looks to increase numbers

More than 80 volunteer officers from British Transport Police (BTP) took part in operations and events on the rail network last weekend, as the force announced it was looking to expand its

12th June 2015

Road Safety Week

More than 60 young people were injured and needed hospital treatment following crashes in Merseyside, new figures released to mark CFOA Road Safety Week show. Distractions are the key theme for the

12th June 2015

Tickets nearly sold out for Rock The Lakes 2015

Photo: Rock the Lakes Tickets for the fifth Rock The Lakes festival are going fast, with organisers predicting another sell-out event. The rock festival at Leisure Lakes will see 15 bands from

12th June 2015

Volvo used in crime seized by police from Leyland Road Southport (otsnews.tv)

Photo: Leyland Road Merseyside Police seized a Volvo from an address on Leyland Road this evening, Thursday 11 June 2015. The Volvo was seized at around 7pm for forensic examinations as it

11th June 2015

Pay to Park……at the Park

Photo: Botanic Gardens car park Sefton council is going ahead with controversial plans to start charging visitors to use Churchtown’s Botanic Gardens free car park at the Balmoral Drive entrance. Liberal Democrat councillor for Churchtown

11th June 2015

Pugh calls for progress tackling tax avoidance

Southport MP John Pugh MP is concerned about the need for the UK to make more progress against tax avoidance. Questioning the Prime Minister in the House of Commons yesterday on the

11th June 2015

Appeal for information – Theft of wedding jewellery – St Helens

Merseyside Police can confirm a report was received on Monday, 8 June that a bag containing jewellery was stolen from a restaurant in St Helens. At about 2pm a report was received

11th June 2015

Southport Flower Show celebrity guests announced

TV STAR SHERRIE HEWSON TO OPEN 2015 SOUTHPORT FLOWER SHOW TV star Sherrie Hewson is to swap the sun loungers of the Costa del Sol for the pier and promenade at one

11th June 2015

Summer productions at Southport College School Of Arts

Southport College’s Performing Arts course has a long history of producing very high standard summer productions and this year has been no exception. Drama students performed ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ to high acclaim

11th June 2015

Jeff Wall Event experienced DJ available for weddings, birthdays and any other celebrations

Vincent Hotel Southport would like to say that we have used Jeff for over 4 years now, as our resident function DJ. We are happy to recommend him, as he provides a totally professional service

11th June 2015

Southport Swim Stars on national campaign to prevent drowning

Photo: Swim Star Children GB Swim Stars Makes Waves to Save Lives Pupils at GB Swim Stars in Southport are making waves by promoting a national campaign to prevent drowning. Using activities

11th June 2015

NEXT OF KIN APPEAL – MARK GERALD PARKER

Photo: Mark Gerald Parker Sefton Coroner’s Office is appealing for the public’s help in tracing the family of a man from the Southport area. Mark Gerald Parker, aged 40 years of no

11th June 2015

5 things to do in the sun this weekend with the family

With the sunny weather set to stay over the weekend here is 5 things you can do with your family to avoid being stuck indoors. 1. Visit Southport Beach – Southport beach

11th June 2015

RTC The Promenade Southport

Photo: RTC The Promenade The emergency services were called to the Promenade at around 7.15pm this evening, Wednesday 10 June 2015. Three fire appliances attended the scene, cutting equipment was used to

10th June 2015

Burnt Out Jeep on Formby Nature Reserve (otsnews.tv)

Photo: Jeep/Formby Point Police today were recovering a Jeep that had been burnt out in the woods close to the caravan park in the early hours of this morning, Wednesday 10 June

10th June 2015

Double Barrelled shotgun and a number of cartridges recovered from Folkestone Road house (otsnews.tv)

Photo: Folkestone Road Merseyside Police can confirm that a firearm and ammunition was recovered at a property in Southport yesterday afternoon (Wednesday, 10 June). Officers attended a property on Folkestone Road just before

10th June 2015

Southport nurse running half marathon for Breathe Easy

Chris Taafe, 53, is running to raise money for the British Lung Foundation. Chris works as a respiratory nurse specialist in Southport Hospital, is running as part of the Liverpool Rock’n’Roll Marathon this Sunday.

10th June 2015

Chase Heys speaks about its future

The Chief Operating Officer of Sefton New Directions spoke to OTS about the future of Chase Heys As the Chief Operating Officer of Sefton New Directions I am writing to let you

10th June 2015

What’s on at the cinema this month

The cinema is great entertainment for everyone. With the summer approaching and the latest blockbuster movies coming out now is the best time to go. Weather you’re looking to see the latest action

10th June 2015

Artisan, A Southport Property Company will make the “Uppy” thrive again

Photo: (Left) Craig Holmes and (right)Land Lord, Peter Popular Birkdale pub, and racehorse Red Rum’s favourite local, is set to open in July under new management. The Upper Aughton Road venue will be

10th June 2015

Micro Pub in Birkdale set to open in a matter of weeks (otsnews.tv)

Photo: Micro Pub, Halsall Road Plans were passed earlier this year to transform the pevious sandwich shop into a micro-pub. Steve Love is currently transforming the shop on the corner of Halsall Road

10th June 2015

Sink Hole appears close to Birkdale Village Southport (otsnews.tv)

Photo: Sink hole, Liverpool Road Sink hole appears close to Birkdale village Southport, Wednesday 10 June 2015 Yet another sink hole has appeared on Liverpool Road close to the junction of St Peter’s

10th June 2015

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