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Firefighters were called out to a fire in Southport involving a baby buggy, which contained a small bin. Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service attended Warwick Close just before 2.20pm. A buggy containing

King George V (KGV) College has recruited a diverse range of talented new teachers to take students’ learning to the next level. Principal Adele Wills says KGV is going from strength to

Another draw keep port at 22nd position in the National League. Match report follow. Teams Guiseley 01 Drench, 02 Toulson, 04 Lowe, 06 Lawlor, 25 Atkinson, 05 Lockwood Booked, 07 Brooksby, 08 Boshell, 14 Hatfield, 16 Dickinson Booked (Boyes – 75′ ), 15 Maris  Substitutes

Sefton residents will get free lessons in ‘upcycling’ old furniture when a novel roadshow designed to reduce the amount of waste in landfill arrives in the borough later this month. Experts from

Emergency services were called to Chapel Lane yesterday, (Monday, September 21) at approximately 2.15am to reports that two men had been injured. One man was treated for what is believed to be

A recent tweet from Merseyside Police has confirmed that 3 youths from the Birkdale area of Southport have been arrested after a spate of shed burglaries in the Lynton Road area. 3

A £900,000 project to upgrade two motorway bridges which link the M62 to the M6 near Warrington is due to start on Thursday 24 September.   Contractors for Highways England need to

It’s fresher’s week – so time to put aside those books, go out and meet new people. It’s important that you enjoy this time, but it’s also important to keep yourself safe. 

Meols Ward Councillors John Dodd, Nigel Ashton and Jo Barton will be holding their next Advice Centre on Thursday 24th September. They will be available from 10.30am-11.30am at Cafe Moo Moo, Cambridge

Photo: RTC Waterloo Road, Southport A police officer was seriously injured after his motorbike was involved in a crash with a car while escorting an ambulance in Southport. The police rider remains in

Mr Alan Pinkerton(55) of Cemetery Road, had owned the three-year-old dog for more than two years, Liverpool Crown Court heard. Chris Taylor, prosecuting, said Pinkerton’s 24-year-old daughter and his 16-month-old granddaughter had

A leading children’s doctor has been shortlisted for Clinical Leader of the Year in the prestigious 2015 HSJ Awards. Dr May Ng, who is Clinical Director of Paediatrics at Southport and Ormskirk

Southport councillors, businesses and residents say they are “ very disappointed” at the NatWest bank’s decision to ‘slam the door’ on a planned public meeting over the proposed closure of their Churchtown

Mr Lee Coates has submitted the following plans for a new cask and craft beer shop on Manor Road  The area of Churchtown is highly residential with a very uninspiring cask and

Police are searching for thieves who managed to steal 100 metal baby giraffe from an estate in Burscough. Over the last seven days thieves have broken into a shipping container on the

Police scientific support, Dodworth Avenue (10am) Updated Merseyside Police are investigating a burglary in Southport today (Monday, 21 September). Officers were called to an address in Dodworth Avenue at around 5.15am, to

UPDATE Merseyside Police can confirm David Johnston has been found safe and well in the Blackpool area. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. ORIGINAL RELEASE (ISSUED 14/9/15) STARTS: Merseyside Police

Having twice let slip a two-goal lead in the space of the past week, Southport travel to Guiseley on Tuesday looking to pick up an elusive win. Despite a recent run of

The Fernley is an event that aims to commemorate one of the largest RNLI lifeboat disasters that saw the loss of 27 life boat men. 14 out of the 27 men were

Formed on Canvey Island in Essex in the early 1970s, Dr. Feelgood remains one of the most popular and exciting live rhythm and blues acts in the world. The raw and uncompromising

Sefton Council is set to launch a fantastic new academies programme to help get young people more active and playing sport. Active Academies, born out of the Be Active sessions, is the

Photo: Pontins, Southport A source close to OTS news has revealed that Pontins in Ainsdale will now be taking 500 Syrian asylum seekers in December. A Pontins again declined to comment and have

Jeff Hughes, who stood as a local candidate for UKIP in the Norwood ward in the May elections has started a Facebook group called Southport Speedtrap Alerts, OTS news spoke to Jeff

Photo: Morrisons, Southport (12.45pm) Letter to the editor  My name in Maurine and today I was shocked to find two quads parked up in the disabled bays in Morrisons car park on