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Photo: Gary Frodsham Today OTSnews had the pleasure of meeting a very interesting Gary Fodsham who was metal detecting alone Southport beach, Wednesday 16 September 2015. Below are videos from Gary’s previous

An African Crowned Crane egg has successfully hatched at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre.  This is only the third that the Centre has successfully reared an African Crown Crane chick since the

Two Cambridge Ward councillors have drawn up plans to extend their long term replacement of railings on Hesketh Drive bridge. Councillors Pat Keith and Sue McGuire began the work last year and

Lord Street’s green volunteers have been caught in a Catch 22 situation over their hopes to put a floral bloom back on the town’s roundabouts. Sefton Council have told volunteer group Lord

On 16 September 2015 a very prominent phenomenon called a sun dog appeared in the early morning over Ainsdale A sun dog or sundog (also called a parhelion, plural parhelia, for ‘beside

Police in Formby are reminding residents to lock up at night and when they go out after several opportunistic burglaries at the weekend. Four burglaries were reported to the police on Saturday

This summer, staff and students at King George V College experienced the trip of a lifetime to Thailand to help renovate a school playground and learn about Thai culture. On July 3,

Labour Party members in Sefton are being urged to not panic in the face of Jeremy Corbyn’s victory in the Labour Leadership election over the more moderate local favourite. Maghull-born Andy Burnham

Representatives from Sefton Council joined Carol Mckenna, Independent Chair and founder of Sefton Welfare of Pupils Scheme (SWOPS), at Bootle Town Hall on Thursday, September 10 to accept donations from public, staff

The new floodlights failed to be working on ports biggest home game of this years survival campaign, Tuesday 15 September. 2,827 people turned up to a gloomy Haig Avenue, Gary Jones put

Photo: Roy with fiancée Beverley Roy, 34, successfully completed the famous Great North Run on Sunday in a time of 2 hours, 37 minutes and 28 seconds.  He finished 30922 places behind

Updated It has now been established that the man who sadly died in the RTC in Much Hoole last week can be named as Michael Smith, died as a result of natural

Photo: Police incident, Manchester Road, Southport (5pm) Police were called to Manchester Road, Southport this evening (Tuesday 15th September 2015). Back-up arrives 15 mins later riot vans on scene. A police investigation is ongoing, OTSnews

Photo: Scooter stolen from Lexton Drive area, Tuesday 15 September 2015 Mum Charlotte said: “My little lad has had his scooter stolen from on our gated driveway, he’s beside himself he’s only

Photo: Children enjoying the royal street party The royal street party took place on Crosby Road, Bikdale, Southport, Sunday 13 September 2015. The street party on Crosby Road was organised by Jonathan Cunningham, an

This weekend was the Southport’s Chrysanthemum and Gardening Society flower show where members showed off there prized Chrysanthemum and other flowers to the crowds at Botanic Gardens. Photos by Bernard Johnson Submit News Contact us

Members of Maghull’s award-winning Musical Theatre Company (MMTC) will go head to head in an all-out calendar sales war to see who can raise the most money for local charities. In a

Sefton Council is inviting local residents to meet its expert fostering and adoption teams over a hot drink and bite to eat at the Vincent Hotel, Southport later this month. The session,

This unannounced inspection of Fleetwood Hall care home took place on 25 June and 27 July 2015. The home was inspected in January 2015 and judged to ‘inadequate’ overall. We identified eight

The inspection took place on 16 and 17 June 2015 and was unannounced. Birch Abbey is a care home providing personal and nursing care. It can accommodate up to 60 older people.

Full grey bins on Portland Street, Southport, Monday 14 September  Grey wheelie bins on Portland Street have yet to be collected despite residents logging the missed collection on Friday. A portland Street

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Safeguarding text, Southport parents Parents at St. Teresa’s Catholic Infant & Nursery School, Everton Road, Birkdale, Southport have today recieved the above waning text, Monday 14 September 2105.   Submit News Contact us with your community, business

Merseyside Police is appealing for the public’s help in trace a missing 49-year-old man from Southport. David Johnston was last seen on Albert Road, Southport on Monday, 7 September. He failed to