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Hesketh Colts girls football team was today bag packing in Tesco at Kew, Saturday 2 May 2015. Diane Whittle said: “We are raising money to take the girls to L’estsrtit Costa Brava

Photo: Shirley Williams Baroness Williams of Crosby, better known as Shirley Williams, and one of Britain’s best known politicians, was in Southport today, Friday 1 April. Shirley Williams spent a few hours in

Photo: Chruchtown fundraisers On Thursday night, Churchtown Primary held a Musical Night at the Movies production, including children from Years 1 to 5. In total there were 67 children in the choir,

 by David Birtill TOMMY Fleetwood will face South African Branden Grace in today’s WGC-Cadillac Match Play in San Francisco as five British players reached the last 16. TOMMY FLEETWOOD The Lancastrian defeated

Photo: Colin Moore Yet again The London Bowling Club Windsor Road Southport is facing a crisis The London pub & Bowling Green has been purchased by One Vision Housing, at the last

Photo: Mark Poole Transform Fitness Training, a mobile personal training service specialising in fat-loss and body transformation in Southport. As opposed to other services, Transform Fitness Training is specifically designed for people

Photo: Heather Rodgers and Pete Cunningham with Sister Julie Marshall, from the Medical Day Unit at Southport hospital, and Nurse Heather Vasey, from The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust.  A young

  HAF (halsall against Fracking) Group has asked prospective councillors and local political parties to declare how they feel about Fracking.   With the issue of Fracking a major issue for the

Photo:  Vanessa Riley alongside Friends of Brookdale members handing over the cheque to Val Sinnott.   Ainsdale High School friends recently had a school reunion. The event had a raffle and those attending

The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of Friday 1 May and could be subject to change due to weather conditions or

Photo: Broken down funeral car A funeral car had broken down on the Monument causing an obstruction to the traffic, Friday 1 May 2015.   There was no sign of the owner

One greater flamingo chick has hatched at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre this week (28 April).   Centre Manager, Nick Brooks, said: “This is the earliest a chick has hatched at the

Following in the footsteps of your sibling can be a daunting prospect. But that’s the situation Sam and Ben Roby have faced head-on as both enrolled at BPP University for qualifications in Law

The election candidates for the Southport area visited KGV for a hustings on Friday. It was fully supported by the students who asked intelligent and testing questions. “I am Jacqueline Barlow of

Samantha Louise Norris, 30, from Sefton Street in Southport has been jailed after she pleaded guilty to one assault and a list of shoplifting charges. Norris pleaded guilty to stealing: Chocolate and spirits worth

The official ‘Do Something Funny for Money’ day at Churchtown Primary began with ‘Wake and Shake’ on the playground, led by Miss Lucas and Mr King. The event was followed by a

There was a Dementia Friends Event at the Brookdale Resource Centre yesterday (Wednesday 29th April 2015). Gaynor Cliff and Rebecca Cooper from Merseycare Memory Services came to give a very informative talk.

Photo Credit: KGV College KGV College Principal Adele Wills (centre) with the six candidates prior to the hustings debate. The six Southport Prospective Parliamentary Candidates were at KGV college today for the latest

Photo: Mayflower Trading Estate Police raided a Formby Garage on the Mayflower Trading Estate today, Wednesday 29 April. A number of vehicles, quads and motorcycles were seized during the raid. Acting Detective Inspector Tony

Now in its eighth year, the Sefton Eco Champion event recognises individuals who go the extra mile to protect the environment. Teachers from Sefton Council’s Southport Eco Centre are looking for pupils

There is an open funeral being held on Tuesday 5th May 2015 at Southport Crematorium for Les (Tich) Morgan, also known as Jockey. Les landed in Arnhem in a glider; he was one of

Police are appealing for help to trace a missing sex offender from West Yorkshire, most recently seen in Morecambe. Keith Alexander Foster, who also goes by the name Kirstie, 60, is wanted