Southport gets its very own ‘Time Machine’
Southport gets its very own ‘Time Machine’ A brand new, local service called ‘The Time Machine’ has been formed. It’s basically a mobile cinema which is taken to nursing and residential homes
Southport Stands Together
Merseyside Police is supporting the ‘We Stand Together’ campaign launched this week to raise public awareness about the benefits of community cohesion and aims to highlight what different people have in common
Ofsted publishes report on children’s social care
Photo: Phil Adams State of the nation report draws on over 5,600 inspections of a range of crucial social care services Many local authorities and their partners are struggling to provide a
Mr Don McLay talks at Southport Lecture Society “National Service in the Far East”
Mr Don McLay talks at Southport Lecture Society “National Service in the Far East” Mr Don McLay tells us about his experiences of “National Service in the Far East” at the Southport Lecture
Could a digital remedy make Lord Street a healthy high street
High streets could make billions of pounds in additional revenue and increase footfall by making more of the latest digital technology available to small shopkeepers, a new report by industry leaders has
Liz Savage’s election pledge to improve Southport’s transport
Photo: Liz Savage (Third from left) One of Liz Savage’s Labour election pledges is to secure better and cheaper local transport for Southport. We have recently seen on the East Coast mainline
Wanted Man Arrested On Chapel Street Southport
Photo: Male arrested Chapel Street, Southport Merseyside CDI have arrested a wanted man on Chapel Street, Southport, Monday 9 March 2015. Plain clothes officers arrested the male at approximately 11.30am in front
Southport Resident’s Paying an estimated £2 million to much for car insurance
Photo: Southport MP John Pugh According to national statistics Southport residents are paying in the region of £2 million pounds more than they should be on their motor insurance.This is due to
Merseyside travel goes ‘smart’
The first electronic travel ticket on the Walrus smartcard will be available in Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral from today (Monday 9 March). Smart versions of Saveaway– Merseytravel’s off-peak day
Has Labour in Southport turned down Tony Blair’s ‘blood money’?
Former Labour leader Tony Blair has donated £1,000 to the local campaigns in each of Labour’s 106 key target seats, telling candidates he is giving the money because he knows these are the
Southport Craven Minor Football Results & Fixtures
Results Week Ending 8th March 2015 Under 11 Harry Cope Cup Formby JSC White 7-2 Crosby Stuart Formby Athletic 0-9 Redgate White Under 11 Premier Burscough 0-5 Trinity White Under
New lifts for Formby Station
A £1.6million scheme to provide two new passenger lifts at Formby station is now under way. Due for completion in late summer, the lifts will give step free access from the booking
RTC Preston New Road Southport
There was a RTC involving two vehicles at the traffic lights on Preston New Road, Southport, at around 7:45 pm this evening, Sunday 8 March. A vehicle ran into the rear of another
Special guest Paul Sculthorpe to attend Southport Storm Fundraising evening
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Southport & District Snooker Results (Week 18)
1st Division The battle of 1st v 2nd went the way of second placed Mere Brow A as they beat their title rivals Tarleton BC 5-1, leaving them two points clear with
REWARD: Missing Cat Birkdale Southport
REWARD: Missing Cat Birkdale Southport A reward has been offered to help find a missing cat. The cat has been missing from the 3rd March 2015. Contact us with your community, business
Serious Assault Canning Road Southport
Serious Assault Canning Road Southport Police were called to Canning Road, High Park, Southport, early on Sunday morning (8th March 2015) following an emergency call. A person was seriously assaulted and taken
A Labour-run Sefton Council Increases Southport Band D Council Tax to £1,548.75
Photo: Cllr Peter Dowd Sefton Council has set its budget for 2015/16 with the implementation of a two-year plan to save more than £55 million. The cuts have been necessary because of
Apprenticeship Week In Southport
Events are taking place across Sefton to help young people in the borough find new jobs as part of National Apprenticeship Week. Apprenticeships Get in. Go Far is being organised by Sefton@Work and aims to
Being optimistic after heart attack may help with recovery
“It’s true! Optimists do live longer,” is the slightly misleading headline from the Mail Online. The study it reports on actually looked at the effects of optimism on physical and emotional health
WWT Martin Mere Launches 40th Anniversary Photography Competition
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre has launched a 40th anniversary photography competition to showcase the best wildlife on display at the centre. Upload your best snap taken at the centre over the past
Info for Southport motorists on NW Motorways for Monday 9 to Sunday 15 March
Planned roadworks in the North West – summary for Monday 9 to Sunday 15 March The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as
Car stolen whilst a man was helping family member into Southport nursing home
Photo: Manchester House Nursing Home, Albert Road, Southport Merseyside police are appealing for anyone with information to find a grey Lexus, registration number FE08WZN. The car was stolen at around 10pm from
Incident Portland Street Southport car parked on gas mains
The emergency services were called to Portland Street, Southport at 2:22pm this afternoon (Friday 6th Match 2015) following an emergency call. They arrived on scene to find a Ford Focus trapped on
SECTION 34 DISPERSAL ZONE FOR CHURCHTOWN SOUTHPORT
SECTION 34 DISPERSAL ZONE – CHURCHTOWN Merseyside Police is responding to residents’ concerns about anti-social behaviour in the Churchtown area of Southport by bringing in a temporary dispersal zone this weekend. The
Friends of Brookdale – Celebration Time!
Following official confirmation that our lightning – strike campaign to save the Brookdale Resource Centre in Woodvale, Southport, was successful it was celebrations all around. It was simply ‘not right’ or logical that Sefton
Merseyside Men Wanted In Connection With Scotland Jewellery Theft In Dundee
*ISSUED ON BEHALF OF POLICE SCOTLAND* Police Scotland has released CCTV images of two men whom they wish to trace in connection with an investigation into a theft from Stephen Henderson Jewellers,
Are Southport’s parking charges ‘unlawful and unreasonable’ because of ‘old coin’ rules?
A Southport councillor is backing a resident who claims the parking machines in the town may be unlawful because they do not accept the current coinage which has been in circulation for
New Parking Ticket Rules End ‘War On Southport Drivers’
Changes in the law aim to bring an end to decades of complaints from motorists about “over-zealous parking enforcement”. Drivers are to get ten minutes’ grace before being given a ticket if
Man Hunt to find two Merseyside men wanted back in Prison
(Left)Gerard Bailey, Thomas Brown POLICE are appealing for information to trace two men from Liverpool who have both absconded from Kirkham prison. Gerard Bailey, 43, from Merseyside, went missing from HMP Kirkham on