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Southport Mersey Rail staff called BTP Police when a member of the public reported a man trying to scale the fence at the London Street side of the Station 11.45am (Thursday 12

Nominate your NHS hero in the 2015 Pride Awards Do you know a member of staff working at our hospitals or in our community health services who deserves special recognition for their

Above: Matthew Barnes Homer (Macclesfield Town Striker) Will Southport get their first victory of 2015 against highflying Macclesfield Town this Saturday Southport are at home on Saturday to highflying Macclesfield Town. The

Road Safety 
In 2014 there was an 8% rise in road casualties across Merseyside compared to the previous year, some collisions resulting in death.  A number of the contributing factors were; speed,

We want to thank all the organisations, volunteers, entertainers, helpers and everybody else that were involved in this year’s Mad Dog 10K. Without their input and their enthusiastic support, the Mad Dog

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is today (Thursday 12th February) publishing information for families, carers and those who use health and adult social care services to help people make appropriate decisions on

The Deputy Prime Minister is today (Thursday 12 February) awarding £50.4 million of extra funding from the Regional Growth Fund to help companies in the North West to flourish. Since Nick Clegg

Preston New Road is closed to traffic tonight (Wednesday 11 February 2015) Sections of Preston New Road will be closed for the next two nights for resurfacing work (12, 13 February). Local diversions

Meet the team at Fylde Fish Bar Birkdale Village Southport Fylde Fish Bar has opened their second outlet in Birkdale Village, Southport, today (Wednesday 11th February 2015). The new fish bar can

Safe Havens have been introduced to all community fire stations in Sefton to help protect people when they are at their most vulnerable. Community fire stations across Sefton have been designated as

Liverpool Coroner’s Office is asking for the public’s help in tracing the next of kin of a Bootle man who died in hospital last August. William George Roche died at University Hospital

RTC Liverpool Avenue Ainsdale Southport The emergency services were called to Liverpool Avenue, Ainsdale, Southport, at approximately 3:45pm this afternoon (Wednesday 11th February 2015) following reports of a RTC. A Mercedes and a

FLOODING FEARS FOLLOWING CLOSURE PLANS Warning of a flooding catastrophe has been made by UKIP parliamentary candidate David Gallagher. He fears that this will result from the proposed ‘switching off’ of the

Sefton Carers Centre have recently achieved the Investing in Volunteers Quality Standard, recognising the excellent work they do with volunteers. Investing in Volunteers is the UK quality standard for all organisations involving

RTC Southport Road (near Southport), Wednesday 11 February 2015. The emergency services were called after two cars collided along Southport Road at approximatley 8am this morning. The collision happend a short distance

Liz Savage looks to United Utilities CEO to help solve Southport’s damaging sewer collapses. Southport Labour parliamentary candidate Liz Savage has written to the Chief Executive of United Utilities, Steve Mogford, seeking

BIRKDALE VILLAGE CONSERVATION AREA HOUSE DEMOLITION MEETS OPPOSITION A proposal to demolish 59 Alma Road, one of three substantial neighbouring Victorian houses within the Birkdale Village Conservation Area, is encountering increasing opposition

Miracle driver survived horrific crash on Duke Street Southport A sports car was involved in a horrific collision at 7:30pm tonight (Monday 9th February 2015) and it is a miracle the driver survived,

Police crackdown on scrap metal vans POLICE have been showing their mettle in a crackdown against rogue scrap dealers in the Southport. Some dealers are driving vans in such a poor condition

Two solicitors from Southport-based medical negligence and serious injury law firm Fletchers Solicitors have been elected to sit on the committee for the UK-wide charity, Headway. Julia Eyton and Kirsty Nickson, from

Detectives have released an e-fit of a man they want to trace who acted suspiciously towards a girl in Litherland. At around 8.30 pm on Saturday, 10 January 2015 a teenage girl

Concerned Parents of KGV College Students have invited the managers and 12 Governors of the college to a public meeting on Wednesday evening 11th February to discuss what has happened in the

Byng house Southport outreach   The Legion’s Advice and Information Officer, Sarah Abbotson, will be available at Byng House to discuss face to face the Legion’s services with anyone that may need help.

Detectives from the Specialist Matrix Organised Crime Team are appealing for information following an injury shooting in Litherland on Monday, 9 February. Officers were called at 8.15pm to reports that a man been

Lancashire County Council’s award-winning pensions team, “Your Pension Service” has won the contract to administer Merseyside’s Firefighters’ Pension Schemes from 1 April 2015. The move will see the service administer the pensions