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Sir Kenny Dalglish has tested positive for coronavirus in hospital, his family have said. The 69-year-old was admitted to hospital on Wednesday for a “treatment of an infection which required intravenous antibiotics”.

ALAN RIMMER APPRECIATION POST 🙌🙌 Alan Rimmer has worked at Bates Dairy for 40 years this year and today is his last day, Friday 10 April. He has been a stalwart milkman

Sefton Comedy HUB, detailed instructions of how to make an origami squirrel and Community by Nature play packs are among the re-profiled Sefton Borough of Culture 2020 projects going ahead in the

Police are currently responding to a major incident on Victory Avenue in Southport The police helicopter and emergency services have been called to Victory Avenue near Norwood Road earlier today following an

Voodoo Vegan – Southport‘s only plant-based takeaway has opened. Voodoo Vegan offer a selection of meat free burgers and loaded fries, open every Friday and Saturday 4pm to 8.30pm. Delivery only, order

Sefton residents are being encouraged to ‘grow your own’ – and there are lots of ways to get involved, whether it’s at home or in one of our community gardens or allotment

Dominic Raab has said the UK “must keep going” with lockdown measures as he warned against giving coronavirus “a second chance to kill more people”. The foreign secretary, speaking at Downing Street’s

This Easter, NHS South Sefton and NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are reassuring residents that they will still have access to medical advice and support over the bank holiday

Government medical and scientific advisers are still unsure when there will be a peak in the number of infections and fatalities. Senior ministers will decide whether to “enhance or change” UK lockdown

Police are appealing for information to locate 32-year-old Carl Taylor from Old Swan who is wanted on recall to prison. Taylor is wanted after breaching the conditions of his release in January

If you live in Hesketh Bank this ones for you. Sgt Scotty and PCSO Martin last night seized this uninsured car off the roads. As the driver ran off, police thought it’s

Sefton Council are working throughout Bank Holiday Friday & Monday to ensure your bins are collected as normal. Please leave them out the night before. Thank you #MySefton #COVID19 #StayHomeSaveLives

Update – Wednesday, 8 April* Police can confirm that the man who was killed in Harrington Road, Litherland last night (Tuesday, 7 April) is 20-year-old Michael Rainsford from Litherland. An extensive investigation

This message is being sent on behalf of the Lancashire Resilience Forum: Dear Citizen A facility to cope with a significant increase in bereavements is being built in Lancashire as a contingency

Shellfield Road in Southport is among the roads police were asked to patrol on late shifts recently. So we did, last night, while patrolling Marshside. The passages were walked through in the

An urgent call has gone out for donations of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for frontline key workers supporting the region’s most vulnerable people during the coronavirus crisis. Dedicated workers in Sefton are

In a week where over 1000 people signed up to volunteer to help Sefton’s response to Covid-19, that community spirit led to a special letter of thanks from Sefton Council and Sefton

Parents of new-borns will still be able to claim Child Benefit despite the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19). Parents of new-borns will still be able to claim Child Benefit despite the outbreak of

Police have been called to a disturbance at a Tesco Express store in Southport after staff were allegedly assaulted by an angry customer. Officers were called to the Liverpool Road Tesco express

POLICE are appealing for help in finding a 33 year-old woman from Huyton who is missing. Amy Jordan, was last seen in Liverpool city centre, on Thursday 19th March. She is described

Officers from Southport Police have been out delivering food parcels to those in need.  Along with many of the volunteer groups that are providing support during the Covid-19 emergency, our North Sefton

Covid-19 and your Antenatal Appointments. Due to the current pandemic it is likely that our staffing levels may be affected. National Guidance is in place to reduce some of the Antenatal contacts

Following West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper’s intervention on behalf of a constituent, Southport and Ormskirk Hospital contacted Hospedia requesting that cost of calls to patients be reduced or redirected to the hospital

Sunbathing and frolicking layabouts have been slammed for putting lives at risk this afternoon, Monday 6 April. A group of intoxicated adults have infuriated passers by after wrestling and play fighting on

Southport and Ormskirk hospitals are appealing for volunteers to support patients and staff during the Covid-19 pandemic. Hospital volunteers have always played an important role in supporting our hospitals. It is more

A swimming instructor from Southport is joining the online home training craze by giving out tips and hints for budding swimmers. Swimming coach Andy Dagger is isolating at home like millions of

A staff nurse at Aintree University Hospital in Liverpool has died after contracting coronavirus. The news was confirmed by Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, whose chief nurse, Dianne Brown, named the

Morrisons workers will receive a 6% bonus on their earnings over the next 12 months.  Morrisons have told staff to expect a bonus of over £1,000 as a thank you for working