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Blue Anchor team on hunt for new blood A Pub football team are looking for new players to fire them up the league. The Blue Anchor LLS men’s team are on the

The 2018 British Musical Fireworks Champi- onships in Southport will take place later this month Seven pyrotechnics companies will go head to head over three nights as the annual fire- works contest

Tree blocks Guildford Road causing LONG delays Cars have ground to a halt after a tree collapsed in strong winds in Guildford Road. Traffic is at a standstill while volunteers and men

Golf day raises £5,500 Queenscourt A big thank you to Ann, Karl and Brett Golding for raising an amazing £5,500, in memory of Loz. This tremendous total was raised after holding a

Police in unmarked cars have stopped a white tradesmans van in Birkdale Village to issue a stop and search. the van was pulled over on Liverpool road just after 12 noon today

Knife man wanted after skipping court Police are appealing for information to find a man who we would like to speak to after he failed to appear at court in relation to

A weekly community food market is being launched in Ainsdale. St John Stone’s Church has been hosting a community advice service every Thursday, but from Wednesday, October 3 but this will change

Police are taking their fight against knife crime into the classrooms in an attempt to educate youngsters against the dangers of carrying such weapons. A national week of action was launched on

Lancashire Police support nationwide knife amnesty week Carrying knives on Lancashire’s streets is unacceptable – and police are encouraging residents to hand in the weapons as part of a national knife surrender

Drivers urged to take extra care in high winds Highways England is advising drivers to take care and be prepared for strong gales later this morning across northern England . Motorists, particularly

M6 bridge on the move in 24-hour operation this weekend Motorists are reminded that work to remove an 800 tonne, 250ft long bridge over the M6 in Staffordshire takes place this weekend.

Disabled residents have said more still needs to be done to target pavement parkers. In a letter to OTS one resident who didn’t want to be named said “It seems residents who

Asda launch HUGE toy sale – with up to 58 per cent off IT’S a good time to be young, as Asda has launched a huge toy sale with prices starting from

Deputy PCC marks anniversary by announcing plans to develop network of domestic abuse ‘champions’ Merseyside’s Deputy Police Commissioner is marking her first anniversary in post by announcing plans to launch a new

Mystery Samaritan says he doesn’t want credit for kindness to homeless Kind hearted citizens of Southport have rallied together this morning to buy hot drinks for three homeless men sheltering in a

Southport Care home group to walk for a world without dementia A care home group from Southport are hoping the town comes together as part of a memory walk to combat dementia.

Youngsters make waves at anti-scrambler fun day Pupils from schools across Sefton have once again been shown how to have fun without dangerous scrambler bikes, thanks to Sefton Council and its partners.

In business for over 70 years: Meet Arcade Sports owner Alan! Southport is home to many long standing businesses who have stood the test of time. These independent shops embody the spirit 

Halloween Maze is the centre piece of Spooky Southport A giant maze is coming to Southport as the centre pieced of this year’s annual Halloween Festival. Our annual Halloween festival is the

Young vandals run rampage at Botanic Gardens Fernley Young vandals have run rampage at the Fernley gardens in Churchtown ripping up plants and destroying shrubbery for no reason. The act of wanton

Sefton launches Gumbelievable campaign to target sticky issues Sefton Council is giving residents and visitors to the borough something to chew on as the Local Authority launches its ‘Gumbelievable’ campaign. Working with

Car park poo woman caught by shocked traffic warden A shocked car park warden was left open mouthed after he caught a woman having a poo in Southport town centre. The warden

Dirty and offensive graffiti daubed on town centre restaurant Dirty and offensive graffiti has been daubed across the side wall of a popular town centre restaurant. Employees of Pizza Express were told

Uninque SOUTHPORT Garden Centre Launches Appeal For ‘GREEN’ Donations A unique garden centre in Southport where people with a range of support needs learn horticultural skills has launched a new appeal for

Labour conference to be dominated by Brexit, with 151 of 272 motions submitted on the subject. The vast majority call for a final say referendum with an option to Remain. Anti-Brexit push

Week of action underway as part of our ongoing work to tackle knife crime Merseyside Police re one of a number forces across the UK who will be taking part in the week-long

Firecrews in Southport are asking residents to take action if they hear a neighbour’s smoke alarm and call 999 if they suspect a fire. The new appeal comes after Merseyside Fire &