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  1. Air ambulance called and Formby bypass closed after serious RTC

  2. Popular Southport photographer part of quartet sentenced for multi-million pound fraud

  3. Off duty policeman collars suspect tied to Southport jewellery robbery

  4. Sefton Council forecast overspend rises from £4.3m to £7.7m since June

  5. Tributes paid to Southport school pupil who passed away in Bootle house fire

  6. Next chapter of Books Alive! revealed as Southport prepares for October half term.

  7. One week left to have your say in Southport Town Hall Gardens regeneration

  8. Future of Esplanade Park & Ride site to be ‘revisited’ amid lack of Cove resort progress

  9. Police launch public appeal to locate missing teen

Politics

  1. Sign reading 'Welcome to Botanic Gardens' with an information display, black posts, and lush greenery nearby.

    Councillors refuse to publish report on how aviary closure was decided

  2. Count Binface promises Southport hand dryer fix in Clacton by-election

  3. Labour votes down rescue plan for Botanic Gardens aviary

  4. AS IT HAPPENED | Sefton Council to vote on Aviary lifeline and £33m MLEC funding

Crime

  1. Man charged with shoplifting offence in Southport

  2. Man standing on a train platform wearing a black T-shirt, gray shorts, blue sneakers, a cap, and a backpack, looking to the side.

    Man sought in connection with Ainsdale station e-bike theft

  3. Southport pair arrested after lost purse credit cards allegedly used in shops

  4. Man in a gray and navy two-tone jacket and black cap steps off an escalator in a transit station.

    Image released after woman sexually assaulted at Liverpool Central

Sport

  1. Southport FC manager resigns days before Morecambe clash

  2. Tommy Fleetwood ends first round one under par

  3. Southport FC fixtures revealed for 2026/27 season

  4. Aerial view of a coastal town with red-roofed houses, overlaid by the crest of Southport RFC in the center.

    Southport RFC look to seal promotion in final home game

Community

  1. Sefton to vote on extra £33m for Marine Lake Events Centre

  2. Professional headshot of a bald man wearing black-framed glasses, a light blue dress shirt, pink tie, and blue suit jacket against a gray backdrop

    MP backs action to cut costs for parents ahead of new school year

  3. Editorial | Lightport shows real potential despite limited run-through

  4. Southport named best-performing town in UK for food hygiene

What's On

  1. Police issue travel info for Air Show attendees

  2. The Picnic Club Launches Unique Event For 2027 Valentines Love Birds!

  3. FIRST LOOK AT CAST SET TO ENTERTAIN FAMILY AUDIENCES AT THE OAK THEATRE THIS CHRISTMAS

  4. British Musical Fireworks Championship tickets selling fast

Latest News

  1. Bomb hoaxer charged after causing panic in town centre

  2. Brand new Town Hall Gardens regeneration images show scale of planned transformation

  3. Best selling crime fiction series sees new tale set in Southport

  4. Close-up mugshot of a man with a bruised left eye and neutral gray background, facing the camera

    Holidaymaker jailed after sex assault in Southport apartment block

  5. What Local Workshops Need to Know About Spray Booths

  6. Retirement interest-only mortgage vs lifetime mortgage: the later-life option most homeowners haven’t heard of

  7. Are Mortgage Brokers Actually Worth It?

  8. 5 AI Programs for Building Skills Across Modeling, Computer Vision and MLOps

  9. PETA logo in a blue circle on the left; a neoclassical town hall with flags on the right.

    Campaigners head to Bootle in latest fight against Aviary closure

  10. Back view of a child wearing a brown jacket and a red L.L.Bean backpack, walking along a gravel path with greenery in the background

    SEND children stranded on first day of term after council hands routes to new firm

  11. Three people stand on a construction site posing for the camera; two men wear hard hats and bright safety vests, a woman in a black top stands between them, with a project banner in the background.

    Steelwork repairs to begin on Southport Pier in coming weeks

  12. Sefton Council apologises as just 20% of EHCPs completed on time

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