Heroic crowd pull suicidal teen to safety
A young girl has been pulled to safety after an attempted suicide bid in Southport. The teenager was pulled back as she tried to jump from a bridge overlooking the railway line
Appeal to trace next of kin of Southport man, John Lewis Rimmer
POLICE are appealing for your help to trace the next of kin of a man from Southport who recently passed away. John Lewis Rimmer, 74, of Kensington Road, Southport passed away at his
Lancashire man sentenced to life after brutal murder
COURT RESULT: A man has today (Thursday, May 23rd) been sentenced to life with a minimum of 20 years for the brutal murder of a Preston woman. Benjamin Topping (pictured), 25, of
Racist cab driver keeps job despite abuse charge
A well known cab driver who racially abused a guard at Southport railway station has won an appeal against Sefton Council’s decision to refuse him a new private hire licence after arguing
Dovehaven raises more than £29,000 at its first charity golf day
Ninety-two golfer participated in 18 holes of golf at The Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Raising funds for the Serge Betson Academy. Dovehaven hosted its first charity golf tournament in Southport on Thursday
Love your lungs and give up smoking on World No Tobacco Day
The focus of World No Tobacco Day this year on 31 May 2019 is on tobacco and lung health and the multiple ways that exposure to tobacco affects the health of people’s
Highways England calling on motorists to tow safely this summer
Highways England is today calling on motorists to ‘check it before towing it’ this Bank Holiday. There are around 4,000 incidents every year involving all forms of trailers, which equated to around
Don’t waste your Euro Elections vote
Veteran Southport journalist Martin Hovden writes: Like the Sefton Council elections earlier this month, there were no party activists outside the polling booth in Southport to tick off my details when I
Southport School teachers left without pay after Council error
Sefton Council have been informed that due to an unforeseen technical issue with the BACS payment system, teacher pay has not been processed today (May 23). A spokesman for Sefton Council
Bolton fan urges Sandgrounders to save club staff
A Southport based Bolton fan is going above and beyond for his beloved club by walking 6 miles for unpaid staff. This coming Saturday supporters plan to walk from the old Burnden
Southport residents are calling for an end to dementia injustice
There are 18,294 people living with dementia in Merseyside and that number is set to rise in the next few years, so residents are backing a campaign by Alzheimer’s UK to end
Appeal to locate missing Southport man, Mark Baghurst
POLICE are appealing for help in finding a 49 year-old man who is missing from home in Ainsdale. Mark Baghurst, was last seen in Faulkner Close at 4pm on Sunday 28th April.