Killer Mitchell Quy, who murdered his partner Lynsey in 1998, has been denied parole for the third time. Following his recent parole hearing, the Parole Board has decided that there will be
The closure of St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School is set to be confirmed at a Council Cabinet meeting next week. In October, the council detailed that the primary school retained just 15
Cllrs Terry Jones and Sinclair D’Albuquerque have blamed “a lack of clarity, direction and a weakness in the leadership” of the local Conservative association for their decision to form a new breakaway
Two Sefton councillors have left the Conservative Group this morning. Ainsdale’s Terry Jones and Cambridge’s Sinclair D’Albuquerque will form what they are calling “The Southport Councillor Group”. OTS News contacted both Cllr
Local Liberal Demoncrat leader John Pugh has said that the resignations of Cllrs Jones and D’Albuquerque, along with the recent resignations of five Labour Councillors on Sefton, are a product of “an
Children’s services supplied by Sefton Council have been rated ‘inadequate’ in a scathing review published by Ofsted today, with the report finding: “both serious and widespread failures in core areas”. The assessment,
Following a sometimes dramatic but ultimately anti-climactic evening at Dunes Leisure Centre on Thursday, not a single Southport Sefton Council seat changed hands. Each one of the seven Southport seats up for
Ticket holders for planned UB40 and Comedy in the Park events this summer have been told they will not receive their money back, after the promoter announced it had closed down due
9 companies headed up by former Southport FC board member Phil Hodgkinson have been placed into administration. A statement on the PURE Business Group website confirms that Pure Business Group Limited, Pure
Southport came back from behind to defeat Spennymoor 3-2 in the Emirates FA Cup at Haig Avenue, setting up a mouth-watering tie against familiar foe Altrincham. Having drawn 0-0 in the initial
Conservative councillors from Southport have rubbished claims from Sefton Council that “hundreds of thousands of cycle journeys have been made on the town centre cycle scheme.” Sefton Council made the claim yesterday
Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust Chair Neil Masom has confirmed to staff that the trust will enter into “a partnership” with St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals from 20 September. In an
Southport & Ormskirk NHS Trust’s departing CEO Trish Armstrong-Child has confirmed in a letter to MP Damien Moore that “there are no proposals or plans which would see Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals
The last time Southport played Gloucester City on the opening day, the Yellows lifted the Conference North trophy. Like 2009, Southport today found themselves 1-0 down in the opening ten minutes, with
Trish Armstrong-Child, the chief executive of Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, is stepping down having accepted the role of chief executive at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The HSJ, a
Sefton’s councillors have voted to oppose changes plans that would see Ainsdale removed from the Southport political constituency. A motion filed by Labour councillor Greg Myers moves “that Sefton Council rejects in
A council motion filed by the Liberal Democrats that would have delayed the consultation and potential implementation of cycle lanes in Southport has been defeated. At a full council meeting in Crosby
Southport FC have won an appeal against the National League over “misleading” the league on the covid status of players but have lost a second over failing to fulfil fixtures. Southport was
Southport Football Club has launched their season ticket sale ahead of the 2021/22 campaign. Access to the club’s 21 home Vanarama National League North campaign can be secured for as little as
Learner drivers looking to take a test from the Southport Driving Test Centre on Part Street will have to wait six months. The coronavirus pandemic has caused a backlog of nearly half
Documents published by Sefton Council have revealed a £1.4m repair bill to fix “significant health and safety concerns” at Splashword amid warnings that “further funding may be required to complete the entire
The report for an unannounced CQC inspection of Southport hospital has been published this morning. Inspectors visited Southport & Formby District General Hospital in February “following information of concern received from the
Southport & Ormskirk NHS Trust has confirmed surgical care for inpatients previously based at Ward 11A in Southport will continue to be provided from Ormskirk. The move means that Ward 11A at
Less than 24 hours after his election, new Conservative Councillor for Cambridge Sinclair D’Albuquerque is supporting residents of Knob Hall Lane in a long-standing dispute over the upkeep of the road. Knob
Local resident Rueben Naidoo is looking to raise £1,000 for Alzheimer’s Society by climbing Ben Nevis next month. Rueben sadly lost his grandmother to Alzheimer’s and will be climbing Scotland’s highest mountain
Labour have secured a Sefton Council seat in Birkdale for the first time in history while the Liberal Democrat vote collapsed in Southport, with the party losing four seats across the town.
Cyber attackers broke into the email of Merseyrail Managing Director Andy Heath last month as part of a ransomware attack on the company. Several newspapers, security blogs and Merseyrail staff received an
The director of a Southport youth football team has pleaded guilty to the theft of tens of thousands of pounds from the team. Michelle Marshall and her husband Simon Marshall were accused