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Lakeland Leather, the 60 year old Lake District-based fashion retailer, has confirmed the expected closure of their Southport store on Lord Street. Martin Foster, Lakeland Leather Managing Director, announced the store is

Snooker results and report: Judd Trump beats Yan Bingtao 10-4 in Players Championship final Judd Trump won the Coral Players Championship for the second time in his career with a dominant 10-4

SINGLE and tired of swiping? Award-winning Channel 4 dating series, First Dates and First Dates Hotel, are currently looking for singletons searching for love. First Dates and First Dates Hotel are documentary

The 2020 Players Championship final will be contested between Judd Trump and Yan Bingtao at the Southport Waterfront today, Sunday 1 March 2020. The pair emerged from contrasting semi-finals over the last

Yesterday, Southport’s Arctic 24 Lifeboat headed down to the River Mersey to meet the Royal Navy’s 65,000 tonne warship, HMS Prince of Wales. Our lifeboat was joined by RNLI Lifeboats from New

armed officers have flooded a quiet Birkdale street tonight in an ongoing incident. Police have closed off Grove Street in Birkdale this evening in a suspected major incident. Nearby residents have been

POLICE have arrested a man on suspicion of arson following an incident in Southport in the early hours of this morning, Wednesday 26 February. At around 12.50am, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service

A local council hopeful has hit out at Sefton’s Labour bosses after seeing an OTS article on Knob Hall Lane. Cambridge ward Tory candidate Sinclair D’alburquerque says he has a hole raft

After earning a late draw midweek, Southport will be looking to continue their recent improved form when they head to Leamington on Saturday. Liam Watson’s side showed great character against Brackley on

Posters warning young people of risks of using fake ID and guidance to help those selling alcohol to spot false documents available. Schemes to crackdown on underage drinking such as Challenge 21

Lazy council officers are being shamed by visitors to the town after the shocking state of a local Road was revealed. Knob Hall Lane in Marshside has been described as a ‘patchwork

Staff nurses on Children’s A&E at Ormskirk will be climbing Snowdon in June to raise money for the department. Staff nurse, jess Healy said: “We are going to climb Mount Snowdon for

Police are issuing a fresh appeal for help locating a man who has been missing from home for more than two weeks. Shaun Horan (pictured), 48, was last seen at Mariner’s Way

*URGENT MISSING APPEAL* Police appealing for help to find missing Mark Stockbridge, 41, from Leyland. We are very concerned for Mark’s welfare, after he was last seen in Bolton yesterday (Tuesday, February

Damage has been caused on Lord Street after a car crashed this evening, Wednesday 19 February 2020. Officers were called to Lord Street, near the roundabout 9.15pm by Leicester Street following the

Officers have been in Southport today (Wednesday 19th Feb) carrying out #OpTarget activity to tackle antisocial behaviour including drug dealing and those using scrambler bikes. The decision to focus on this sort

Do you recognise this woman? Detectives in Liverpool think she may have information following an assault in Liverpool City Centre last December. At around 3.50am on Sunday 8 December, a woman in

Sefton Council are flying the union flag today to mark Prince Andrew’s Birthday. Furious republicans who were walking past the town hall today reacted in shock to see the Union flag flying

A GP surgery just a few miles from Southport has shut in panic after fears a patient has Coronavirus. Tarleton Group Practice have closed its doors as an emergency precaution after fears

POLICE can confirm that emergency services are in Seaforth following a serious RTC this evening, Tuesday 18 February. At 5.50pm, we were called to reports of a collision between a bus and

Detectives are appealing for help with locating 30-year-old John Paul Rea, from Sefton, who is wanted. Rea is wanted after breaching a gang injunction in August 2019. He is described as 5ft

Two vandals who caused more than £100k damage to the railway were sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday, following a British Transport Police investigation. Kyle Smith, aged 26, of Ribble Street,

A top royal made a whistle stop visit to Southport yesterday with barely anyone in the town noticing. Oblivious residents were kept in the dark over the visit and were only suspicious

There was a lot to celebrate on Friday when two of Southport’s most loved charities came together to celebrate the official opening of Queenscourt Hospice’s newest shop. Staff and volunteers from Queenscourt