Court Reporter

Three men have denied murdering a Southport man who died after being shot at his home. Stephen Maguire was killed when four masked thugs burst into his home in Guildford Road, Birkdale

Detectives have welcomed the sentencing of a Sefton man for stalking an ex-partner. Between September 2019 and January 2020, following the breakdown of their relationship, Francis Fitzmaurice stalked his female victim, observing

A man has been jailed for 16 weeks after claiming he had Coronavirus and threatening to spit at British Transport Police officers in Liverpool. The incident happened at Liverpool Lime Street station

A FORMER Lancashire police officer has been given a suspended prison sentence after trying to pursue sexual relationships with victims of crimes. Stuart Lunt, who worked as a Detective Constable in South

Stephen Maguire who was shot at his home on Guildford Road in Southport last month after four men smashed the door down was due in Court yesterday, Thursday 2 April 2020. The

A terrified Southport taxi driver who filled up his car at Tesco express was horrified to see a stranger pour petrol on it and set it alight. A court heard that but

Merseyside Police have welcomed the sentencing of a 30 year old man from Southport following a drugs warrant Jamie Morgan was arrested earlier this year following a warrant at his address on

POLICE ave welcomed the sentencing of Colin Howard at Liverpool Crown Court today (Monday, 20 January) following a stabbing in Southport last year. At 3.40pm on Saturday, 13 July 2019, emergency services

Police are reiterating the dangers of taking class A drugs after a man from Southport appeared in court for possession of magic mushrooms and cannabis. Calvin Wright, 33, of Fell View, pleaded

POLICE have welcomed the sentencing of a man who pushed an elderly man to the ground before stealing his car in Formby. Jack Jenkins, 20, from Kirkby was jailed at Liverpool Crown

A Southport firm has found itself in hot water for failing to properly licence a massive property portfolio. The company has been labelled ‘foolish’ and ‘negligent’ by a judge and hit with

A university under-graduate caught operating as a drugs dealer claimed to police that cash on him was from his student loan. Connor Prescott (21) had been using cannabis for a decade –

Judges in a Merseyside Court have been told how a drug dealer from Southport kept his gear in his underwear. Connor Prescott (21) of Cambridge Road, plead guilty to possession of cannabis

A MAN has been jailed for child sex offences following a Lancashire Constabulary investigation. Colin Mooney, 31, arranged online to carry out the sickening abuse but was arrested in May after turning

Everton FC coach and former player Francis Jeffers has pleaded guilty to sending offensive and menacing messages to his wife Lucy Jeffers. The Crown Prosecution Service said that Jeffers, 38, who played

Police are cracking down on the growing numbers of beggars in Southport town centre. Recently three men and one woman have been fined at Sefton Magistrates Court for begging in Southport. The

A man who drove at speed through Southport while police were in pursuit before going through a red light and smashing into two cars, had been having an argument with his partner,

A 32 year old man has been sentenced to six years in jail for a ‘particularly nasty and violent assault’ on a football fan who died in hospital three days later. James

A drink driver from Southport was caught after overtaking a police car at speed on the Promenade. Richard Gaskell, 22, of Kingston Crescent, pleaded guilty to six charges in total at Sefton

Police are appealing for information to find a wanted man who escaped from Liverpool Crown Court, Monday 9 September. An arrest warrant was issued at court for 28-year-old Adam Bennett following his

Merseyside Police has released the following statement. Callum Mawdsley aged 19 years from Southport was arrested (Aug 9) in relation to breaching the conditions of his Domestic Violence Protection Order. Following his

A disgraced ex Sunday league football manager has been ‘caught’ having sex in front of a young girl in a series of unfortunate events, a court has heard. David Baker and his

A man has been jailed for 16 years today (Wednesday 19 June) for the rape of a girl in Melling in the early 2000s. William Bresnahan, 75 years, of Waddicar Lane in

Dane Ellard (24) of Argo Road, Liverpool was jailed for two years and eight months in December for a spate of crimes in Southport, including a home burglary and aggravated vehicle taking.

Merseyside Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace wanted man James Alexander McCabe. McCabe, who is 27 from Southport, is wanted in relation to a driving offence as well as

An angry window cleaner who called a traffic warden a paedophile when he received a parking ticket has been given a curfew and told to pay compensation. John Joseph, 55, of Princes

Brant OJOUNRU 46 yrs from Southport was sentenced to a 3.5 year custodial sentence on 7th April 2019, for his involvement in a residential burglary in Southport, which dates back to August

Detectives investigating a series of business robberies in South Liverpool and Crosby last year are welcoming prison sentences totalling over 43 years for the two men and one woman responsible. The robberies took place