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Help prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new illness that can affect your lungs and airways. What’s the risk of catching coronavirus in the UK? The UK Chief Medical Officers have raised the
23rd February 2020

Iconic blue passports return next month

Britons will be able to travel with a blue passport when the traditional colour returns for the first time in almost 30 years. The distinctive blue cover will be re-introduced now the
23rd February 2020

REPORT | Leamington 1-0 Southport

REPORT | Edged Out A late Joe Parker goal was all that separated the two sides as the Port were defeated by Leamington on a dreary afternoon in Warwickshire. It was a
23rd February 2020

Dukes Ward Advice Surgery, Wednesday 11th March

Please note the day change from Tuesday to WEDNESDAY! Councillors John Pugh, Tony Dawson and Ward Activist Jo Barton will be holding their Dukes Ward Advice Surgery on Wednesday 11th March. They
23rd February 2020

Police respond to anti-social behavior in Kew

Over the half term week in Southport, there have been a number of incidents of anti-social behaviour involving some young people, mainly around the Kew area. In these incidents the behaviour of
22nd February 2020

Appeal after fatal RTC in Lancashire

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman died following a serious collision in Bacup. Police were called around 8.50am yesterday (Thursday, February 20) to reports of a collision on Market Street,
22nd February 2020

Make sure you’re protected against mumps

With cases of mumps in England at their highest level in a decade, health leaders in Sefton are urging residents to make sure they are protected against the infection. Provisional data from
21st February 2020

We need friends like ‘Rubbish Friends’

The resort’s Rubbish Friends group filled 58 bags of rubbish from Foul Lane and surrounding areas last week. Group co-founder, Cambridge Ward Councillor Pat Keith said: “The area was strewn with litter
21st February 2020

The Argument for Online Sports Engagement

As a website with such a heavy focus on sports, the question about whether online sports engagement is a positive thing, is a question we often have to ask ourselves. Obviously, our
21st February 2020

Southport Amateur Football Games Postponed

FOOTBALL: Due to recent bad weather all league games on Sefton pitches this weekend have been postponed. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause #MySefton
20th February 2020

Operation Vermont, drugs seized in Southport

Merseyside Police were deployed to Southport yesterday (19/02/2020). The aim of Operation Vermont was as follows: • Reassurance to local communities • Reduce crime and disorder • Reduce the operating capacity of
20th February 2020

The new £20 note is coming tomorrow

Earlier this month the Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, unveiled the design of the new £20 note featuring the artist JMW Turner which will be issued on 20 February
19th February 2020

Bored children risk lives in horrific game of chicken

Police are investigating a serious incident and are asking all schools in the area to help identify a group of children playing chicken on Southport’s most dangerous roundabout. Shocking footage filmed by
19th February 2020

Tribute from Southport FC | Geoff Wilde

It is with deep sadness that Southport FC reports the passing of Geoff Wilde at the age of 80. Geoff passed away last night at Queenscourt Hospice following a short illness. A
19th February 2020

Free cancer support event taking place in Southport

Local people in Southport who have been affected by cancer, either directly or indirectly, are invited to an upcoming ‘Health and Wellbeing Event’. The Southport Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Centre is
19th February 2020

Lib Dems Call Time on Costly Mersey Bosses

Merseyside’s Liberal Democrats, have revealed radical plans to axe political posts like the Mayor of Liverpool and the Mersey Police and Crime Commissioner. Both Mayor ‘Big Joe’ Anderson and Police Commissioner Jane
19th February 2020
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