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Southport Festival returns this weekend

Southport Festival returns this weekend for the fourth year and there is lots of great free activities across the town centre. Funded and pulled together by Southport BID in partnership with Sefton
9th May 2019

CCTV appeal after Penwortham attack

Detectives have released images of two men they want to identify after a man was attacked outside a pizza takeaway in Penwortham. Around 12.10am on April 28, a man in his 20s
9th May 2019

Darkside: The Pink Floyd Show – The Atkinson

Darkside, The Pink Floyd Show, is a tribute to the music of Britain’s greatest progressive rock band. After 13 years of touring, playing at theatres across the UK, Darkside return to The
9th May 2019

Local Health Body to meet in Hilldale, Ormskirk

HEALTHCARE commissioners in West Lancashire are to hold their next Governing Body meeting in public at Hilldale on the Ormskirk Hospital site on Tuesday 21 May 2019, from 10.00am – 12.00pm. Members
8th May 2019

Man WANTED after escaping Kirkham Prison

Police are appealing for information after a man absconded from prison. Jack Walsh, 24, absconded from HMP Kirkham on May 5th and is now wanted. He is described as white, medium build,
7th May 2019

MP backs 1950s born women over pension unfairness

Sefton Central Labour MP, Bill Esterson congratulated women campaigners for pension justice when he joined them at Aintree Retail Park. The Women Against State Pension Injustice (WASPI) Liverpool campaign spoke to shoppers
7th May 2019

Multiple bids made for Model Railway site

OTS understands several bids have already been made after the Southport Model Railway Village was put up for sale for an undisclosed sum. Bolton-based sales broker Knightsbridge is accepting offers on the
6th May 2019
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Edge Hill student blocks come forward in Ormskirk

Plans have been submitted for three accommodation blocks in the centre of Ormskirk, reaching between four and five storeys, for Edge Hill University students. The developer, J Waring & Sons, has put
3rd May 2019
Magic Mild at The Grasshopper, Hillside

Magic Mild at The Grasshopper, Hillside

May is the month that CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale promotes Mild Ales. Mild is a very traditional type of beer that is sweeter and usually darker than regular bitter beers.
2nd May 2019

Murder investigation underway in Parbold

Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a body was found in Parbold.  Police were called around 5.25pm yesterday (Wednesday, May 1) after a body had been found in a wooded area
2nd May 2019

RTC Formby Bypass (near Southport)

Crash on A565 Formby bypass near Ince Blundell, Thursday 2 May 2019. North End Lane which runs from the bypass to Hightown. There were a couple of casualties involved who were taken
2nd May 2019

L37 Fest – Full Weekend Lineup Announced!

The hugely anticipated ‘L37 Fest’ is coming to Orrell Hill Woods (just off the Formby Bypass) from Friday 12th to Sunday 14th July 2019. Tickets have been going fast since they went
2nd May 2019

Nurse Recruiment Day at Southport Hospital

On Saturday 11 May, from 11am-3pm, we are holding another recruiment event, for band five nurses. This is for any band five nurse or students soon to graduate. We are not hiring
1st May 2019

Salons support Neonatal mental health week

Ormskirk hospital Neonatal Unit took part in the first national Neonatal Mental Health Awareness Week. Running from 15th to 21st April, it aimed to raise awareness, share best practice and inspire change.
1st May 2019
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