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Damien Moore MP visits Claire House Children’s Hospice to thank staff for their hard work and dedication in looking after children and families in their time of need

Damien Moore MP visited Claire House Children’s Hospice last week to show his support to staff for their heartfelt contribution made to children and families effected by terminal illness. Mr Moore was

20th March 2019

Woman sexually assaulted on train – Liverpool

BTP officers are today releasing CCTV images after a woman was sexually assaulted on board a train in Liverpool. The incident happened at 6pm on Saturday 16 February. Two men are reported

20th March 2019

EFT Good Cause | Making dreams come true at Alderhey

Thanks to an amazing donation of £15,323.59 from the EFT Group, Alder Hey Children’s Charity will be able to purchase two of the 32 heated cots it needs to help provide the

19th March 2019

Funeral arrangements for Jimmy Webb, Southport

Funeral arrangements for Jimmy Webb Friday 29th March Southport crematorium at 3.20pm then to the Richmond on Scarisbrick new road for the wake. There is no dress code. Jimmy supported Everton and

19th March 2019

Southport 24 Hour A&E unit marked for closure

Public invited to April’s governing body meeting

Members of the public who are interested in hearing more about health across Sefton are invited to attend forthcoming governing body meetings for local clinical commissioning groups (CCG). NHS Southport and Formby CCG

19th March 2019

Lets put a stop to child sexual exploitation

Lets put a stop to child sexual exploitation Merseyside Police and Sefton Council are showing their support as part of National Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Awareness Day. The purpose of the day

19th March 2019

Southport FC Academy Fundraiser | Race Night Saturday March 23rd

There is a Race Night in the 1881 Lounge next Saturday in aid of the Southport FC Academy. Race Nights are always very popular and fun so why not come along and

19th March 2019

Golf is coming home – get your tickets for the Betfred British Masters

The European Tour has announced UK based bookmakers Betfred as the new title sponsor of the British Masters. The agreement, for an initial two years, marks another new chapter for the historic

19th March 2019

Southport commuters fall victim to Liverpool speed cameras

Over 3,000 Southport commuters to Liverpool have been caught out in just one month by speed cameras installed at two traffic light junctions in the borough. The ‘speed on green’ safety cameras

18th March 2019

Man arrested in connection with Birkdale burglary

Officers investigating a burglary on St Peter’s Road in Birkdale have arrested and charged a male with the offence. Joseph Cole aged 52 of Langsdale Road, Liverpool has been kept in custody

18th March 2019

How will the New Damp Laws Affect Private Landlords?

From 20th March 2019, Landlords letting damp properties can be sued by tenants under a new law passed under the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 superseding the Landlord & Tenant

18th March 2019

Southport SAFE Meeting Date Announced

The next meeting of Southport Access for Everyone will be held at the Victoria Methodist Church, Sussex Road, Southport PR8 6DG on Monday 28th January at 7pm. The meeting will begin with

18th March 2019

Asron awareness week

Fire service and partners to launch community campaign across Merseyside for Arson Awareness Week Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service will join forces with partner agencies across the region this week (18th– 22ndMarch)

18th March 2019

Merseyside Police helping to put a stop child sexual exploitation, are you?

Merseyside Police are showing their support as part of National Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Awareness Day this Monday, 18 March. The purpose of the day is to raise awareness of CSE by

18th March 2019

Funeral arrangements for Des Emett

OTS News is saddened to report the death of well known Southport man Des Emet. Des’s funeral will take place at Southport Cremetorium on Friday 22 March, 3.20pm. Des will be missed

17th March 2019

Labour MPs must oppose May’s deal or face deselection, say campaigners

Theresa May has indicated that she will put her deal to a vote again this Tuesday, 20th March. With the DUP and eurosceptic ERG group of Tory MPs undecided about how they

17th March 2019

Players Championship: Tommy Fleetwood one behind Jon Rahm

Players Championship third-round leaderboard -15 J Rahm (Spa); -14 T Fleetwood (Eng), R McIlroy (NI); -12 J Day (Aus); -11 A Ancer (Mex); -10 J Furyk (US), D Johnson (US), K Bradley

17th March 2019

Dangerously parked truck on Folkestone Road

a dangerously parked contractors truck on Folkestone road is an accident waiting to happen in the dark. the unlit lorry was parked in a stretch of Folkestone Road near Tesco all night

17th March 2019

Southport patients face SHOCK ambulance waiting times

Paramedic response times for critically injured patients varies across Sefton, according to new figures. Using the Freedom of Information Act, BBC News obtained the average response times for the most life-threatening callouts

17th March 2019

Cold Weather Shelter Open For Homeless in Southport

AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR ROUGH SLEEPERS/HOMELESS IN SOUTHPORT *COLD WEATHER SHELTER – OPEN AT TIMES OF EXTREME WEATHER* THE ECO CENTRE, THE ESPLANADE FROM 10:00PM – OPERATED BY LIGHT FOR LIFE. *This service

16th March 2019

100 Not Out

The Grasshopper micropub in Hillside celebrates its 3rd Birthday this weekend with a St Patrick’s Day themed party on Saturday night. The micropub has enjoyed a very successful first three years –

16th March 2019

A message to our communities following New Zealand terrorist attacks

A Merseyside Police spokesman said: “We would like to offer our sincere condolences to the people who have been affected by the terrorist attacks in New Zealand. “We are in contact with our mosques

16th March 2019

IN PICTURES | Babyballet Stars dance in RED for Comic Relief

This week babyballet stars danced in RED for comic Relief raising £138.48.

16th March 2019

Merseyside - A Crime Alert for the residents of North Sefton from Merseyside Police

Appeal after woman attacked in Blundellsands

POLICE are appealing for information following an incident in Blundellsands, Thursday 14 March. At around 3.45pm, a call was received reporting a man attempting to assault a woman on the coastal path

16th March 2019

TODAY | Weather Warning, Southport

WEATHER WARNING The tail end of Storm Gareth will continue to bring high winds to the north west coastline this weekend ahead of Storm Hannah, which is forecast to bring snow to

16th March 2019

WARNING | TV license Email Scam

TV license holders are being warned about fake emails which attempt to scam money out of unsuspecting victims. The bogus emails claim people are owed a refund or say billing information is

16th March 2019

Drivers to receive greater protection against rogue private parking operators

Motorists across Britain will have greater protections against bogus parking fines as new measures to clamp down on rogue private parking firms become law. Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 ends unfair

15th March 2019

Planned North West roadworks – Monday 18 to Sunday 24 March 2019

The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of Friday 15 March but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or

15th March 2019

Funeral arrangement for well known Southport man Kev Pye

OTS News is saddened to report the death of Kevin Pye. Well known Southport resident Kev Pye sadly passed away after a long illness, Kevin will be missed by all his family

15th March 2019

Close season for coarse fishing on rivers starts

The Environment Agency is reminding anglers that coarse fishing on rivers is closed for three months from Friday 15 March. The close season runs from 15 March to 15 June 2019 and

15th March 2019