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Drivers fume at ridiculous hospital parking fines

Furious patients and their families say enough is enough over parking at Southport hospital. Visitors are threatening a total boycott and say they will park elsewhere and walk in to spite UKPC
19th November 2018

Southport bookstore goes viral with amazing sale

A Southport bookstore has gone viral after revealing it finally sold a book which had been sitting on its shelves for nearly 28 years. Staff at Broadhursts Bookshop on Market Street finally
19th November 2018

TODAY | Southport town centre road closures

This weekend will see the Christmas Lights switch on in Southport on Sunday afternoon. Road closures will be in place around Lord Street from Eastbank Street to London Street for the duration
18th November 2018

Dangerous games on Southport Pier

A group of unsupervised foolish youths this afternoon created safety concerns on Southport Pier. One female witness told OTS News. “There were about 4 or 5 youths climbing over the pier rails and
17th November 2018

Fell View drugs bust latest

Police have raided Fell View in Southport this evening, in a reported early evening drugs bust. A matrix unit, forensics teams and an engineer from Scottish Power have carried out the raid just
17th November 2018

Hero restaurant owner helps save diabetic

A Southport restaurant owner has been hailed for his kind hearted heroics after helping a man who had a diabetic episode outside his business. Sarah Wade and her partner were walking down
17th November 2018

PREVIEW | Boston United V Southport 

PREVIEW | Boston V Southport  With Liam Watson’s side grabbing another huge three points midweek, confidence will he high in the camp as they head into tomorrow’s game against Boston United. Things
17th November 2018

Two Southport women banned from town centre

Officers from Southport Community Police Team attended Merseyside Magistrates Court today, to present evidence in support of two Criminal Behaviour Order applications. Two well known female shoplifters from Southport appeared in court
16th November 2018

Southport resident Kenny Dalglish receives knighthood

Former footballer and manager Kenny Dalglish has been knighted. Sir Kenny Dalglish received the honour from Prince Charles during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. As a player, Sir Kenny helped Liverpool win
16th November 2018

No Northern Rail trains from SOUTHPORT this Saturday

Anyone planning to travel from Southport Station on 17 November 2018, please check the information below for details of strike services. Details for travel on 17 November 2018 Despite our best efforts,
16th November 2018
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Southport MP Damien Moore to take up a new seat

On Thursday 22 November at 12:00pm, Southport MP Damien Moore will swap the backbenches for the driving seat of a heavy-duty forklift truck on a construction site, when he dons Hi Vis
16th November 2018

WARNING car abandoned on coastal

Early morning drivers were given a fright this morning when they had to swerve to avoid a car abandoned on the coastal road near Marshside the abandoned BMW had no lights on
16th November 2018

Missing vulnerable male rescued from marshes

CALL OUT – 15/11/18 – 22:25 – As our crew were washing down after weekly training, the Southport Quads and foot team were tasked by Holyhead Coastguard to a vulnerable male missing
16th November 2018

November is lung cancer awareness month

Lung cancer is one of the most common and serious types of cancer.  Around 46, 700 new lung cancer cases are diagnosed in the UK every year – that’s nearly 130 every
15th November 2018
Southport hockey

Clean Sweep for the Greens

Over the course of the past 8 weeks Southport Hockey have been within touching distance of a clean sweep. 5 wins from 5 games over the course of the weekend is no
15th November 2018

Betrayal Of Brexit Voters, Says MEP

Betrayal Of Brexit Voters, Says MEP UKIP MEP Paul Nuttall asked today why since Theresa May famously said a ‘no deal’ Brexit was better than ‘a bad deal’, she has come up
15th November 2018

Appeal for information after theft from car

Appeal for information after theft from car Police are hunting a dark haired woman who swiped a pair of expensive ray bans and a wallet from a parked car last night. Victim
15th November 2018

Keep your antibiotics working urge GPs

Southport residents are being urged to play their part in a campaign to ‘keep antibiotics working’. Public Health England want to remind patients that taking antibiotics when you don’t need them puts
14th November 2018
Age UK

Grants to help reduce social isolation

Grants to help reduce social isolation Local groups have been given a boost now that wellbeing organisation Living Well Sefton has launched the fifth round of the Community Resilience Grant. Community groups
14th November 2018

Southport MP meets with church leaders

Southport MP meets with church leaders MP Damien Moore has met with church leaders at Leyland Road, Southport. Damien said: “I recently met with church leaders and volunteers at Leyland Church in
14th November 2018
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