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Fletchers COO scoops inaugural award for excellence in practice management

Fletchers COO scoops inaugural award for excellence in practice management The chief operating officer of Fletchers Solicitors has become the first ever person to win a national legal award for Excellence in Practice Management. Alexandra

19th October 2018

SOUTHPORT Know your Care at the Chemist

SOUTHPORT Know your Care at the Chemist In preparation for winter and the illnesses the cold weather can bring, Healthwatch Sefton and the two NHS clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in the borough

19th October 2018

Plans cooking away for former Birkdale Village florist

Plans cooking away for former Birkdale Village florist June’s florist has closed its doors for good and builders are already cutting out the site ahead of a potential bid to transform it

19th October 2018

Liverpool hospitals’ anaesthetic teams recognised for high quality patient care

Liverpool hospitals’ anaesthetic teams recognised for high quality patient care Anaesthetists at two Liverpool hospitals have been recognised for providing the highest quality care to local patients. The anaesthetic departments at Alder Hey

19th October 2018

FA CUP PREVIEW | Eyes On The Prize

FA CUP PREVIEW | Eyes On The Prize SOUTHPORT FC return to Emirates FA Cup action tomorrow, with a win again Ashton United resulting with a place in the first round proper.

19th October 2018

Park Crescent closed after cyclist hit by car

Park Crescent closed after cyclist hit by car Motorists are advised to avoid Park Crescent in Southport this morning after a man was struck by a vehicle at around 9:30am. A witness

19th October 2018

SOUTHPORT takeaway staff fear fox on the run

SOUTHPORT takeaway staff fear fox on the run Worried traders on Eastbank Street and surrounding streets say they fear an urban fox is on the loose. Over the course of the last

19th October 2018

UPDATE | After man found injured in Bold Street flat

Detectives in Southport are appealing for information after a man was found injured in his flat in Southport on Sunday, 14 October. Officers were called to an address on Bold Street at

18th October 2018

Get quizzical to support Formby’s Royal British Legion

Trivia lovers in Formby and beyond are being urged to get quizzical to commemorate 100 years since the end of World War One. Held as part of a series of Sefton Council

18th October 2018

Police find body in hunt for husband of stabbing victim

Police find body in hunt for husband of stabbing victim POLICE searching for wanted man John Cowley have found a body. At shortly after 11:30am on Thursday 18th October, officers found a

18th October 2018

Daniel Purvis sent packing at Aldi opening

Daniel Purvis sent packing at Aldi opening The opening of the Liverpool Road store took place this morning and the first 30 customers recieved complimentary bags full of fresh fruit and vegetables.

18th October 2018

TONIGHT | Free Cider at The Grasshopper

Free Cider at The Grasshopper. The old adage states that ‘There is no such thing as a free lunch’. This referred to the 19th century custom of bars in America offering a

18th October 2018

Pete Firman brings magic touch to the Atkinson

Pete Firman brings magic touch to the Atkinson Pete Firman, one of the UK’s most celebrated magicians and comedians, has added 15 additional dates to his UK tour of brand new show,

18th October 2018

Free Fireworks and Bonfire Night – Lakeside Church Southport

Free Fireworks and Bonfire Night Following their hugely successful first fireworks night last year – when over 700 people attended – Lakeside Church Southport is doing it again. Still free but with

18th October 2018

Southport MP asked “what are you hiding?” after his vote to keep Universal Credit report from public

Southport MP asked “what are you hiding?” after his vote to keep Universal Credit report from public. Southport’s Conservative MP Damien Moore has been slammed for helping conceal government analysis of the impact

18th October 2018

Popular Local indépendant business featured on E4 TV show

Popular Local indépendant business featured on E4 TV show. Tapper’s Cafe on Union Street was featured on TV show on E4 last night Don’t Tell the Bride, a series in which grooms

18th October 2018

Deputy PCC joins forces with region’s councils to pledge commitment to tackling modern slavery

Deputy PCC joins forces with region’s councils to pledge commitment to tackling modern slavery Merseyside is at the forefront of the fight against modern slavery – that’s the message from the region’s

18th October 2018

Southport employers urged to ensure their business survives the office party

Southport employers urged to ensure their business survives the office party Southport employers are being reminded of their legal responsibilities when it comes to protecting their staff at Christmas parties. Lindsey Knowles,

18th October 2018

Lancashire Care receives prestigious award at the Allocate Awards 2018

Lancashire Care receives prestigious award at the Allocate Awards 2018 Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust’s Temporary Staffing Team have received a prestigious award at this year’s Allocate Awards. The Allocate Awards celebrates

18th October 2018

Sefton Council approve major Lancaster Road redevelopment

Sefton Council approve major Lancaster Road redevelopment Sefton Council has approved a major redevelopment of the former Birkdale School for Hearing Impaired Children in Southport. In April 2017, Octopus Healthcare submitted

18th October 2018

Southport teenagers charged with burglaries in Sefton

Three teenagers charged with burglaries in Sefton Three teenagers have been charged with a series of burglary offences across the Sefton area. The boys, one aged 14 and two aged 16, have

17th October 2018

Sefton’s Hate Crime Unit want victims to come forward

Sefton’s Hate Crime Unit want victims to come forward Officers from Sefton’s Hate Crime Unit are raising awareness and encouraging more victims to come forward as part of National Hate Crime Awareness

17th October 2018

Southport hospital holds memorial service to remember loved ones

Southport hospital holds memorial service to remember loved ones Southport and Ormskirk hospitals are holding a memorial service next month for anyone wishing to remember a loved one. The service will be

17th October 2018

WARNING | Southport residents targeted by fraudsters

WARNING | Southport residents targeted by fraudsters Fraud Attempt It has been reported that an unknown person made an attempt to change the bank details and the mobile phone package of a

17th October 2018

News from SOUTHPORT Community Policing Team

News from SOUTHPORT Community Policing Team Matthew Walden aged 29 of no fixed abode has been arrested for being wanted on a recall to prison. Stephen Murphy aged 38 of Birkdale has

17th October 2018

Cemetery road gridlock after three vehicle crash

Cemetery road gridlock after three vehicle crash A major through road connecting Southport and Birkdale is at a standstill after three vehicles smashed into each other, Wednesday 17 October 2018. Cemetery road

17th October 2018

Council to tackle problem parking outside Southport schools

Council to tackle problem parking outside Southport schools Sefton Council are tackling inconsiderate and dangerous parking outside a number of schools during drop-off and pick-up times. Following the start of the school

17th October 2018

Sefton launches Modern Slavery page to raise awareness of human trafficking

Sefton launches Modern Slavery page to raise awareness of human trafficking Sefton Council are joining local authorities around the country in marking Anti-Slavery Day on October 18. Anti-Slavery Day provides an opportunity

17th October 2018

Missing from home – Kaycey Smith, aged 13, from Southport

Missing from home – Kaycey Smith, aged 13, from Southport Merseyside Police are this evening (Tuesday, 16 October) appealing for information to find a teenage girl from Southport who was last seen

16th October 2018

SOUTHPORT Go Purple and Green!

SOUTHPORT Go Purple and Green! Add a Splash of Colour and embrace Queenscourt Hospice’s colours this October as we Go Purple and Green! This October, add a splash of colour and embrace

16th October 2018