Thousands gather for spectacular BID switch on
Thousands of people packed out Southport town centre this evening for the annual Southport BID Christmas switch on. Lord Street was teeming with families who came out for the likes of BeWitched
Tommy Fleetwood crowned European Tour Race to Dubai champion
TOMMY FLEETWOOD won the Race to Dubai in dramatic fashion after Justin Rose blew up on the back nine of the final event of the tour. Rose bogeyed three holes – 12,
Directors make plain – NO Council cash yet allocated for playgrounds
Information has been release which proves campaigning residents seeking a new playground have been bamboozled by outside politicians coming into town with their own agendas. Councillors’ promises are not Council decisions. A
MP Damien Moore visits Christ the King High School
On Friday 17th November, Damien visited Christ the King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre in Southport. The voluntary-aided mixed 11-18 school is performing well despite its recent Ofsted report requiring improvements
Maria Makes Maher Flip Over Offshore Strand Shops Sale Fib
Independent Councillor Maria Bennett knocked Council Leader Ian Maher back on his heels in Thursday’s Sefton Council meeting when the Labour boss blamed councillors for being ignorant about the offshore purchase of
Mum makes HORRIFIC discovery in her Ocean Plaza KFC
A Southport Mum has had a hair raising experience with KFC after finding a three inch long hair in a meal. Danielle Murisom was tucking into her Meal from the ocean plaza
Do you know where your child is tonight?
Officers will be deployed to Southport Town Centre and surrounding area on HVP Patrol to enforce the Dispersal Zone this evening (Saturday 18 November). Do you know where your child is? Will
Bog eyed kids jog for joy at Tarleton
Fitness fanatic pupils from a Tarleton primary school have put their best feet forward for charity on their annual ‘Bog Eyed Jog’. Children from Tarleton Holy Trinity CE Primary turned up early
RESULT | Southport 0-3 Blyth Spartans
Southport 0-3 Blyth Spartans 0′ – BSFC – Kick Off 37′ – SFC – Yellow Card – Nathan Lowe 37′ – BSFC – Sub OFF Adam Wrightson ON Greg Rutherford 46′ –
Councillors Give Free Park & Ride for pre-Christmas Saturdays
Aim is to boost town trade and ease pollution and congestion. Local Councillors have agreed to spend Southport Area Committee funds to relieve Christmas shoppers of Park & Ride fees. The majority of the
Southport Dispersal Zone | Boozed boys have bud seized
9.05PM Friday 17th Nov. 17 bottles of beer seized from two boys aged under 16 on Kings Gardens, Southport. Two further dispersal notices were issued on Lord Street. Two further dispersal notices
Southport Christmas Lights Switch On 2017 – full times and details
Here’s the full line up and What’s On for this Sundays big switch! The full line up for Southport’s Christmas Lights switch on Is here – and it is going to be
Exposed: £684,000 spent by Sefton Council on Bootle Strand “advice”
Senior Lib Dem councillor Iain Brodie Browne has expressed his concern at the refusal of Sefton Council Leader Ian Maher to come clean over the true cost of professional advisors employed over
MATCH PREVIEW | Southport v Blyth Spartans
Southport welcome Blyth Spartans to the Merseyrail Community Stadium this weekend, desperate to put an end to their eleven match winless run. Kevin Davies was left ruing a leaky defence on Tuesday
Councillor shows support to Children In Need 2017
Sefton Councillor David Barton, a long- term supporter of BBC’s Children In Need has once again shown his support for this proud national cause here in Southport and is encouraging others to
Youths flout dispersal order
Gangs of youths are defiantly flouting a dispersal order in Southport town centre A Dispersal Zone is in force in Southport Town Centre from 6pm this evening (17/11/17) until Sunday 19/11/17 @
Southport man spared jail after vicious attack on woman
A Southport man who launched into a vicious assault on a woman in the town centre has been found guilty of assault by beating. George Arthur Hayes, 24, launched a frenzied attack
Southport fundraising banquet raises thousands of pounds for cancer research
A team of fundraisers from Southport have raised £3,700 for North West Cancer Research after hosting a sell-out banquet at a well-known Chinese restaurant. More than 100 guests gathered at Ho Lee
DVLA eager to clampdown on demolished car ruins
The DVLA are out in force this week clamping down on uninsured cars around Southport. The clampdown has been so severe that even a clearly abandoned and half dismantled Skoda has been
Ormskirk Hospital to hold baby and child Christmas remembrance service
Ormskirk hospital will be offering support for the third year running to families remembering lost loved ones in the weeks before Christmas. The Baby and Child Remembrance Service will be held at
Drug Warrant executed in High Park
Officers executed a pre planned Misuse of Drugs Act Warrant at an address in High Park (Friday 17 November). Officers from Southport Community Police Team, supported by colleagues from the matrix team
100 days without pressure sores at Lancashire Care hospital
100 days without pressure sores at Lancashire Care hospital During ‘Stop the Pressure Week’ this week (13-18 November), Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust’s Longridge Community Hospital Ward has been praised by senior
Has your child had the free flu vaccine?
Leading health figures at Sefton Council, NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and NHS Southport and Formby CCG are encouraging parents to make sure their children receive their free flu vaccination.
Sefton blooms as NWiB judges heap praise on borough
Sefton is blooming lovely thanks to outstanding neighbourhood gardening projects. Sixteen community locations across Sefton have been rated as ‘Outstanding’ in the 2017 North West In Bloom (NWiB) and It’s Your Neighbourhood
A Crime Alert for the residents of Southport Sefton from Merseyside Police.
A Crime Alert for the residents of Southport Sefton from Merseyside Police. Residential Burglaries Recently burglaries have taken place in the following locations: Gloucester Road (shed), Millars Pace, Seaton Way, York Road,
Local Lawyer calls for drink and drug courses for learner drivers
Learner drink and drug-driving information courses should be incorporated into driving test requirements, according to a leading motoring lawyer. Frank Rogers, head of Just Motor Law, the motoring division of Kirwans
Customers in a spin as Vinyl bar opens
A new vinyl themed bar has opened in Southport building on the success of similar boozers in the town. The Vinyl Hideout Bar at 1 Hoghton Place (off Hoghton Street), Southport opened
Woman airlifted to hospital after horror smash
A female driver has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries free becoming trapped in her car after a horrific collision on Southport road (Thursday 16 November). A spokesperson for Lancashire Constabulary
Who’s In Court: Seven found guilty of littering
Seven people have this week been found guilty of littering across Sefton, leading to fines totalling nearly £1,700. Four Sefton residents, two men from West Lancashire and a man from Blackpool were
FREE entry Northern Soul event – 19th November
Free Entry Northern Soul event here again at the Metro 3pm till 9pm. King street entrance back by popular demand Sunday 19th November. Great place to stay for any visit to Southport,