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Gary Player supports build-up to the open with visit to Southport School

Gary Player supports build-up to the open with visit to Southport School. Three-time Champion Golfer of the Year Gary Player was reunited with the famous Claret Jug trophy today on a surprise

7th June 2017

Southport’s Sean Towndrow is Lancashire golf champion after fightback

Southport’s Sean Towndrow is Lancashire golf champion after fightback. Sean Towndrow was crowned Lancashire county champion at Lancaster seven years after last lifting the trophy at Hesketh. The Southport and Ainsdale player

7th June 2017

High visibility patrols to visit polling stations across Southport

High visibility patrols to visit polling stations across Southport. High visibility police patrols will be visiting polling stations across Merseyside throughout the day and night tomorrow, Thursday 8 June, to reassure members

7th June 2017

Concern for missing elderly Blackpool woman

Concern for missing elderly Blackpool woman (has links to Preston and Blackburn) We are appealing for information to find a missing elderly woman from Blackpool. Theresa Currie, 83, was last seen at around

7th June 2017

Health commissioners invite public for a ‘Big Chat’

Health commissioners invite public for a ‘Big Chat’ Sefton residents are invited to book a place at their local Big Chat 8 event to discuss health services and give their views on

7th June 2017

Alzheimer’s Society Southport Cupcake Day 15th June

Alzheimer’s Society Southport Cupcake Day 15th June. June 15th is Cupcake Day this year and there will be lots of events around the country to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Society. The local

7th June 2017

Liverpool Legend Opens Sefton’s New Star Centre

Liverpool Legend Opens Sefton’s New Star Centre. Anfield legend Jamie Carragher was the VIP guest this week when a Bootle-based charity launched its new positive mental health service for children and young

7th June 2017

Lib-Dems attacked for “misleading” Southport voters

Lib-Dems attacked for “misleading” Southport voters. The Liberal Democrats are facing heavy criticism for their campaigning in Southport after releasing leaflets that have been described as “a cynical and shoddy attempt to hoodwink”

7th June 2017

Meols Ward Councillors Advice Centre

Meols Ward Councillors Advice Centre. Meols Ward Councillors John Dodd, Nigel Ashton and Jo Barton will be holding their next Advice Centre on Saturday 10th June. They will

7th June 2017

Andy White And Alex Fletcher Sign For Southport FC

Andy White And Alex Fletcher Sign For Southport FC. Southport’s Head of Development Mark Wright has this evening confirmed the signings of 24-year-old left back Andy White and 20-year-old central midfielder Alex

7th June 2017

Southport man wins £53k muscle car with BOTB just nine months after best friend won, too!

Southport man wins £53k muscle car with BOTB just nine months after best friend won, too! Phil Wakefield and Nick Anders have been friends for more than 50 years but now share

7th June 2017

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Tory Damien Moore on course for election victory, say polls

Tory Damien Moore on course for election victory, say polls Veteran Southport journalist Martin Hovden writes: Conservative candidate Damien Moore has a 68% chance of winning Southport in tomorrow’s general election, according

7th June 2017

Resident hits out after asbestos dumped in ditch near Southport

Resident hits out after asbestos dumped in ditch near Southport. Asbestos was found dumped in a ditch in Bolton’s Cop this week and has been reported to the Council by multiple concerned

7th June 2017

UPDATE | Body found on Southport beach

Body found on Southport beach. UPDATE – 11AM TUESDAY 27 JUNE The man is believed to be a 59 year-old from the Sefton area.His next of kin have been informed but formal

7th June 2017

Southport Hesketh Round Table Celebrate a successful fundraising year

Southport Hesketh Round Table Celebrate a successful fundraising year. It’s been a bumper year for Southport Hesketh Round Table. The local lads are grateful for the tremendous support they’ve received this year

7th June 2017

Gypsies set up camp at United Automation, Southport

Gypsies set up camp at United Automation, Southport. Gypsies have set up camp today at United Automation Southport Business Park Wight Moss Way, Southport. A convoy of caravans arrived at the car park earlier

6th June 2017

A Southport company discusses energy innovation with Councillor James Noakes

RADWRAPS company discuss energy innovation with Councillor James Noakes. Radwraps recently had the opportunity to meet with Councillor James Noakes, Mayoral Lead for Energy & Smart Cities in Liverpool. James Maddocks, director at

6th June 2017

KGV and Southport College to complete merger by January 2018

KGV and Southport College to complete merger by January 2018. Plans for the proposed merger of Southport’s two leading further education colleges are to go ahead. King George V College and Southport

6th June 2017

Three people arrested after Formby bypass rush hour smash

Three people arrested after Formby bypass rush hour smash. Three people have been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving following a collision on the Formby by-pass today, Tuesday

6th June 2017

Police release CCTV in hunt for jewellery store raiders

Police release CCTV in hunt for Southport jewellery store raiders. Detectives have issued CCTV images of two men they would like to speak to following reports of an attempted robbery at a

6th June 2017

Thousands flocked to Southport food and drink festival

Southport food and drink festival 2017. Thousands of people flocked to Victoria Park to sample some of the UK’s best food and drink stalls with good weather helping to keep visitors in

6th June 2017

Hundreds of cyclists to head through Formby to support children’s charity

Hundreds of cyclists to head through Formby to support NSPCC children’s charity The Manchester to Liverpool Bike Ride will be heading through Formby this Sunday as the annual event offers a new coastal

6th June 2017

Fly tippers leave bin men jumping mad

Bin men are jumping through the roof with anger after the latest fly tipping spree in Southport left them with a rather unusual task. A huge trampoline has been dumped on the

6th June 2017

Van Rear Ended on Lord Street, Southport

Van Rear Ended on Lord Street, Southport. Two vehicles collided on Lord Street Southport at around 6pm, Monday 5 June 2017. A witness told our reporter: “The driver of the Silver Ford Focus Fiesta

6th June 2017

Huge turn out for Southport’s pre-election Hustings event

Huge turn out for Southport’s pre-election Hustings event. Hunderds of people packed out Christ church tonight as the four main political candidates vying to become Southports next MP faces a deluge of

6th June 2017

Southport’s Rhys is double medallist at national event

Southport’s Rhys Davies won gold and silver medals at the Inter-Regional Championships. The 12-year-old Merchant Taylor’s student was part of the North West region squad which competed against nine other teams from

5th June 2017

General Election 2017: Who do the Bookies predict be Southport’s next MP

General Election 2017: Who do the Bookies predict be Southport’s next MP. Southport will be heading to the polls this Thursday and with a three-way fight between the Conservatives Labour, the Lib Dems

5th June 2017

Air ambulance called to incident near to Splash World, Southport

Air ambulance called to incident near to Splash World, Southport. An air ambulance landed in Southport this afternoon after a man was taken ill, Monday 5 June 2017. The helicopter landed in the

5th June 2017

Ainsdale woman is joining the Amos Trust ‘Just Walk to Jerusalem’ to call for equal rights in the Holy Land

Lynn McAllister is joining the Amos Trust ‘Just Walk to Jerusalem’ to call for equal rights in the Holy Land Lynn McAllister from Ainsdale is joining Amos Trust, a small creative human rights

5th June 2017

Driver advice for Manchester’s Parklife event

Driver advice for Manchester’s Parklife event Music lovers heading to the Parklife festival at Manchester’s Heaton Park this week are being encouraged to plan their journeys and consider using public transport to

5th June 2017