UPDATE – APPLICATION FOR CLOSURE ORDER – GARLANDS NIGHTCLUB Merseyside Police can confirm that today (Wednesday, 18 February) a full application was made by the force for a closure order in relation to Garlands nightclub on Eberle Street, Liverpool, at Liverpool and Knowsley Magistrates Court. After hearing the submissions from both the police and representatives of the club District Judge Richard Clancy ordered the club to be closed for a period of three months. Chief Supt Jon Ward, said: “We note the decision of the court today. Sadly, we have been given no option but to take this action. Over…
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“Plain packaging reduced unconscious triggers to smoke,” BBC News reports. This claim is based on two related experiments where smokers were either exposed to a picture of a branded pack of cigarettes, a picture of a plain pack (containing a graphic health warning), or nothing at all, and were asked to choose a reward of either chocolate or a cigarette. Researchers found people exposed to the plain pack were, over time, 9% more likely to choose a chocolate reward compared with people exposed to the branded pack, so their consumption of cigarettes was reduced. This study has inherent limitations, meaning…
John Nolan the Antiquesman comes up with the goods yet again-Another interesting find. Up to the 1960’s visiting the theatre was a usual event every month for the British People. The largest theatre chain in the UK and the world was probably the “EMPIRE” / “Hippodrome”. Moss Empires was a British company formed in Edinburgh from the merger of the theatre companies owned by Sir Edward Moss, Richard Thornton and Sir Oswald Stoll in 1899. This created the largest British chain of variety theatres and music halls. The business was successful, with major variety theatres in almost every city in…
Dog Napping Churchtown area of Southport There have been confirmed reports of dog napping in the Cambridge Road area of Southport over the past week According to a witness a yellow van has been doing the rounds marking houses pretending to be making gardening enquiries but taking more notice of the dogs at the properties and asking questions. If you see anything suspicious please call the police or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 Contact us with your community, business or sport news. Phone 07581350321 or 07930717137 Email ots@otsnews.co.uk Twitter www.twitter.com/onthespot_new Facebook www.facebook.com/otsnews.co.uk Instagram www.instagram.com/otsnews
Public Meeting on Fracking in Halsall A public meeting on the issue of Fracking will be held on 26th February, at 7.30pm at the Memorial Hall in Halsall. With the issue of Fracking now a major issue for Halsall and West Lancashire, a meeting has been organised in partnership between Halsall Parish Council (HPC) and Halsall Working Group on Fracking (HWGF) to inform local about the consequences of Fracking and, if given the green light, how it will directly affect people living in Halsall, Aughton and Haskayne/Downholland and surrounding areas, as well as Lancashire and the North West in general.…
RTC St Lukes Road Southport The emergency services were called to St Lukes Road, Southport, at 9:45am this morning (Tuesday 17th February 2015) following reports of a crash. Two vehicles collided at the junction of St Lukes Road and Sussex Road traffic lights. Two patients were treated at the roadside by paramedics for minor injuries. Police diverted traffic around the accident scene until both vehicles were removed from the scene. Contact us with your community, business or sport news. Phone 07581350321 or 07930717137 Email ots@otsnews.co.uk Twitter www.twitter.com/onthespot_new Facebook www.facebook.com/otsnews.co.uk Instagram www.instagram.com/otsnews
Police members say yes to pay offer UNISON police staff in England and Wales have voted to accept the latest pay offer from the employers. The union’s consultation saw 87% of those taking part vote for the offer of: •a 2.2% or £400 increase, whichever is the greater, on all pay points from 1 March 2015; •a 2.2% increase on standby allowances from 1 March 2015. With Unite and GMB members also voting in favour of the offer, the joint trade unions informed police employers last week that it has been accepted. It will cover the 18 months from 1…
UKIP ‘hangman’ says he is hanged if he will obey the law He challenges the Council to take him to court over ‘criminal acts’ on Lord Street. Southport UKIP ‘hangman’ Gordon Fergusson says that rules which stop people from cluttering the public highway are for other people, not him and his Party. The controversial the Southport branch chairman of the UK Independence Party has vowed to keep his flags flying on the Lord Street kerbside despite it being both a public highway and a conservation area. He is challenging the Council to take action over his unlawful flags. Mr Fergusson…
Police officer injured during arrest Eastbourne Road Southport Police were called to Eastbourne Road, Southport, at approximately 2:30pm on Sunday afternoon 15th February following reports of a disturbance. Officers using riot gear entered a house and removed a male. One officer injured his left arm during the arrest. The male was placed in the rear of a police van to be taken to Copy Lane for questioning. Contact us with your community, business or sport news. Phone 07581350321 or 07930717137 Email ots@otsnews.co.uk Twitter www.twitter.com/onthespot_new Facebook www.facebook.com/otsnews.co.uk Instagram www.instagram.com/otsnews
Photo/Video Credit: Shane Wright Fire Pleasureland car park Southport Fire-fighters were called to the Esplanade Southport, at 1:45pm this afternoon (Sunday 15th February 2015) following reports of a fire. A number of bales of hay on Pleasureland car park caught fire spreading smoke across the roads making it dangerous for motorists. Fire-fighters arrived on scene within minutes and quickly extinguished the blaze. There were no injuries involved. Contact us with your community, business or sport news. Phone 07581350321 or 07930717137 Email ots@otsnews.co.uk Twitter www.twitter.com/onthespot_new Facebook www.facebook.com/otsnews.co.uk Instagram www.instagram.com/otsnews
Another Lord Street shop closing down ‘Molloys’ ONE of Southport’s longest established businesses is closing its lord Street outlet. Molloys (Lord Street) is to close its doors for the final at the end of the month. Molloy’s Furnishers has been established since 1932 and has now it’s fourth generation working within the Company. Originally the business was started with one shop which expanded to three stores covering the North West. Molloys still pride themseleves on the excellent service and value given by the Molloy family and their staff. And it’s business as usual within their other outlets! A sale is…
How not to pay Southport car parking charges – UKIP issue council with £500 notice Southport UKIP candidate, Gordon Ferguson, has just issued Sefton Council with a notice demanding £500 charges after being issued with a fixed penalty parking fine. The issue is ongoing, OTS News will keep readers updated on this issue…….watch this space! You can collect the UKIP car notices by calling into their main Lord Street offices. Contact us with your community, business or sport news. Phone 07581350321 or 07930717137 Email ots@otsnews.co.uk Twitter www.twitter.com/onthespot_new Facebook www.facebook.com/otsnews.co.uk Instagram www.instagram.com/otsnews
RESULT Southport 1 Macclesfield Town 1 Sandgrounders played host to Macclesfield Town this afternoon in the Vanarama Conference. Danny Whitaker (Macclesfield Town) smashed home a header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the net. Richard Brodie levelled the match on 76 minutes with a right footed shot from the left side of the box straight into the net, from a James Caton cross. Southport remain one point above relegation. Teams: Southport 01 Lloyd-Weston 20 Smith 06 Foster 05 Collins 03 Fitzpatrick 09 Thompson 08 George 14 Joyce 24 Beesley (Caton – 59′ ) 10 Brodie…
RTC Lord Street Southport The emergency services were called to Lord Street, Southport, at approximately 1:40pm this afternoon (Saturday 14th February 2015). A Fiat and a Renault collided on Lord Street at the junction of Bold Street. Paramedics arrived on scene within minutes and treated one casualty at the roadside for neck injuries. There were no other reported injuries involved. Contact us with your community, business or sport news. Phone 07581350321 or 07930717137 Email ots@otsnews.co.uk Twitter www.twitter.com/onthespot_new Facebook www.facebook.com/otsnews.co.uk Instagram www.instagram.com/otsnews
Fred Talbot Found Guilty Of Indecent Assaults Former weather presenter Fred Talbot has been found guilty of indecently assaulting two boys when he was a teacher. Talbot showed little emotion in response to the verdicts, which related to two victims who were aged 14 or 15 in the 1970’s. The 65-year-old, who was known to millions for his forecasts on a floating weather map for ITV’s This Morning show, was described as a “chancer” at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court. Mr Talbot and his TV crew often visit Southport when working for Granada. Pictured above is Fred Talbot at Southport…
St John Ambulance welcomes ‘heroism’ law St John Ambulance and the British Red Cross have welcomed the new British ‘Good Samaritan’ law, designed to reassure people who step in to help in an emergency. The Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Act (due to receive Royal Assent) provides guidance to courts on potential negligence cases where people have acted in the best interests others. Richard Fernandez, St John Ambulance Head of Public Affairs said: ‘There’s no known case in the UK of a first aider being successfully sued, but we know that the fear of being sued is leading to lives…
New guide aids fight against mosquito-borne diseases in the UK Academics from Edge Hill University are playing a vital role in the UK’s front line defence against mosquito-borne diseases. Biology Lecturer Dr Clare Strode and Research Technician Thom Dallimore are developing a guide on British mosquitoes, the first resource of its kind to be published in the last 30 years. The new guide will make important updates to the scientific names of British mosquitoes as well as adding species recently discovered using new molecular methods. Crucially, the guide will also track the movement of species which have the potential to…
National conference of UNISON’s women members’ Southport 2015 Motion against UKIP The national conference of UNISON’s women members’ self-organised group, are holding their annual conference at Southport Theatre & Convention Centre this week to discuss issues and set policy affecting women members. Contact us with your community, business or sport news. Phone 07581350321 or 07930717137 Email ots@otsnews.co.uk Twitter www.twitter.com/onthespot_new Facebook www.facebook.com/otsnews.co.uk Instagram www.instagram.com/otsnews
Update After discussions between Southport manager Paul Carden and James Gray they have decided that relegation battling Southport team is not the right move for the Accrington Stanley striker. On the club website Paul Carden said “James attended training on Thursday with us. But after agreeing on the loan and shaking hands on it James contacted me raising doubts about the move. Therefore it is best James stays at Accrington where he currently isn’t featuring. I would like to thank John Coleman for his support in this matter but I can’t take a player who has doubts about playing in the Vanarama…
Warrant executed Abbey Gardens Birkdale Village Southport Update Officers from Merseyside Police Matrix and Dog unit team executed a Misuse of Drugs Act warrant at a property on Abbey Gardens, Birkdale Village, Southport, at 2:30pm this afternoon (Thursday 12th February 2015). The Matrix and dog section planned the raid at the Weld Road beach car park before moving in convoy towards Birkdale village. Officers smashed their way through the front door. The occupants inside the property fled the scene over back gardens. Two men were arrested a short time later in Alma Road. A search of the property was conducted and officers…
Southport business Radwraps in the final of ‘Young Business of the Year’ Awards Southport business Radwraps in the final of ‘Young Business of the Year’ Awards and need public votes! If you think they are worthy of your vote please follow the link below. http://www.blueorchid.co.uk/mofba/nominee/radwraps-ltd Contact us with your community, business or sport news. Phone 07581350321 or 07930717137 Email ots@otsnews.co.uk Twitter www.twitter.com/onthespot_new Facebook www.facebook.com/otsnews.co.uk Instagram www.instagram.com/otsnews
Long-term smoking ‘may cause’ brain shrinkage Smoking has been linked with dementia and similar conditions Tobacco smoke may damage brain tissue over time “Smokers have thinner brain cortex and could have impaired thinking,” The Independent reports. MRI scans of long-term smokers show signs that the cerebral cortex – the grey matter of the brain – which plays a key role in thinking and memory, was thinner than expected. The study looked at brain scans of more than 500 people aged 73 to see if there were any noticeable differences between smokers, ex-smokers and people who never smoked. Smokers had the…
The use of hidden cameras in health and social care settings The Care Quality Commission The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is today (Thursday 12 February) publishing information for families, carers and those who use health and adult social care services to help people make appropriate decisions on the use of hidden cameras, or any type of recording equipment, to monitor someone’s care. Commenting on today’s information for members of the public, CQC’s Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, Andrea Sutcliffe, said: “We all want people using health and social care services to receive safe, effective, high quality and compassionate care.…
SCORN FOR MILIBAND’S SCHOOL CLASS SIZE PLEDGE UKIP’s deputy leader has reacted with scorn at Ed Miliband’s announcement of capping school classes for five-to-seven-year olds “I got a distinct sense of deja vu on hearing the news – not surprising since it was included in Labour’s 1997 manifesto,” said MEP Paul Nuttall. “It has been a legal requirement since September 2001 for no more than 30 pupils in one-teacher classrooms but a census last year revealed that nearly 3,000 Key stage 1 pupils attended classes with more than 30 pupils. “Primary school numbers have been rising since 2009 because of…
UPDATE A British Transport Police spokesman said: “Our officers were called to Hillside railway station, Southport, at around 7.55pm on Tuesday, 10 February, following reports of a person being struck by a train. Colleagues from North West Ambulance Service also attended, but a 37-year-old man from the Southport area was pronounced dead at the scene. “The incident is not being treated as suspicious, and a file will be prepared for the coroner.” Cancellations to services between Ainsdale and Hillside Following a person hit by a train earlier between Ainsdale and Hillside the Southport and Hunts Cross line has now reopened.…
Nominate your NHS hero in the 2015 Pride Awards Do you know a member of staff working at our hospitals or in our community health services who deserves special recognition for their excellence and professionalism? The Trust’s Pride Awards, now in their seventh year, will be held on Friday 5th June at Southport Theatre and Convention Centre. The Patients’ Award is an opportunity for patients and families to show their individual appreciation to a particular member of staff or team. The award is shortlisted only from staff nominated by members of the public. Staff themselves are nominating colleagues for awards…
Meet the team at Fylde Fish Bar Birkdale Village Southport Fylde Fish Bar has opened their second outlet in Birkdale Village, Southport, today (Wednesday 11th February 2015). The new fish bar can be found situated behind The Retreat Restaurant opposite the Park Hotel. Pictured above are the team. Contact us with your community, business or sport news. Phone 07581350321 or 07930717137 Email ots@otsnews.co.uk Twitter www.twitter.com/onthespot_new Facebook www.facebook.com/otsnews.co.uk Instagram www.instagram.com/otsnews
RTC Liverpool Avenue Ainsdale Southport The emergency services were called to Liverpool Avenue, Ainsdale, Southport, at approximately 3:45pm this afternoon (Wednesday 11th February 2015) following reports of a RTC. A Mercedes and a Audi collided on Liverpool Avenue just near the Library. There were no serious injuries involved. News Contact us with your community, business or sport news. Phone 07581350321 or 07930717137 Email ots@otsnews.co.uk Twitter www.twitter.com/onthespot_new Facebook www.facebook.com/otsnews.co.uk Instagram www.instagram.com/otsnews
FLOODING FEARS FOLLOWING CLOSURE PLANS Warning of a flooding catastrophe has been made by UKIP parliamentary candidate David Gallagher. He fears that this will result from the proposed ‘switching off’ of the Crossens pumping station, due to take place this spring. “There have been many meetings over the years with government agencies on the drainage situation in the area and in 2012, following public consultation, the Environment Agency report confirmed the Altmouth and Crossens pumping stations would continue for the ‘foreseeable future’. “We now seem to have reached the end of that future and are back facing the original proposal…
BIRKDALE VILLAGE CONSERVATION AREA HOUSE DEMOLITION MEETS OPPOSITION A proposal to demolish 59 Alma Road, one of three substantial neighbouring Victorian houses within the Birkdale Village Conservation Area, is encountering increasing opposition from local residents and Birkdale councillors. The owners of the Spar supermarket next door have submitted a planning application to create a parking layby to the front and a car park to the rear of their store but this involves demolishing the end house in Alma Road. Birkdale Ward Lib Dem councillor Simon Shaw has spoken of his concerns: “The house proposed for demolition lies within the Birkdale…