Pat Regan

With the icy weather arriving, spare a thought for the poor old birds. Suet blocks and fatballs are a valued source of energy and particularly popular with all tit species. Avoid netted

A Westminster committee is the latest organisation to condemn the UK Government’s flagship welfare reform, Universal Credit. In a recent report, the Public Accounts Committee (a select committee of MPs which scrutinises

Reports indicate that Sefton Council has approved developers’ eco-destructive plans to create in excess of 1000 homes. The majority of properties will be built in Southport and Formby areas with the rest

Southport’s latest Xmas tree (situated at Princess Diana Memorial Fountain, Lord Street) has been greeted with mixed reactions from the public. Is it a thing of magical Yuletide beauty or a giant unorthodox

British Geological Survey has now recorded at least 21 tremors due to shale gas drilling operations in the Blackpool area, during this December alone. Safety measures must be halted for 18 hours

Roxy has gone missing, have you seen her? Apparently, she went missing from an area close to Southport fairground. Have you received such a pet, possibly as a gift, in innocence? Please share this

Blackpool geological faults and the existing danger from fracking A total of 37 tremors have been recorded since fracking began on 15 October, but none since 4 November. The last tremor was

Concern grows as tremors increase New demands for fracking to be stopped have been made after the 36th tremor since the shale gas firm Cuadrilla starting hydraulic fracturing last month. A tremor

A Woodvale family were delighted to discover a Great Crested Newt (GCN) close to their Sandbrook Road garden pond yesterday. The newt initially appeared to be injured. However, after a little TLC,

Ainsdale is up there with the winners, as ‘Ainsdale in Bloom’ was awarded GOLD at the Royal Horticultural Societies Northwest in Bloom Awards ceremony this last week. Judged in the Town category

Over 30 earth tremors but frackers aim to push on Bravely pushing on, or greed – ridden idiots ignoring clear warnings? Whilst the fracking firm Cuadrilla celebrates the first shale gas from

Since fracking restarted the Blackpool region has (according to the local media) experienced a dozen small earthquakes. https://earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/recent_uk_events.html Cuadrilla the fracking company said: “As we have said before, local residents should be

Four earthquakes identified in Blackpool just days after fracking resumes.  Worse may be to come as well, according to expert.  The British Geological Survey has warned that four earthquakes were detected close

Will the town be hit by a mega-storm tonight or will we get away with it? OTS News recently reported on the latest news, concerning Storm Callum… https://www.otsnews.co.uk/storm-callum-coming-uk-will-hit-us-latest-forecast/ Above: just before high

Last October Southport MP Damien Moore warmly welcomed the controversial Universal Credit (UC) scheme that was rolled out across the country. Mr Moore told Parliament that: “I, for one, welcome the fact

HMS Mersey, photographed this morning from Hightown, moving into the River Mersey’s estuary. HMS Mersey is the youngest of the original set of River class patrol vessels. She patrols the waters of

Travelling along Southport’s Coastal Road at Marshside, eagle-eyed folks could perhaps have been forgiven for wondering what the strange cloud of distant UFOs over the River Ribble’s estuary actually consisted of. Had

Some cars got through the thick sands at Ainsdale’s beach entrance, while others were not so lucky. There was also no sign of any attempts to move the thick sand at the

Getting around town with increased gridlock and ticket-hungry traffic wardens ready to pounce on every corner can be frustrating. However, this high-flyer seems to have sorted out the problem. Sefton’s finest –

Several police vehicles arrived this afternoon in Lord Street to deal with a problem involving an angry organist. The man, who was attempting to play gloomy church music, squared up to police