Pat Regan

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

Shoezone mega store relocates to Ocean Plaza Above: Local mum, Cath Regan, with Shoezone Store Manager, Stephen Chisholm. Southport resident Cath Regan says: “One place I love to visit in Southport is

Police cordoned off Formby’s Altcar Road area this morning, after reports of an explosive device being found at the Household Waste Recycling Centre. Luckily this was deemed to be a false alarm.

The Lydiate Classic Car and Bike Show was held today at 288 Southport Road, Lydiate,  L31 4EQ, Photos and video by Jason Regan Above: Southport motor engineer, Dave Elsby, accompanied Jason Regan

The fire near Winter Hill was blackening the Lancashire sky last night (30 June 2018). The pictures and video taken in this article were shot from some distance at Rufford. The fire

A fire crew extinguished a dune fire today in Weld Road Birkdale. It is believed this was created by natural causes, due to the recent intensely hot weather. The fire finally put

This week’s confirmation by the government that they will not back the controversial Swansea Tidal Lagoon has brought in mixed emotions. Southport’s Libdems are not happy about the news. “Disappointing, but certainly

House Proud Domestic Services is a newly formed ‘people-friendly’ business that provides a bespoke cleaning service to suit the individual needs of the client, using only cruelty free products. Whatever your requirements

Formby Bridge is currently affected by traffic delays from today (Monday 4th June) for three weeks, due to road works. The works will be undertaken from 4th to 24th June. Road closures

Southport pals, Dave Elsby (Motor Engineer) and Jason Regan (Founder of Citroen 2CV Appreciation group) attended the 2CV GB Registers Day in Birkenhead. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1710547292574642/ Jason remembers that his parents had 2CVs when

The Ainsdale Gala Fun Day got off to a rather damp start, with drizzle increasing throughout the morning. Mr Trix, on hand to delight the children… Various stalls doing raffles and selling

Orange marchers paraded through Southport yesterday in sweltering heat. With temperatures up to around 27 degrees Celsius the bands played on. Pat Regan © http://pat-regan.blogspot.co.uk/ Previously https://www.otsnews.co.uk/orange-lodge-parades-southport/

Householders warned to be vigilant concerning rogue gardeners. Cash-hungry cowboy gardeners are nothing new. As austerity bites deeper, garden work is an area that more than ever is ripe for manipulation by

Some of us love the desolate wild places. Virtually the only sounds heard originate from the Irish Sea breeze whistling down the creeks, along with the melancholy cries of the curlews, godwits

Can you nominate a road, street, etc in Southport as the worst one in the area? Road defects pictured in this article are all taken in the Southport area. However, plenty of

Traffic at a crawl on the Formby Bypass this morning. Weather Office wrong-footed by lowland snow The latest Met Office forecast has been criticised as the snow risk was not highlighted significantly

Old Southport’s green places are vanishing fast. Mature Southport trees (healthy and of various species)  were recently destroyed in a chain saw blitz, at the old Victorian Kew Woods location. This is

Overnight snow turned Southport, Formby and the surrounding areas into a winter wonderland today… Ormskirk church seen from Ainsdale. Bleak moss lands at Ainsdale … The sand dunes at Formby … View

Sefton Council have called for a meeting with tree experts to discuss independent inspection findings regarding trees in Chapel Lane, Formby. This follows public protests in the village, in response to the

Both visitors and local people have been dismayed to see the growing amount of littering by the Skate Park on Southport’s Marine Parade. Most of the litter is by the wall of