Five locals confirmed SAFE from Greene King closure plans
Five local gastropubs are confirmed as being safe from plans by a national brewery to close down some of their sites and slash 800 jobs. Greene King bosses have confirmed that they
Idling drivers should be punished, say eco campaigners
Southport councillors Pat Keith and Lynne Thompson are urging Sefton Council to take stronger action against drivers who leave their vehicle engine idling for prolonged periods. The council launched an anti –idling campaign
Drivers warned of severe coastal road flooding
Large parts of the Coastal Road between Marshside and Marine Drive are heavily flooded with cars being forced to drive way under the speed limit to avoid accident. Over 14 hours of
Churchtown restaurant cleared to reopen after virus case
A Churchtown restaurant says it’s giving its staff a well earned break while the building is deep cleaned following a confirmed case of Coronavirus. A diner who ate at the Grapevine Bar
Dodgy driver leaves fake details after Botanic Gardens smash
Police and insurance officials are hunting a driver of a grey car which will have suffered serious damage after colliding with other parked cars in Southport. Unfortunately little is currently known about
Get a hole of this problem, residents urge Highways workers
Residents in the upmarket Cambridge Road area of Southport are becoming increasingly angry at a growing number of sink holes appearing around their homes. Local councillor Pat Keith has been called in
‘THANK U NHS’ Spitfire over Southport Hospital today
The iconic WW2 aircraft was seen today flying briefly over Southport & Formby General Hospital Above: a long range shot of the Spitfire in action today. The Spitfire was covered with the
So, the tide never comes in at Southport – really?
Some like to say… “The tide never comes in at Southport”. How wrong they are. It has been a standing joke for decades when disappointed visitors arrived on the beach only to
Overnight storms cause Churchtown flood damage
Torrential rain has wreaked havoc on Southport after a major storm overnight. Parts of low lying Southport and Formby in high-risk flood areas have woken up this morning to their roads submerged
Police hunt car theft gang after numerous vehicles stolen
Police are hunting a gang of car thieves after a number of expensive vehicles were taken under the cover of darkness from Southport and Formby over the weekend. One of the cars,
The old bill come to the rescue of ducklings in danger
If there wasn’t photo evidence, you would think this story completely quackers. But in a break from their crime fighting day jobs, Police community Support Officers in Churchtown this evening came to