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Woodlands Animal Sanctuary launch fund raising lottery with £25,000 top prize

Have you signed up for Woodlands Animal Sanctuary lottery yet? Woodlands Animal Sanctuary are always looking for ways to help them raise enough money to fund the life changing work they do;

20th January 2021

Sefton Council aiming to take the gloom out of Blue Monday

Although this Monday, the third in January, has been dubbed 2021’s Blue Monday, Sefton Council is highlighting a few way people can beat the blues. Blue Monday is rumoured to have got

16th January 2021

Botanic Gardens Aviary to undergo major repairs

Southport’s Botanic Gardens Aviaries – home to a range of exotic birds such as parrots and parakeets as well as rabbits and guinea pigs – are set to undergo further repair works

15th January 2021

Volunteer needed for rewarding hospital role

Southport and Ormskirk hospitals are looking to recruit a local person to fill a unique and fulfilling position as a patient discharge support volunteer. Volunteer manager Irene Gardner explains: “It is widely

15th January 2021

Southport’s silver screen saviour passes away

The man credited with bringing a classic cinema experience back to the heart of Southport has sadly passed away. Michael Lockwood, the friendly faced film buff behind the rise of Bijou Cinema

12th January 2021

Birkdale hill ‘should be rounder’ says community campaigner

Heritage campaigner, David Barton, has called for the reinstatement of ‘Round Hill’ on Birkdale Common to “preserve it for the community and to encourage the use of the area’s parks and recreation

12th January 2021

Southport campaigner welcomes leasehold break through

Southport’s leading anti-leasehold campaigner Councillor Pat Keith has welcomed new government moves to reform the archaic, much criticised system. “ I have experienced first -hand with Southport residents during the past few years the

12th January 2021

National Award for Ormskirk Hospital

Ormskirk Hospital is celebrating after being named as a National Joint Registry (NJR) Quality Data Provider after successfully completing a national programme of local data audits. The NJR monitors the performance of

11th January 2021

Race for Life 2021 announced with registration open now

PEOPLE across the region are being encouraged to look beyond Lockdown by making a date to join Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Merseyside. The charity’s much-loved events are aiming to return

11th January 2021

Galloway’s Santa Dash raises more than £800 for blind and partially sighted people

Galloway’s santas have raised more than £800 for blind and partially sighted people across Lancashire and Sefton. Participants took part in the sight loss charity’s Santa Dash in their household bubbles by

11th January 2021

Clap for Carers to return as Clap for Heroes

Clap for Carers is to return under a new name of Clap for Heroes, the initiative’s founder has said. The weekly applause for front-line NHS staff and other key workers ran for

7th January 2021

Southport pays tribute to resort loving celebrity chef

Celebrity chef and Soutport loving culinary genius Albert Roux OBE has sadly passed away. The world famous French chef died at the age of 85 on Monday and the culinary world has

6th January 2021

Theatre staff told of job losses via FACEBOOK post

Theatre staff found out on Facebook that they were being made redundant by their heartless bosses. Shocked staff at Southport Theatre who had been furloughed during the first Covid-19 pandemic lockdown were

4th January 2021

Ten-year-old Alex shaves off hair for Queenscourt Hospice

Ten-year-old Alex Gilbert from Southport will be raising money for Queenscourt Hospice this afternoon by shaving off his hair! The youngster, supported by his Mum Louise, has already raised £405 ahead of

31st December 2020

Dear Dorothy! 86 year old says thanks for her TWO HUNDRED Christmas cards

A Southport pensioner has received an incredible 266 Christmas cards from total strangers in the town. 86 year old Dorothy has taken delivery of an astonishing two hundred and sixty six Christmas

24th December 2020

Christmas tributes paid to hero Southport nurse

Christmas tributes have been paid to a heroic Southport nurse who sadly passed away earlier this year from coronavirus. Josephine Masteke (Manini), also known as Josephine Peter, died on April 18 at

24th December 2020

School closures considered to fight new virus strain

Schools in Southport and the wider region may need to close, on top of tier 4 restrictions, to bring the new UK coronavirus variant under control, a rapid analysis says. The researchers

24th December 2020

St John’s CE School creates Winter Wonderland for pupils

Staff at a Southport school created a Christmas winter wonderland for their pupils in a secret garden discovered during lockdown. Children at St John’s C of E school in Crossens were sprayed

21st December 2020

Mass Southport vaccination campaign begins as 99% snap up slots

Sefton’s community based COVID-19 immunisation programme run by local GP practices began on Tuesday 15 December as the biggest vaccination programme in NHS history continues. Nurses, paramedics, pharmacists, GPs, and other NHS

17th December 2020

Should Southport schools have staggered return times after Christmas?

The reopening of secondary schools and colleges in Southport after Christmas will not be delayed – but will be staggered, the government has said. Those studying for exams are expected to return

17th December 2020

Birkdale school promises an end to a nursery new year hangover

In a response to current restrictions one local school is offering personalised covid safe visits for parents struggling to find a nursery place for their child in the new year. People need

17th December 2020

Formby grotspots could be a brilliant community hot spot

ImagineFormby wants to turn a series of village grotspots into safe, green and artistic assets for the local community. Among local grot spots now being targeted are the eight alleyways which run

17th December 2020

GPs issue ‘help us to help you’ plea in run up to Christmas

As we get into the Christmas spirit, health leaders at NHS Sefton and West Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) are reassuring residents that the NHS is still there for you over the

17th December 2020

MP hails Southport small businesses bouncing back from pandemic

Southport’s MP Damien Moore has been visiting a number of local businesses in Southport today to celebrate Small Business Saturday. Mr Moore, who enjoyed a background in retail management before becoming the

17th December 2020

Fairy light fire warning after family home gutted by blaze

A family from Tarleton are issuing a drastic warning to homeowners across West Lancashire and Southport after their home was all but burnt to the ground in a Christmas light sparked fire.

17th December 2020

Resort plays starring role in CRUCIAL year for film industry

Southport has emerged top of a list of lucrative locations for major film shoots as the Liverpool Film Office revealed a silver screen lining for the industry in 2020. The resort has

17th December 2020

St Teresa’s launches 2021 nursery places

In a response to current restrictions one local school is offering personalised covid safe visits for parents struggling to find a nursery place for their child in the new year. St Teresa’s

14th December 2020

Businesswoman wears 25 Christmas jumpers in 25 days to raise money for charity

A local businesswoman is wearing 25 different Christmas jumpers over 25 days to raise money for charity! Natalie Porter is the Sales and Marketing Manager at Porters Fuchsias and Happy Plants on

13th December 2020

Mighty Radio granted extra broadcasting range from OFCOM

Mighty Radio from this December, has been granted additional power to allow for bigger coverage across the Southport coast and surrounding areas from the broadcasting regulator Ofcom. Mighty Radio has been on

12th December 2020

Air Ambulance halts youth team football match at Meols Cop

Young footballers in Meols Cop were shocked to find their match delayed by an Air Ambulance landing just metres away. Play was halted on Meols Cop fields on Sunday morning until the

9th December 2020

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