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Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust’s Dementia and Delirium Team will be taking 850,000 steps during August to raise awareness of Dementia. The team said: “Research has shown that 850,000 people in

A number of organisations across Sefton are joining forces to remind people to continue to be sensible and respectful if they choose to spend time outdoors during the warm weather. The agencies

The North West Film Archive is asking the public to submit videos of their experience of the Covid-19 pandemic to preserve for future generations. The NWFA, part of the Manchester Metropolitan University,

Birkdale Park Nursing Home has temporarily halted visiting amid concerns of a second wave of Coronavirus, after areas of Greater Manchester had additional lockdown restrictions imposed. Jonathan Cunningham MBE, Registered Care Manager

The transformation of Southport Market into a social space to enjoy food, drink and markets is one step closer to reality with the Governments Acceleration Grant announcement The resort has been awarded

The first ever dedicated walk-through Covid-19 testing sites in Cheshire and Merseyside are to be deployed in Sefton. The semi-permanent sites, known as Local Testing Sites (LTS), are being created in both

Southport and Formby Cancer Information and Support Centre on Stanley Street, Southport are re-opening its doors to provide residents affected by cancer with face to face, COVID safe support following the recent

Masks become compulsory in shops from Friday. Martin Abrams and Jan Fraser, chaplains at Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, reflect on their work with patients and families affected by Covid-19 – and the

Thousands of pounds has already been raised for a young Southport boy suffering from a rare form of Leukaemia. Lewis Wright has recently been diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, news which has

Results from the latest national GP Patient Survey published by NHS England last week show that patients in Southport and Formby overall are positive about the care they receive from their GP

Parents across Southport are calling on Sefton Council to reopen to the town’s playgrounds. Playgrounds were shut due to the Covid-19 pandemic but Government guidelines stated that facilities could reopen from July

Budding local writer Noah Warren is donating all the sales of his book to Queenscourt Hospice. Noah’s mother Shorna is a doctor in Queenscourt and explained: “Last Autumn Noah created puppet shows

A Southport-based care agency are seeking part-time and full-time staff. Assured Care are the largest private domiciliary care agency in the North West and have grown from three staff to over a

Freshfields Animal Rescue have confirmed that a dog who was attacked by his owner with an axe in 2017 has found a new home. In a press statement, Freshfields said: “We are

A cancer survivor from Southport wants his fellow Sandgrounders to join the virtual Race For Life from Home event to raise vital funds for a cancer charity Dad of two Ant Bigley,

A local resident has launched a GoFundMe page to save her beloved French Bulldog. Daisy has a ruptured disk in her lower spine and thinning of her right rear leg. The family