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Residents still face two-hour long queues as Southport’s household waste and recycling centre opened for the first time since being forced to close due to pandemic measures. Tips across Merseyside re-opened at

As the Bank Holiday weekend begins, please remember, the ‘Stay At home’ instruction has not changed. It is not ‘advice’. Please do not travel distances to local beauty spots. If you go

POLICE officers will be conducting random checks on vehicles and speaking to people out in public this weekend, according to the Merseyside force.  Police have warned that random checks will be conducted

Police have closed off Liverpool Road for the second time this week after a two car collision in Birkdale, Friday 8 May 2020. Police and paramedics have rushed to the scene of

Assured Care are recruiting staff during COVID-19 pandemic. Job role vacancies – waking and sleeping nights. Full PPE provided and Full free training courses provided. Express DBS clearance times. COVID 19 Testing

Detectives have charged three men with the murder of Stephen Maguire in Birkdale on 16 March, 2020. Karl Corson, 27 years, of Columbine Close, Melling; Jack Higgins, 21 of Waresley Crescent, Fazakerley,

We are commemorating Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) today, Friday 8th May, by reminding our communities of the importance of staying at home this weekend. Merseyside has a proud military history

Take note, supermoon fans. This week marks your last shot to bathe in the glory of a full supermoon in 2020. The morning of Thursday, May 7 marked the peak of the

POLICE are appealing for help in locating 34-year-old Robert Edwards-Sutton who is wanted on recall to prison. Edwards-Sutton, from Wirral, was jailed for breach of a non-molestation order. He was released on

Merseytravel are seeking people’s views on how they are travelling around the Liverpool City Region during this time, and how they expect to travel in the future – whether it’s by bus,

People in Sefton are being urged to continue to seek medical treatment if they need urgent help. Health leaders at NHS South Sefton and NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)

Southport Hesketh Round Table (organisers of Southport Charity Bonfire & Fireworks, the Town’samazing Santa Sleigh and popular Mad Dog 10k race) has partnered with local food delivery service, Knock N’ Drop, to say

Damien has welcomed the announcement that police ranks in our local police force have been bolstered with an additional 220 officers since the Government launched its major recruitment drive in September 2019.

Police have been asked to investigate after a green fingered thief took full advantage of quiet evening streets in the resort to steal plants. The woman who was out walking her dogs

Detectives investigating the murder of Stephen Maguire in Birkdale in March have arrested three men, following six warrants carried out in Merseyside this morning, Wednesday 6th May. Emergency services were called to

Southport MP Damien Moore has welcomed the announcement that police ranks in our local police force have been bolstered with an additional 220 officers since the Government launched its major recruitment drive

Hundreds of rule flouting sun seekers have taken over Southport today Good weather has seen hundreds of people travel from miles around to soak up the sun in Southport despite the very

POLICE are appealing for help in tracing the next of kin of a 75 year-old woman who sadly passed away at her home in Waterloo. Joyce Ditchfield died, Monday 4th May, at

People are continuing to ignore social distancing measures, despite repeated calls from the police to stay at home. One photograph taken on Monday shows group of people gathering at The bowling green

Criminals are using the Covid-19 pandemic to scam the public – don’t become a victim. Law enforcement, government and private sectors partners are working together to encourage members of the public to

Can you help us to locate 45 year-old John Riley?  Riley, whose last known address was in Bootle, was recalled to prison in February 2019 for failing to comply with the conditions

Police have pulled the driver of a £120,000 super car at Norwood Road traffic lights after it sped through a police trap. The driver of the expensive BMW I8 supercar was pulled

LOCAL NHS leaders are reminding members of the public that the NHS is open. Dr Peter Gregory, local GP and chair at NHS West Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), said: “We would

From 3-9th May it’s Hedgehog week and as such Woodlands Animal Sanctuary wanted to mark the event with a weeklong homage to our spiky friends. From fun facts, to hints and tips

A Police Commissioner-led scheme in which volunteers make unannounced visits to custody suites to ensure detainees are being properly looked after, is running ‘virtual visits’ in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.

A leading Liverpool doctor has teamed up with a specialist manufacturing company from Cheshire to create a new device which further shields healthcare staff from risks of Covid-19 infection. Dr Neil Sahgal,

University College London is running a study into the psychological and social effects of Covid-19 in the UK and is looking for people across the country to take part. Over 80,000 people