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Officers are appealing for the whereabouts of 26 year old Patrick (Paddy) James Duggan. Duggan from Beechwood, Wirral is wanted for breaching his gang injunction issued last month. He is described as

Merseyside Police is giving advice on how to keep children safe online during the coronavirus pandemic. In recent weeks, we have recorded an increase in reports of child sexual exploitation, with criminals

A government adviser says the epidemic is expected to plateau in the next week to 10 days – but people’s behaviour is critical. Social distancing measures in the UK could be relaxed

A lighting production mogul has put his downtime to good use lighting up his entire house blue to praise the NHS. 17 year old businessman Scott Makin runs the popular Moonlight Events

Merseyrail announced a reduced timetable starting on Thursday 2 April as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with services operating between 07:00 and 19:00 Monday to Saturday (Sunday services differ).  This was

Medical experts are asking everyone to refrain from any DIY or gardening during the coronavirus pandemic. This is because it’s already caused a rise in the number of power tool injuries. This

Stephen Maguire who was shot at his home on Guildford Road in Southport last month after four men smashed the door down was due in Court yesterday, Thursday 2 April 2020. The

The children’s accident and emergency department at Ormskirk hospital will close temporarily overnight from Monday 6 April 2020. The department will close at 10pm until 8am each day until further notice. Ambulance patients will

COVID-19 has completely changed the way the modern world works. Officially declared a pandemic, this virus has spread to almost every country in the world and continues to baffle medical experts with

Officers from Sefton Council’s Green Sefton team have taken the decision to temporarily remove playground equipment from the Botanic Gardens in Southport. Despite clear guidance from Public Health England and the Government,

Victims of crime reassured support is still available throughout Coronavirus outbreak Merseyside’s Police Commissioner is today (3rd April) reassuring victims and survivors of crime that vital support services, commissioned through her office,

The one man isolation tent set up has been stumbled across by people taking their daily exercise in the dunes around the north end of the Marine lake. A man has been

A serial fraudster who defrauded train companies to the tune of more than £40,000, splashing the cash on holidays to Vegas, has been jailed for two years, following a lengthy British Transport

Firms across town have been contacted by Southport Business Improvement District, offering help to those worried by the financial impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. Two weeks ago many in the hospitality industry

A huge rainbow banner and love NHS banner have appeared at the side of the Kew roundabout on New Foul Lane in recent days. The signs shows support to NHS workers going

Merseyside Police know that people in Southport are continuing to follow the national advice around household isolation as a result of the current Coronavirus pandemic. The force is committed to keeping everyone

Advice on Refuse & Recycling services during self isolation *Please Note: There is currently a short delay in collecting household waste. Please leave your bins out for collection as usual. Operatives will

Southport Hospital chief nurse is appealing for retired nurses and allied health professionals to return to work and help in the fight against Covid-19. Bridget Lees, Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Therapies

Tired nhs workers have been given a warm and welcome pick me up after hotel bosses decorated their hotel to say thank you to the NHS. Staff at the Sunnyside hotel on

An update from your friends at Revitalise We know how stretched the NHS is, with pressure on resources continuing to increase. So as retired nurses and doctors return to work on the

A new appeal created to support staff at one of Cheshire and Merseyside’s biggest NHS hospital trusts in the fight against coronavirus has received a £5,000 donation within days of starting. The

Our lives maybe rather different at the moment, but Mother Nature is continuing with or without us! Woodlands Animal Sanctuary has welcomed their first mother and babies of this season and are

High Street firm owners across Southport are beginning to receive £25,000 cash grants and will be exempt from business rates from today, Wednesday 1 April, as they begin to benefit from a

Families across Southport with loved ones stranded abroad will be reassured as the Government announces a £75 million package to help Britons stuck overseas return home. The funding will see the Government

People are being invited to send a “letter to loved ones” while they are treated  in hospital. Southport and Ormskirk hospitals restricted visiting last week to all but exceptional circumstances in line

POLICE know that our communities living in Merseyside may currently feel uncertain about the future so we’d like to take this opportunity to once again reassure you that we are continuing to

Europe has had its share of bad coverage over the past decade, including sovereign debt crisis and political instability. The political clouds here refer to never-coming to be Brexit. Its success is

A dog poo vigilante is waging a one person war on irresponsible dog overs across Birkdale and Hillside. The unknown person has taken their daily exercise time to new extremes after walking

THE nation was brought together last Thursday as we all clapped in unison to thank NHS staff and carers who have been working tirelessly to battle the coronavirus crisis. If you missed