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Boots security guard on scent of perfume thief caught his man on CCTV A 31 year old male from Preston has been arrested in Southport today for stealing fragrances from Boots store

National Rural Wildlife Crime Reduction Day – November 8th Officers from the Southport Local Policing Team took part in this initiative today, liaising with partner agencies and members of the rural community

UPDATE | Cyclist seriously injured in Crossens horror smash ROAD CLOSURES: 9:55PM Thursday 8th November. Due to a serious road traffic collision, PRESTON NEW ROAD in Southport remains closed between the PLOUGH

Southport Access For Everyone (SAFE) an access group for people with a disability based in Southport has been awarded a Big Lottery Fund grant to help it to carry on the good

NHS staff celebrated at awards ceremony Some of Merseyside’s hardest working NHS staff have been recognised at an awards ceremony hosted by celebrity chef Simon Rimmer. More than 400 staff from Aintree

Sainsbury’s Burglar sees window of opportunity Police are hunting a supermarket burglar who made a daring escape after being caught by staff dangling out of a shop window, Thursday 8 November 2018.

Merseyside Police join North West Regional Organised Crime Unit to execute 10 warrants Officers from the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit have today (Thursday 8 November) executed 10 warrants across Merseyside

Appeal to locate missing merseyside boy Kyle Porter Merseyside police are appealing for help to find a teenager from Huyton who was last seen in October. 14-year-old Kyle Porter was last seen

Man arrested on intent to supply drugs A 23 year old male from Southport has been arrested on suspicion of possession of cannabis with intent to supply and making threats to commit

Man escapes stabbing in Shock slap attack A Southport man says he was slapped and threatened with being stabbed in a case of mistaken identity. Carl Pieles says he was approached by

Man jailed for 5 years after committing numerous burglaries in Sefton Yesterday (6th November), we welcomed the sentencing of a 34 year old man from Sefton in relation to a number of

Sefton’s ambitious Beyond The War Memorials project has officially launched this week, with thousands of homes across the borough set to take part.   Created by the local authority’s Libraries team, and

Highways England aims for better journeys with multi-billion pound contract awards Highways England launched a new era for road building today (7 November 2018) as it announced ground-breaking multi-billion pound contracts encouraging

Government needs to act now on police funding The Government needs to act now on police funding – that’s the stark message sent out by a Commons Committee in a damning report

WATCH | Brazen thief caught on camera stealing bike in Southport CCTV footage has caught a middle aged thief robbing a push bike from outside KFC on Eastbank Street tonight, Tuesday 6

Traffic chaos after crash at accident blackspot, Roe Lane, Southport  A car crash caused traffic chaos at a traffic blackspot in Southport this evening, Tuesday 6 November. The collision happened 4:17pm and

A Woodvale family were delighted to discover a Great Crested Newt (GCN) close to their Sandbrook Road garden pond yesterday. The newt initially appeared to be injured. However, after a little TLC,

Local schools feature on Children in Need single Seven Sefton schools have come together with other schools from the region to sing and record a charity single in aid of Children in

Remembrance Sunday Services at St John’s for Sunday 11th November Services at St John’s for Sunday 11th November 2018, Remembrance Sunday / 3 before Advent, are:- 8:30am Holy Communion BCP NB: **No

Charity Christmas Craft Fair at Southport hospital On Sunday 9 December, a Christmas Craft Fair will be held at Southport hospital. Stalls will be located in the gymnasium area of the Northwest

Why not ask your pharmacist? Health experts in Sefton are reminding residents to ask their pharmacist about the range of services available in local chemists during a week long campaign, running from