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After a winless start to the season, the Port will be hoping to turn things around as they take on Stockport at the Merseyrail Community Stadium tomorrow (Saturday 11 August). With two

‘Lucky’ driver escapes accident which left car on roof in field A DRIVER walked away from a crash uninjured after their car ended up on its roof in a field. The crash

With the coming battle between Ormskirk and Southport as to which town will have the last hospital standing, Labour has chimed in with a plan to make Southport and Formby residents travel

Sefton Council’s takeover of the Strand Shopping Centre appears to be already bearing fruit with the Bootle site generating £1million in 2017/18, which will be spent on local services. The figure has

19 year-old Adam Seaton from Southport still missing Merseyside police are appealing for help in tracing 19 year-old Adam Seaton who has gone missing in Southport. Adam is believed to have gone

None of us are invincible Southport journalist Martin Hovden writes: Never, ever take your health for granted. I had a “funny turn” recently when boarding a train at Ainsdale. I became lightheaded

A Crime Alert for the residents of Southport and Ainsdale Ward from Merseyside Police. Burglaries Between 26th of July and the 8th August burglaries took place in St Johns Road (shed), Saunders

Police and emergency services are searching marshland to the north of Southport to try and find a missing man. adam seaton has not been seen since yesterday evening at 6pm and his

Calls are being made for the government to give Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust a £100million funding boost to build a new hospital between the two towns. Sefton Central MP Bill Esterson

Popular sports shop in Southport has now closed Another shop has closed in Southport town centre this week. Taskers Sports outlet shop in Corporation Street has now closed down.  All stock has

SPONSOR | Stockport County Now Available! The main match sponsorship package for Saturday’s home league fixture against Stockport County has now just become available. The following package for £750 and a table

Professional footballer helps convict a thug after SOUTHPORT attack A professional footballer who helped to convict a vicious thug has been praised by a judge. Liverpool Crown Court heard that the evidence

RAIL disruption for SUNDAY rail users Rail passengers using Northern rail services had to endure yet more disruption last Sunday when staff ‘made themselves unavailable to work.’ The company was the subject

Southport thug ‘BIT HEAD’ of victim in vicious pub assault A vicious attack on a pub landlords son has been exposed in court. Magistrates heard yesterday how a 52 year old Southport

Students who collect their GCSE results in two weeks and plan to stay in full time education or unpaid training are still eligible for child benefit – but their parents must inform

Canning Road Park Poo protesters target playground in anti dog campaign. Callous dog haters in Meols Cop have taken their anti dog poo protest one step further by smearing faeces over children’s

RIP Terry McDonald, 1947 – 2018 We are saddened to learn of the death of our former player, Terry McDonald, who passed away this week, aged 71. Terry, who was part of

Smart motorway work set to increase M62 capacity by a third. Construction work to increase the capacity of one of the North West’s busiest stretches of motorway by a third is due

Southport Fire Station to open its doors to public this weekend Residents in Southport will be able to go behind the scenes at their local fire station this weekend as part of

Inspiring pictures of breastfeeding mums at Hesketh Bank ‘Big Latch On’ event. New Mumma photography was on hand to capture the event supporting local breastfeeding mums. The Big Latch On is now an annual

Tests prove Botanic Gardens lake is safe after man’s rare bacteria death Ben Smith-Crallan (37) sadly died in June after being placed in an induced coma and having a leg amputated as

Southport & District Amateur Football League raise £1000 for local charities The Southport & District Amateur Football League’s 50th-anniversary dinner in June raised £900 for 2 local charities. The League Committee enhanced

A happy football fan has been caught on camera spreading joy to people in Birkdale Village. The happy go lucky middle aged man was caught on film at a bus stop on

Several police vehicles arrived this afternoon in Lord Street to deal with a problem involving an angry organist. The man, who was attempting to play gloomy church music, squared up to police

A mysterious object which has caused terror in dogs has washed up on Ainsdale beach. A border collie out walking with its owner this morning was left shaken and visibly in fear

Matrix officers raid Birkdale property. Matrix officers have raided a property in Crescent Road in Birkdale this morning, Wednesday 8 August 2018. Officers remain at the scene whilst they carry out investigations.

Macmillan’s Southport Flower Show garden tells tale of life after cancer diagnosis  A garden telling the tale of life after a cancer diagnosis will be exhibited at this year’s Southport Flower Show

Fire crews called to ‘out-of-control’ garden fire in Southport. Fire crews were called to a house blaze in the Cemetery road area of Southport last night, Tuesday 7 August 2018. Emergency services

Sefton implements new domiciliary care contracts across the borough Sefton Council is currently in the process of implementing new contracts for Domiciliary Care services.The new contracts will be with CRG Homecare, ICare

RESULT| Southport 1-3 Altrincham Southport suffered another defeat going down 1-3 at home to Altrincham at, Tuesday 8 August 2018. After a goalless first half Lewis Goulding scored for Altincham after 50