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Furious dad hunts club wielding grandad who abused child A distraught dad is appealing for information after his three year old was abused by a mystery man at Botanic Gardens Crazy Golf Course,

Police close Preston New road after car crash Police have closed off a busy Southport road after a two car smash this evening, Monday 23 July 2018. Recovery vehicles are on scene

Merseyside Fire and Rescue supports ‘Escape the Control’ campaign to help tackle domestic abuse Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service has teamed up with Knowsley and Sefton Councils to support a new campaign

Southport MP Celebrates Edge Hill University Graduation Damien Moore MP was delighted to attend a graduation ceremony at Edge Hill University on Friday, where degrees were awarded to graduates from the Faculty

Boxer braves audience assault in the name of charity A Southport boxer turned referee got more than he bargained for after being attacked by angry ringside fans. But luckily for Jon Lund

Fun Open Day behind the scenes at Southport hospital WHAT?​ Southport and Formby District General Hospital is holding a family friendly, community Open Day WHERE?​ North West Regional Spinal Injuries Centre Sports

Nominate your hospital People’s Health Hero  Do you know a member of staff working at our hospitals who deserves special recognition? Members of the public are being invited to nominate a member

The newly refurbished Ainsdale station on Merseyrail’s Southport line re-opened this morning with an official ceremony. Ainsdale station has been a collaborative effort between Merseyrail, Merseytravel, Network Rail and the Department for Transport,

A scheme providing free summer school holiday meals for children in Sefton is appealing for volunteers. Sefton Council and charity Sefton CVS, who are working together on the initiative, say that many local

BAKING Britain will sizzle in an African roast this week that it set to deliver an “off-the-scale” school holidays heatwave hotter than Jamaica. Sweltering temperatures could bring Britain its hottest ever July

Fletchers Solicitors bolsters headcount with 13% increase in staff Leading medical negligence and serious injury law firm Fletchers Solicitors, has boosted its workforce with 50 new hires over the past 12 months. The

Man and woman arrested after town centre brawl An adult male and an adult female were arrested yesterday, (Sunday 22nd July) on suspicion of affray, after Southport Local Policing Team officers attended

CCTV released after car stolen during SOUTHPORT burglary Merseyside police are looking to identify the four men pictured in the CCTV images below. At around 7 pm (Sunday 22 July) these men

Cancellations to services at St Michaels Due to a person being hit by a train at St Michaels the Southport and Hunts Cross line is disrupted. Train services running through this station

police say they have arrested two young children on suspicion of burglary in ainsdale. a third youth was also arrested. officers today, Saturday 22nd July, announced they had arrested a 13 and

Merseyside Police is pledging to raise £10,000 for the Prince’s Trust, to help disadvantaged young people in the local community. The campaign, called #Millioncoppers, was launched on Monday, July 2, with buckets

Charity Garden Party in Ainsdale celebrates Myeloma UK’s 21st Birthday Members of the West Lancs and Merseyside myeloma support group held a garden party in Ainsdale on Saturday 21st July to help

A charity family fun day is being held on August 27th August at Mawdesley cricket club to help send two dentists to South Africa. The fundraiser is set up for Claire Uttley

Southport Trinity Football Club to run GIRLS Only team Southport Trinity Football Club are delighted to confirm that from the success of the sessions run by Walsh sports coaching on a Sunday

Merseyside Police Fraud WARNING Merseyside Police have received numerous reports from residents in the community about fraudsters contacting them via telephone, Facebook or other social media with news that people have won

Southport Police make arrests this week A male wanted on warrant was arrested after presenting himself at the Enquiry Office at Southport Police Station on Wednesday 18th July. A 28 year old

Many congratulations to Dan Howard who has recently graduated from Churchill College, University of Cambridge, with a BA Hons Degree in Medicine. This is a truly marvellous achievement and a testament to

West Lancashire and Southport Breathe Easy Group presented a cheque for £792 to Queenscourt Hospice towards the cost of provision of home oxygen for ‘At Home’ patients. Queenscourt Hospice has ten beds

Planned North West road works – Monday 23 to Sunday 29 July 2018​ The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of Friday

PRE-SEASON | Witton Albion 0-3 Southport FC Jason Gilchrist was again among the goals as he found the target at the start and finish of the first half to help earn Southport

a Southport photographer has flown past his competitiin to win a national contest. Amateur photographer John Fisher, from Southport, won the national retailer Wilko’s Wild Bird Calendar photography competition with his eye-catching photograph