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The Open 2017 prize money: Jordan Spieth wins the Claret Jug but how much will he earn? JORDAN SPIETH has won The Open, but how much will he earn from his triumph

The Open | Record attendance at Royal Birkdale The R&A have announced the attendance for The 146th Open was a bumper 235,000, the third-highest figure of all time. Only the Opens held

JORDAN SPIETH IS THE 2017 OPEN CHAMPION! The champion golfer of the year! Spieth half-collapses into the arms of his caddy, then embraces Kuchar, who responds by warmly clapping him on the

UPDATE | Missing girl found safe and well Worried friends and family of 18 year old Chloe Douglas are pleading with her to return home after vanishing in the early hours of

A toddler had to be airlifted to Alder Hey have falling severely unwell at Farmer Teds in Formby The youngster became unwell earlier this afternoon and her parents, along with trained first

Seagulls have been easily silenced for the Open using a Harris hawk. The silent but deadly predator has been so successful,Birkdale residents have cheekily asked falconer Luke Summers and his trained birds

Golf fans stranded as Merseyrail on Open Sunday Golf fans are left stranded today as Merseyrail continue to cope with a 24 hour strike on the busiest golfing days of the year.

“Erm, what’s this all about then?” A young bull decides to ‘chance it’ across the dark waters at Marshside.. Heron seems quite unimpressed… Very pleased to reach dry land… Pat Regan ©

The UK government has announced plans to introduce drone registration and safety awareness courses for owners of the small unmanned aircraft. It will affect anyone who owns a drone which weighs more

Southport station had a touch of royal class after the Queen’s very own train pulled into the station this morning. The Royal carriages, which were stand out against the grim Northern Rail

UPDATE: Formby bypass is closed heading towards Liverpool (10:00am) The traffic is being diverted through Hightown. We have been told that a car has crashed into a lamppost by the garage next

  What a peacock up! – Botanic Gardens, Churchtown Children hoping for a lovely walk in Botanic Gardens this morning have been left distraught after finding a baby peacock lying dead in

Southport’s Tommy Fleetwood just makes the cut at The Open With the winds swirling and the rain pouring down on Friday, Tommy Fleetwood needed to pull out a much better performance than

Southport saddles up to launch ‘close pass’ operation to better protect cyclists Merseyside’s Police Commissioner has applauded the launch of a ‘close pass’ operation which aims to better protect the region’s cyclists.

R&A Open Lock In is a disaster for Southport Despite the hope of traders across Southport rubbing their hands with glee at the thought of thousands of pounds of Open cash, the

Young man in hospital after being knocked off bike on Hampton Road Paramedics have been called to Hampton Road in Southport after a cyclist was knocked off their bike in a collision

Residents joined National Trust staff and volunteers at the Gild Hall in Formby on Monday 17 July to share their thoughts and aspirations for the future of the Formby Coast. The Open

Friends and family raised £2,000 for Southport hospital in memory of Julie Tivey who was a patient on Ward 11b.  The 58-year-old former housing officer from Aughton, near Ormskirk, was admitted to

Open champion Henrik Stenson’s rented home ransacked by burglars while golfer PLAYED during first round at Birkdale Last years Open champion Henrik Stenson was the victim of a well-planned burglary as he

Edda awarded Green Flag Community status Bridge Inn Community Farm and Edda Community Arts & Library would like to share their huge achievements within the last 12 months. Edda has recently been

Public welcome at Southport Hospital Trust board meeting. Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust will hold its next board meeting on Thursday 27 July 2017 at 9am. Please note this is a week earlier

Frack Free Southport GOLF NOT GAS campaign The Open sees the launch of Frack Free Formby & Southport’s campaign GOLF NOT GAS. This aims to raise awareness of the threat of fracking

Philip Drive in Ainsdale will be temporarily closed later this month. Between 24th July and 11th August the residential street will be closed off by Cadent (formerly National Grid Gas Distribution) who

Planned road works in the North West– summary for Monday 24 to Sunday 30 July 2017 The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct

The Award-winning social enterprise A Great Little Place is opening a new café in The Atkinson. From September A Great Little Place, run by Autism Initiatives, will take pride of place in

Schools within Sefton have been supporting the Giving Up Loving Pop (GULP) campaign.  Since the start of the year over 26 schools have taken part with over 70 classes being taught about

Find yourself on the high seas with the return of a informative Boating Navigation and Seamanship course in Southport. Seavoice Training returns to Greenbank High in September  and is run over 10 weeks

British Transport Police issue urgent trespass warning ahead of school holidays British Transport Police in East Lancashire have put extra patrols in place in a bid to prevent a rise in the