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Safer Sleep Week is taking place from 13-19 March. Organised by The Lullaby Trust and partners, the aim of Safer Sleep Week is to raise awareness of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Sefton residents and coastal users are invited to come along and find out more about the potential transfer of land at Formby Point to the National Trust at a special drop in

Police appeal to find missing teenager We are appealing for information after a 17-year-old girl went missing from Skelmersdale. Sarah Farrell was last seen on Saturday (March 11) around 1.30pm in Mere

The Tea Rooms Gin has been chosen and is now in stock. James Birchall, owner of the Tea Rooms in Birkdale has commissioned Birkdale Craft Distillery to produce a Tea Rooms labelled

Southport is a classic resort and it’s a fantastic place to live in or visit. Nevertheless, like other places it does have its issues. Homelessness and rough-sleeping remains high on the list

Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust has been awarded £50,000 by NHS England to explore innovative ways to use women’s and their partners’ feedback to improve maternity services. A judging panel from

This morning shoppers in Southport’s ASDA supermarket were somewhat alarmed to see a large group of young people rushing around the store wearing what appeared to be surgical masks. One ASDA patron,

Hospital trust awarded £50,000 to improve maternity services feedback  Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust has been awarded £50,000 by NHS England to explore innovative ways to use women’s and their partners’

Make it Workshop has reopened Make it Workshop have fixed the one thing nobody thought they could – their own business! The Cambridge Arcade based Community Interest Company shut down in acrimonious

Join in the fun in Formby and Southport this Red Nose Day  OPTICIANS in Formby and Southport are going all out to support Red Nose Day this year, and everyone is invited

Photo: Bikers enjoying Funland Carousel Bikers stay off the pavement – Or? Merseyside Police have issued a warning for bikers to stay off the pavement near to the Funland Carousel during bike meetings.

Photo: Emergency services Car crash Rufford Road Southport  The emergency were called to Rufford Road, Crossens, Southport at around 9am following reports of a car crash. Two cars collided near to the

Abandoned Vehicle In Southport (A.V.I.S.) A Land Rover in Mosley Street, Birkdale, Southport. Sefton Council have stuck a removal notice on it (Thursday 16 March 2017). The vehicle photographed has no MOT

Travellers Descend on Kew Park & Ride Southport Travellers have set up camp on Kew Park & Ride Southport, Thursday 16 March 2017. Although faster and more effective enforcement powers have come

Newsagents raider wanted by police Detectives have launched a CCTV appeal for information after a robbery in Leyland. Police were called around 6am on Monday (March 13) following an incident at Towngate

Corole Sedzimir Rotten Rows Volunteer of the Year. Every year the Chairman of Friends of Rotten Row gets the privilege to choose a member of the Volunteers to become our Volunteer of

Oxbridge success for high flying KGV students HIGH-FLYING students from King George V College are heading for Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Two of the world’s most sought-after universities have offered several places

How many smoke alarms do you have in your home?  Firefighters in Merseyside are asking residents to make sure they have at least one working smoke alarm on every level of their

BID funds year round taxi marshals Party-goers in our town centre will now be looked after year round by licensed taxi marshals thanks to Southport Business Improvement District. Starting this weekend and

David McCallister (Dave Mac) 1955 – 2017 Funeral arrangements for David McCallister (Dave Mac), Southport OTS News is saddened to report the death of well known Southport man David McCallister (Dave Mac). Dave

Ringing changes for Lord Street phone boxes Two Grade II listed red phone boxes in Southport Town Centre which have been plagued by vandalism since 2008 have finally found a new lease

Lawyer urges action against ‘death tax’ A leading solicitor is urging Southport residents to write to their MP rejecting government proposals which could see a 9,000% rise in ‘death fees’. John-Paul Dennis, partner

Mystery over jewellery haul discovered in park in Formby Merseyside Police has issued a photograph of a quantity of jewellery found in a Sefton park in a bid to reunite it with

Ainsdale man jailed for hoax calls Officers from Merseyside Police and Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service have welcomed the sentence of Alan Spencer, 56 years of Woodvale Road, Ainsdale. Spencer was sentenced