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Jason Bryne ‘The man with three brains’ comes to Southport ‘The Man With Three Brains’ is a brand new show from the highly acclaimed and extremely funny comedian, Jason Byrne. Following his

Liberal Democrats Slam Labours Budget as ‘Smoke & Mirrors’ Liberal Democrats across Southport and Sefton have spoken out against the Sefton budget that was passed in Bootle Town Hall last week. The budget,

Discussions have taken place between Sefton Council and the National Trust over the potential land transfer of land in Formby. Sefton Council has just published a formal notice considering the disposal of

Appeal for information Hyundai car – Shaun Walmsley escape Detectives investigating the escape of convicted murderer Shaun Walmsley, are continuing to appeal for the public’s assistance and have released a picture of

With less than 150 days to go until The 146th Open at Royal Birkdale (16-23 July, 2017), the Championship is proving to be the one that fans just don’t want to miss

With No Smoking Day presently underway today (Wednesday 8 March), people who smoke, vape or chew in Lancashire are being reminded that they can access specialised support sessions run by the Quit

Tickets are now on sale for the annual Mayor of Sefton’s charity event.  This year’s dinner will take place at The Floral Hall, Southport Theatre and Convention Centre on Saturday April 1

Do you recognise this man? We would like to speak to him in connection with two thefts on board train services. Both offences happened on 21 February this year; the first was

A well-known children’s author who has recently been appointed writer in residence at Stanley High School in Southport was the VIP guest at its World Book Day celebrations this week.   The

A Crime Alert has been issued by Sefton Neighbourhood watch warning residents to be on their guard after a number of burglaries in Sefton In the past two weeks a high number

Signage and paraphernalia are already being erected at Riyal Birkdale ahead of the Open championships in July. The local and regional economy is expected to receive a multi-million pounds boost when the

The UK is well documented as a nation of animal lovers, so it should come as no surprise that we have just as avid an interest in our furry friends on social

Photo: Delays along the Coastal Road. United Utilities up sticks leaving motorists frustrated (Ainsdale – Southport). Delays are again expected for the foreseeable future on the Coastal Road as it appears contractors

Meols Ward Councillors Advice Centre Meols Ward Councillors John Dodd, Nigel Ashton and Jo Barton will be holding their next Advice Centre on Saturday 13th March. They will be available from 11am-12noon

Southport team take on Monte Carlo rally challenge! Ryan Corteen is leading a Southport team driving through Europe for an event called the Monte Carlo or Bust Rally, which is when around

Graffiti is again a problem at Southport’s Marine Lake. Additional damage to older lakeside buildings and more low-grade graffiti has also been exposed following clearance work around the lake. OTS News has

Burscough Gin is coming on 30th March. Jack&Gin is teaming up with Birkdale Craft Distillery to provide the locals of Buscough with their very own premium gin. Following the highly successful event

Southport pro dart player cleared of sending a communication of an offensive nature A Southport man who wrote “Awesome” under a vile Facebook post mocking the victims of the holocaust has been

Photo by Matt Rycraft Southport Independents campaign – Get involved! Here’s an interesting fact for you: did you know that recent market research discovered there are more independent restaurants and bars in Southport

Hospital trust team up with Southport Kidney Fund to host World Kidney Day 2017  Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust is celebrating World Kidney Day by hosting an information and awareness stand

Southport’s Tommy Fleetwood leads an impressive European showing in Mexico The Ryder Cup may be more than 18 months away, but Thomas Bjorn would surely have been delighted with a superb European

Photo: Miss England 2016 The Miss England competition have launched a new award to their regional heats and final for 2017. The Miss England Inspiration Award is a new award being introduced

Our Lady Of Lourdes Wembley Dream Lives On Thank you to our volunteers who helped put on Southport Football Club’s National League Primary School tournament at the Merseyrail Community Stadium. Organised by

Formby United Reformed Church Coffee Morning “Fairtrade Fortnight was celebrated at the regular Wednesday Coffee Morning held at Formby United Reformed Church, Church Road, on the 1st March 2017.  Fairtrade Tea, Coffee, Bananas and

Southport locals go bananas for monkey themed bingo evening Bingo players from across Southport are going bananas in anticipation for Mecca’s latest themed evening filled with monkeys, madness and money. As a