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People are being urged to avoid using A&E at Southport and Ormskirk hospitals unless they have a serious or life-threatening condition. Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust experienced an increase in A&E

Formby school wins good diabetes care award A school in Formby has received a special award that celebrates schools which provide great care and support to children and young people with Type

Heavy rainfall created some flooding in Formby today. Deep pools of flood water, outside the Gild Hall in Church Road, made walking difficult for pedestrians. http://pat-regan.blogspot.co.uk/  Submit News Contact us with your community,

Ex Hospital chief Parry reveals all about sacking decision The sacked chief executive of Southport & Ormskirk NHS Trust has told the Champions Ollie Cowan he will take his dismissal appeal all the way

Photo: Abandoned Honda on Linaker Street A.V.I.S (Abandoned Vehicle In Southport) A blue Honda was abandoned on Linaker Street, Southport this afternoon, Tuesday 28 February 2017. A local resident told OTSNews.co.uk “It has abandoned in the middle of the road

Qualified or soon to be qualified nurses in Lancashire and surrounding areas are invited to find out about the opportunities on offer at Preston’s secure mental health hospital, Guild Lodge.   Lancashire

Sefton Council and partners are declaring 2017 as the Year of Sefton’s Coast! And to celebrate the year ahead, we are asking school children from across the borough to design a mascot which will be

A Southport solicitors named one of the best places to work in the UK Fletchers Solicitors has been listed as a Sunday Times Best 100 Companies to Work for in 2017, for the

BID excited for ‘Southport Independents’ which starts in March We are excited to be launching our ‘Southport Independents’ campaign this March. Recent market research for Visit Southport discovered there are more independent

COLAPS at the Grasshopper  in Southport. A new branch of the Society for Preservation of Beers from the Wood is being formed in Southport by a group of local beer enthusiasts. The

If you’re celebrating Shrove Tuesday this year, make it easier for yourself with our foolproof step-by-step guide to delicious, crêpe-style pancakes. Treat this classic recipe as a blank canvas to add your

Man high on SPICE hit woman in the face with a bottle of vodka because he thought she was a jediSefton Magistrates Court heard that Mark Sefton high on spice chased after

Tickets are now on sale for the Ginsider Gin and Cider festival later this year. The Ginsider 2017 festival is set to take place on June 3 and 4 at Hightown Woods

Photo: Merseyside fire and rescue on Chapel Street (2:45) Electrical Fire at Holland & Barrett, Southport Merseyside fire and rescue service was called to Holland & Barrett on Chapel Street, Southport this afternoon

Photo: Ben Dobson one of our junior members presenting the cheque to Emma and Hayley at St Catherine’s Hospice. MG Club donate to local charities West Lancs MG Owners Club held there annual

An external view of The Ocean Club’ appartments in Praia da Luz in Portugal where Madeleine McCann went missing CREDIT: JANE MINGAY Southport grandmother buys apartment Madeleine McCann vanished from in Praia da

 Are you sitting comfortably? Then we shall begin…… The Atkinson, Sefton Libraries and Linaker Children’s Centre are working together to launch a brand new and exciting project that will encourage families to

Make It Workshop couldn’t make it work. An announcement on the door of the now closed down Cambridge Walks handyman store says that due to staff difficulties they have had no choice

Man, 32, missing from home in Skelmersdale We are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a 32-year-old man who has gone missing from home in Skelmersdale. Kirk Evans was last seen

Photo: 14 year-old Craig Stewart Missing Person Appeal on behalf of Merseyside Police  Merseyside Police is appealing for the public’s help in tracing the whereabouts of 14 year-old Craig Stewart from Bootle.

UPDATE: Beach Bar fire thought to be caused by electrical fault  Firefighters were called to a fire at a nightclub on Waverley Street in Southport just before 11.20am on Saturday, February 25.

Photo: Police arrive at the scene (9am) Van overturns on busy Birkdale road The emergency services were called to Everton road this morning to reports of an RTC, Monday 27 February 2017.

Photo: Recovered – Southport Bacon Company Police officers discover stolen bacon wagon  the good people of Southport will be able to enjoy their breakfasts after officers acting on intelligence discovered a van that

Photo: No insurance and overloaded Police seize overloaded scrap metal van in Southport Officers from the Merseyside Roads Policing Unit seized the above vehicle for no insurance and weight offences in High

Photo: Truckers pay tribute Convoy of truckers pay touching tribute to Mike Proctor A CONVOY of truckers yesterday paid tribute to a Mike Proctor who tragically died after an eight-vehicle pile-up on the M6 in

A gritty win at Southport ended Chester’s six-match winless run. The Blues made the early running as Evan Horwood found Tom Shaw with a cute pass and the midfielder struck the post.

Burscough 0 – 2 Hyde United Burscough Football Club were once again looking to close the gap on Goole and Prescott Cables to keep hopes of survival alive. They faced an inform

The next meeting of Southport Access for Everyone will be held at the Victoria Methodist Church, Sussex Road, Southport PR8 6DG on Monday 27th February at 7 pm. The premises are fully

Police attended an incident today at Southport’s ASDA Store in C12 Shopping Park, Derby Road. Staff at the store said the incident involved a brief skirmish, involving pushing and shoving between two