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Photo: The Marine Way Bridge Vandals have spray painted graffiti across Southport’s iconic Marine Way Bridge, Southport Sefton Council Rapid response team will be removing graffiti from under the bridge later today, Thursday 19

Rosebank Care Home, Southport, rated Outstanding by Care Quality Commission The CQC has found the quality of care provided by Rosebank Care Home, Southport, Merseyside to be outstanding following an inspection in

The Coast Guard was recently called out to what many initially  suspected to be a beached whale at Ainsdale. Some people also thought that the unidentified dead animal was a porpoise. Is

Photo: Concerned neighbor Firefighters called to Booth street, Southport  Merseyside Fire and Rescue was called to a property on Booth Street in Southport town centre this afternoon, Wednesday 18 January 2016. Tow

Photo: All Sorted,Upper Aughton Road (next to Rowlands pharmacy) All Sorted will take the stress at a very difficult time Did you know 53% of people have no idea what their loved

Worried residents have flooded OTS News with concerns about a Southport care group after yet another bad inspection report. The health watchdog has once again blasted Community Care direct. CQC inspectors have

A 24-year-old man is wanted by police in connection with an allegation of assault. Police want to find Andrew McNair, 24, of Willow Hey, Skelmersdale, after a woman was attacked in the

Police Crime Commissioner says she is reluctantly asking tax payers to pay more more money to help ‘protect local policing.’ Jane Kennedy said she has made the request following the announcement of

Law firm helps fund national research into mesothelioma  A Southport law firm has become the patron of a charity fund for research into the incurable cancer, mesothelioma. Birchall Blackburn Law, which has

Drivers in Cheshire and Merseyside advised of M62 closure near Warrington  Drivers in Cheshire are being advised that the westbound M62 between junction 8 at Burtonwood near Warrington and junction 7 for

The landlord of a Southport town centre property that was closed by police following reports of drug activity has been ordered to pay more than £36,000 after failing to obey with housing

People living near Runcorn in Cheshire are being reminded that public information exhibitions on options for a new motorway junction along the M56 will get underway next week. A new junction –

Councils to receive further £48 million funding to help deliver new and expanded services to prevent and reduce homelessnes. Councils are to receive a further £48 million funding to help them deliver

 Antipsychotic drugs lost in Southport town centre Police are urging anyone who finds prescription drugs lost in Southport town centre to hand them in. At about 4.30pm on Tuesday, 17 January, it was reported that

Merseyside Police are appealing for witnesses after an arson attack at a house in Formby.  Officers were called to the address on Southport Road at around 2.20am after reports of a house fire. Officers found

“Vaping may not be as safe as smokers think, research suggests,” The Guardian reports. New research found that mice exposed to e-cigarette vapours comparable to a typical human level experienced mild lung

Detectives from Liverpool discovered a large cannabis farm in Southport yesterday (Monday, 16 January 2017). Officers received a report shortly before 8.50am that entry had been forced to an industrial unit on

Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (1) A Working Group looking into Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAHMS) in Sefton has been set up. Sefton Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Children’s Services

A Fast thinking dad helped deliver his baby son in the living room of his Southport home… after his wife’s sneeze caused her to go into labour! An extra sprinkling of pepper

James Brayshaw to join judging panel for E3 business awards AdaptiveComms is pleased to announce that Managing Director, James Brayshaw has been asked to join the judging panel for the E3 Business Awards for

Ormskirk speed awareness event Lancashire’s Community Road Watch Team and the local Neighbourhood Policing Team were out working in partnership at a speed awareness event, the following statistics were gathered: Asmall Lane

Samuel Brown, 24, from Skelmersdale has today (January 16) been jailed for inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity. Samuel Brown, of Glebe Road, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court. Between

Dog fouling must stop outside Southport primary school If going to school wasn’t already bad enough, Children and Parents at Norwood are facing a literal minefield after a spate of dog related

Photo: Handwritten letter left on window screen Strange handwritten letters left on cars in Ainsdale A resort resident has contacted OTS after letters were plastered on cars along Shore Road in Ainsdale

Photo: A.V.I.S Morven Grove, Southport A.V.I.S (Abandoned Vehicle In Southport) A Mercedes which is untaxed and without MOT was abandoned on Brompton road, Southport two weeks ago. Today it has appeared in Morven Grove, A

Sefton residents will have easier access to a wide range of volunteering opportunities following the launch of a new simple online tool.   Volunteer Centre Sefton – part of Sefton CVS – has