Merseyside Police is appealing for the public’s help to trace a 45-year-old man who detectives want to speak to in connection with a number of distraction burglaries in the Sefton area. Michael
Firefighters from Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service have been assisting in rescuing people trapped by floods across Northern England over the last 3 days. 2 rescue boats which are national assets have
Storm Frank will bring gales or severe gales to western parts of the UK from Tuesday evening into Wednesday. Gusts of 55-65 mph are likely quite widely, with gusts reaching 70-80 mph
On boxing day a 200 plus oak tree fell in Botanic Gardens in Churchtown, Southport. The saturated grounds and side slope this giant old oak tree stood tall upon caused this giant
Councillor David Barton has welcomed work to help disabled people access the shops and cafes on Bold Street. Councillor Barton was approached by the owners of Pinders Cafe located there asking for
Photo: Police, Larkfield Lane, Southport OTSnews is saddened to report that a 30-year-old man has died at a Southport home yesterday morning (Sunday, December 27) Merseyside Police has confirmed officers were called to a property
Photo: Chairman, Charlie Clapham Jamie Allen scored his second goal in three matches as Southport edged to a National League victory over Barrow. Southport took the lead after 22 minutes when Gary
Merseyside Police can confirm Nicola Critchley has been found safe and well after going missing for several days. 34-year-old Nicola Critchley, was last seen around 5.30pm on Christmas Day leaving her home
Southport are in action at the Merseyrail Community Stadium THIS AFTERNOON (Monday 28th December) kick off 3pm v Barrow. Dino Maamria’s squad trained yesterday in Skelmersdale after their tremendous performance at Wrexham on Boxing
John Milburn, from Crosby, who tragically died after falling ill at an event at Liverpool nightclub Nation. The 19-year-old is pictured here walking the family dog Dougie The parents of a teenager
Merseyside Police is reminding victims of domestic abuse that they don’t need to suffer in silence this Christmas and New Year period. This is time of year is traditionally synonymous with family
Photo: Balmoral Drive After heavy rainfall throughout Christmas Day, forecasters put out their rain warning which they say will continue throughout tonight, and last until 11.45pm on Boxing Day night. Above: Grange Road,
Southport continued their improved recent form to earn a narrow win at Wrexham in the National League. Adam Blakeman scored the game’s only goal in the first half, cutting inside from the
Debbie Lankshear was a truly amazing women and taken from such a loving family of 5 generations to soon. A crowdfunding appeal has been launched to help with funeral costs for a Southport mum
Photo: Halsall – Photo credit John Nolan Due to the massive amount of rainfall that fell on Southport and West Lancashire over the 48 hours much of the County still remains under
Photo: West Street Car Park A Southport councillor has called for private car park operators to start acting reasonably when pursuing cases based on automatic numberplate recognition cameras. Today’s national Times newspaper
Fire at Burscough Industrial Estate Credit: Debi Smith People say thick black smoke is visible for some distance. Nothing has yet been confirmed with emergency services. Submit News Contact us with your community,
Mindless vandals smashed a popular hair salon window on Shakespeare Street earlier this week. On the evening of Wednesday 23 December at around 7.30pm the window was smashed for no reason causing disruption
Photo: RTC Roe roundabout A man was taken hospital after colliding with car at Roe Lane roundabout this morning, Saturday 26 December 2015. Police were called to Lane ends shortly after 10am, to reports of
Sefton Council has released five steps you can take now to increase your chances of quitting smoking on January 1, using the 1,031 smokers who signed up to Stoptober in Sefton as
Southport Past (OTS News) SOUTHPORT GASHOLDER (1960 – 2009) THE tallest landmark on the Southport skyline was demolished in 2009. The infamous Crowland Street gasometer was gradually dismantled over 10 months after
Boxing Day – Saturday 26th December A limited network of buses will run, as will the Soccerbus for the Liverpool vs Leicester match an Anfield, and a limited rail service will run
Residents left with no waste collection at Christmas, as promised! Residents in a Sandbrook Road area were dismayed to discover that bins and bottles etc have not been collected as promised
Photo: Walter Fairclough By Anton Dolders, Regional Chair of Arts at Macmillan Cancer Support I would like to take this opportunity to round off Art For Macmillan’s creative activities in Cambridge Walks
Photo: Haig Ave (Credit SouthportF.C Facebook Page) Dino Maamria is aiming high over the Christmas festive fixture period with the Port boss taking his inform squad into the Christmas spell looking to
Photo: Driver stuck on London Square/The Monument, Southport Merseyside police this week had to come to the aid of a pensioner that thought it was okay to park his Nissan Micra on the
Ormskirk police have issued a CCTV image of a woman they want to speak to following an “incident” in Ormskirk Superdrug. Police want to speak to the woman after the incident occurred on
Southport Fire and Ambulance Community Fire Station was asked to help with donations of toys that were donated by the people of Merseyside and were asked to help find children who would
Photo: abandoned Mobility scooter A mobility scooter has been abandoned on Market Street after having two wheels slashed, Thursday December 24. A Market Street shop owner said: “This was abandoned last night,