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St John Ambulance is calling for nominations for the St John Ambulance Everyday Heroes awards. The awards are an annual event celebrating the nation’s life savers.  The first aid charity is asking

Southport Taxi driver not happy with contractors A local taxi driver sent in these photographs of contractors parking on the main taxi rank on Lord Street, Southport on Thursday night without giving

Labour MEPs this week renewed their calls for a thorough investigation into a strike at Cammell Laird shipyard where strikers were arrested despite no laws being broken. Jude Kirton-Darling MEP, member of

Not that anyone uses pay phones anymore? But Old Park Lane is out of order! Vandals yet again have destroyed the phone box on Old Park Lane, Southport. The phone has been

Photo Credit: The Times Michael Portillo – Life a Game of Two Halves Sunday 1 February 2015, The Atkinson – Theatre It took Michael Portillo little more than 10 years to get a

Cold temperatures have resulted in WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre recording their highest number of whooper swans in 2014/2015. This morning our dedicated staff and volunteers have counted 1720 whooper swans on

Ice dancing celebrity, Daniel Whiston, supports the fight to save Ainsdale’s Brookdale Resource Centre The Brookdale Resource Centre in Ainsdale, Southport had a special visitor (28/1/15) today. Daniel Whiston (of Dancing on

Controlled Burn Of Gorse In Formby Firefighters will joined  The Wildlife Trust during a controlled burn exercise on Freshfield Dune Heath in Formby. The Wildlife Trust will carry out a controlled burn

Merseyside Police can confirm a 22-year-old man has today (Wednesday, 28 January) been charged with firearm offences following the recovery of a number of firearms last week in Netherton. Steven Lloyd, 22,

Photo: Left to right Barry Williams-Marketing manager, Andy Clarke-CEO, Pam Dixon, Sam Gregory-Wareing, Sharon Gregory-Wareing ASDA Community Life Champion Sharon Gregory-wareing was shortlisted with 2 other stores for Excellence in Community Leadership Award. ASDA Southport ASDA Coatbridge-Scotland ASDA

The Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership has agreed an expansion to its Growth Deal with the Government which will see an extra £31.6m invested in the Liverpool City Region between 2016

GOOD NEWS !! GOOD NEWS!! The BATEC Attachment that was stolen from outside the Bold pub in Churchtown last night has been returned to its rightful owner. Bob would like to thank

Consultation on the Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy 2015-2018 Have your say on the Sefton Council’s approach to Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management. Consultation is now open for people

Merseyside Police is becoming increasingly concerned for the whereabouts of a 16-year-old Makayla Jones from Norris Green. Makayla was last seen on Monday night in Bootle and enquiries have been on-going since

Academies and Free Schools Report Commenting on the Education Select Committee report, Academies and free schools, Kevin Courtney, Deputy General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said:

Officers from Merseyside Police can confirm that they executed a warrant at an address in Lyndhurst Road Southport this morning, Wednesday 28 January. Police were assisted by Scottish power with investigations. It is

Most Wanted on Merseyside Andrew Peter Murphy, Thursday 28 January. Merseyside Police is appealing for the public’s help to trace a 30-year-old man from Liverpool who detectives want to speak to in

By Tom Duffy Patients are being warned to expect possible disruption to NHS services on Thursday (29th January) when health service unions and professional bodies plan industrial action.  The organisations’ members are

UKIP information centre opens Lord Street Southport, Tuesday 27 January 2015. Two local fathers Sean Ellison and Jeff Hughes felt so strongly about UKIPs policies decided to fund a 3 month campaign

Sefton’s Health and Wellbeing Board has welcomed the latest government announcement to make ‘plain’ packaging of cigarettes and other tobacco products a priority. Public Health Minister Jane Ellison has pledged that a

Martin Patrick Magill (18) pleaded guilty to stealing a bicycle worth £50 from a woman outside the Shoreline Housing centre on Mornington Road in Southport on November 25. It’s the second time

Photo Credit: The Guardian By Tom Duffy A new online resource and support service called the ‘Local Offer’ has been launched for local children and young people age 0-25 with special educational needs

Sefton Council is supporting the latest Public Health England (PHE) campaign to raise awareness that ongoing heartburn can be a sign of cancer. The campaign, launched this week, urges people to visit

This centre is situated in Ainsdale, Southport. It is the ‘only’ dementia specialist care centre in a catchment area of approximately 150,000 people. The council proposes to close it and move everybody

The government has yesterday published the legislation which will incorporate new European regulations on mortgage lending into UK law. These new regulations, which are set out in the EU Mortgage Credit Directive, set