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Labour capture Birkdale for first time while Lib Dems lose 4 Southport seats

Labour have secured a Sefton Council seat in Birkdale for the first time in history while the Liberal Democrat vote collapsed in Southport, with the party losing four seats across the town.

7th May 2021

VIDEO | Meet the candidates – 2021 Local Elections

In the buildup to the 2021 local election taking place next Thursday, OTS News has interviewed 15 election candidates from Southport and Freshfield vying for a seat on Sefton Council. Recorded video

29th April 2021

Southport Conservatives accuse Liberal Democrats of Labour-inspired secrecy agenda

On Friday, the deep internal divisions of the Southport Liberal Democrat Party were exposed and laid bare for the town’s residents to witness. Tony Dawson, the once infamous right-hand man to long-serving

21st April 2021

Lib Dems divided over Dukes ward candidate inclusion

Political maneuvring over the past 24 hours has revealed a deep division in the local Liberal Democrats over the status of now independent Dukes ward candidate Tony Dawson. Cllr Dawson has remained

9th April 2021

98 councillor candidates confirmed for next month’s local elections

THIS BREAKING STORY WILL BE UPDATED Sefton Council has confirmed the 98 candidates who will stand in next month’s local elections. Local elections take place on 6 May with voting registration closing

9th April 2021

Everything you need to know about the 2021 local elections

Local elections will take place in England on Thursday 6 May 2021, with 22 seats up for election on Sefton Council. These elections were previously scheduled for May 2020 but were delayed

15th March 2021

Pre-election row continues over phantom Birkdale cycle lane

A Conservative councillor candidate for Birkdale has welcomed a “u-turn” from the Liberal Democrats over alleged plans for a cycle lane. Despite regular comments from Mr Durkin criticising the Liberal Democrats over

28th February 2021

Damien Moore calls on Government to stop Southport cycle lanes becoming permanent

Southport Conservatives and Liberal Democrats go to war over handling of Southport cycle lane scheme Tories accused Lib Dems of pushing for additional Birkdale lanes, which Lib Dems deny Council says lack

17th February 2021

Call for cycle lane pause after court ruling

A local councillor has called for a halt in Sefton Council’s rush to introduce expensive projects purporting to ease cycling – in the wake of a High Court ruling against similar schemes

23rd January 2021

Councillor’s appeal to Southport youth to ‘lock down’ early

A Southport councillor is urging local residents, particularly the young, to take their own steps to restrict their own movements before the new month-long official national lockdown period starts again on Thursday.

2nd November 2020

Southport family threatened with “Legal Action” by Tory leader – OTS Archive!

AINSDALE RESIDENTS, THE REGAN FAMILY, THREATENED WITH “LEGAL ACTION” BY ANXIOUS TORY CHIEF, CLLR TERRY JONES ***(Now updated on 8 April 2014 with Regan family response to Cllr Jones, at the end

2nd August 2020

Mask up NOW is Southport councillor’s call

A Southport councillor is calling for local people to ‘jump the gun’ when it comes to wearing masks in the town’s shops rather than waiting until Friday when it becomes illegal to

21st July 2020

Call to Southport Residents to Get Involved in Town’s Future

The people of Southport are being urged to get involved in planning the town’s future. The Southport ‘Town Team’ have come up with some ‘big ideas’ for the town which they are

29th June 2020

Councillors Check Up on COVID Vulnerable

Councillors across Southport have been checking up on the ‘sealed vulnerable’ residents of their local areas. Hundreds of local residents who the NHS has been unable to contact have been located and

11th June 2020

North West COVID Numbers Rising as Discipline Breaks Down

By Tony Dawson The crucial coronavirus ‘R’ infection reproduction number in the North West has risen to now be above 1, scientists say. When R is above 1 numbers of new disease

5th June 2020

Big Joe says ‘Soz’ and Suspends His Corona Crowd Deputy

By Councillor Tony Dawson Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson has suspended his deputy, Councillor Lynn Hinnigan over blatant breaches of COVID lockdown guidance following an internal Labour Party investigation. And he has apologised

3rd June 2020

Conservatives Cummings Action Call

BY Councillor Tony Dawson A Southport Councillor is making an appeal to local Conservative voters to help restore ‘one nation’ in Britain in response to COVID-19. Hundreds of thousands of UK residents have

30th May 2020

Call for Council to Step in and Save Southport Theatre

Southport’s Town Centre Councillors have called for the Council to step in quickly to take back full control of the Southport Theatre and Convention Centre. Following the financial collapse of the operator,

16th May 2020

Call for Sefton Council Meeting COVID 19 Suspension

A Southport councillor is calling for Sefton Council meetings to be suspended until the COVID crisis is over. Councillor Tony Dawson has written to the Mayor, the Leader of the Council and

20th March 2020

Dukes Ward Councillor Surgery

In view of the current concerns surrounding the spread of Covid-19, Dukes Ward has decided to postpone their monthly surgery until May in the first instance. We will update as further information

15th March 2020

Conservative candidate hits back at Liberal Democrat inactivity

Conservative candidate for Dukes Ward, Michael Prendergast, says actions not words are needed when it comes to Southport’s town centre economy. Highlighting a wave of recent comments from Liberal Democrat Councillor Tony

7th March 2020

Lord Street Future on BBC Tonight

BBC North West Tonight will be featuring the battle to give Lord Street Retail a future stretching into the 21st Century. In the programme commencing at 6.30 pm tonight Wednesday 4th March, presenter Peter Marshall

4th March 2020

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Labour Votes Down ‘Work Together’ Bid to Restore Life to Lord Street

Sefton Council’s ruling Labour group has used its numbers to vote AGAINST “working actively with local residents, traders, the ‘Southport BID’ and local councillors across party to identify and implement methods of

2nd March 2020

Call to Restore Life to North West’s Famous Retail Mile

A bid to get the Council working to create a coherent and vibrant shopping centre fit for the twenty first century on and around Lord Street, Southport, is being made at the

27th February 2020

Dukes Ward Advice Surgery, Wednesday 11th March

Please note the day change from Tuesday to WEDNESDAY! Councillors John Pugh, Tony Dawson and Ward Activist Jo Barton will be holding their Dukes Ward Advice Surgery on Wednesday 11th March. They

23rd February 2020

Opinion: Councillor says Sefton should hire ‘weirdos’

£100,000 Misfits and Weirdos What Sefton Needs? Sefton Council is presently in the process of filling senior new positions in the Council at the newly-inflated pay rate of over £100,00 per annum.

18th February 2020

‘Northern Fail’ Decision Expected Today

A decision on Northern Rail’s constant failing service is expected later today. Northern, run by Arriva, runs the Southport to Manchester line and many trains between Liverpool and Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle.

29th January 2020

Dukes Ward Advice Surgery

Please note the day change from Tuesday to WEDNESDAY! Councillors John Pugh, Tony Dawson and Ward Activist Jo Barton will be holding their Dukes Ward Advice Surgery on Wednesday 12th February. They

23rd January 2020

Reshape the centre of Southport, warm worried councillors

A Southport town centre councillor is calling upon the Council to ‘wake up and smell the coffee’ following the announcement that Beales Department stores are going into liquidation. The bad news follows

21st January 2020

Council Back’s Call to Fight to Save Southport Hospital

Sefton Council has thrown its weight behind a bid to save Southport Hospital. The councillors have overwhelmingly backed a motion from local Councillor Tony Dawson calling for Southport Hospital to be retained

8th December 2019