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10/08/2025

Southport has a problem with cycling lanes. But it's not the usual arguments you keep hearing about

Plus: Andrew Brown's guide to What's On This Week

03/08/2025

Good morning Southport. In today's edition:

❌ Failed appeal for riot organiser who called for war and told people how to make molotov cocktails
🙌 Funding boost for Queenscourt Hospice
🔥 Police appeal over mindless arson attack
🗓️ Andrew Brown's events guide to the week ahead

Plus: Arson attack on century old shelter; funding boost for Queenscourt Hospice; and What's On This Week

06/07/2025

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Plus: Next step in move to bring Children's A&E back to hospital

02/07/2025

The return of Children's A&E care to Southport is finally happening. Today's newsletter breaks down what's going on, how things will change and how you can get involved 🏥

Plus: Golf ball rows stalls plan for dozens of new homes

25/06/2025

In today's edition:
🙅 Patrick Hurley joins rebellion against benefit cuts
⚠️ Traffic warning ahead of month long road closure
📖 Recommended reading for all thing Southport
👎 Pensioners in 'jungle' fears over axed grass cutting service

Plus: 'Jungle' fears for pensioners losing grass cutting service

22/06/2025

Today's edition has landed in inboxes and is available below. Featuring:

👏 Good news for adult social care in Southport
🌥️ Sefton Council improves climate action performance but still lags behind UK
🗓️ Andrew Brown's guide to What's On this week

Plus: Borough's climate action assessed and your What's On guide to the week ahead

18/06/2025

Sefton Council is planning an effective ban on new takeaways opening in "walking distance" of schools as part of its drive to improve public health.

Today's edition also has news of the car showroom being transformed into a fitness centre. Read here ⬇️

Plus: Martial arts centre to open in former car showroom

15/06/2025

In today's Southport Lead:

💉 Plans to cut NHS-funded IVF from three rounds to one in Southport
🎉 Southport Pier is SAVED
💔 Tributes to much loved teacher who died from a brain tumour
🗓️ Andrew Brown's What's On guide to the week ahead

PLUS: Southport Pier SAVED and tributes paid to much loved teacher

11/06/2025

“Nothing could be more important in that commitment than making sure children in care have somewhere safe to live, even if this may incur opposition from some residents."

Plans to open a residential children's home in Ainsdale were greeted by fears for crime and falling house values. If we treat children in care as something to be afraid of and something which should be kept away from the rest of the society, how will these kids ever get a chance in life?

Plus: £10m Town Hall Gardens revamp honours Alice, Bebe and Elsie and BBC Radio Merseyside comes to Southport

08/06/2025

In today's edition:
🏥 £3m given to Southport Hospital for repair work
⛳ Plan to expand Hillside Golf Course onto public land moves forward
🚓 Why were police called to a peaceful social services protest?
🗓️ Andrew Brown's What's On guide to the week ahead

Plus: Golf bosses press on with Birkdale Common plan and why were police called to peaceful protest outside council offices?

04/06/2025

In today's edition:

* A murder suspect still on bail nearly a year after a farmer was shot dead
* Latest on the search for Jordan Johnson-Doyle
* Southport firms named and shamed for not paying minimum wage

Plus: Search for missing man in Malaysia, firms shamed over minimum wage failure and woes for business facing fraud probe

29/05/2025

Channel 4 has apologised for the use of the Southport killer in a Facebook ad. His mugshot was used alongside the caption: “More of the shows you love ❤️, more of the shows you will love. Stream now on Channel 4 📺”

Patrick Hurley described the ad as a "sick joke" and the campaign was pulled after Channel 4 was contacted by The Southport Lead.

On a very different subject, today's edition also contains news on the possible return of Greggs to Southport and hears from traders dealing with lost business during the ongoing town centre works.

Plus: The return of Greggs to Southport? And traders speak out over town centre works

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