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Weekly News Edition
Publication Date:-
2024-01-19

 
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Don't miss these fantastic events due to take place in Southport!

SOUTHPORT'S sunny coastline is enough reason to visit the much-loved destination. But with 2025 promising an amazing array of family days out and diverse attractions there's even more incentive to see what Southport has to offer! With family...

 

Cllrs Leo Evans and Mike Sammon outside Sandpipers.

Lib Dem motion to support respite care plan following Sandpipers shock closure passed by Sefton Council

A motion brought by Cambridge Ward Councillor Mike Sammon to push for more to be done to support people with disabilities and their...

BTR Liverpool Joins Forces With Barry's Liverpool As Training Partner 2025
Photo by Paul Francis Cooper.

LEADING independent race event organiser BTR Liverpool has announced a new partnership with Barry's Liverpool to run throughout...

Hugh Baird College Celebrates ERSA Award Nomination for Career Connect Partnership

HUGH Baird College is proud to announce its recognition as part of the prestigious ERSA...

Southport Jazz Festival brings UK's top jazz musicians to Town this January and February

SOUTHPORT Jazz Festival is back in Town this January and February, with music lovers from all over the UK looking forward to enjoying 10 superb shows across three days and nights.  From trio to big band...

Your dreams and memories could shape a festival coming to Dovecot

KNOTTY Ash and Dovecot Park residents are being invited to share their dreams to help shape a special festival...

Co-operative bookshop

PATRICK Hurley is inviting members of the public to a community meeting to discuss the exciting prospect of establishing a new co-operative bookshop in the heart of Southport. This...

20 year master plan for Liverpool travel set to be unveiled

LIVERPOOL City Council is set to green light a masterplan to transform how people move around the City Centre over the next 20 years. A report to the Council's next cabinet meeting, being held on...

More than 4500 Liverpool City Region residents helped online thanks to pioneering digital inclusion scheme

A pioneering scheme to get more people in the Liverpool City Region online has hit...

 
 
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8 to face prison following 2 year investigation into people smuggling gang

8 members of a UK based organised crime group are facing prison sentences after Border Force Officers...

Get you table at Southport's Chinese New Year Event in 2025
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GET your table now for the 1st of the annual events to be held in Southport for 2025. The Empire Restaurant, is holding its Chinese New...

Ssspectacular celebrations as Liverpool marks the Year of the Snake

LIVERPOOL is set to welcome the Lunar New Year in style, with a series of vibrant free events and activities taking place to mark the Year of the Snake. The main Chinese...

Car parking blight and pedestrian access to be tackled

THE blight of parked cars blocking pavements and pathways could be targeted in Liverpool, thanks to a new...

 

5 year master plan aims to make Liverpool City Region the best UK visitor destination for work and play

A 5 year master plan has been unveiled to make the Liverpool City Region the best tourism and career destination in...

£30m to clean up sea travel and turbocharge coastal economies

COASTAL communities and businesses across the country will benefit from:- £30m of new decarbonisation funding, helping to drive economic growth and create jobs; delivering on the Government's Plan for Change. The...

Liverpool sets out roadmap to boost recycling

LIVERPOOL City Council's Cabinet is set to consider a new Recycling and Waste Strategy, which will take steps to improve recycling and waste collection across the City. The strategy includes:- a...

Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson to host Liverpool City Region accessible tourism event

LEGENDARY Paralympian Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE DL is to be keynote speaker and host of an event aimed at ensuring the...

 

Get Support to Quit Smoking and Start Your Journey to a Healthier Future

TAKE the 1st step to a smoke-free life and quit smoking for just 24 hours! That's the advice from health leaders who believe a small...

Joint Exhibition by Jo Landy and Amanda Clark-Price - 'Unfinished Journeys'

'UNFINISHED Journeys' is a joint exhibition of mixed media artworks by local artists Jo Landy and Amanda Clark-Price. Both will be celebrating birthdays in 2025 that...

Payroll errors impacting a quarter of all UK employees

INTERNATIONAL Women's Day will be celebrated in a stylish event at:- 'The Grand' in Southport this March, with 3 inspirational speakers...

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THIS week, we're testing a new idea. If you're interested, you will be able to explore more games within our Mersey Reporter Games section very soon.. We hope they will  complement our news...


 

 

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