Did you holiday in Southport in 1954 or in the 1950's?

A TV production company in Glasgow is asking our readers for your help. They want to know the following:- "Do you remember the original Pleasureland or the Pier, or maybe The Floral Clock from the 1950's? Also said you take a holiday in Southport in 1954 or in the 1950's?" If you do and you did take a holiday in Southport in the 1950's, especially if it was in 1954, Raise the Roof Productions would love to talk to you for a new BBC One show.   The series is looking at holidays from years gone and each episode will feature a different celebrity guest and focus on a different specific location and year. In each show, the presenter takes one celebrity holidaymaker back in time to recreate their own Great British holiday experience. We'll see them jumping back into the transport of the day to get to their childhood destination be that a 1950's Morris Minor or a 1980's Austin Maestro. This means no air-con, no sat-nav, no smartphone apps… It's windows down, maps at the ready and a pack of cards for rainy afternoons.  Our celebrity will go on the same excursions, see the same sights, stay in the same accommodation (wherever possible) and eat the same dishes that they did in the year of their classic holiday. From car journeys, cooked breakfasts and lake-side fishing trips… right down to recreating some of the classic snapshots they've kept and treasured all these years. All this forms the compelling backdrop for an immersive biography of each celebrity and the childhood holidays that helped make them who they are today. Please call:- 0141 427 5880 or phone them on:- 07462 435 597 to share your memories.   "For each episode we want to speak to people that holidayed in that location, in that year or in the 1950's. We hope that this will be a fantastic show to help Southport's image and any help you can give would be very appreciated by me and the crew." said Matt Walmsley, who is the Assistant Producer for the show.

The Open Championship at Hoylake proved to be a better than par event for the railway

AFTER more than 60,000 people used the railway to travel between Liverpool and Hoylake and, with the same numbers travelling back to the city, more than 120,000 journeys were made using the Merseyrail service during the 4 days. Inspector Ken McVey, of British Transport Police, said:- “We knew the railway would be busy for the Open; we’ve had lots of experience of the tournament being hosted in Merseyside; but these numbers were exceptional. Even more incredible was how good natured everyone who used the rail network was. There was a real feel good factor about the whole event and it was a genuine pleasure to work with Merseyrail and our other partners to help people travel safely. Not even the rain, and early finish on Saturday, could dampen spirits and I’d like to personally thank all the officers and rail staff who worked tirelessly during three hot days, and a monsoon, without issue or complaint. Primarily though, I’d like to thank all the golf fans who behaved impeccably and made The Open at Hoylake such a spectacle.” Despite the large number of people travelling only 1 person was arrested, for being drunk and disorderly at Moorfields, while 2 further people were reported for trespassing on the railway at Manor Road. Insp McVey added:- “To have just one arrest, with more than 120,000 journeys, shows just how good natured the event was. The Open proved a perfect advert for Hoylake and the Wirral and highlighted Merseyrail’s ability to manage high numbers of passengers.”

British Transport Police appeal to trace Ashley Perks

BRITISH Transport Police (BTP) Detectives are appealing for information to help them trace a man they would like to talk to in connection with money laundering and drugs offences. Detectives want to talk to Ashley Perks, age 28, from Leeds, who officers want tp speak to in relation to charges of possessing criminal property and drugs possession. Perks failed to appear at court in connection with these offences and is also on recall to prison after his license was revoked for previous convictions. Officers previously attempted to arrest Perks at his home address, but he ran from Police and evaded capture. DC Penny Halliwell said:- "We have made numerous attempts to locate Perks, who was last seen in the Bradford area, but to no avail. He has links to the London, Liverpool and Middlesborough areas so it may be that's he has travelled. If you know his current whereabouts then please contact us." Anyone with information is asked to contact British Transport Police on 0800 40 50 40, or text 61016, quoting incident reference PSUB/B4 of 24/07/14. Information can also be passed to the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.