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 Publication Date:- 2025-11-24

 
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Ainsdale Horticultural Summer Show 2024

THIS local community event is older than the Southport Flower Show and is a staple part of the local event calendar. In fact it is 1 of the oldest community events in the UK, which was 1st held in 1922,  The 2024 Ainsdale Horticultural Society Show's 102nd show ran over:- 5 July to 7 July 2024, on the Village Green in Ainsdale, Southport, and in Ainsdale Methodist Church. The event...

 

Formby Christmas Lights Switch On

ON Friday 21 November 2025, Formby Village was packed out with big crowds enjoying the fantastic festive atmosphere. One side of the Village where Fun Fair activities with the...

Southport Christmas Party 2025
Photographs by:- Peter Bailey.

THIS year Southport's Christmas Lights where opened on Saturday, 15 November 2025 with a huge Children's Christmas Party, that was held within the...

Major initiative to improve mobile phone coverage at Liverpool City Region attractions including:- Knowsley Safari and Grand National

A major survey using bin lorries and street sweepers...

"Merseyside Deserves More Police, Not Politicians" says Liverpool's Liberal Democrat Leader

LIVERPOOL Liberal Democrats celebrate successful campaign to scrap Police and Crime Commissioners. Cllr Carl Cashman and the Liverpool Liberal Democrats have welcomed the Labour...

More names to be added to Roll of Honour at Liverpool Town Hall

17 World War 1 servicemen have been honoured at Liverpool Town Hall on:- Friday, 21 November 2025, with their names added to...

Victim Care Merseyside hub marks 3 years of dedicated support for victims of crime

THE Victim Care Merseyside hub is celebrating its 3rd Anniversary, having now offered help to more than...

Gift Appeal aims to bring Christmas joy to care leavers

LIVERPOOL residents are...

Liverpool unveils its biggest ever Christmas offer

LIVERPOOL is set to sparkle brighter than ever this festive season, as the City unveils its most ambitious Christmas programme to date. From ice rinks and grottos, through...

 
 
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Remembering Merseyside's lost Women and Girls

MERSEYSIDE Police and Crime Commissioner is once again partnering with women's services to host a candle lit...

North West Ambulance Service is ready for winter

AS the NHS moves into its traditionally busiest time of the year, North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) is reassuring the public that it is well prepared to support those who need emergency care...

Endeavour Learning Trust wins multiple accolades at Northwestern Education Awards

A multiacademy trust with Schools across Lancashire and Merseyside has won multiple awards at this year's Educate Awards, which took place...

Liverpool's film Locations are connecting people, places and productions

LIVERPOOL is now the UK's most filmed City outside London; and at the heart of its thriving screen industry are 2 sisters helping to make the magic happen. Faye and Claire Newton, long established location managers with...

 

Partou 'goes blue' for World Children's Day in support of UNICEF

TEAM members at leading day Nursery provider Partou in Manchester and around the North West have celebrated:- 'World Children's Day' by...

Dancers dazzle in Strictly event in Southport with £47,000 raised for Queenscourt Hospice
Photographs and report by Andrew Brown.

DANCERS dazzled and the fundraising was phenomenal...

Birkenhead Nursery refurbishment given seal of approval from Council Leader

THE Leader of Wirral Council Councillor has officially reopened Partou Oxton Nursery and Pre-school in...

1 in 6 parents will struggle to afford warm coats or clothing for their children this winter

CHILDREN'S charity Barnardo's has found that around:- 1 in...

 
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Warning about fake parking fine SMS Text Messages

MOTORISTS across the UK are receiving a series of worrying SMS TXT messages saying...

Residents urged to stay safe this Winter

THE UK Health Security Agency and the Met Office issued their 1st amber cold health alert for the North West Region this season over:- Monday, 17 November to Saturday, 22 November 2025. As a result they remained people they should be ready for winter...

Huge Free Christmas Event Coming to New Brighton

NEW Brighton is set to sparkle brighter than ever as:- 'Light Up New Brighton' arrives on Seabank Road and Victoria Road on:- Saturday, 29 November 2025, running from:- 4pm to 9pm. The huge, free community event promises...

Disappointment as committee rejects call in over Salfordian

SOUTHPORT Councillor Mike Sammon has expressed his disappointment after last night's Sefton Council Scrutiny Committee rejected the Liberal Democrat call in on the...

1 in 3 workers admit to or have witnessed on the job substance use

1 in 3 UK workers have admitted to or witnessed substance use or addictive behaviours during working hours; posing a serious risk not only to themselves and their colleagues but also to the...

New research shows that about 1 in 4 UK adults in the North West are actively concerned about sexual harassment in the workplace

1 year on from the introduction of the Worker Protection Act, new research from online...

 
 

 

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