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 Publication Date:- 2024-01-08

 
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Happy New year to you all...
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Review of news reports on Southport & Mersey Reporter for 2024

2024 has been an incredibly challenging year for Southport. While we've welcomed international attention, it unfortunately stemmed from 1 negative event. Over 2024, the people of Southport and ourselves have all witnessed acts of both remarkable kindness and significant hardship, even death, shaping the future of our beloved seaside Town and the surrounding area of the Liverpool...

 

As we welcome 2025, there are a whole host of films many of us are looking forward to over the next year

VUE have shared a round up of the films that fans can get excited for, from the return of:- 'Bridget Jones' and family favourites such as...

Winter driving guidelines to stay safe

LIVERPOOL City Council is urging drivers to take extra precautions this winter as adverse weather conditions can significantly increase the risk of road traffic collisions. According to RoSPA, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, in 2023, 21...

"Going, Going, Gone!"

SOUTHPORT Contemporary Arts will once again be welcoming in the New Year with its much anticipated:- '2025 UNDER THE BED SALE' which will be held at the ArtHouse, located on Eastbank Street, Southport, from...

Man arrested following rape report in Southport's Chop House pub

A 44 year old male from Carlisle was arrested on:- Monday, 30 December 2024, on suspicion of rape. The arrest came following on from enquiries into a report being...

Changing trains just got cheaper

ANYONE looking to change their train ticket will now be able to do so cheaper, after Northern and Seatfrog slashed the price of making a switch...

Bowring Park launches Liverpool City Region's 1st Sustainability Campus

THE historic Knowsley landmark Bowring Park is to create the Liverpool City...

Tax expert's warning to pensioners about tax returns before 31 January 2025 deadline
Report with thanks to Tax Accountant

WITH Christmas over, the season of the tax return is well and truly upon us. The question:- 'Do pensioners need to file a tax return?' is the...

Zara has opened flagship in Liverpool ONE

LIVERPOOL ONE has announced that Inditex owned fashion brand, Zara, has opened its significantly upsized flagship on upper and lower South John Street. The...

 
 
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New Year, New You: Transform Your 2025, Starting with Your Fridge

THE numbers are startling: according to a 2024 report from The House of Commons Library, UK households binned a whopping £17 billion worth of edible food in 1 single year, which equates to each...

Maria Toolan, a former Councillor for Central ward, has joined Carl Cashman’s Liberal

Former City Centre Labour Councillor joins Lib Dems

THE former Labour Councillor was elected to represent the Central Ward in 2019. In her resignation statement, Toolan called out the Labour Administration for failing the people of Liverpool, as well as a toxic internal culture...

Power to the patient as Government sets out plan to cut waiting lists

A revolutionised NHS App is among a raft of proposals aimed at giving patients greater power over how and when they receive elective treatment, as the Government sets out its roadmap to cutting waiting times as confirmed in the Plan for Change...

Labour's Scrapping of Winter Fuel Allowance Force Pensioners into Difficult Choices Say Conservatives

AS we enter 1 of the coldest periods of winter with weather warnings across the area, many pensioners in Southport will be having to make very difficult choices. Age UK have estimated that there are 2.5 million people who needed the Winter Fuel Allowance to pay for their heating. Age...

 

Government Launches Independent Commission on Social Care

THE Government has announced a £86 million boost to the Disabled Facilities Grant, allowing 7,800 more disabled and elderly people...

Please help find the next of kin of David Stuart

LIVERPOOL and Wirral Coroner's Office have issued an appeale for help to find the family of David Stuart, of Berrylands Road, Moreton. Mr Stuart, 66, sadly died at home on:- Tuesday, 28 December 2024. There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding...

8 arrested following tragedy chanting at Anfield

8 people were detained at the Premier League match between:- Liverpool and Manchester United, on:- Sunday, 5 January 2025, following reports of tragedy chanting. A 46 year old man from:- Church Warsop, Nottinghamshire and a 28...

Share your views on policing and community safety with Merseyside PCC

MERSEYSIDE'S Police Commissioner is inviting residents to share their views and feedback with her at her 1st monthly surgery of 2025, in North Liverpool. Emily Spurrell launched the monthly advice surgeries in 2022 as part...

 

With the new year in full swing, scammers will look for new ways to exploit unsuspecting victims

FRAUD in 2024 had risen by 16% since 2023, according to data from the BBC. With the new year in full swing...

Parents and carers urged to take simple steps to ensure children make the healthiest start to the New Year

THE UK Health Security Agency is reminding parents and carers in the North West of the simple steps they can take...

Southport welcomes in 2025

THIS time we haven't been to as many businesses as we normally do, but the ones we have visited had all helped us in 2024, in Southport. Sadly, the weather was extremely damp, but the wind had...
 

 

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