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The Carlton bar in Southport is back!  It was one of Southport’s most iconic venue in the 1980s and 1990s. Many great days were spent in the famous Carlton beer garden while night-times indoors were always lively.  Now the bar, on Lord Street, is back, with a vibrant opening night taking place last weekend.  Photographers from Southport firm ZEDPhotography were […] The post The Carlton bar in Southport is back with pictures from busy opening week appeared first on Stand Up For Southport.

These images reveal how the new home for Formby Football Club will look.  Owner Hugh McAuley, who grew up in Formby, has spent several years working on a proposal to transform the club’s grounds into a community sports centre and is hoping that he will finally soon be able to bring his exciting vision to life. The facilities will be […] The post Images reveal new Formby FC home and sports complex vision at Altcar appeared first on Stand Up For Southport.

A nurse who helped a Southport woman who lost both of her parents to Covid-19 within just 24 hours of each other has been nominated as an NHS hero and thanked for her kindness. Louise Duncan even fought and survived Coronavirus herself, and arranged the delivery of chocolates for staff members throughout Southport and Formby District General Hospital. She was […] The post Southport Hospital nurse hailed an NHS hero after helping woman who lost parents to Covid-19 within 24 hours appeared first on Stand Up For Southport.

The Chair of Southport and Ormskirk NHS Hospitals Trust has thanked rugby players in our town for raising over £35,000 through The Ellis Expedition.  Southport Rugby Football Club players and supporters ran, swam, cycled and mountain climbed the over 80,000km between them throughout July – the equivalent of travelling more than twice the way around the world!  They were inspired […] The post Hospitals thanks Southport Rugby Club for raising £35,000 through The Ellis Expedition appeared first on Stand Up For Southport.

Blackpool, Blackburn, Preston and the Lake District all set to see thunderstorms at the start of next week

The most iconic photos of Lancashire's best-known theme park

Have a look at 10 of the most exciting projects set to revitalise Lancashire across Preston, Blackpool, Blackburn, Lancaster, Chorley, Leyland, Hyndburn, and Rossendale

A lot of people went to Blackpool today as temperatures soared in Lancashire

Many Britons are set to bask in another hot day, with temperatures in the 30s (Celsius)..

More than 500 migrants have crossed the English Channel to the UK in just three days..

Boris Johnson has spoken of “a moral duty” to get all children back in class amid indications he would force pubs, restaurants and shops to close ahead of schools in the event of severe coronavirus flare-ups..

Households mixing in pubs and houses has been blamed for a rise in coronavirus cases in Preston as the city became the latest area to have local lockdown restrictions imposed..