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Shocking new figures show how badly polluted areas of the city are and how dangerous the air is we are breathing everyday

Here's a list of all the motorway closures you can expect between May 16 and May 22

"His death will of course have come as huge shock to his family, as well as the wider community"

Mobile phone footage showed a car mounting the pavement and accelerating towards a crowd of people

Sensational Southport artist Ruth Spillane has created some beautiful new LOVE Southport tote bags – which are now on sale.  Each tote bag has a hand illustration of Lord street, Southport printed with the words LOVE Southport!  Ruth has built up a growing following of fans through her stunning drawings of iconic landmarks in Southport, which she has posted into […] The post Acclaimed artist Ruth Spillane unveils beautiful new LOVE Southport tote bags appeared first on Stand Up For Southport.

Campaigners determined to improve the Botanic Gardens in Churchtown in Southport are hoping to see part of the lake dredged – and the possibility of adding a third fountain.  The Make A Change For Botanic campaign group has raised over £28,000 thanks to donations from local people since it was formed last year.  It was launched by David Rawsthorne, following […] The post Botanic Gardens campaigners reveal ambitions for lake dredging and third new fountain appeared first on Stand Up For Southport.

The owners of a children’s play centre who fed over 4,000 vulnerable people during the Covid-19 pandemic said they were ‘gobsmacked’ to have been presented with a Your Southport Stars Award. Playtown, based at Ocean Plaza, won the Community Support Award, in a new initiative launched by Southport BID. All of the nominees were chosen by the people of Southport […] The post Playtown in Southport ‘gobsmacked’ to win Your Southport Stars Award as they launch new menu appeared first on Stand Up For Southport.

Superb Southport baker Jemma Melvin won the BBC One programme – The Jubilee Pudding: 70 Years in the Baking on Thursday night, with a pudding fit for The Queen – and now you can make it at home with her winning recipe below.  Jemma’s Lemon Swiss Roll and Amaretti Trifle was awarded the title of Platinum Pudding for The Queen’s […] The post Recipe: Jemma Melvin’s Lemon Swiss Roll and Amaretti Trifle from The Jubilee Pudding: 70 Years in the Baking appeared first on Stand Up For Southport.

A video from the scene shows a carriage has come to a stop towards the top of the 235ft ride

The £300m Blackpool Central leisure development comes with a seven-storey car park including 1,306 spaces

Donald Payne has been sentenced to life for the killing of Simone Ambler in Blackpool

The company is already responsible for Blackpool Tower, the Dungeons and the Sea Life Centre

The prime minister is expected in Northern Ireland today as efforts to break the political deadlock at Stormont intensify.

The road north of Saltivka, a northern suburb of Kharkiv, stretches due north through scattered villages towards Russia's border.

The Queen received a standing ovation as her Platinum Jubilee celebrations began on Sunday.

A teenager accused of killing 10 people and injuring three others in a mass shooting at a US supermarket in the city of Buffalo is on suicide watch, officials say.