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Feature for Southport BID by Stand Up For Southport One of the longest-established Chinese restaurants in the North West really knows how to give people a great night out. Lings On Kings, on King Street in Southport town centre, is famous for its party nights, lively karaoke, stylish restaurant and bustling function room. The venue has welcomed dozens of celebrities […] The post Lings On Kings Chinese restaurant in Southport knows how to give people a great night out appeared first on Stand Up For Southport.

Southport and Bootle will light up this week to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Windrush migration. Buildings in both towns will be illuminated in red, yellow and green to honour the thousands of African-Caribbean people who came to Britain in the 1940s aboard the Empire Windrush ship, leading to a cultural, economic and social boost across the UK, which […] The post Southport landmarks to be lit up red, yellow and green to honour 75th Windrush anniversary appeared first on Stand Up For Southport.

Southport community groups can now apply for grants of up to £10,000 to improve their digital connectivity. The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s (LCRCA’s) local investment plan for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) programme – the UK’s successor to EU Structural funds – includes a grants programme focussed on Digital Connectivity for Community Facilities. VOLA has been appointed by […] The post Digital Connectivity grants up to £10,000 available for community groups in Southport appeared first on Stand Up For Southport.

Obituary By Michael Braham It is always sad to learn of the deaths of Southport born Southport Football Club players. Alan Kershaw’s passing is particularly poignant as he was a founder member of the Southport FC Former Players Association and attended their inaugural committee meeting. He died on 15th June 2023 after a long battle with cancer. Alan Derrick Kershaw […] The post Tributes paid to Southport FC star Alan Kershaw who won league title in Australia and promotion in Sweden appeared first on Stand Up For Southport.

Seven years after launching as a local, commercial radio station on DAB, Sandgrounder Radio is evolving. From Monday 3rd July, Sandgrounder will become the brand new ‘Dune Radio’. Broadcasting across the North West Coast area, Dune Radio will cover the likes of Southport and Lytham St Anne’s on DAB+ Digital Radio from the top of […]

Matthew Guthrie, who was the victim of a serious assault in Lytham at 1.28 a.m. on Sunday 18th June, has sadly passed away in hospital. 25-year-old Matthew was said to be walking across Lytham Square towards Henry Street when he was struck by a man coming in the other direction. On Sunday evening police arrested […]

MPs have voted overwhelmingly tonight (Monday 19th June) to approve a damning report that found that the former Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled Parliament. With 354 votes in favour, MPs endorsed the sanctions against Johnson which were recommended by the committee, including banning him from having a pass for future access to Parliament. Just seven […]

LancsLive have reported from Lytham this morning saying that ‘Residents and businesses were still reeling after a shocking incident of violence over the weekend.’ Their report by Susan Newton comes after emergency services were called to Henry Street at 1.28 a.m. on Sunday 18th June following the assault upon a 25-year-old man. The man currently […]

Rescuers are expanding their search into deeper waters as they hunt for a submersible that went missing near the wreck of the Titanic.

President Joe Biden's son Hunter has been charged with federal tax and weapons offences.

"We must never underestimate the murderous danger posed by right-wing extremism and right-wing terrorism." That's the warning from Germany's interior minister as new figures show a rise in violent extremists in the country.

A sub-machine gun capable of firing 15 rounds a second has been shown to jurors in the trial of a man accused of shooting a woman outside a pub on Christmas Eve.