BURSCOUGH and Skelmersdale United are gearing up for the 2021/22 season to kick off early with the opening round of fixtures taking place this weekend.North West Counties League football is back this Saturday (July 31) but both local teams have been dealt short straws on the opening day.
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Award-winning Parbold Picture House set to welcome back film lovers again
by Tom Martin
PARBOLD Picture House is set to welcome back cinema-goers from this weekend.The independent community cinema will screen Nomadland on Sunday, August
Check out the latest Scam Alert!
by Danielle Thompson
Wasn’t it a great weekend to be alive in Sefton?I would like to begin by giving you all some SMS scam tips as we are all making full use these days
TRAGEDY SHOWS DANGER OF OPEN WATER SWIMMING
by Tom Martin
PEOPLE are being urged to be aware of the dangers of open water swimming after a young man tragically died last week at Crosby beach.Five men, at
Council leader welcomes isolation exemptions for staff
by Tom Martin
SEFTON Council’s leader said he hopes the local authority can “start to recover” after the government released a list of job sectors whose workers
Hartley shines in The Hundred
by Henry James
FORMER Ormskirk Cricket Club player Tom Hartley put in an impressive performance for the Manchester Originals cricket side against the Oval
Melling development site manager receives a national award
by Henry James
THE site manager of a Melling housing development has received a prestigious National House Building Council (NHBC) Pride in the Job award.Andy
BLAZE AT SCHOOL CAUSED £2MILLION WORTH OF DAMAGE
by Henry James
CALLS are being made by West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper for all new and refurbished schools to be fitted with sprinklers after it was revealed that
MP pays tribute to knife crime victims
by Tom Martin
MP Bill Esterson spoke in the House of Commons about the devastating impact of knife crime and paid tributes to four men from Crosby who have all
Children create posters as part of beach litter campaign
by Tom Martin
CREATIVE schoolchildren have come up with litter posters which will be used along the Sefton coast this summer to remind visitors to keep the beach
Police join forces with club to offer free boxing classes to youngsters
by Henry James
YOUNG people are to be offered free boxing classes as part of a partnership between Skelmersdale Police and Birch Green Amateur Boxing Club.The club
Maghull Wind Orchestra take a sad year and make it better
by Henry James
WHEN Maghull Wind Orchestra started recording virtual performances last year, they never thought more than 12 months later they would be up to
Police make arrests as part of domestic abuse crackdown
by Tom Martin
POLICE made arrests in Sefton as part of a crackdown on domestic abuse in Merseyside.Teams of local officers led by Merseyside Police’s Protecting