Archive - The Southport Lead

Southport Hospital to receive £3m fund for maintenance backlog

Plus: Golf bosses press on with Birkdale Common plan and why were police called to peaceful protest outside council offices?

Jun 8 •

Murder suspect still on bail 10 months after arrest

Plus: Search for missing man in Malaysia, firms shamed over minimum wage failure and woes for business facing fraud probe

Jun 4 •

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'Disobedient' PC banned for life over online raffle business

Plus: Andrew Brown's What's On guide and improvement demanded for spinal unit

Jun 1 •

May 2025

Channel 4 'sorry' for use of Southport killer in Facebook ads

Plus: The return of Greggs to Southport? And traders speak out over town centre works

May 28 •

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"Lives to be transformed" by Marine Lake Events Centre and Southport regeneration

Plus: The ultimate What's On guide for this May half-term

May 25 •

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Council plots land giveaway after EU funding loss halts Southport Business Park development

Plus: Pub closes doors as roadworks keep customers away

May 21 •

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Patrick Hurley MP: Why I won't support assisted dying bill

Plus: Anger as United Utilities profits double and Andrew Brown's What's On guide to the week ahead

May 18 •

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"No single issue" led to Southport riot, police review finds

PLUS: Man's journey from homeowner to sleeping on Southport Pier to being safe again

May 14 •

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What Reform's net zero fight could mean for Southport

PLUS: Sefton Council leader survives rebellion from fellow Labour councillor

May 11 •

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Reform target Sefton Council control in first all-out vote in more than two decades

Plus: Traders plead for help during Southport Market roadworks

May 7 •

Administrators called in after police raid Southport asset firm

Plus: Sefton Council's failed search for £131k exec and Andrew Brown's What's On guide

May 4 •

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April 2025

Who can design the future of Southport and net £150k for doing so?

Plus: London Marathon run in memory of Southport attack victims + Formby Bypass speed reduction planned

Apr 30 •

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