Archive - The Southport Lead

Tragedy of Hesketh Centre demolition plan one year after fire

Attention now turns to what comes next after historic building is razed

Nov 16 •

Huge debt trail of care agency which received sorry CQC ratings

HMRC and pension contributions are unlikely to ever be repaid

Nov 12 •

"Something had faded, now Southport's best days lie ahead"

Southport MP Patrick Hurley writes exclusively for The Southport Lead

Nov 9 •

Pleas for help from parents of SEND children being “squeezed out of society”

Families laid shoes outside Southport Town Hall as part of a wider demonstration

Nov 5 •

Collapsed investment firm 79th Group never owned Loch Ness and Anglesey development sites

The company's directors have had their assets frozen

Nov 2 •

October 2025

The day the far-right came back to Southport

And a town asked to be left alone

Oct 29 •

New owners to take over landmark Waterfront Hotel

The landmark building has been run by administrators since 2022

Oct 26 •

From the ashes of The Kingsway, inevitably, comes housing

Fifteen years after an arson attack gutted the iconic venue, its barren land could have a new future

Oct 22 •

“It’s about empowering people” - the new project giving back control of the town's fortunes

New funding pot designed to give community control of its own improvement

Oct 19 •

Drive-through Starbucks planned for historic site in Scarisbrick

The wider story about what the proposal for the old workshop tell us

Oct 15 •

£450k spent on keeping Toad Hall standing - now it's coming down

Plus: Salfordian Hotel plan defended, Patrick Hurley on flags, and Southport Inquiry latest

Oct 12 •

Missing pensioner found dead on Southport beach

Plus: Garrick Theatre renovation next step and community cohesion calls

Oct 9 •

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