Golf expansion plans approved in time for next year’s Open Championship despite strong opposition

Plus: Town's first padel courts to be built

Hello and welcome to the midweek edition of The Southport Lead.

This week, a decision was reached on plans to expand a golf course onto public land in order to facilitate the hosting of a multi-million pound golf tournament. A public meeting - a rare ‘urgent referral’ - took place on Monday and saw councillors vote to support the change.

Meanwhile, a much…