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Plaza Cards in Southport is closing its doors after more than 60 years of trading
Lord StreetPlanning

Plans posted to convert former Plaza Cards shop on Lord Street in Southport into new micropub

An iconic former card shop on Lord Street in Southport which served customers for over 60 years could soon become home to a new micropub.  A planning application has been…

Baroness Smith with Michelle Brabner and Stephen Musa, Principal and Deputy Principal at Southport Education Group
EducationKGV College

Minister for Skills Baroness Jacqui Smith visits Southport College and KGV College as new training opportunities unveiled

Southport College and KGV Sixth Form College in Southport were pleased to welcome Baroness Jacqui Smith, the Minister for Skills in the Department for Education, alongside Patrick Hurley, MP for…

The Big Onion Southport Community hub will open in the former Crave Pizza cafe in the Town Hall Gardens in Southport
SouthportSouthport town centre

New Big Onion Southport Community Hub to open in former Crave cafe in Town Hall Gardens in Southport

Southport Lifeboat
SouthportSouthport Lifeboat

Families invited to enjoy behind the scenes tours at Southport Lifeboat Station Open Day

Children visited Sefton Libraries for the Summer Reading Challenge
BootleFormby

Over 3,000 young people sign up to enjoy the Summer Reading Challenge with Sefton Libraries

Mick Miller. Picture by Andy Hollingworth Archive
ComedySouthport

Comedy legend Mick Miller was signed by Stanley Matthews and supported Chuck Berry – now he’s starring at Southport Comedy Festival

The Town Hall Gardens on Lord Street in Southport, around 1973. In the picture are the old concrete fountain; Southport Arts Centre; and Southport Town Hall. Photo by Stand Up For Southport
NostalgiaSouthport

Foam party! Memories of the 1970s concrete fountain in Southport that pranksters covered with bubbles

Laura Smyth will appear at Southport Comedy Festival
ComedySouthport

Brutally honest and blisteringly funny Laura Smyth is first name announced for Southport Comedy Festival 2026

Work has begun this week to create the new Bebe's Hive home in Southport with support from the team at Kingswood Homes
Bebe's HiveSouthport

Campaigners buzzing as work takes shape to create new Bebe’s Hive facility in Southport

SouthportThe Atkinson

Tolkien inspired Magic of Middle-Earth exhibition in Southport to end in style with Frodo’s Birthday Party