Was this the year when Father Christmas gave his sleigh and reindeer a rest, and travelled in a DUKW...
Mystery over Southport soldier who died weeks before end of World War Two as appeal made to find family
Andrew Brown, , News, Nostalgia, Nostalgia, Southport, World War Two, 23An appeal has been made to find the family of a war hero from Southport who died just weeks...
Southport Nostalgia: Shops on Lord Street in Southport in the 1970s remembered
Andrew Brown, , News, Nostalgia, Lord Street, Nostalgia, Southport, Southport town centre, 29Do you remember the shops you used to be able to call into along Lord Street in Southport during...
World War Two 75th anniversary celebrated with publication of special booklet
Andrew Brown, , News, Nostalgia, Bootle, Formby, Nostalgia, RAF Woodvale, Sefton Council, Southport, 347Sefton Council’s Library Service is marking this year’s 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War with...
Southport Nostalgia: The boy, 16, who signed up to fight in World War One
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Birkdale Signal Box in Southport is a 115-year-old hidden gem we must look after
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Southport Nostalgia: Little Theatre memories as actor Vyvian Pedlar delighted audiences
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Celebrities galore dined at Casa Italia restaurant in Southport during a star-studded 25 years
Andrew Brown, , Eating & Drinking, News, Nostalgia, Lord Street, Nostalgia, Southport, Southport town centre, 317The back of the menu at the Casa Italia restaurant in Southport used to read like a Who’s Who...
Southport restaurateur and Casa Italia owner Erasmo Grossi celebrates 80th birthday
Andrew Brown, , News, Nostalgia, Lord Street, Nostalgia, Southport, Southport town centre, 545A much-loved Southport restaurateur who was awarded the Italian equivalent of a knighthood for his services to food has...
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