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- 'Be Inspired' event returns offering free career and training advice
- ‘Families know themselves best’- Family Group Conference Team launches in Sefton
- ‘High quality, nurturing care’ for children and young people at Springbrook
- ‘I test’ is message from Sefton councillors and officers during national HIV Testing Week
- ‘Steady progress’ in Sefton Children’s Services in latest Ofsted visit
- ‘Steady progress’ made in Sefton Children’s Services
- ‘We won't tolerate this filth’ furious Sefton Council leader tells Liverpool Echo
- ‘We’re Here’ still here to help people find mental health support in Sefton
- £33.9 million Ainsdale affordable extra care and housing scheme invites public to open day
- £5.6 million recovery plan details extensive support programme for Southport
- A chance to meet Adult Social Care Commissioners at June drop-in events
- A Message To All
- A new accessible friendly theatre is coming to the Atkinson
- A Sky Full of Lights, Southport to Host First Ever Drone Light Show at 2025 British Musical Fireworks Championship
- A visit to Sefton's first new council housing in nearly 20 years.
- A565 Thornton
- Active Sefton Couch to 5k returns in May!
- Active Sefton Park Nights Return for Summer 2025!
- Active Sefton's Couch to 5k returns in April
- Active Travel routes improved in Bootle as Maritime Corridor Phase 1 is complete
- Additional school holiday clinics in Sefton a chance to catch up on missed vaccinations
- Adoption in Merseyside is looking to find adopters for children who wait the longest for families
- Ageing in Sefton is focus of Council’s Public Health Annual Report
- Ainsdale beach car park remains closed this week
- AINSDALE BEACH CAR PARK TO RE-OPEN WEDNESDAY 1ST APRIL WITH SEASON TICKET SAVINGS FOR SEFTON RESIDENTS
- Ainsdale beach parking to partially reopen after over 10,000 tonnes of sand removed
- Aldi unveils plans for new store and jobs in Ainsdale
- Alex Greenwood project to renovate two Sefton multi-use games facilities
- All aboard for Hornby inspired family fun days at Meadows Library
- All eyes on Sefton as Royal Birkdale confirmed as 154th Open host
- All weather water park returns with a huge Bank Holiday splash!
- Almost 1,300 Sefton households register changes after Council’s Sole Occupier Discount review
- Almost 9,400 Cheshire and Merseyside children being supported in daily supervised toothbrushing
- Ambitious Future for Salt and Tar as Plans for Bootle’s Cultural Hub Advance
- An open letter from the Leader of Sefton Council to emergency services
- An Open Letter to Southport ahead of July 29th 2025
- Annual Mayor’s Christmas Toy Appeal launches with a bumper donation from local toy store
- Annual Mayor’s Christmas Toy Appeal launches with an incredible donation from Sefton@Work
- Apprentices from across Sefton Council meet up to mark National Apprenticeship Week
- Approaching 150 attend InvestSefton’s Winter Economic Forum event
- Atkinson’s Joanne Chamberlain awarded Polish Badge of Honour
- Back to school coffee mornings in Southport
- Back to school coffee mornings in Southport this week.
- Bamboo is everywhere – especially in Southport on Saturday
- Be fitter and happier this Autumn with Couch to 5K
- Beach-goers Bank Holiday guide
- Beach-goers warned to park responsibly or face parking fines
- Beach-going-motorists reminded to park responsibly or face parking fines
- Beer School with Neptune Brewery and Melissa Cole Set for Sunday at Salt and Tar Fringe Festival
- Biggest turn out yet for Bootle Climate Action Festival 2023
- Blooming good news for Sefton volunteer groups
- Blow off the cobwebs this Christmas
- Bold and ambitious’ plan to add £10bn to City Region economy and create tens of thousands of jobs
- Book a potentially life-saving Cervical Screening now
- Booking now open for life-saving flu and COVID-19 vaccinations
- Bootle - The start to a Seamless Matchday Experience for Fans
- Bootle at the Heart of Matchday Travel for Rugby League Ashes Game
- Bootle buzzes as Salt and Tar Music Weekender delivers four unforgettable nights
- Bootle company's £1m investment to create jobs and boost output welcomed
- Bootle festival returns to put the spotlight on climate action
- Bootle is set to sparkle this Christmas
- Bootle launches bid for Town of Culture 2028
- Bootle Library Celebrates a Year of Transformation
- Bootle residents urged to have their say ahead of strand transformation
- Bootle’s Cultural Future Takes Centre Stage as Bootle Backers Unite at Town of Culture Press Night
- Botanic Gardens improvement scheme: Consultation findings and next steps
- Botanic Gardens match funding appeal launched on 150th anniversary
- British Musical Fireworks Championship - Friday 22nd September update
- British Musical Fireworks Championship tickets selling fast
- Building Attachment and Bonds Service (BABS) re-opens for referrals in Sefton
- Bus Franchising Consultation Events
- Business visits to two Bootle businesses supported by Council's InvestSefton team
- Businesses & visitors hail "amazing" first time Lightport experience
- Businesses in Sefton are reminded of single-use plastic ban starting October 1st
- Businesses throw support behind Salt and Tar’s star-filled music weekend
- Button battery safety for babies and young children
- Call us for a CHAT and get support FAST in Sefton Children’s Services
- Campaign launched to help people rethink what they drink
- Can you help improve the NHS app and digital services?
- Can you help us name our new food waste trucks?
- Car park closures on Tuesday 9th April as high tide and large waves expected to hit Sefton coastline
- Celebrate Culture, Music, and Community at the Third Bootle International Festival
- Celebrating a Lifesaving Milestone: Mark Askie Reaches 75 Blood Donations
- Celebrating Sefton’s the real superstars!
- Celebrating Special Moments in Fostering: A Tribute to Foster Carers during Foster Carer Fortnight 2024
- Celebrations for 20th anniversary of 'Another Place' continue with life size statues and a 9ft puppet performance
- Chance that persistent rain overnight and tomorrow could result in flooding in Sefton
- Chance to discover the future of care at Council’s Technology Enabled Care marketplace
- Change to opening hours of Southport Crematorium office
- Changes to Property Pool Plus allocations policy
- Changes to Property Pool Plus allocations policy - update
- Changes to Sefton Council Tax schemes agreed at Council meeting
- Chapel Street Parking Enforcement
- Chapel Street Station Approach Improvements Works: What You Need To Know
- Chase the Rainbow: Southport Lights Up February Half Term with Free Immersive Art Event
- Cheshire and Merseyside’s Directors of Public Health and Population Health issue statement on 'unacceptable' levels of child poverty
- Cheshire and Merseyside’s health leaders say: ‘there has never been a better time to quit a smoking habit that kills two in three’
- Children have their say on their travel to school
- Clean Up days to Tackle Fly-Tipping in Bootle
- Cleaner Streets Ahead as Sefton Council Expands ‘Sacks to Bins’ Scheme
- Cleaner Streets Ahead as Sefton Council Rolls Out ‘Sacks to Bins’ Scheme
- Cllr Paulette Lappin and Peter Dowd MP visit Bootle brewery launching Merseyside's first nitro stout
- Cllr Paulette Lappin visits Litherland’s Soundhouse Studio – home of the UK’s no.1 album
- Co-production process involving young people, families and professional results in new name for Sefton Council's transition's team
- Coast visitor guide
- Coasts for Kids project wins prestigious climate award
- Colleges across Merseyside sign up to support cared for and care experienced children and young people in Sefton
- Come along to Sefton@Work opening of new and improved premises
- Come and join Sefton Council’s Fostering community as we ‘take over’ Southport
- Commemorating 120th anniversary of Blundellsands rail crash
- Communicators of the Future: Two Sefton Schools Achieve Accreditation with Voice 21 Oracy Project
- Community Engagement Events Announced for The 154th Open
- Community stalwart to take up key role in Bootle’s pride in place programme
- Community Unites to Tackle Litter in Sefton
- Compensation available for Merseyside residents and businesses affected by riots (1)
- Confirmed bird flu along Sefton Coast: What to do if you’re visiting our beaches
- Conservation cattle leave Sefton coast for the summer
- Construction experts to be recommended to Cabinet for Strand redevelopment
- Contractor selected to lead on Southport Pier refurbishment
- Couch to 5K returning this January
- Couch to 5K Returns to Litherland Sports Park This September
- Council Cabinet to consider Southport's Enterprise Arcade update
- Council and its partners remain committed to substantial housing growth and investment in communities across Bootle and North Liverpool.
- Council and Sovini Group plan launch partnership to deliver up to 1,000 new social and affordable homes by 2030
- Council appoints a new Director of Children’s Services
- Council approve sale of land at Lunt to National Trust
- Council asking residents and businesses to opt for paper-free billing to help stamp out cost of postage
- Council Aviary Team win Work Placement Partner Employer of the Year
- Council awarded £17k+ compensation after park arson incident
- Council backing Rimrose Valley Friends to help future bids for park improvements
- Council cabinet approves report on response to tragic events in Southport
- Council cabinet being asked to approve plan to create over 50 new affordable homes
- Council Cabinet blog – January 2026
- Council cabinet to consider new proposals for Vine House refurbishment
- Council cabinet to consider planning measures to protect shopping parades
- Council cabinet to consider Sefton-wide measures to control the conversion of properties to houses in multiple occupation
- Council calls for National Alcohol Strategy and congratulates people who took on Dry January
- Council Celebrates ‘Good’ CQC Rating for Adult Social Care
- Council confirms Article 4 Direction for Aintree
- Council cracking down on fly-tipping by licenced landlords and their tenants
- Council duets with local indie pop legends Red Rum Club for new mural
- Council extends vital mental wellbeing support service for young people in Sefton
- Council gives green light for work to start in schools to create over 100 new SEN places
- Council grants nine-year lease to The Bus Yard
- Council is committed to the Marine Lake Events Centre in a way that delivers best value for public funding Cabinet meeting told
- Council issues water safety reminder as hot spell continues
- Council kicks off playing pitch maintenance works
- Council launches Community Assets Process to empower local groups
- Council leader backs Police commitment to dealing with hate crime
- Council Leader Cllr Marion Atkinson responds to award presentation
- Council leader dispels myths over potential Southport hotel purchase
- Council Leader pledges to stand strong with Muslim friends, neighbours and colleagues
- Council leader welcomes Government’s announcement of £300k funding and for warm, secure social homes
- Council prosecution results in local landlord being ordered to pay £14,000
- Council reminds coast visitors of winter changes
- Council responds to closure of Pontins at Ainsdale
- Council saluting Sefton individuals and organisations shortlisted in City Region Culture & Creativity Awards
- Council says National Highways’ Dunnings Bridge Road footbridge decision is unacceptable
- Council seeking feedback on technologies that enable people to live independently and safely at home
- Council sends message to 'self-centred' plant thieves
- Council sets budget and looks to the future
- Council share big 'thanks' to visitors as beach car parks close for winter
- Council shares next steps for Ainsdale-on-Sea
- Council signs up to Workplace Charter to Reduce Gambling Related Harms
- Council statement following Manchester attack
- Council Statement on Southport Attack and Public Inquiry
- Council sticking to healthy advertising policy despite advertising industry “tobacco playbook” of tactics
- Council strengthens coastal protection measures for another three years
- Council supports Warm Homes Week 2024
- Council supports World Drowning Prevention Day 2025
- Council take advantage of growing Padel popularity with plans to revamp underused tennis courts
- Council Tax changes to bring more empty Sefton properties back into use
- Council team ‘punching above its weight’ wins spate of awards
- Council teams up with local league and FA in bid for playing field transformation
- Council toasts heroic green volunteers
- Council update on Crosby Village and Waterloo Library
- Council urges paramotor users to respect local guidance
- Council using Council Tax premiums to bring empty properties back into use
- Council votes to support youth guarantee trailblazer scheme
- Council wants to talk to building owners and investors about lording it up in Southport
- Council welcomes Combined Authority crack down on junk food advertising
- Council welcomes full Government funding for Southport pier restoration
- Council welcomes new government junk‑food advertising ban as “powerful boost” to local health policy
- Council welcomes the publication of the Government’s National Child Poverty Strategy
- Council's ambitious Southport strategy reaffirmed
- Council's School Streets initiatives making national Walk to School Week even better
- Council’s cost-saving Christmas & New Year shutdown will affect some Sefton bin collections
- Council’s plans for Bootle shortlisted in future ambition category of City Region Property Awards
- Councillors welcome legal follow-up to fly-tipping incident
- COVID-19 spring vaccine bookings to open for Cheshire and Merseyside residents
- Crackdown on Fly-Tipping: Fines, Fencing and Prosecution for Offenders
- Creation of the new paved area in Market Street nearing completion as Les Transformations de Southport continues on target
- Crosby car park will close temporarily for ground investigation works
- Crosby Library getting brighter & greener
- Crosby Marine Lake open for classes and sessions
- Crosby Wombles show the power of local pride to keep Sefton clean
- Cyber security & economic growth on the agenda for InvestSefton’s next Financial & Professional sector event
- Cyclists advised to keep an eye out for new, safer, CYCLOPS junction as major improvements on A59 in Maghull are complete
- Deadline Approaching: Create a Project for the Spring 2026 Round of Sefton Crowd
- Deadline for free Voter Authority Certificate applications has now passed
- Dementia Friendly Sefton Forum holding drop-in days and awareness sessions during Dementia Awareness Week
- Demolition to make way for Southport’s new, £73 million Marine Lake Events Centre progressing well
- Demolition well underway at Bootle Strand as transformation gathers pace
- Did someone say awards season? Time to celebrate the real superstars!
- Digital, creative and tech businesses urged to sign up for next Sefton Huddle
- Digital, creative and tech businesses urged to sign up for second Sefton Huddle
- Direct Cremations at Sefton’s Crematoria
- Directors of Public Health in Cheshire and Merseyside condemn harmful disposable vapes and “disgraceful” targeting of children by tobacco companies
- Do Summer Safely
- Do your parents or grandparents, aunts or uncles, friends or neighbours of pensionable age a huge favour by seeing if they qualify for Pension Credit, says Sefton Council’s Communities boss
- Don't get caught out by a rubbish deal warning
- Don't leaf it to a stranger! Sefton Council ask residents to remember Rubbish Responsibilities
- Don’t Get Stung This Summer
- Downtime of online services
- Drainage diversion works on Southport’s Promenade to finish a week early
- Drop-in Information Sessions for The Strand Redevelopment Demolition Work
- Early bird tickets available for Beauty and the Beast at The Atkinson in December
- Early-bird tickets on sale for Cinderella at The Atkinson after record- breaking 2025 season
- Easter 2025 Be Active Guide is here!
- Eighty Sefton pensioners to receive £370,000 extra per year thanks to Council scheme
- Emerging threat of cyber security among subjects to be covered at next Sefton huddle for Borough’s digital, creative and tech sector businesses
- Emissions continue to fall as shown in latest Climate Emergency annual report
- Ending Social Work Week celebrating the real Superstars!
- Energy-efficient LED lighting helps Sefton on its way to net zero emissions
- Enjoy our coast, don’t toast it!
- Enrol now for free and low-cost Community Learning courses in Sefton
- Even more Sefton families receiving free school meals support this Christmas
- Events for National HIV Testing Week
- Exciting New Chapter for Sport in Sefton as Council Announces Padel Tennis Partner
- Extensive exploratory works begin on Southport Pier
- Failing to apply for licence proves costly for Sefton landlord after successful Council prosecution
- Families in Sefton Help Shape the Future of Children’s Social Care Through New Feedback Report
- Fantastic news for Southport as Sefton@Work open new premises in town centre
- Fantastic turnout for Care Experienced Careers Event
- Farewell to Margie: An Adored School Crossing Patrol Officer Retires After Nearly Two Decades
- Fatal dog attack on Sefton coast conservation animal
- February Half Term 2026 Be Active Guide is here!
- February Half Term Meal Vouchers could be among last
- Festive season marked in Sefton with help of community choir
- Final call for eligible Sefton residents to apply for a heating retrofit scheme
- Fine issued after Ford ward fly-tipping incident investigation
- Fines of £45,000 imposed after housing standards & licensing prosecutions by Council
- Fire Service warning over fires caused the by Lithium-ion batteries used in e-bikes and e-scooters
- First food waste caddies arrive in Sefton ahead of new, weekly collections
- First new bin collection in Bootle welcomed by residents
- First of its kind immersive experience room has launched in The Strand
- First Tenant Secured as Southport’s New Digital and Creative Hub Reaches Completion
- Flag to be flown for Srebrenica Memorial Day
- Flood defence works to start on beach in Hightown next week
- Flood warning across various areas in Sefton
- Fly-Tipping Cases Set for Court as Sefton Council Cracks Down on Environmental Crime
- Flying the Flag for Fostering! Sefton’s wonderful carers take to the streets to encourage local people to join them
- Flytipping warning as company boss gets fine
- Food and drink opportunities along Sefton coast
- Food waste recycling across the Liverpool City Region
- Foodies paradise returns to Southport with global treats and produce on offer
- Football, economy and free business support were on menu for InvestSefton’s summer Economic Forum
- Formby beach car park closed for major conservation project
- Fostering is Everything – A New Film Shows the Lifelong Impact of Foster Care
- Four things to know when visiting Sefton’s coastline this Easter
- Free cyber-security seminar for sefton businesses
- Free event to find out more how private and public investment is set to transform Bootle and Southport
- Free events to be held to show residents how to keep warm and well this winter
- Free events to bring warmth to Sefton this November
- Free events to support residents to keep warm and well this winter
- Free insulation for eligible homeowners and tenants across Sefton without gas central heating
- Free InvestSefton events to help local businesses make the very best of Southport’s big year
- Free junior golf membership worth £80 still available to Sefton’s under 16s
- Free legal advice service for all mums and families in Sefton
- Free Ready for School Event in Bootle
- Free travel across the Liverpool City Region for care leavers
- Free, online tool helps Sefton residents to stay independent at home
- Full details of Salt and Tar’s Winter Street Food Market
- Fund worth £165,000 launched to empower communities in the fight against waste
- FUNDING APPROVED FOR £20M RESTORATION OF SOUTHPORT PIER
- Future Crossens flooding issues set to be addressed with new project
- Gary Delaney and Seann Walsh to take the stage at this year’s Comedy Weekender in Bootle
- Generous bequest will benefit Southport’s Hesketh Park
- Get Back on Your Bike with Free Cycling Sessions from Active Sefton
- Get Back on Your Bike with Free Cycling Sessions from Active Sefton (1)
- Get fit this Autumn with Sefton’s Couch to 5k course
- Get in the festive spirit at Salt and Tar
- Get Ready to Run, Join the Crosby 5K for a Fun Summer Evening
- Get Ready to Run, Join the Southport 5K for a Fun Autumn Evening!
- Get your blood pressure checked - it could save your life
- Get your dementia symptoms checklist at any Sefton Library
- Getting ready for winter with Green Sefton
- Give a loving connection: Foster with Sefton
- Glory for Southport In Bloom at national awards
- Green Sefton's John Dempsey shares new art initiative for children
- Green Sefton’s message after dune fire: Help us avoid roasted coast
- Greg Rutherford and his son discover the magic of the Sefton coast
- Grit ready for winter! Sefton Council's gritting team is on standby
- Half term in Bootle: unmissable events for the whole family
- Have you Herd? Grazing cattle have returned to Sefton's coast
- Have your say on future of Sefton's Tourism strategy to boost visitor numbers
- Have your say on Lord Street Gardens regeneration project
- Have your say on Phase 2 of Les Transformations de Southport
- Have your say on plans for Covid memorials
- Have your say on potential changes to Southport's Eastern Access Road Network
- Have your say on Sefton's brand new Physical Activity Strategy
- Have your say on Sefton’s All Age Carers Strategy
- Have your say on Sefton’s dog control Public Spaces Protection Order
- Have your say on the future of travel in Sefton
- Have your say on the Gambling Act Licensing Policy
- Have your say on the new transport plan
- Have your say! Ofsted/CQC Local Area SEND Inspection
- Hazardous items found among fly-tipped rubbish
- Headliners announced for Bootle venue Salt and Tar’s four-day Fringe Festival of all things comedy, music and arts
- Heartfelt Praise for Staff at Southport Crematorium
- Heavy duty machinery rolls into town to power through Southport Theatre demolition
- Help Shape the Future of Day Opportunities in Adult Social Care in Sefton
- Help support Salt and Tar in this year’s UK Festival Awards
- Hidden Reality of Caring: What Unpaid Carers in Sefton Say They Need Most
- High tide advice for visitors to Sefton Coast
- Highlighting the importance of ‘Attunement’ for Infant Mental Health Awareness Week 2026
- HMS Mersey bestowed with Freedom of Borough accolade
- HMS Mersey's officers and crew parade through Bootle to mark Freedom of the Borough award
- Ho ho ho-me recycling tips this Christmas
- Home Bargains recognised alongside many others at the Sefton@Work STAR Employer Awards
- Homeowners with Sefton Council leases could get opportunity to buy freehold on properties
- Household Support Fund has re-opened in Sefton to provide support with food, energy costs and essential household bills
- Housing developer Sandway Homes seeking views on former Bootle High School site proposals
- How the Council manage the borough's trees
- How to get involved in Switch Off Fortnight
- How to keep dogs safe during a day at the beach
- How to keep safe and well during cold snap
- HRH Princess Royal's visit to Sefton Carers Centre to mark its 30th anniversary
- Huge Environmental Cleanup in Linacre Helps Remove 20 Tonnes of Waste
- Huge improvements to Southport's Market Street revealed with removal of protective fencing
- Hundreds More Children to Receive Free School Meals Thanks to New Council Initiative
- Hundreds of responses received, still one week left to share your views on the Promenade proposals
- ICON Week 2025 - Supporting Parents, Protecting Babies
- ICYMI: Sefton Council praise cared for students as they head to college and university!
- If we’re not vaccinated, we’re not protected
- If you live in rented accommodation, you might qualify for Discretionary Housing Payments
- Important Update on A59 Corridor Improvement Scheme for Motorists
- Improvement works to Southport’s popular Hesketh Park, made possible by a generous bequest are underway
- In Conversation for LGBT+ History Month - with Dr Rory McGill and Sefton Council's Rainbow Network
- Inclusive From The Start: Sefton Council Teams Up with Wraparound Childcare Providers to Make After School Clubs More Inclusive for Neurodivergent Children
- Inclusive Nights set to return to Splash World after reopening
- Info for Sefton Swifties attending the Eras Tour
- Information about the amber hot weather warning for Sefton
- Information for visitors to Sefton coast this weekend
- Information for XL Bully owners in Sefton
- International delights come to Bootle for Salt and Tar’s official opening
- Introducing the Healthy Green Homes service
- InvestSefton bids sad farewell to brilliant Business Growth Adviser
- InvestSefton events impact
- InvestSefton helping Borough's businesses under attack with free cyber-security events
- InvestSefton Instagram workshop to help put local businesses in the picture on social media
- InvestSefton inviting financial & professional companies to next networking group meeting in Southport on Wednesday 17th April
- Is 2025 the Year You Become a Foster Carer? Sefton Council Calls on You to Make a Life-Changing Resolution
- It's a coastal 'Toad Red' for Sefton dog walkers as spawning season gets underway
- It's time to discover and celebrate Sefton's outstanding and longstanding volunteers!
- Join us for Sefton Crowd next funding round! Could your community project idea be next?
- Joint summer education programme to support child asylum seekers welcomes first cohort
- July Air Show will see Red Arrows, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and RAF Typhoon soar through Southport’s summer seafront skies.
- June’s Sefton Economic Forum welcomed Borough’s latest new businesses
- Just over two weeks left for people to get their Spring COVID booster jabs
- Just sleigh no to loan sharks this Christmas!
- Keep Warm Keep Well event returns to The Atkinson next Monday
- Kick off the festive season at The Strand
- King’s Gardens wins coveted Green Flag Award and is recognised officially as one of the country’s best parks
- LABC award for Jack
- Lady Dalglish MBE announced as Independent Chair of Southport Gardens project
- Last chance for lung cancer screening across North Sefton
- Last chance to have your say on the next steps in Bootle’s transformation
- Latest Climate Emergency Annual Report shows positive change in Sefton
- Latest SeftonCrowd funding round launches to help community groups
- Latest update on Ainsdale-on-Sea facilities
- Leader 'delighted' as Sefton council shortlisted for ‘most improved council’ at national awards
- Leader confirms Council’s ambition for Southport and describes Marine Lake Events Centre as a once-in-a-generation opportunity
- Leading Contractor GRAHAM to Deliver Marine Lake Events Centre in Southport
- Learn, Connect and Grow with InvestSefton’s Autumn Events
- Lemar and Toploader play at spectacular Christmas live show in Southport
- Letter sent to parents and carers of Southport schools pupils
- LGBT+ Adoption and Fostering Week 2024
- Lights, Camera and Action for demolition team as they rescue historic Theatre memorabilia
- Lioness Alex describes 'pride' of Bootle roots as she receives Freedom of the Borough
- LIPA and Sefton Council Join Forces to Bring Fresh Creative Energy to Salt and Tar
- LIPA students inspired by Bootle’s cultural regeneration during Salt and Tar visit
- Living Well Bus back in Sefton
- Living Well Sefton service seeking users' views
- Local Offer Live: Come and Meet Our SEND Teams!
- Local Offer Live: Come Meet Our SEND Teams
- Local pupils scoot to school after taking part in scooter skills training
- Local residents being invited to drop-in session on Salt and Tar’s 2025 events programme
- Local voices helping shape Bootle Town of Culture 2028
- Lock & Quay to Host Salt and Tar Music Weekender 2026
- Login Roadshow at Crosby Library to boost residents’ digital confidence and skills
- Longer hours for Recycling Centres across Sefton
- Looking back on a great year – and forward to an exciting 2026!
- Loose battery in rubbish causes Sefton Council bin lorry fire
- Lord Lieutenant and High Sheriff of Merseyside visits Bootle company to present King's Award for Enterprise
- Love Parks Week is here, the perfect time to celebrate local parks
- Loving and stable families are needed for over 50 children in Merseyside
- Lung Cancer Screening being rolled out to north Sefton in January 2026.
- Maghull school leaves school Carpark empty for Car Free Day
- Main contractor remobilised ahead of Southport Pier works
- Major decarbonisation works at Bootle Library
- Major schemes help create work opportunities
- Major Southport employer secures huge land boost thanks to Sefton Council
- Major Southport employer submits planning application for huge land development
- Major spruce-up will make Sefton’s busiest road cleaner and greener
- Make a Difference and choose a career with Sefton Council
- Make a Difference: New Campaign Launched to Attract People to Council Career
- Make the Most of Summer with Free Family Days Out in Sefton
- Making connections and being heard: Sefton SEND children attend Annual Youth Conference
- Marine Lake Events Centre construction moves into earthworks stage
- Marine Lake Events Centre on course for 2029 opening despite wider construction sector challenges
- Marine Lake Events Centre project approved by Planning Committee
- Marine Lake Events Centre project takes monumental step forward as demolition contractor chosen
- Maritime Corridor Improvement Scheme
- Maritime Corridor lane reopens a week early
- Market Quarter transformed in Southport as works finish
- Mayor issues thanks as Christmas Toy Appeal supports nearly 1300 children
- Mayor of Sefton launches 2023 Christmas Toy Appeal
- Men aged 65 or older - have you missed your invite for AAA screening?
- Mental health support campaign reminds people that support is still available
- Mental wellbeing campaign reminds Sefton residents: We’re here still
- Merseyrail announces Boxing Day services
- Merseyside campaign to combat ‘totally unacceptable’ domestic abuse welcomed
- Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram Congratulates fast-growing Southport tech firm
- Millions See Sefton Council’s Cleaner Greener Campaign on National TV
- Mobile clinic service to be expanded after successful pilot
- More InvestSefton events announced to help businesses maximise Southport’s 2026 opportunities
- More InvestSefton events to help local businesses make the most of Southport’s packed 2026 cultural programme
- More Sefton children getting healthier smiles through toothbrushing programme
- More welcoming route to school for Litherland pupils after Council’s subway clean-up
- Most generous year on record for Mayor's Christmas Toy Appeal
- Moving Traffic Offences enforcement
- Mulch Ado About Something at Crosby Library
- Music fans from across the world flock to Salt and Tar Music Weekender in Bootle
- Musicians, artists and music based organisations in Sefton can apply to be part of May’s Liverpool Music Month and Liverpool Summer of Music
- National cost of living payments to low income households now underway
- National Museum Accreditation for The Atkinson in Southport
- National NHS Leader Visits Sefton to See Neighbourhood Health Programme in Action
- Negligent landlord who ignored safety risks penalised in court
- Networking event for Liverpool City Region’s computer gaming industry coming to Southport in May
- New artwork will brighten up children’s library at Crosby
- New burrow for Crosby Wombles as they put down paws in Moorside Park
- New campaign promoting free & confidential support for people in Southport, concerned about their drug & alcohol use
- New Canopy Proposal for Bootle Strand Transformation
- New Care Leavers MetroCard Gives Freedom To Young People
- New CGI video is chance to fly through visionary Bootle Strand plans
- New Changing Places facilities to open across Sefton
- New contract to continue work tackling domestic abuse in Sefton
- New Council campaign targeting Sefton pensioners to ensure they’re receiving valuable benefit
- New Council Leader visits Sefton businesses and praises their community involvement
- New Council Tax exemption for Sefton households affected by terminal illness
- New Family Life Toolkit launched to support families across the borough
- New film shows how you can help NHS ensure everyone gets the care they need
- New fly-tipping campaign sees Sefton Council asking residents #WFT?
- New footage shows progress on Sefton’s first new council housing for almost two decades
- New Health and Wellbeing Strategy Sefton Well Together approved
- New homes set to make “enormous difference” to Ainsdale community
- New Housing Strategy Action Plan underpins Borough’s Housing Strategy
- New Legislation Means Rise in Cost of Bulky Item Collection in Sefton
- New Local Plan to shape the future of Sefton
- New National Lottery funding for Sefton’s Libraries Service will enable expansion of support for sanctuary-seeking women in Bootle
- New online Child Benefit claims service for new parents
- New online portal helps Sefton residents to use the internet
- New online support for breathing illnesses
- New Public Space Protection Orders being introduced for Bootle and Southport after overwhelming support from public
- New Renters’ Rights Act and changes for private tenants now in force
- New Safeguarding Adults Bulletin launches for Sefton residents
- New service to be launched with Barnardo's to support children and young people with SEND
- New signs hail Southport’s Britain in Bloom triumph
- New Skills and New Friends: Sefton Virtual School and Hugh Baird Joint Project hailed as a big success!
- New Tourism website launches to showcase Sefton at its best
- New video explains healthy start scheme to Sefton parents and carers
- New Video Launch Highlights Vision for Sefton Families First Partnership
- New website for Salt and Tar launched
- New, ‘My Account’ service makes managing Council Tax & Business rate accounts simpler for Sefton households and businesses.
- New, free Trailblazer courses in Sefton are chance for young people to light up their future
- New, Taking the Lead campaign to improve safety around dogs
- Newly Qualified Social Workers: Come and Meet Our Social Work Academy Team!
- Next free InvestSefton Economic Forum taking place at Formby Hall on Thursday 12th June
- Next free InvestSefton Financial & Professional Networking Group event is on Wednesday 16th October
- Next InvestSefton Economic Forum to take place on Thursday 6th June
- Next step for Bootle’s transformation unveiled as planning application is submitted
- Next steps confirmed for Crosby's former Carnegie Library
- NHS and Sefton Council use Cervical Screening Awareness Week to promote life-saving test
- NHS bosses urging people to make healthy preparations for long, Easter Bank Holiday weekend
- NHS Pharmacies now able to treat people for seven common conditions
- NHS Trusts will be affected by hospital consultant strikes from Thursday 24th to Saturday 26th August
- Night-time guided wildlife walks - Column by Green Sefton's John Dempsey
- Nile Rodgers & CHIC announce sensational second night at Bootle's Salt and tar music weekender
- Nile Rodgers and the legendary CHIC to headline Salt & Tar Music Weekender
- No BBQs or fires reminder for beach goers as risk of wildfires increased
- Nominations are now open for the Citizens 4 Good Southport event
- Nominations now open for Citizens 4 Good Summer Event
- Nominations now open for the best building designs & architecture in Sefton
- North West In Bloom results underline Sefton’s flower power
- North West turns pink this weekend to stand with those impacted by Southport tragedy
- Not long left to apply for community recycling funding
- Oaks at 80: Tree planting marks WW2 anniversary
- Ocean Colour Scene Confirmed for Salt and Tar Music Weekender
- October Half Term 2025 Be Active Guide is here!
- Ofsted report finds “Children and young people with SEND are valued in Sefton”
- Old Roan Nursery Expands with New Space to Support Growing Local Demand
- One week left for nominations to 2024 Liverpool City Region Culture & Creativity Awards
- One week to go: Salt and Tar’s Unmissable Music Weekender 2025
- Online Book of Remembrance provides 24/7 memorial to loved ones
- Opening of Rainbow Park new multi-use games facility marks the 100th play site provided by Sefton Council
- Opportunity for Sefton residents and health and care professionals to benefit from health app library
- Opportunity for young people in Sefton wanting a career in the music industry
- Opportunity Opens for Vendors as Sefton Invites Tenders for Refreshment Concessions
- Over 1,100 jobs to be created through second phase of Bootle's Atlantic Park development
- Over 100 local businesses attended InvestSefton events to help them make the most of Southport’s packed 2026
- Over 120 businesses attended event to find out more about the exciting projects taking shape in the Sefton
- Over 120 Sefton businesses attend latest InvestSefton economic forum
- Over 2,250 young people in Sefton have signed up to this year’s Summer Reading Challenge
- Over 220 attend Sefton@Work’s 'Be Inspired Sefton' event
- Over 25 attend Sefton business start up event
- Over 30 businesses attend first Sustainable Sefton event in Southport
- Over 40 of Sefton’s digital, creative and tech sector attend InvestSefton’s October Huddle
- Over 700 new trees planted during 2024-25
- Over 90% Success Rate for Sefton's Christmas & New Year Bin Collections
- Parents & guardians urged to check children & young people's measles vaccinations
- Parents & guardians urged to check children & young people's Measles vaccinations after national incident declared
- Parents and carers being asked to share their views on vaccinations
- Parents and carers in Sefton urged to ensure children benefit from new chickenpox immunisation.
- Parents and carers invited to share their thoughts on local maternity services at a listening event.
- Park Nights return for summer of fun thanks to Active Sefton
- Partnership’s contribution to Sefton health and care recognised with award nomination
- People across Merseyside are being asked to help shape a new strategy with the aim of reducing serious violence across our region
- People asked to consider right place for treatment as Winter pressure on hospitals grows rapidly
- People being invited to tell Sefton Council where they want to see new EV charging points
- People being urged to #thinkbeforeyoushare online
- People in Sefton invited for missed cervical screening appointments
- People Of Southport project launches to shine a light on town's amazing residents
- People urged to book winter jabs in time for Christmas
- Perfect your Gargoyle carving skills with a special heritage workshop in Southport
- Places are being snapped up for InvestSefton’s Summer Economic Forum
- Places available for InvestSefton’s ‘Maximise your Margins’ event in January
- Plan for Bootle Strand wins Future Ambition Award
- Plan your trip to the beach this summer
- Planning application submitted for Crosby Town Centre improvement plans
- Plans approved for next stage of Bootle Strand redevelopment
- Plans for future of the Conservatory at Southport’s Hesketh park to be unveiled at public event
- Plans for New SEND School at Former Litherland Moss Site to Be Considered by Sefton Council Cabinet
- Plans to redevelop Vine House in Seaforth have taken a major step forward
- Play the new Sefton Community Lottery a chance to support local good causes... and win up to £25k!
- Plea to Sefton Coast visitors following a 614.1% rise in coastal fires
- Poets Park Family Fun Day a Huge Hit with a Powerful Message on Preventing Waste
- Postponed: Picturesque 5K challenge returns to Crosby Lakeside
- Poverty proofing training gives Sefton teachers and school staff huge boost in understanding its effects on children and young people
- Preparations for £20 million development scheme start at Bootle's Strand shopping centre
- Presentation on Sefton’s local system partnership at national conference described as ‘brilliant example of local partnership working’
- Primary pupils and care home residents working together to create eco-collage
- PSPO reminder to those overnight parking
- Public advised to contact NHS 111 online during this week's junior doctors strike
- Public health leaders send message to Government as smoke-free generation edges closer
- Queue Up And Dance Book Launch to Celebrate Bootle’s Legendary Rave Scene
- Queue Up And Dance celebrating Bootle's legendary Quadrant club
- Quiet Nights return to Splash World Southport
- RAF Chinook confirmed for 2023 Southport Air Show
- Read about a day in the life of a Green Sefton ranger
- Record 3,000-plus, young people in Sefton took part in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge
- Record crowds enjoy sunny three days of Southport Food & Drink 2024
- Recycling Centre winter hours
- Recycling centres switch to shorter winter hours across Sefton
- Recycling Discovery Centre to hold British Sign Language Supported Tour
- Red Arrows roar back into 2026 Southport Air Show
- Red Arrows to roar over Sefton during Southport Air Show 2023
- Red Rum Club join star-studded Music Weekender bill
- Refurbished toilet blocks and Changing Places Toilets helping to ensure Ainsdale is comfortable and accessible for all
- Refurbished toilet blocks reopen at Ainsdale beach
- Refurbishment of ‘eyesore’ Southport bar will create a landmark building in town’s Promenade Conservation Area
- Refurbishment proposals for Vine House in Seaforth approved at Council cabinet meeting
- Reminder letters going out as part of Sefton Council Tax discounts review
- Reminder to parents and carers about safe sleep for babies after national BBC investigation
- Residents can “recycle more and waste less” thanks to service changes
- Residents encouraged to attend their cervical screening appointments
- Residents urged to be vigilant when disposing of waste
- Rethinking your drinking for sober October? The Lower My Drinking app can help
- Review of Council Tax Discounts for Sole Occupiers
- Safe dog ownership a focus as Sefton Council approves Dog Control Public Spaces Protection Order
- Salt & Tar Music Weekender's Bumper Boost to Bootle Economy
- Salt and Tar announce new comedy and arts festival following additional funding
- Salt and Tar Fringe Festival Brings a Weekend of Unmissable Events to Bootle
- Salt and Tar Music Weekender 2026 First Headliner Announced
- Salt and Tar named finalist for ‘Live Event of the Year’ at the 2026 LCR Culture & Creativity Awards
- Salt and Tar on the Move for 2026 Music Weekender
- Salt and Tar reveals bumper 2024 events schedule
- Salt and Tar’s music weekend hits all the right notes
- Salt and Tar’s success recognised in Liverpool City Region Awards as details of next year’s headliners start to emerge
- Sandway homes gets latest Sefton development underway with new partnership
- Sandway springs into a new year with open event on Saturday 23rd March for last few properties available!
- Saplings from Sycamore Gap now part of developing woodland at Sefton’s Lunt Meadows nature reserve
- Scheme that has provided cash support to over 11,000 Sefton households since April closed to new applications
- Scheme to make school ‘poverty proof’ getting underway in Sefton
- School children help define improvements in their local area
- Schoolchildren across Sefton have their voices heard in new consultation
- Schools' tributes to victims on tragic Southport incident
- Second phase of Council’s improvement programme for SEND travel support to be considered by cabinet
- Second round of consultation on Southport Promenade improvements starts Monday
- Second wave of Home Upgrade Grant available for eligible Sefton residents
- Sefton 2030 is signed, sealed and set for the future
- Sefton 2030 promises 'much needed new homes' at former Bootle High School
- Sefton appoints leading UK construction group to work on MLEC project
- Sefton at 50 Hearts of Gold Trails Launch
- Sefton bin collections resume as scheduled
- Sefton bin collections scheduled to be up to date by Saturday
- Sefton breastfeeding support team achieves UNICEF Gold
- Sefton buildings show they have star quality at awards ceremony
- Sefton business networking group for financial and professional sectors relaunched this month
- Sefton Businesses Are Invited to Unlock New Opportunities with InvestSefton Events
- Sefton Businesses Embrace Sustainability Thanks to Groundbreaking Council-Backed Programme
- Sefton businesses invited to InvestSefton’s Winter Economic Forum & Marketplace
- Sefton calls for end of violence against women and girls on White Ribbon Day
- Sefton calls to scrap two child benefit cap
- Sefton care home recognised for exceptional work supporting residents at regional awards
- Sefton care homes make big changes with Council grant
- Sefton care homes to benefit from dementia-friendly grants
- Sefton carers being invited to special free event at Ince Blundell Hall
- Sefton Carers Centre’s Chair of Trustees recognised in King’s Birthday Honours list
- Sefton celebrates courageous women on the Adverse Childhood Experiences programme
- Sefton Celebrates Foster Care Fortnight 2025: Celebrating the Power of Relationships
- Sefton Celebrates Reduction in School Absence as Pupils Return After Half Term
- Sefton celebrates third year of progress towards net zero carbon target
- Sefton childhood poverty conference hears how our surroundings growing up affect our future opportunities
- Sefton children have cracking time decorating Eurovision egg
- Sefton Children’s Services Rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted
- Sefton Coast alternatives to Formby beach
- Sefton Coast Landscape Partnership share joint message to those visiting Sefton’s beaches
- Sefton Community Learning Service has a new course guide for Summer 2025
- Sefton Community Learning Service Launches Spring Prospectus
- Sefton conference looks at overcoming lifetime legacy of growing up in poverty
- Sefton confirms exclusivity agreement with Cove project for land in Southport
- Sefton Council ‘disappointed’ with financial settlement
- Sefton Council & Wombles celebrate common goal through new partnership
- Sefton Council achieves accreditation as Liverpool City Region fair employer
- Sefton Council advances nature led regeneration at Ainsdale Gateway
- Sefton Council and Crosby Wombles Shortlisted in National Awards
- Sefton Council and Everton team up for matchday transport plan
- Sefton Council and Hugh Baird College Collaborate to Inspire Cared-For Young People Through Innovative Pilot Programme
- Sefton Council and Lumira Group announce major investment at Bootle Golf Course site
- Sefton Council and One Vision Housing Tackle Fly-Tipping in Bootle
- Sefton Council and One Vision Housing’s My Place partnership to tackle rough sleeping
- Sefton Council and Sefton Carers Centre Launch Lifesaving 999 ReUnite Wristbands
- Sefton Council and Spacehive launch the Spring 2025 round of ‘Sefton Crowd’ with funding available for community projects
- Sefton Council and Strand Transformation Project Team Celebrate National Award for Social Value Excellence in Bootle Regeneration
- Sefton Council announces commitment to reducing Carbon emissions from Transport
- Sefton Council Announces New Vision for Nature-Led Regeneration at the Ainsdale Gateway
- Sefton Council announces Philip Porter as new Chief Executive
- Sefton Council announces photography exhibition to mark 20 years of Crosby’s iron men
- Sefton Council Approves Expansion of SEMH Special School to Meet Growing Demand
- Sefton Council Approves Expansion of SEND Travel Support Offer to Families
- Sefton Council approves next phase of improvements to SEND Travel Support
- Sefton Council approves planning for improved travel to Southport
- Sefton Council asks private properties to remove temporary tributes
- Sefton Council asks your help to improve accessibility across the borough
- Sefton Council awarded funding to tackle the sticky issue of chewing gum across the borough
- Sefton Council awards Frank Cottrell-Boyce the Honorary Freedom of the Borough
- Sefton Council backing National No Smoking Day
- Sefton Council backs awareness campaign for food safety in the home
- Sefton Council cabinet approves acquisition of The Salfordian Hotel
- Sefton council cabinet approves approaching £370,000 of support for local businesses
- Sefton Council Cabinet approves furniture hire scheme for social housing tenants
- Sefton Council Cabinet approves plan for safer, more accessible and more enjoyable local journeys for all
- SEFTON COUNCIL CABINET ASKED TO APPROVE NEW SEND JOINT COMMISSIONING STRATEGY
- Sefton Council Cabinet asked to back plans for a new shared library, health & wellbeing facility in Crosby village
- Sefton Council Cabinet gives go-ahead to acquiring Borough’s first new council housing since 2006
- Sefton Council Cabinet meeting to receive housing development company update
- Sefton Council Cabinet member and Bootle MP visit local business and organisation connecting young people with opportunities
- Sefton Council Celebrates Foster Care Fortnight
- Sefton Council Celebrates Social Workers on World Social Work Day
- Sefton Council Celebrates Volunteers Week with Spotlight on Sefton Baby Baskets
- Sefton Council celebrates Windrush legacy in Black History Month event
- Sefton Council closes support fund after allocating £900,000 to local households
- Sefton Council condemns 'vile' sharing of festival video
- Sefton Council Condemns Racist Graffiti and Reaffirms Commitment to Unity and Inclusion
- Sefton Council continues half term support for families with free school meal vouchers
- Sefton Council dedicates efforts to preserving memorial spaces
- Sefton Council Endorses Zero Waste Strategy for Liverpool City Region
- Sefton Council extends partnership working with Bootle Tool Shed
- Sefton Council gives travel advice for the upcoming Grand National weekend 2026
- Sefton Council grants Event Organisers and the Police permission for measures to keep event goers safe
- Sefton Council honours Srebrenica Memorial Day
- Sefton Council hosts Bank of England business roundtable
- Sefton Council invites residents to join the Inclusive and Accessible Streets Forum
- Sefton Council is a proud corporate parent as results season comes to an end
- Sefton Council is offering for sale 22&24 Stanley Road, Bootle
- Sefton Council is proud to celebrate Black History Month
- Sefton Council is proud to support Pride Month
- Sefton Council issues beach reminder after busy Bank Holiday weekend
- Sefton Council joins calls for vital crisis funding to be extended
- Sefton Council joins forces with Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service to tackle dangerous bonfires and fly-tipping
- Sefton Council joins national campaign to CARE this Care Leavers Week
- Sefton Council launch Guaranteed Interview Scheme for care experienced people
- Sefton Council Launches Public Consultation to Shape the Future of Travel Support Services
- Sefton Council Launches We're Here Mental Health Campaign
- Sefton Council leader 'appalled' at abuse of polling station staff over ID requirements
- Sefton Council Leader Cllr Marion Atkinson lauds staff winter efforts on BBC Radio Merseyside
- Sefton Council Leader Cllr Marion Atkinson on BBC Radio Merseyside
- Sefton Council leader congratulates Bootle based company’s second Royal Award for export
- Sefton Council leader welcomes extension of pioneering City Region tutor training scheme
- Sefton Council mark World Oceans Day with stark reminder of the impact of litter
- Sefton Council Marks Major Milestone in Bootle Strand Transformation with Completion of Demolition along the Palatine
- Sefton Council marks Ukraine Independence Day
- Sefton Council Moves Forward with Plans for New SEND School at Former Litherland Moss Site
- Sefton Council moves on to second stage of Council Tax discount review
- Sefton Council once again extends free school meals to families over half term
- Sefton Council once again providing £15 food vouchers for eligible children and young people during October half-term
- Sefton Council pays tribute to Chris Tynan
- Sefton Council pledges to break down barriers for disabled people across our community
- Sefton Council Proposes Increased Penalties To Tackle Fly-tipping and Environmental Offences
- Sefton Council provides exciting update on current works and next phases at The Strand
- Sefton Council recognised for work to ensure democracy is accessible to all
- Sefton Council recognises ‘the environment belongs to everyone’ as it calls on volunteers to join the mass litter clean up in the final week of the Great British Spring Clean
- Sefton Council reminds people what to do if you’re concerned about a child
- Sefton Council reminds residents of mental health debt respite scheme
- Sefton Council responds to Remembrance Sunday parking fine claims
- Sefton Council say ‘miss school, miss out’ as it launches new push on school attendance
- Sefton Council says the ‘environment belongs to everyone’ as they call on volunteers to join mass litter-pick
- SEFTON COUNCIL SEEKING PEOPLE’S VIEWS ON COUNCIL TAX CHANGES
- Sefton Council sets budget as major investment paves way for more jobs in Borough
- Sefton Council shortlisted for Social Impact Award
- Sefton Council Showcases Social Value Delivered Through Bootle Strand Regeneration
- Sefton Council shows commitment to tackling inequality with Socioeconomic Duty Pledge
- Sefton Council shows their commitment to ending violence against women and girls
- Sefton Council Social Workers Shortlisted for National Awards Celebrating Excellence in Social Work
- Sefton Council stage fly-tip to raise profile of the issue locally
- Sefton Council Statement on Latest Ofsted Monitoring Visit to Children's Services
- Sefton Council steps up action to tackle fly-tipping
- Sefton Council Strengthens Commitment to Elected Members and Staff Safety with New Zero Tolerance Policy
- Sefton Council supporting Know Your Numbers week to highlight dangers of high blood pressure
- Sefton Council supports Drowning Prevention Week campaign
- Sefton Council Supports Government Measures to Tackle Fly-Tip Drivers
- Sefton Council supports Net Zero Week 2023
- Sefton Council supports World Drowning Prevention Day 2023
- Sefton Council Tackling the Sticky Issue of Chewing Gum on Our Streets
- Sefton Council Takes Positive Strides With Neighbourhood Approach to Active Travel in Schools
- Sefton Council to allocate further £2.4 million to help people facing cost-of-living crisis this winter
- Sefton Council to receive tens of millions in direct investment for transport projects
- Sefton Council trials new eco-friendly electric sweepers to keep our streets cleaner and greener
- Sefton Council Unites Communities Through New “Cleaner. Greener. Together.” Environmental Campaign
- Sefton Council urges people to seek help if facing debt problems
- Sefton Council Urges Residents and Businesses to Prepare for Ban on Single-Use Vapes.
- Sefton Council urges residents to fight fly-tipping this November
- Sefton Council want your views to develop brand new Culture Strategy
- Sefton council wants to expose the rogue traders and unmask the false frends this stop loan sharks week
- Sefton Council wants to hear from Borough's 30,000 carers to help shape better future for vital role
- Sefton Council Waste Collection Team Praised for Kindness and Dedication
- Sefton Council welcomes additional Emergency Homelessness funding
- Sefton Council works with Hart Space owners to open new location in Southport
- Sefton Council's Annual Leaf Fall Clearance Programme Underway
- Sefton Council's Leader responds to incident in Southport
- Sefton Council’s Bereavement Services Celebrate National Gold Award
- Sefton Council’s Cabinet receives update on sustainable transport funding
- Sefton Council’s commitment to LGBT+ issues once again recognised with Navajo Charter Mark
- Sefton Council’s Dave Clay Appointed as President of the Federation of Burial and Cremation Authorities
- Sefton Council’s Director of Public Health Margaret Jones urges pregnant women to book RSV vaccination at 28 weeks
- Sefton Council’s Foster Carers launch Sefton Foster Care Association
- Sefton Council’s Sole Occupier Discount review results in additional £1.4 million of Council Tax revenue for vital services
- Sefton councillors vote to support Government’s Employment Rights Act
- Sefton councillors vote to support national Year of Reading 2026
- Sefton councillors vote to support Together Alliance
- Sefton Crowd launches next funding round! Could your community project idea be next?
- Sefton Crowd-Funded Rowlands Dell Project Wins the RHS & BBC One Show “Growing Together” Award
- Sefton CVS Awarded Freedom of the Borough
- Sefton facing highest ever demand for homelessness support this World Homelessness Day
- Sefton families are being asked to help shape the new Families First Partnership Programme
- Sefton Families Service means people’s “lives completely changed” by having a secure and stable home’
- Sefton Families Service tops homelessness category at Northern Housing Awards
- Sefton full council meeting confirms acquisition of first new council homes in since 2006
- Sefton gets ‘good’ rating in latest inspection
- Sefton giving Domestic Abuse Red Card
- Sefton health bosses welcome MPs’ backing of the new Tobacco and Vapes bill
- Sefton households with pre-payment gas or electricity meters have just days to claim unused energy support scheme vouchers
- Sefton is using evidence to identify and rectify childhood growth gaps
- Sefton kids smash £10k target as they run for safer communities
- Sefton landlord faces fine approaching £7,000 for failing to license a rented property
- Sefton landlords urged to prepare for national changes to renting laws from Friday 1st May 2026
- Sefton lauded as having one of UK's top Planning departments
- Sefton Leader’s plea to ‘build bridges, not walls, to create a future that is brighter for everyone
- Sefton Libraries celebrate microgrant success
- Sefton Libraries host Gaming Together exhibition to pit generations against each other
- Sefton Libraries’ popular summer holiday sessions are underway
- Sefton library users borrow almost 600,000 books and audiobooks and save over £5,000,000
- Sefton Licensing Scheme for Landlords
- Sefton lights up for Windrush 75 commemorations
- Sefton Named as National Pioneer in NHS Neighbourhood Health Programme
- Sefton offers free support for businesses as Southport recovery continues
- Sefton once again showcases its green-fingered expertise at North West in Bloom
- Sefton opens new Care Experienced Hub this Care Leavers Week
- Sefton organisation shortlisted for national inclusivity award
- Sefton out to Big Lunch thanks to £7,400 funding for groups and organisations
- Sefton parents and carers can save up to £2,000 a year on childcare for new school starters
- Sefton partners ensure Southport families have an egg-cellent easter!
- Sefton pensioners urged to check if they can claim Pension Credit worth £3,900 per year
- Sefton Pride 2025: Bigger, Bolder, and Coming to Bootle for the First Time
- Sefton publishes new ten year Visitor Economy plan to boost Borough
- Sefton pupils share their ideas for road safety improvements during Road Safety Week
- Sefton reflects on tragic incident
- Sefton reminds communities about tackling modern slavery
- Sefton residents asked to be alert to online scams
- Sefton residents asked to be on their guard for Careline scammers
- Sefton residents being urged to apply to Open Access Household Support Fund
- Sefton residents can now apply for financial aid through extended Household Support Fund
- Sefton residents encouraged to join the Big Recycling Hunt
- Sefton says Give Back and Get Ahead- Could you be a School Governor?
- Sefton schools receive Trauma and Attachment Award
- Sefton sets out Bootle's 20 year vision as part of transformation plans
- Sefton sign legendary Marine Lake Events Centre deal with global events brand
- Sefton smokers urged to quit for good this Stoptober
- Sefton social workers celebrated with marketplace event
- Sefton staff show their Pride in Liverpool march
- Sefton supports National Safeguarding Adults Week
- Sefton teams up with high street shops to discourage wild bird feeding in town centres
- Sefton to benefit from UKSPF Digital Connectivity Grants – sixth round opening soon!
- Sefton to honour fantastic people and places as Borough reaches half-century
- Sefton to Host Special Events for National Supported Internships Day
- Sefton to Mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2026
- Sefton to receive nearly £125k to empower youth and transform futures
- Sefton Unveils Ambitious New SEND Strategy to Empower Children and Young People
- Sefton urges residents to contribute to boundary change consultation
- Sefton welcomes £20 million funding announcement for Bootle Strand regeneration
- Sefton welcomes Renters’ Rights Act
- Sefton Youth Worker Shortlisted for National Diversity Award
- Sefton, Liverpool and Knowsley Councils join to launch inspiring short film about fostering
- Sefton's Cabinet give full backing to Southport Town Hall Gardens project
- Sefton's Cabinet set to approve bold new plan to regenerate Bootle
- Sefton's changing coastline by John Dempsey
- Sefton's Dr Rory McGill honoured with Outstanding Achievement Award
- Sefton's Gill says she won't stop after 50 years of helping children and families
- Sefton’s Bereavement Services Honoured as Finalists at National Awards
- Sefton’s civic building lighting up red for Sunday’s World Aids Day
- Sefton’s civic buildings will be lit to second anniversary Ukraine invasion
- Sefton’s Community Learning Hub Gets Vital Funding Boost
- Sefton’s financial & professional companies attend InvestSefton’s latest group event
- Sefton’s libraries holding cost-saving costume swaps ahead of World Book Day
- Sefton’s network of Warm Spaces once again welcoming people across the Borough this winter
- Sefton’s PEEP Learning Together Programme Empowers Parents as Their Child’s First Educators
- Sefton’s Public Health Director welcomes study showing life saving impact of HPV vaccine
- Sefton@Work have moved to The Strand
- Sefton@work hosting free event for anyone wanting to explore fresh career opportunities and develop new skills
- Sefton@Work’s glittering Star Awards recognise local employers and individuals
- Sell out crowds wowed by incredible Musical Fireworks Championship
- SEND Youth Conferences in Sefton: A Commitment to Listening and Working Together
- Senior Sefton residents invited to free road safety event
- Share the Love of Learning: Valentine's Day at our SEND Conference
- Short, temporary suspension of Sefton’s Household Support Fund to ensure successful applicants get money by Christmas
- Signed, sealed, to be delivered: Hesketh Park improvement works thanks to generous bequeath
- Simple Things still count - staying well for Christmas
- Sir Ron celebrates more than half a century as a community councillor
- Site visit to see progress on new Litherland store
- Sleeping Beauty will be December’s dream pantomime at The Atkinson in Southport
- Small changes to try in Plastic Free July
- Small steps to make a big change this Clean Air Day
- Smokers urged to take part in ‘Stoptober’, and help make Cheshire and Merseyside smokefree
- Social Work Week: Celebrating The Privilege and Importance of Working With Families
- Sold! Council complete sale of land at Lunt to National Trust
- Southport Air Show 2025 Delivers Spectacular Weekend for Visitors and Local Businesses
- Southport Air Show receives huge annual investment from Sefton Council
- Southport Air Show Set to Soar in Sefton’s 2025 Summer Events Line-Up
- Southport awarded Arts Council Place Partnership funding to support its elegantly eccentric future
- Southport bear hunt gets underway for 12 weeks of family fun
- Southport businesses urged to attend special economy forum in disaster recovery
- Southport Comedy Pub Crawls Return
- Southport Cycle Lanes used over 2.5 million times set to be made permanent
- Southport Eco Centre’s Christmas calendar returns!
- Southport Elegantly Eccentric Launch
- Southport engineering students get 'invaluable' insight into Pier works
- Southport Food and Drink Festival 2025 Serves Up a Winning Weekend
- Southport Food and Drink Festival Returns Bigger, Bolder, and Packed with Flavour
- Southport Food and Drink Festival Smashes Records with 50,000 Visitors!
- Southport Heritage Open Days
- Southport in Bloom announced as UK Finalist
- Southport In Bloom heroes meet as judges' praise is revealed
- Southport in full bloom for visit of national competition judges
- Southport Market prepares for a spooktacular October half term
- Southport Market turns two as sales hit record levels!
- Southport Pier Business Case formally submitted to Government
- Southport Pier photos show clear extent of damage to iconic structure
- Southport Pier repair works set to begin in 'early 2026' Council announces
- Southport Pier September 2023 Update
- Southport Pier Special Cabinet Update
- Southport pupils get crafty to inspire Marine Lake Events Centre project
- Southport Strong Together Appeal launched
- Southport students launch Borough's first ever School Streets pilot
- Southport's 2024 Air Show is a soaring success
- Southport’s picturesque promenade greenspaces set to shine this summer
- Southport’s skies burn bright with Spectacular British Musical Fireworks Championship
- Special £2 Merseyrail return tickets for families to enjoy Southport’s 2026 season of spectacular events
- Special Guest visits Sefton as part of Social Work Week
- Special Sunday opening for The Atkinson in Southport on 29th June, to celebrate Armed Forces Day
- Spectacular open-air ballroom Cristal Palace comes to Southport this Easter
- Springbrook praised for ‘passionate’ staff and ‘child focused’ care
- Stakeholders unite to shape new five-year Sefton Health and Wellbeing Strategy
- Statement from the Leader of Sefton Council, LCR Metro Mayor, and Council leaders of Liverpool, St Helens, Knowsley, Wirral and Halton.
- Statement on National Highways decision on A5036 Park Lane Footbridge
- Statement regarding Councillor Paul Tweed
- Statement: Southport Pier Fire 01/09/2025
- Status Quo set to rock all over Bootle
- Strand By Me is now open in its new premises
- String of positive results for Council’s customer services
- Strong Progress Made In First Year of Sefton Carers Strategy
- Stunning photographs of Crosby Beach’s iron men go on display at the Atkinson in Southport from Saturday
- Substantial fines for Sefton landlord after Council Licence prosecution
- Success for Sefton Schools at the Educate Awards
- Success for Sefton@Work team as they celebrate new premises
- Success for Sefton@Work's latest event as over 330 people attend
- Successful Community Engagement Event for The Open at Royal Birkdale
- Summer 2025 Be Active Guide is here!
- Support from Smoke Free Sefton at the heart of Council’s Valentine’s quitting campaign
- Supported Internships in the spotlight at Lake House event
- Supporting your children’s ‘super bodies’ this winter
- Survey aims to fairer, more connected and sustainable regional food network
- Survey shows Bootle businesses keen to work with council & Everton FC to boost towns matchday appeal
- Suspected bird flu along Sefton Coast: What to do if you're visiting our beaches
- Sustainable Sefton programme launches with accommodation event at the Waterfront Southport Hotel
- Tackling damp & mould and Renters Rights Bill among subjects covered at recent Sefton Landlords Forum
- Taking the pressure out of Proms
- Talking Balls
- Teenage Market at Bootle’s Salt and Tar provides opportunity for Sefton’s budding entrepreneurs
- Temporary Pause on Admissions to Chase Heys Resource Centre
- Temporary traffic changes as improvement works continue in Southport
- Ten millionth tree planted by The Mersey Forest at Lunt woodland
- That’s Entertainment - The Atkinson awarded National Lottery Heritage Fund grant to explore town’s seaside heritage
- The 154th Open Business & Resident Toolkit Now Available
- The Lathums revealed for extra Friday spot at next month's Salt and Tar music festival in Bootle
- The Mayor of Sefton’s Charity Divas Night
- The Open Legacy Fund launches in Sefton to support community projects
- The World is Coming to Bootle: Celebrate Culture, Music, and Community at the Second Bootle International Festival
- There's loads to do for young people in Sefton this summer!
- There's still time to apply to volunteer at The 154th Open at Royal Birkdale
- There’s no such thing as a ‘normal’ family, say 66% of North West England as National Adoption Week highlights different adoption journeys
- Thirteen new projects getting underway for people aged 65+ in Sefton
- Thirty businesses from Borough's financial and professional sectors attend InvestSefton event
- This is Fostering: Sefton Celebrates Carers and Calls for More to Step Forward
- This year you could do something amazing. Foster with Sefton and you could be the difference in a child’s life.
- Thornton Garden Of Rest given 'Excellent' status by national judges
- Thornton Garden of Rest invites all to Father's Day memorial service
- Thousand wowed by incredible night of British Musical Fireworks Championship
- Tickets now on sale for amazing calendar of tourism events in 2025
- Tickets on sale for amazing calendar of tourism events in 2024
- Tickets still available for British Musical Fireworks Championship
- Tickets still on sale for this weekend's Comedy Festival at Salt & Tar in Bootle
- Time running out to nominate entries for 2023 Design Awards
- Tom Jones Bootle-bound as Salt and Tar’s Music Weekender returns
- Town Hall Gardens
- Town Halls to Shine Blue for Care Leavers Month
- Travel via Bootle for England Women v Ukraine Match at Hill Dickinson Stadium
- Tree of Hope unveiled at Thornton Garden of Rest
- Tree-ific improvements to Sefton's parks and greenspaces
- Tributes issued by schools of Elsie-Dot Stancombe, Bebe King and Alice da Silva Aguiar
- Twenty-five Sefton schools have now completed training to remove everyday costs faced by pupils
- Two free events to provide help and advice for anyone wanting to start up a business in Sefton
- Two more free InvestSefton events in Southport for local businesses
- Two new free training events for local landlords
- Two of Sefton’s 18 new council housing properties will be let to young people who are care-experienced
- Two Sefton community pharmacies now providing walk-in MMR vaccines for children who missed earlier doses
- Two Sefton greenspaces benefit from improvement works
- Two Sefton services for people facing homelessness shortlisted for 2024 Northern Housing Awards
- Unpaid carers in the spotlight for Carers Week
- Update on A5036 Maritime Corridor works for motorists
- Update on improvement works at Ainsdale-on-Sea
- Update on ploughed fields in Lunt
- Update on removal of windblown sand at Crosby Coastal Park
- Urgent Notice: Postal voters need to get in touch if their pack has not been delivered
- Valentine’s warning over use of smart gadgets to stalk, spy and surveil
- VE Day message from Sefton Council Leader Marion Atkinson
- VINCI announced as Main Contractor for Marine Lake Events Centre
- Visit England gives The Atkinson in Southport across-the-board 'Very Good' and 'Excellent' ratings
- Visit to musical session for over 65s at Bootle's Lock and Quay community pub
- Visitors to Sefton Coast asked to have their say on the PSPO extension
- Vital schemes providing vital, cost-of-living support in Sefton could be lost through national funding cut
- Vital work to begin near Marine Lake Events Centre
- Volunteers help to keep Bootle clean with street litter pick
- Volunteers Wanted to Welcome Visitors to the 154th Open Championship
- Vote now to confirm The Lake House Waterloo as Merseyside’s 'Hidden Gem'
- Vouchers worth £15 per child per week being provided to eligible Sefton families over the school summer holidays
- Want to be your own boss? - then these two, free InvestSefton events are for you
- Warm welcome as Sefton Children’s Services goes international!
- Warning issued to vandals following destruction of five trees
- Warning loan sharks are targeting older people and who don’t have English as first language
- Warning to Sefton landlords that fly-tipping could earn them a £400 fine
- Warning to Sefton parents and carers about potential dangers of baby sleep pillows
- Waste Authority asks householders to 'recycle right' this Christmas and New Year
- Weather conditions create perfect storm to prevent Ainsdale beach parking
- Welcome to the Sefton Council Family Hub Portal
- What to know if you are organising or attending events in Sefton
- Winners Announced in Sefton Food Waste Vehicle Naming Competition
- Woodlands Primary School National Catering Award
- Work gets underway in Southport's Town Hall Gardens ahead of major regeneration project
- Work Starts on Bootle Strand Demolition in Milestone for Town’s Future
- Work to clear popular footpath
- Work to start on Borough’s first council housing in 17 years Sefton Council cabinet will hear
- Work to start on landmark Enterprise Arcade project in Southport
- Work to start on Maritime Corridor travel improvements
- Work underway to reduce risk of future floods at Fouracres in Maghull
- Working in partnership is the theme for this year’s Safeguarding Adults Week
- Working together is the focus for this year’s Co-Production Week
- Works begin ahead of Marine Lake Events Centre creation
- Works begin on huge creative hub project in heart of Southport
- World Immunisation Week is opportunity to ensure you are up to date with all vaccinations says Sefton Health Chief
- World Mental Health Day 2023
- World-class circus acts to ‘Roll up!’ in Southport for May Bank Holiday Big Top Festival
- Wraparound Childcare Expanding for Sefton Families
- WSP to support in major transport scheme delivery
- Year 11 Pupils Invited to Discover the World of Healthcare in New After School Academy
- You can now visit the free Sefton Open 2024 art exhibiton at The Atkinson in Southport
- You can now recycle more from home
- Young Entrepreneurs Take Over Salt and Tar at the 2025 Teenage Market
- Young Sefton artists can win chance to work with international stars
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