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Country ‘stands together in grief’ with families of Southport victims on anniversary

A three-minute silence will be held in the Merseyside town at 3pm on Tuesday to mark a year since the attack

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2025

Country stands with families of Southport victims, Prime Minister says

Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were murdered last year.

Evening Standard · Jul 29, 2025

Evil 'will not define Southport' as town marks anniversary of killing of three girls at dance class

Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe were killed in the attack on July 29, 2024, that shocked the nation

Evening Standard · Jul 29, 2025

Questions over £17m funding 'black hole' for Sefton's troubled children's services

One senior councillor said the council is facing "a very difficult set of circumstances"

Liverpool Echo · Jan 11, 2023

Southport arcade that looks like 'a scene from Final Destination' will be transformed

Last year, the arcade was describedby one business tenant as “like a scene out of Final Destination where you think you might get stabbed by a pane of glass”

Liverpool Echo · Dec 2, 2022

Biggest shake up of borough's boundaries in 20 years on the way

The review will get underway next year

Liverpool Echo · Sep 20, 2022

Barbecues, golf and throwing stones banned across borough

The rules will affect four of the borough's towns, all of its coast and two beaches

Liverpool Echo · Jul 15, 2022