The Latest Breaking News from Sefton

Country diary: A hard-won reunion with an old friend

Sefton coast, Merseyside: Discovering a wealth of grass of Parnassus on a patch I know well has taken me back decades

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2025

Country diary: The annual spectacular of noisy, feathered visitors

Sefton, Southport: As the days shorten, thousands of honking pink-footed geese arrive in England’s north-west from Greenland, Iceland and Norway

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2024

Warning for visitors to Sefton coast after dead birds wash ashore

The council has issued guidelines for visitors to the borough's beaches after the find

Liverpool Echo · Jul 5, 2023

£16m to be spent to create 12 walking and cycling schemes across Merseyside

The new funding pot takes total investment into Liverpool City Region active travel schemes to almost £70m

Liverpool Echo · May 23, 2023

Tears and ceremony as Sefton's new mayor sworn in

Fighting back tears, outgoing mayor Cllr Carragher said: "Sefton I love you."

Liverpool Echo · May 17, 2023

Former Sefton conservative councillor 'delighted' to join borough's Liberal Democrats

Cllr Sinclair D'Alburquerque said the Conservatives were "not compatible" with his views

Liverpool Echo · May 12, 2023

Three main parties prepare for battle over Merseyside's only Tory seat

Labour and the Lib Dems are looking to Southport at the next general election

Liverpool Echo · May 7, 2023

Full list of Sefton road closures for the King's Coronation

The two-day celebrations will be in full swing across the borough

Liverpool Echo · May 5, 2023

Labour 'on the up' with dominant performance as others 'don't show up'

The party had a good night in the Sefton Council elections

Liverpool Echo · May 5, 2023

Council leader 'appalled' as polling station staff get 'horrid' abuse

Voter ID requirements were brought in for the first time this year

Liverpool Echo · May 5, 2023