The Latest Breaking News from Sefton Council

Southport to fall silent to remember victims and survivors two years after attacks

People have been encouraged not to leave floral tributes but instead to donate to local causes

The Independent UK · Jul 29

Southport victims and survivors remembered two years on

Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe were killed at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29 2024.

Evening Standard · Jul 28

Southport taxi driver who ‘waited 50 minutes’ to call 999 loses licence

Gary Poland took Axel Rudakubana to the scene where the teenager murdered three children and attempted to murder 10 others in July 2024

The Independent UK · Jul 3

Government pledges £5m for renovation project in memory of Southport victims

Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner met the parents of Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice da Silva Aguiar and Bebe King in Downing Street on Tuesday.

Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2025

Public inquiry will help community heal, says council leader

Marion Atkinson said Southport killer Axel Rudakuban’s guilty pleas had come as a relief to a community ‘still hurting and shocked’.

Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2025

Row over deputy leader's properties continues with new allegation

The complaint came just days after the outcome of another complaint into Cllr Fairclough’s conduct was revealed

Liverpool Echo · Jul 11, 2023

Council launches investigation after huge mast built 'without permission'

People living nearby complained to the council after finding the mast had been erected

Liverpool Echo · Jul 11, 2023

Aldi hits out at council over plans for new site

The site is technically part of the greenbelt, which Aldi said it recongised was a “sensitive issue”

Liverpool Echo · Jul 7, 2023

Bootle ready to step out of the shadows

"It is no real secret this area has had a bit of a tough time in its recent past"

Liverpool Echo · Jul 7, 2023

Dog walker's warning after horror find on beach

Hundreds of dead birds, crabs and jellyfish were found washed up

Liverpool Echo · Jul 6, 2023