The Latest Breaking News from Southport pier

Chancellor commits £20 million to restore fire-damaged Victorian pier

Southport Pier has been closed since a fire broke out at the end of August

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2025

Still no plan for Southport Pier after emergency meeting

Cllr Atkinson said that blame should not "solely be laid at door of local authorities"

Liverpool Echo · Jun 29, 2023

Why Merseyside's only pier will remain closed

After six months Southport Pier remains closed with no end in sight and a massive bill in its future

Liverpool Echo · Jun 24, 2023

Locals feel like 'being stuck in lockdown' at abandoned seaside town

Southport Pier, Merseyside has been closed for five months, leaving locals and business owners fighting to survive.

Daily Record · Jun 11, 2023

Life at seaside town where locals are 'stuck in lockdown' and 'can't find the sea'

Southport Pier has been closed for five months, leaving locals and business owners fighting to survive and in desperate need of a cash injection from tourist season

Daily Mirror · Jun 11, 2023

Fears Southport Pier 'could become another Splashworld' as petition launched

"They need to bite the bullet, and accept that it is going to be expensive"

Liverpool Echo · Jun 7, 2023

Council hits back at claims landmark will be demolished

The pier looks set to remain closed throughout the busy summer season

Liverpool Echo · May 4, 2023

Southport facing summer without town's most famous attraction

Day trippers and holiday makers arriving in the town may be surprised by the closure

Liverpool Echo · May 1, 2023

Brit seaside resort in 'lockdown' as visitors banned from historic famous attraction

Southport Pier, the second longest in the country, faces closure throughout the busy summer months because significant damage, found last year, still hasn't been repaired

Daily Mirror · May 1, 2023

Questions asked whether Southport Pier will be open for summer

One business said ten members of staff have been left out of work as a result

Liverpool Echo · Mar 9, 2023