We will have to wait and see whether the council’s ambitious plans come to fruition, although one thing is certain – if the new station is built it will not be designed to serve ice-skaters as the original one had been!
That station had closed in 1917 …
Train services have been cancelled as a car crashed into a bridge above the train tracks
A car has crashed into a railway bridge in Aughton.[1]
Debris from the car and the structure can be seen scattered below on the train tracks after the incident whi…
Two programmes designed to support the offshore and maritime industries’ roles in the country’s energy transition have launched.
The 2050 Maritime Innovation Hub, a collaborative initiative led by the Port of Tyne and partners including Connected Place…
The Star has reported that road closures are in place on the East Lancs in Haydock following the collision[1].
Police are appealing for information after the crash, which saw a truck hit a lamppost.
Paramedics took the man, who is in his 50s, to hospit…
West Derby Road was closed in both directions due to a police incident.
Emergency services[1] cordoned off the main road, between Lower Breck Road and Green Lane.
Diversions were put in place on Utting Avenue, Queens Drive and Prescot Road as officers …
There are delays on the M57 after a car burst into flames on the carriageway.
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service[1] were called to the M57 northbound between junction two, Prescot[2], and junction three, Huyton[3], on Friday, October 6, following repor…
A man broke into a woman’s home and attacked her after making threats.
Merseyside Police[1] were called to a home in Prescot[2] at around midnight on Monday, September 4 following reports of a disturbance. It was reported to police a man was making thr…
Police have been given extra powers after shots were fired in two streets.
Merseyside Police were called at around 1.50pm on Tuesday, August, 15, to reports shots had been fired on Shaw Lane, Prescot.[1] On arrival, officers found that damage had been …
A man is fighting for his life after being found in a hallway.
Police were called to Dennett Road in Prescot[1] on Monday, August 14 just before 9pm. It followed reports a man in his 50s was found in the hallway with a serious head injury at a house on…
A furious driver told police “see you later” before running a red light and speeding off as other cars swerved to avoid him.
Mark Farrell, 33, led police on a high-speed chase near Alder Hey Children’s Hospital at around 6pm on January 25 2023. He was …
Merseyside Police’s new Deputy Chief Constable is an investigator to his core.
Wavertree born and bred, Chris Green has spent 30 years in his home force serving in every rank as a detective, with a couple of brief interruptions on secondment heading up…
A fourth man has been charged with murder following the death of 44-year-old John Hutchinson.
Police were called around 6.50pm on Monday April 10 to a report of an aggravated burglary at an address in Scorton Avenue, Blackpool. It was reported a group …