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ON 23 January 2025 the parents and families have issued the following statements through Merseyside Police, following the sentencing of Axel Rudakubana. MORE
WE had a quick interview with international TV reporter Carlo Marsilli, who was filming for the Italian TV Channel La7, in Southport, UK, asking about effects of fake news, on:- Friday, 17 January 2025. MORE
LORD Street In Bloom Garden Volunteers are among a team working hard this week to improve the Town Hall Gardens in Southport town centre - and they would love your help to fill the area with colour. MORE
A man who punched a Police Officer in the face during disorder on the streets of Southport, on Tuesday, 30 July 2024, will tonight begin a 3 year jail term. MORE
SOUTHPORT'S MP Patrick Hurley issued the following press statement on 4 August 2024:- "Southport is in mourning. Our community has been subject to the worst atrocity here in living memory. The town is reeling, our emotions heightened..." MORE
LANDMARKS across the North West of England will be light up in pink over this weekend in memory of the 3 young girls killed in the Southport knife attack this week. MORE
WE must not overreact to the traumatic events of this week in Southport. Lessons must be learned, but we must take a step back and think hard. We must not react out of shock or anger when looking at any introduction of new legislation and guidance, but also on a family level, especially when explaining what happened to children MORE
ON Monday, 29 July 2024 3 innocent girls:- Bebe King aged 6, Elsie Dot Stancombe aged 7, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar aged 9, all lost their lives at a Taylor Swift themed dance and yoga event. 9 others were also injured and were in critical condition following the mass stabbing. MORE
IN Southport, Merseyside, on the roads around the crime scene where 3 young girls who have since died have been seeing large members of flowers being laid. MORE
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