Ferries, tugboats, sailboats, gigantic container ships, other watercrafts and marine animals are seen daily within a few hundred feet of the pier at Southport's waterfront.

New report says loss of shared community spaces – from youth clubs to high street pubs – is leaving communities more vulnerable to far-right influence ...

The famous Southport Pier exemplifies this issue. Opened in 1860, the second-longest pier in Great Britain at 1,100 metres has been closed since December 2022 for safety reasons.

The Southport Pier's FAQ page explained that the pier endured a UK-wide extreme cold weather snap at the end of 2022, which caused 'further damage' to its structural condition.

Travel Travel News Large infrastructure projects Huge boost for 'declining' UK seaside town as abandoned pier to get £13m refurb Following years of outrage from locals and tourists a like, it ...

Sefton Council is "ready to go" with works to repair Southport Pier, which has been closed since December 2022, once funding has been confirmed. The pier was closed due to safety concerns and could ...

Southport Pier could reopen in time for next summer with restoration works set to begin in the next 'six to eight weeks', a council leader said. The iconic Victorian landmark has stood empty since ...

The second-longest pier in the country, it’s a testament to Victorian engineering, having opened in 1860. Over the decades the channel has silted up meaning that a large portion of the pier now ...

Southport has secured landmark funding to revitalise its pier and The Atkinson, in what has been described as an investment in the town's future.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced this week in her Spending Review (Wednesday, June 11), that the government plans to restore Southport Pier. After a two-year long wait for residents, Ms Reeves ...

AN HISTORIC pier at a popular seaside town is set to reopen following a huge £600 billion cash injection. Closed since 2022, Southport Pier could be revived as part of a major government ...