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Hundreds of people packed into a fish and chip restaurant for a public meeting about a seaside town's pier. Organisers of the event in Southport said they had expected 40 attendees – but about 400 people turned up.

Council Criticised for "Micawber" attitude. Call for funded plan. Sefton's decision not to get on with restoring the Pier has been described as a 'deliberate choice' by opposition council leader, John Pugh.

The recent survey of the derelict Southport Pier has been published.

The mystery of the disappearing planks on Southport Pier took an unexpected twist when the senior councillor, Cllr. Christine Howard, the Cabinet Member responsible for pier repairs said that the pier planks that mysteriously emerged for re-sale 'categorically cannot be used for the restoration project' and the alternative was the timber 'going to landfill'.

Students from Southport had an invaluable behind-the-scenes look at exploratory work taking place on Southport Pier. Dozens of first year T Level Surveying and Architecture students from Southport College were invited by Sefton Council and contractors AE Yates to look at the extensive survey work taking place on the iconic structure.

Images released from exploratory works taking place on Southport Pier have once again reaffirmed the decision to temporarily close the structure. Extensive exploratory and invasive investigative works are currently taking place on the iconic Southport Pier to assess what needs to be done to safely reopen it.

Contractors are now on site for approximately 12 weeks to conduct a more detailed survey of Southport Pier. The contract, believed to be worth £400,000 for this phase of the project is expected to last until mid-February 2023 and see a significant section of the Pier's damaged decking removed as well as further assessments.

Southport Lib Dems today took their pier petition to the town centre. The petition calls for the Council to prioritise the town's pier and get it back open for residents and tourists. Over 450 people signed the petition today.

Sefton Council has today (Thursday, September 14th) published the two structural surveys relating to Southport Pier, along with a series of responses to important questions put forward by the general public.

As anxieties about the future of Southport Pier increase, a petition has been launched to pressure the Council to restore the Pier to a fully operational state at the earliest opportunity. The Council is currently digesting the results of a full structural survey.

Hundreds of day trippers to Southport have been disappointed today as they realised the Pier was closed. A constant stream of people climbed the steps from the Ocean Plaza only to find the way onto the Pier blocked.