The UK's leading charity for piers, the National Piers Society, which was founded in 1979 by the poet Sir John Betjeman, has ...

A safety row has broken out over one Merseyside town's 'other beach' with Liberal Democrat councillor, John Pugh accusing Sefton Council of 'giving up' on Southport's beach and pier attractions.

With Southport's 165 year-old pier now shut for three years due to the staggering £13m repair bill, the local MP wants our ...

Southport's Labour MP Patrick Hurley wants the government to set up a National Pier Service as the Merseyside town faces its third summer without its pier being open to the public. The structure ...

Stewart Woods, who ended up sleeping under Southport Pier, lost his home after his marriage fell apart and he was made redundant. The 64-year-old said sleeping rough for six months was "scary" but he ...

Then my marriage broke down, my mum died and I was made redundant - before I knew it, I was on the streets. "I used to sleep on Southport Pier which was quite scary and I was sleeping rough for about ...

As summer arrives UK seaside resorts like Bournemouth, Torquay and Weymouth will soon be packed with staycation Brits making memories and soaking up the sun.

and less than a third of the scale of Merseyside behemoth Southport Pier. And it has seen happier times. "But it clings to the era of its birth in its Victorian Team Rooms and 1901 Jazz Lounge ...