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OnTheSpot - the best local pictures

All of these pictures are taken from our News pages since 1 Jan 2003. These are just some of the excellent pictures and news stories we have covered.  Please also see our News Forum.

For 2004 pictures, please click here. For 2002 pictures, please click here

2001 pictures start at December 2001, a full page per month, all the way back to May. 


Pick of the very best 2002:

Air Show  Musical Fireworks
Sir Paul McCartney  Southport Flower Show
High Tides Feb  Noel Gallagher on Southport Beach
Pier Opens  Hamiltons open new ride

Pick of the very best 2001: 

Flower Show  Remembrance Day  

Just click any picture to go to the news report (and more & bigger pics)


December 2003


Charity launched by Major Titchener's Family
 

Southport Drive 2003

Janes Brook Residents Christmas Cheer
 

Skateboard Park opens

Images of War - Iraq
 

Baby Rescued from Car Accident

Marshside Rd Post Office Faces Closure
 

ABC Cinema to become a 5 star hotel?

5 more players axed from Southport FC

Top Awards For Local Scouts and Cubs

November 2003


SoS for Health Snubs CARES Campaigners!
 

Armed Robbery at Lord St Jewellers
 

OTS Exclusive Gary Stretch Circus of Horrors
 

Christmas Lights Switch On

Comedian/Actor "Spikey" In Town
 

Major Incident Drill

Jordan Opens Zebra Square
 

Comedian Jasper Carrott In Town

Eastbank Street Bridge Re-Open
 

‘Havana Nights’ Raise over £50,000 for Kirsty

Remembrance Parade
 

Beach Vegetation Here To Stay

October 2003


Worker Falls From Marine Parade Bridge
 

Compton Rd Siege

Another Coastal Road Accident
 

Southport.gb.com Gets Results For Residents!

Chrysanthemum/Floral Art Show Winners
 

Meet The Birkdale Action Team

Wallpaper Johns Shop Destroyed By Fire
 

New Southport FC manager named

Southport's third fire engine saved
 

Bridge work halted - drug needles found

Southport to undergo £50M transformation
 

Police Response Unit in Gordon Str
 

September 2003


Southport FC Manager leaves club
 

Eastbank St Bridge Closure

SGB Syndicate plays the lotto

Classic Car Parade

Southport Zoo closing

Musical Fireworks Championships

New Boating Lake

Care Home Closure

Air Show charges - legal or not?

Red Arrows at Southport Air Show

Battle for Southport Beach

Haig Avenue ground wins award
 
Great Wall of China walk raises £22,000

Boys rescued from rising tide

August 2003


Local Thai-boxers for World Championships

Horse Rescue

David Bellamy OBE presents awards

Hamiltons at Flower Show

Hospital Protest March

Female body found in NatureTrail

Hit & Run Liverpool Road, Ainsdale
 
Hesketh Bank Steam Rally

Woodvale International Rally

Local shopkeeper makes citizens arrest.

July 2003


Southport Street Festival

Beach wins award

Murder in Victory Avenue

Pier Festival

Orangemens' Parade

Bus crash on Eastbank Street

Sir Norman Wisdom in town
 
83rd Ainsdale Show


Synagogue to be demolished?


Circus dogs kept in cages

June 2003


Southport Carnival

Southport Jazz Festival - Heather Small

Harry Potter Mania hits Southport!
 

Onthespot meets Jimmy Cricket

 

St Cuthbert's Rose Queen Festival

Apprentice Boys of Derry March 2003

Fire at Johnsons' scrap yard
 
SGB team win Charity Golf Event

Parachuting exercise on Southport beach

Celebrity Wedding Claire Flynn & Steve Simensen

May 2003


Knife attack on King Street shopkeeper

Businesses on Eastbank Street Bridge up in arms

Blooming Botanic

Tractor disaster in Crossens

Model aircraft display

David Dickinson opens local Antique shop
 

End of an era

Beach "Cruise"

April 2003


Tragedy outside library

Sefton Council's Hidden Treasure!

Water main burst causes chaos

Good Friday - good weather

Residents and Hoteliers complain

Cherry blossom in Preston New Road

Live ammunition found on beach

Trust is named in the 40 Top Hospitals Award
 

Marine Parade Bridge under construction

Parking Misery for residents

March 2003


Heartless thieves steal Easter from children
 

Council forcibly removes A-boards

Pro and anti-war demonstrators clash

Beach a mess

Crisis at Leaf, Southport's biggest employer?
 
Brookside's "Sammy Rogers" meets Onthespot

Travellers at Lido

100th Birthday

February 2003


Waterloo Cup

Victorian properties demolished


Anti-hare coursing protest


Anti-war demonstration

Valentine's Day at Asda

Vicious attack on shop assistant

Pier rescue drama

Southport Aquarium demolished

Stanley High School hold Exhibition

Jack The Ripper in Southport

January 2003


Silcock's carousel returns to Pier

Car Transporter smashes into pier

Dunes Leisure Centre opens

Onthespot meets Jimmy White

Arts Centre Turret Views

Local author Tom Lally retires

Abandoned vehicle problems worsen

 Southport Pier Deeds found

ABC Cinema Closes


0820am on New Year's Day

These were just some of the excellent pictures and news stories we have covered.  Please also see our News Forum for all news stories since 1 Jan 2001.

For 2004 pictures, please click here. For 2002 pictures, please click here

2001 pictures start at December 2001, a full page per month, all the way back to May.