But in 1860 a "pleasure pier" was opened in Southport to allow people a long promenade high above the waves. Since December 2022 it has been closed for health and safety reasons, and now a row has ...

A declining seaside town will soon have no beach, a former Lib Dem MP has claimed. Southport, in Merseyside, has a sandy beach stretching 22 miles beside the town, but recent studies suggest this ...