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Sefton residents will be able to buy shares in Lower Alt windfarm if proposal is approved

RESIDENTS will be able to buy shares in the proposed Lower Alt windfarm if the project is approved.Read

Police seize two quads after break-in at Formby’s RNLI centre

POLICE have recovered two quad bikes that were stolen from the Formby’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution centre.Read

Formby student plays gig at tribute night for his brave mum

THE family of a Formby mum who lost her life to cancer celebrated her life with a fundraiser in the Freshfield pub.Read

Drugs kingpin from Formby loses his appeal against jail sentence being too harsh

A DRUGS kingpin jailed over a “truly massive” smuggling conspiracy has had his sentence challenge turned down by top judges.Read

Closure of level crossing at Freshfield station hits disabled residents

FORMBY’S disabled residents have been inconvenienced again by the closure of Freshfield station’s level crossing.Read

Formby man's father Brian Templeman stabbed to death in London

THE father of Formby man Scott Sheard, who died two years after being punched in Southport, has been stabbed to death in London.Read

Ravemeols councillor Catie Page fears Conservatives jeopardised park refurbishment

LABOUR’s Catie Page has criticised the Conservative councillors who voted against the refurbishment of Barkfield Lane Playground at Formby Area Committee meeting.Read

Southport Skip Hire found guilty of fly-tipping

BOSSES at a Southport company fined for fly-tipping have disputed the case against them.Read

Sefton Council set to approve Formby FC’s latest planning application

A PLANNING application to maintain Formby Football Club’s current environment for a five-year period is set to be approved by Sefton Council tomorrow.Read

Freshfield deli owner explains why his successful alcohol licence bid will help other traders in town

THE owner of Freshfield’s Deli and Dine hopes their new alcohol licence will provide Formby’s independent business community with a much needed boost.Read

Formby’s St Peter’s church church bells appeal raises £21,000

A FORMBY Times appeal has helped St Peter’s successfully refurbish its historic church bells.Read

Teenager drinkers warned as Operation Beachsafe is launched in Formby

FORMBY’S Neighbourhood Inspector Jim Atherton launched Operation Beachsafe yesterday.Read

Formby’s councillors back a £33,000 Playbuilder project in the village

FORMBY’S councillors swept through the proposed woodlands sculpture trail in Deansgate Lane playing fields at last week’s area committee meeting.Read

Councillors tipped to back £33,000 woodlands art trial in heart of Formby

A £33,000 woodlands sculpture trail in Formby is set to be given the go- ahead by councillors tomorrow night.Read

Bin collection misery in Formby after incorrect information is posted to residents

SCORES of Formby residents have experienced bin collection chaos after the wrong timetables were posted to them.Read

Formby pub’s pie to be sold across the country after winning Town and City competition

A FORMBY landlady and a pub regular have won a national pie competition.Read

Formby landlady set to storm national competition with her country ham, cheese and spinach pie

A FORMBY pub landlady has won the regional heat of a national pie competition thanks to some help from one of her regulars.Read

Building work closes Southport-bound platform at Freshfield station ‘until March’

FRESHFIELD station's Southport bound platform will be closed for six weeks during a £1.1m upgrade.Read

Suspected gun runner arrested in 7am raid on Formby address

ARMED police swooped on a Formby house yesterday morning when they arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of firearms offences.Read

Merseyside Police release CCTV stills of shoplifter who walked out of a Formby shop with hundreds of pounds worth of clothes

POLICE released CCTV stills of a man they want to speak to after a Formby shop assistant was threatened by a shoplifter.Read

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Tom Duffy is a Merseyside Weeklies reporter and also produces news for the Liverpool Echo and Daily Post