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Plans to demolish Hatherlow House set for discussion

CONTROVERSIAL plans to demolish a much-loved villa facing Hesketh Park will face official scrutiny this week.Read

Smart meter victory for Formby campaigners who expressed concerns over health effects

A RADIATION campaigner is celebrating after plans to force homeowners to install energy smart meters were abandoned.Read

Queenscourt Star Trekkers hit the road again

WOMEN will join forces once again for this year’s Queenscourt Hospice Star Trekk.Read

Formby High School awarded £4,000 in national poetry and literature scheme

FORMBY, or not Formby? It’s a question judges of a major poetry and literature award didn’t have to ponder for very long.Read

Leading names lined up to judge top new music award open to Southport bands

HIGH profile names from the world of music have been lined up to judge a major new award open to our best bands.Read

Police Commissioner bid launched by long-serving Sefton councillor Les Byrom

AINSDALE resident and long-serving Sefton councillor Les Byrom is vying to become Merseyside’s first ever Police and Crime Commissioner.Read

Bill Esterson’s Westminster Diary: 07/02/12

TWENTY-THREE years ago 94 men, women and children went to a football game at Hillsborough and suffered injuries so severe they died. By 1993 the death toll had risen to the final number of 96.Read

Brown hares found to be thriving across Southport and West Lancashire

BROWN hares are thriving across Southport and West Lancashire – despite increasing threats from poachers, farming changes and building development.Read

Sefton coast woodland works postponed

WORK to improve Sefton’s coastal woodlands has been postponed until later this year.Read

Chief Constable of Merseyside Police rolls out strategy to fight organised crime

THE Chief Constable of Merseyside Police has vowed to take on the gangs and gangsters head on.Read

Southport autobody repair firm welcome Government’s decision to carry on with annual MOT tests

A SOUTHPORT car repair firm has welcomed the Government’s decision to carry on with annual MOT tests.Read

Amateur sport in Formby faces troubled times

AMATEUR sport in Formby is facing the biggest crisis in its history as funding cuts threaten clubs across the town.Read

Fury over reduction in lifeguard cover as further Sefton Council cuts take hold

SWIMMERS are furious at the decision to reduce lifeguard cover at Formby PoolRead

New heating plan piloted in Southport

PENSIONERS vulnerable to cold weather are being offered new heaters in a campaign to reduce winter deaths.Read

Formby singer raises cash for Roy Castle lung cancer charity

MORE than £1,000 was raised for the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation by a Formby at a charity concertRead

Former councillor Sean Brady wants Formby’s independent traders to get online

FORMER parish councillor Sean Brady wants Formby village to follow the advice of high street guru Mary Portas and embrace the potential of the internet.Read

Final details of plan to renovate Formby Pool could be made available to the public in February

THE final draft proposals for plans to make Formby Pool the heart of the village could be revealed next month.Read

Formby guide Amy McNiece earns every badge it is possible to get!

A FORMBY girl guide has been awarded nearly 50 badges over the past three years.Read

Author David McCabe to sign copeis of his latest book at The Old Book Shop in Formby

AUTHOR David McCabe will be signing his book, Pinkeens to Diddies, at The Olde Book Shop in Formby.Read

Miss United Kingdon hosts charity pageant at Formby’s Shorrocks Hill

THE current Miss United Kingdom is getting ready to pick out the next top beauty pageant queen.Read

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