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Car parking charges could be brought in at Formby station

RAIL passengers using Formby’s park and ride facilities could be charged to use its car parks.Read

Formby Hall Golf Resort and Spa are big winners at Southport Ambassador Awards

STAFF at a top Formby hotel swept the board at an industry ceremony this week – going home with four gongs.Read

Driver admits part in Formby crash which killed electrician

THE family of Formby man killed in a road accident say they “don’t bare any grudges” against the man convicted of his death.Read

Sefton patrol officers issued with stun guns

SEFTON patrol officers are now carrying Taser guns and could use them in Formby.Read

Formby Brownies help raise money for St Peter’s Church bells appeal

THE 1st FORMBY Brownies have been helping St Peter’s Church raise the money it desperately needs to refurbish its bells.Read

Formby photographer Chris Winstanley to have images on display at Houses of Parliament

A PHOTOGRAPHER who suffers a debilitating muscle condition will have his work displayed in Westminster.Read

Formby Choral Society to perform Verdi’s Requiem at the Liverpool Philharmonic

FORMBY Choral Society are performing at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall later this month.Read

Formby couple celebrate 60 years of love

A FORMBY couple, whose eyes met across a crowded dancefloor, are set to celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary.Read

Win tickets for Aintree Grand National meeting

THERE’S just weeks to go until the 2010 John Smith’s Grand National meeting – and you can go to the opening day for free.Read

Formby family raise money for Mozambique

A FORMBY family are raising money for Mozambique – 20 years after mum and dad first visited the country.Read

Wirral killer Gary Finlay loses appeal against 25-year prison sentence

THE man who murdered a Merseyside dad in the street and left his son critically injured will serve all of his 25 years in prison.Read

Striking images on display at Southport Photographic Society’s 63rd Open Exhibition

IMAGES by some of Sefton’s very best amateur photgraphers are now on display at Southport Photographic Society’s 63rd Open Exhibition.Read

Parking charges may be scrapped at Southport hospital

TRANSPORT bosses are against plans to abolish “resented” car parking charges at Southport Hospital.Read

Sefton Council to raise fees for Sefton local footballers by 10%

FOOTBALL bosses have slammed plans for a cost hike in Sefton pitch hire – the second rise in less than 18 months.Read

Southport and Ainsdale beaches used to shoot international advert for new Land Rover

THE Sefton coastline is set to star in a new international advertising campaign.Read

Mersey women to be hardest hit by public sector cuts

WORKING women on Merseyside will be hit hardest by possible cuts in public services, the TUC has warned.Read

A Southport charity has launched a £30,000 fundraising campaign

A SEFTON-based spinal injury charity has launched a vital £30,000 fundraising campaign – and is appealing for local business and well-wishers to sign up.Read

Cutting business waste, enjoying Spring and your stories wanted

l THE construction industry throws away £1.5 billion of new, unused material each year, creating extra landfill and wasting valuable raw materials.Now Merseyside builders’ merchant Huws Gray and environmental website BuilderScrap have collaborated to bring a Reuse Road Show to the area, in the hope of cutting down on waste.BuilderScrap is a free to use website which allows builders to pass this surplus on to other builders, community groups and charities, and people with self build or maintenance projects. Find out more at the events, which take place at Huws Graybranches throughout the month.On Friday they’ll be in Moreton, next Monday in Wallasey, on Wednesday March 17 in Heswall, Friday March 19 in Ellesmere Port and Monday March 29 in Aintree. For details see http://builderscrap.com.Read

How gardeners can help cut Formby’s carbon footprint

FORMBY’S green-fingered environmentalists are being urged to switch to peat-free compost as part of efforts to cut our carbon footprint.Read

Dropping everything to search for water voles

HOW do you fancy going on the smelly search at the RSPB Marshside nature reserve?Read

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