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Help needed: Donations required for Southport food bank

A FOOD bank needs your help with donations as demand for the service grows.Read

Win your chance to have your creation made by top firm

KEEP your entries coming for a chance to win you own flavour of ice cream.Read

Birkdale Councillor shows concern over advertising of £45k post by Merseyside PCC

A DECISION by Merseyside’s Police Crime Commissioner to appoint a £45k a year press secretary has been branded ‘very concerning.’Read

Formby to celebrate town’s historic association with asaparagus

FORMBY’S historic association with asparagus will be celebrated later this month.Read

Blundellsands Conservative Councillor steps down as

TORY veteran Peter Papworth has stepped down as leader of Sefton Conservatives after members made it clear they wanted a younger person at the helm.Read

Formby pub leads the field following ale award

A FORMBY pub has been named pub of the year by the region’s real ale enthusiasts.Read

Formby Pool hosts a Question Time event for gardeners in Formby this Saturday

ALL gardeners in Formby are invited to an informal Question Time at Formby Pool this Saturday (May 11), at 2pm.Read

Formby man amassed a “colossal” amount of indecent images of children, a court has heard

A YOUNG Formby man amassed a “colossal” amount of indecent images of children, a court has heard.Read

Thornton Relief Road wins vital approval following public inquiry

A MULTI-MILLION pound relief road project has passed a major hurdle.Read

Classic bikes and aircraft to be paraded

A DISPLAY of classic motorcycles will be paraded at a grand fund-raising event for Thornton’s St Joseph’s hospice.Read

Crosby High School teacher Stephen Riley guilty of sex assaults on former student

A RETIRED teacher was found guilty of sexually assaulting a former student with learning difficulties.Read

Public exhibition revelas true extent of Lower Alt wind farm plans

PLANS to build a huge wind farm between Lydiate, Formby and Ince Blundell have been unveiled at a series of public exhibitions.Read

Sefton’s big give away to help save children from scalds

FAMILIES with children under five are being offered the chance to have free anti-scald valves fitted to their bath taps.Read

Ormskirk guider Carole Sumner completes Queen’s Guide Award

A GUIDER in Ormskirk is celebrating after completing the highest accolade for Girl Guiding – the Queen's Guide Award.Read

270 development will not affect popular railway

WEST Lancashire Light Railway has moved to quash rumours over its future by declaring it is “business as usual”Read

Hundreds pay respects at funeral of tireless Hillsborough campaigner Anne Williams

HUNDREDS of mourners paid their respects at the funeral of Hillsborough campaign mum Anne Williams.Read

Rescue centre under threat

AN ANIMAL rescue centre faces closure after a turbulent year.Read

Teacher “sexually assaulted woman while driving on motorway”

A TEACHER denied sexually assaulting a former student who has special educational needs.Read

Formby’s marathon man

FORMBY soldier Corporal Drew Knowles donned more than his trainers when he took part in the London marathon earlier this month. .Read

GModels host Formby Fashion Event

GMODELS will return to the catwalk next month as the Southport-based agency hosts its latest style event.Read

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