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Widow says father of two would not have killed himself Dec 10 2008

THE widow of a man who was killed when his car crashed into a tanker in Ince Woods said he would not have committed suicide.Read

Hundreds line the streets of Formby to celebrate Dickensian Day Dec 10 2008

CHAPEL Lane was packed with families enjoying the spectacle of Formby’s Dickensian Day on Saturday.Read

Formby's Byrne & Son wins appeal against shop shutters ban Dec 10 2008

CHRIS Byrne has won his appeal against Sefton Council's ruling against the shutters on his shop.Read

Woman who slipped on ice waited 85 minutes for an ambulance Dec 10 2008

AN ELDERLY woman who slipped on ice and dislocated her shoulder waited 85 minutes for an ambulance in freezing temperatures.Read

Warm tributes paid to dedicated Formby doctor Dec 10 2008

TRIBUTES have been paid to a renowned Formby doctor whose invention is still in use in hospitals throughout the world.Read

Churches nativity will transform Formby this weekend Dec 10 2008

FORMBY village will be transformed into the stage of a nativity play on Saturday for a production featuring 100 local schoolchildren, a seven-week-old baby Jesus and a menagerie of animals - among them a camel who has travelled from Bristol.Read

Jot down this great gift idea - notepads made out of elephant dung! Dec 10 2008

IT may not be everyone’s idea of the perfect Christmas present but staff at a Formby charity shop are hoping ‘Ellie Poo’ will be on everyone’s wish list this year.Read

Loose Women presenter Sherrie Hewson lit up Hightown when she switched on the Christmas lights Dec 10 2008

ACTRESS Sherrie Hewson illuminated Hightown at the Christmas Lights switch-on.Read

Abba tribute help raise money for the NSPCC and the Moon Bear Appeal Dec 10 2008

A CHARITY night at the Gild Hall has raised £600 for the NSPCC and Moon Bear Appeal.Read

Formby residents warned not to be caught out by new scam letter from Switzerland promising easy money Dec 10 2008

DON'T be a scam victim.Read

Steven Gerrard reveals all about his life with LFC in My Captain’s Book Dec 10 2008

LIVERPOOL Football Club captain Steven Gerrard has a new book out.Read

Good causes will benefit from fund Dec 10 2008

A TOTAL of 58 local charities and good causes have this year benefited from the Mayor of Sefton's Charity Fund.Read

Hightown parents lose their bid to alter admissions policy Dec 10 2008

PARENTS in Hightown have lost their campaign to change the admission policy for primary schools.Read

Formby residents can dedicate a tree to loved ones this Christmas Dec 10 2008

MERSEY Forest is suggesting a Christmas gift that won’t cost the earth.Read

Advice at Tesco on domestic violence Dec 10 2008

BOOZE fuelled domestic violence increases in the run up to Christmas but victims need not suffer in silence.Read

Transport Police are preparing a serious of anti-social behaviour measures Dec 10 2008

BRITISH Transport Police are preparing a serious of anti-social behaviour measures for the Christmas season.Read

Staging teams busy building sets and scenes for nativity Dec 10 2008

THIS year Herod will rule from a 17ft agricultural trailer borrowed from Little Crosby.Read

Pupils from St Mary’s College in Formby went to Bavaria as part of an exchange scheme Dec 10 2008

PUPILS from St Mary’s College were Bavaria-bound for the return part of an exchange scheme.Read

Council staff pass exams Dec 10 2008

TWENTY staff from Sefton Council’s cleansing section have passed NVQ Level Two in Waste Management Operations.Read

Society’s response Dec 10 2008

FORMBY Civic Society stressed it did not object to the shutters used by Byrne & Son, although it did complain about the solid shutters used by other shops.Read

Carol wagon is back on road Dec 10 2008

FATHER Christmas is back on the road for his Rotary Club tour of Formby.Read

What question would you ask god Dec 10 2008

TIMES PAST this week caught up Pat O’Neill, who edited the Formby Times in the halcyon days of the 1950s.Read

Formby’s Cross House Inn staff ‘rolled out the barrel’ to raise money for the British Legion Poppy Appeal Dec 10 2008

STAFF from the Cross House Inn ‘rolled out the barrel’ to raise money for the British Legion Poppy Appeal.Read

Police will use litmus tests on Formby teenagers’ drinks to crackdown on underage boozing Dec 10 2008

LITMUS testing is the latest weapon used by police to tackle teen drinking.Read

Call for testing Dec 10 2008

YOUNG people in Formby are being urged to get checked out for the most common sexually transmitted disease.Read

Formby's independant shopkeepers are there for you Dec 10 2008

IN coming weeks, we will be bringing you a glimpse into the working lives of Formby’s independent shopkeepers.Read

Writing follows civic duties Dec 10 2008

FORMER Mayor’s attendant Fred McCann has penned his first novel.Read

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