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Formby barbers back in business after car crashes into it Nov 18 2009

A BARBERS that closed after a car crashed into it seven months ago is back in business.Read

Woodlands Primary School pupil raises money for Help For Heroes Nov 18 2009

A SCHOOL girl whose dad is in the army has taken it upon herself to raise money for Help For Heroes, the charity that supports wounded soldiers.Read

SAS hero Andy McNab comes to defence of Gordon Brown Nov 18 2009

SAS hero and best selling author Andy McNab came to the defence of Gordon Brown over the Jacqui Janes affair during a visit to Formby this week.Read

Mayor and Mayoress share photography skills with Formby snappers Nov 18 2009

THE Mayor and Mayoress of Sefton visited young snappers to talk about their interest in photography.Read

Win cruise around city docks Nov 18 2009

LIVERPOOL is a city with the most famous docklands in the world – and Formby Times readers have the chance to sail through them for free.Read

Former Atomic Kitten pop star Liz McClarnon backs our drive for bone marrow donors Nov 18 2009

POP star Liz McClarnon has backed a drive to encourage bone marrow donation in memory of brave Sefton schoolgirl Ella Wright.Read

Mother with incurable cancer raises £11,000 for charity Nov 18 2009

A MUM with incurable cancer is battling the disease by raising money to find a cure – and she has now reached an incredible £11,000.Read

Formby High School student plans to embark on Africa volunteer trip Nov 18 2009

A FORMBY teenager is hoping to raise more than £3,000 to travel to Africa and help disadvantaged people.Read

Brownies and Rainbows groups in Formby and Hightown could close by Christmas Nov 18 2009

A BROWNIES and a Rainbows group could be forced to close by Christmas if new leaders are not found.Read

Formby woman diagnosed with terminal cancer holds coffee morning to raise money for youth group Nov 18 2009

AN ELDERLY woman defied her terminal cancer by raising money for a youth centre – after being lifted by the sound of children playing below her window.Read

Author Pamela Russell chats to Formby Times about her new book Liverpool’s Children In The Second World War Nov 18 2009

WITH Armistice day still very much on our minds, this week’s Times Past celebrates Pamela Russell’s new title about the experience of Merseyside’s children during World War Two.Read

Name of Flight Lieutenant Steven Swarbrick inscribed on to the Formby war memorial Nov 18 2009

THE name of Flight Lieutenant Steven Swarbrick was inscribed on to the Formby war memorial on Remembrance Day last week.Read

The It’s Our World round up of great green activities in Formby Nov 18 2009

SCIENTISTS believe they have solved the mystery of where painted lady butterflies go in winter - with the help of sightings from the public.Each year the insects arrive in the UK from North Africa and the Mediterranean, but what happened to the painted ladies in the winter remained a mystery, as there was very little evidence of them flying south in the autumn.But this year the public were able to register sightings online and reports came in of painted ladies heading out to sea towards the Continent. Richard Fox, Butterfly Conservation’s surveys manager, says: “Several of these lucky observers saw more than one butterfly head out on its perilous voyage. This is exactly the evidence needed to lay this enduring mystery to rest. Painted ladies do return southwards from Britain in the autumn enabling the species to continue its breeding cycle during the winter months.”Read

Wirral is leading the way in greener driving lessons Nov 18 2009

FORMBY brainboxes are being challenged to test their knowledge about climate change on an online game featuring celebrities including actor Gael Garcia Bernal, Doctor Who star David Tennant and Ugly Betty’s Ashley Jensen.Read

The Formby Times launches a nativity play supplement for Christmas Nov 18 2009

CALLING all Formby schools! We want you to take part in a fantastic new Christmas supplement.Read

Merseyrail to peg train fares for new year Nov 18 2009

MERSEYRAIL will not increase train ticket prices next year.Read

Formby’s offshore wind revolution Nov 18 2009

RADICAL new designs shortlisted in a global competition are set to accelerate the installation of more wind turbines around our coast.Read

Young people entertain a packed audience to raise funds for Formby’s Dove Trust Nov 18 2009

FORMBY'S Dove Centre has extended a massive thank you to the talented teens who performed at The Dove Variety Concert on Wednesday.Read

Remembrance event at Southport Theatre for Helpf for Heroes and The Royal British Legion Nov 18 2009

FORMBY’S schools united on Monday evening to acknowledge the sacrifices made by the armed forces at a Remembrance event at Southport Theatre.Read

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