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Man’s body found on beach, Merseyside police say death is not suspicious

THE body of a man was found washed up on a Merseyside beach.Read

Formby man's marathon run for Dad

Eamonn Touhey, 20, hails from Formby and is currently studying Sports Physiotherapy at University. Fit and in good health, Eamonn, decided to run the Liverpool Marathon for Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Appeal after his father had undergone major oesophageal surgery on January 24 2012 at this specialist heart and chest hospital. Read

Your Valentine's Message

Show your Valentine how you feel by sending them a message via your local paper. Read

Two quad bikes stolen from RNLI HQ in Formby recovered in police raid

POLICE seized two quad bikes stolen from the RNLI in a raid on a Merseyside garage.Read

Appeal For Information: Burglary on Russell Road, Southport

DETECTIVES in Sefton are appealing for information, following a burglary at an address in Russell Road, Southport  on Wednesday, 23 January.Read

Presents stolen with dozens of families hit in crime blitz on homes in Ainsdale, Birkdale and Formby

LUXURY cars, jewellery and hi-tech gadgets are among a bounty of prized possessions stolen in a burglary spree.Read

The Formby Edible Garden Project launch The We Grow Formby Challenge: 2013

A green-fingered group is encouraging residents to turn their gardens over to growing fruit and veg.Read

Formby teenagers admit vandalising cars

TWO 13-year-old boys from Formby have admitted vandalising a series of cars in the town.Read

Controversial plans to add half of Formby onto Southport’s constituency have been defeated

CONTROVERSIAL plans to redraw Parliamentary constituencies – which would have seen Formby’s Harington Ward added to Southport – have been defeated.Read

Nails By Dorothy Mae in Southport host charity Wax-a-thon for Comic Relief

SOME of the town’s best known faces are set to be waxed smooth in a bid to raise hundreds of pounds for charity.Read

An appeal has gone out for Southport people to give blood

PEOPLE are being urged not to let the short month of February stop them giving blood.Read

Bill Esterson’s Westminster Diary: 05/02/13

ACROSS Formby, Crosby, Maghull and Aintree, I meet people who run their own businesses or work in small businesses.Read

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Merseyside mum Leah Rice dies singing karaoke on Egypt holiday

MERSEYSIDE mum Leah Rice died after collapsing while singing karaoke on holiday in Egypt.Read

New bills on the way as many people previously exempt from paying council tax will have to pay Sefton for the first time

RESIDENTS in Formby affected by new changes to the Council Tax benefits system are being written to.Read

Police release CCTV images of two men they would like to speak to after a burglary in Formby

DETECTIVES have released CCTV to the Formby Times of two youths who they want to speak to in relation to a house burglary in Formby.Read

Strike ballot may be called off after latest cuts revealed by Sefton council

STRIKES by council workers may have been averted after Sefton council scaled down proposals to slash £6m from wage bills.Read

Young Southport dentist recognised by profession in national awards

A YOUNG Southport dentist has been recognised by his profession in a national awards ceremony.Read

Arts group’s bid to save Crosby Civic Hall has fourth months to convince Sefton Council

THE civic hall in Crosby has been thrown a lifeline after a group of local arts enthusiasts were handed the keys to the iconic venue.Read

Sefton Central Labour MP Bill Esterson praises for Formby's St Joseph's Care Home and Fernley Day Centre during visit

SEFTON Central Labour MP Bill Esterson visited St Joseph’s Care Home and Fernley Day Centre in Formby to see for himself the day centre’s facilities and to hear about the plans by the Frances Taylor Foundation for the centre.Read

West Lancashire council to consider call to cut back pub licensing hours in Ormskirk

CALLS for new laws to be introduced that would enforce earlier closing times on pubs and bars in Ormskirk are set to be considered by the licensing committee.Read

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