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- Dec 30, 2018
- 1 min
The award winning Estate Agents Abode is coming to Formby
The award winning Estate Agents Abode is coming to Formby. Already having two branches, one in Crosby and one in Allerton and having won awards every year.
In 2014 - The best Estate Agency Winner.
In 2014 - Best Letting Agency Winner.
In 2015 - Best Estate Agency for customer service winner.
In 2016 - The NWPAs - Residential Property Agency of the Year 2016 Winner
In 2017 - The NWPAs Winner 2017
Abode specialise in properties for sale and to let in Liverpool.
Coming
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Formby Bubble
- Dec 30, 2018
- 1 min
Formby man caught with indecent images of children and live animals on the web
Formby man has appeared in court for possession of 14,792 indecent images of children including 787 of the most serious category.
Mark Formby, 38, pleaded guilty to 5 related charges when he appeared in Sefton magistrates court on November 28th.
They stated that he had possession of 787 category A images, 331 of category B images and 13,674 of category C. They also say he had 48 prohibited images of a child and 106 images of extreme pornography involving live animals.
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Formby Bubble
- Dec 29, 2018
- 6 min
Former Assistant Chief Constable Nikki Holland awarded Queen's Police Medal in New Year's Ho
Following the announcement that former Assistant Chief Constable Nikki Holland, who is now Director of Investigations at the National Crime Agency, has been awarded a Queen's Police Medal in the Queen’s New Year Honours for her work with Merseyside Police, Chief Constable Andy Cooke, said: "I have known Nikki for nearly 30 years and I am delighted that she has been recognised in this New Year Honours list. "Nikki has always been passionate about the police service and followe
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Formby Bubble
- Dec 29, 2018
- 1 min
Superdrug in Formby Village is closing down in February
Superdrug in Formby Village is closing down in February. This is devastating news for our Bubble as we have lost so many shops in the last few years including New Look in June this year and Dorothy Perkins in June 2016.
We were originally told that all the staff have been given jobs elsewhere within the company but we have now been informed that In fact only two of the five staff have been given jobs elsewhere. Also another member of staff is being made redundant. We are ve
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Formby Bubble
- Dec 28, 2018
- 2 min
RNLI Liverpool Chair recognised in Queen’s New Year’s Honours
Sue Webster, an inspirational RNLI fundraiser, has been awarded an MBE in the Queens New Year’s Honour List thanks to her determination and dedication to saving lives at sea. A determined fundraisers and inspiration to others, Sue along with her dedicated team have increased the fundraising branch’s income to saving lives at sea year on year. Her greatest achievement has been to establish a strong relationship between the RNLI and people within the City of Liverpool. Having f
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Formby Bubble
- Dec 28, 2018
- 1 min
Man arrested following pursuit of van in Formby
A Police chase around Formby this afternoon saw many concerned members of the public contact the Bubble. A blue van was chased around Formby roads around 2:40pm this afternoon after failing to stop for the police. An eyewitness said they saw the Police throw a stinger across the road and the blue van hit it and crashed into an Audi that was driving along the road. A spokesman from Merseyside Police said: "We have arrested a man following the pursuit of a vehicle in Formby thi
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Formby Bubble
- Dec 28, 2018
- 1 min
Visitors with tummy bugs asked to stay away from hospital
Visitors to hospital are being asked to stay away if they are ill with vomiting or diarrhoea. The call comes after an outbreak of norovirus, the winter vomiting bug, temporarily closed Ward 14A at Southport and Formby District General Hospital over Christmas. Andrew Chalmers, Consultant Nurse and Deputy Director of Infection Prevention and Control, said: “Norovirus is highly infectious and is circulating in the local community. “Patients’ friends and family who have symptoms
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Formby Bubble
- Dec 27, 2018
- 12 min
What's your New Years resolution? Here's 50 to help you decide...
The New Year 2019 is almost here, many people are indulging in retrospection and re-evaluating some of their life choices. New Year’s resolutions are the perfect opportunity for all those who have failed to start making the changes that they said they would make next week, next month, or perhaps when winter starts. Well, now’s your chance to sit down and prepare a list of important lifestyle changes you want to make, since the majority of people fail to stick to their resolut
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Formby Bubble
- Dec 27, 2018
- 3 min
Range High School requires Improvement according to this years Ofsted report
In the recent Ofsted Report for Range High School in Formby, the results show that 'It requires Improvement' when the previous inspection was Outstanding. The Inspection dates from 27th to 28th November this year shows that improvement is needed for: 1 - Overall effectiveness, 2 - Effectiveness of Leadership and Management, 3 - Quality of Teaching, Learning and Assessment, 4 - Personal development, behaviour and Welfare, 5 - Outcomes for Pupils. The Ofsted report says that th
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Formby Bubble
- Dec 27, 2018
- 1 min
Warning of a dog attack in Formby woods
Formby Bubble has received a message warning people to be careful when taking their children for a walk in the Pinewoods after a serious dog attack.
The concerned member of the public said: “On the morning of Christmas Eve, our daughter's partner went for a jog in the Pinewoods. While out jogging he was attacked by a very large dog who was not on a chain, he was bitten on the thigh. I dread to think what could have happened if this was a young child playing and running in t
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Formby Bubble
- Dec 26, 2018
- 1 min
Bin collection days over the festive period
Please note that your normal alternating grey/brown wheelie bin collection pattern will continue over the Christmas period. Please make sure you put your recycling & waste out by 6.30am on your collection day. Details of the revised collection dates are provided below: Furthwr information can be found at: www.sefton.gov.uk/bins-recycling/collections-over-christmas-new-year.aspx
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Formby Bubble
- Dec 26, 2018
- 3 min
Why is Boxing Day called Boxing Day?
The first thing to say about Boxing Day is that its origins have nothing to do with boxing, or with putting used wrapping paper into boxes, or with boxing up all your unwanted presents, or indeed with football, horse racing, hunting, shopping, going for icy mass swims in the sea, or any of the other activities that now characterise the day after Christmas and act as an antidote to the languor that descends on households at around teatime on Christmas Day. The origins of Boxin
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Formby Bubble
- Dec 26, 2018
- 2 min
The Boxing Day of 1914 on Wicks Lane in Formby when Formby XI played football with the King's Re
Football match took place at Wicks Lane on Boxing Day John Phillips remembered the Christmas Formby welcomed soldiers set for the trenches of France in 1914 . A FCS image Formby Civic Society remembers the winter the community supported soldiers on route to fight in World War 1. The story, by John Phillips, remembers December in 1914 when soldiers from the 15th Battalion King’s Liverpool Regiment stayed in the village on route to the trenches of France and Belgium. The men st
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John Phillips - Formby Civic Society
- Dec 25, 2018
- 4 min
A Yule Log and Plum Pudding in the Round Tower - Formby Lighthouse
We all love the traditions and tales of Christmas Past, whatever our age. Just consider the enduring popularity of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ well into the 21st century: our ways of celebrating at this time has certainly changed and developed over the years, but for so many reasons this remains a special time for family, friends and community. Personally, I look forward to enjoying the traditions and having the time to reflect on past and present, and enjoy particul
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Jan Stirling
- Dec 24, 2018
- 2 min
The Christmas Fairy
A seasoned store security guard, he locked on to her as soon as she walked in. Well you don't want her sort in a respectable store, do you. Lowers the tone and up to no good, he was sure. He'd seen any number of 'em, sly thieving lot. He let her get half way down the first aisle, then padded surprisingly lightly after her. The store was busy and the child small and skinny; he'd have to watch she didn't give him the slip. There she went, down the next aisle. Sure enough, out o
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John Phillips - Formby Civic Society
- Dec 24, 2018
- 1 min
Formby Christmas Tree was originally in Duke Street Park
Looking through the Formby Civic Society archives we were able to find this photograph that appeared in the Formby Times showing a Mrs. Thompson and her daughter Nicola looking at the Christmas Tree on Chapel Lane in 1974. This in turn reminded me of the part played by FCS in helping to introduce a Tree to Chapel Lane. It was in 1954, just after the founding of what was then called The Formby Society, that the custom of raising a tree with lighting for Christmas was begun. I
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Denise Jones of Formby Writers
- Dec 24, 2018
- 2 min
Twas the Night before Christmas by Denise Jones
Twas the night before Christmas, upstairs in the house Warmly snuggled in bed was my snoring spouse He’d had a few scoops, so a bit worse for wear Leaving me to hang stockings by the fireside with care Every year brings on panic; I rush to invest In mountains of food, drink, and all the rest But on Christmas Eve, nagging doubts set in So, I sit here drinking a large glass of gin For when present buying, I get in a bind I hesitate and falter and change my mind Presents don’t a
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Formby Bubble
- Dec 23, 2018
- 1 min
Don't spend Christmas Day on your own - Enjoy a Christmas dinner at Formby Luncheon Club
Each Christmas, Councillor Catie Page along with volunteers, organise a Christmas dinner in Formby for anyone that would otherwise be on their own on Christmas Day. Last year was a great success with dozens of Christmas meals served in a wonderful atmosphere and the Mayor of Sefton, Councillor Dave Robinson even joined the volunteers to serve drinks and welcome guests on Christmas Day. Councillor Catie Page said: "Christmas Day can be a lonely day when you are on your own an
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Formby Bubble
- Dec 23, 2018
- 2 min
Go and see the beautiful Christmas Lights of Beechwood and pop some change in the pot for Formby you
James Comish has the most beautiful lights on his house in Formby and all in aid of a good cause. He is trying to raise money with his amazing Christmas lights over the festive season, for Formby youngster Dan who suffers from Cerebral Palsy. James has decorated his home on Beechwood Drive, Formby with fairy lights and Christmas decorations for the local community to enjoy, as well as helping raise money for a local charity. If you go down to Beechwood Drive in Formby to see
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Formby Bubble
- Dec 23, 2018
- 2 min
'No Room At The Inn' - Persistence pays off when you are looking for a new loan, credit card
When Joseph and Mary were looking for somewhere to stay and everyone they approached said ‘sorry there is no room at the Inn’, their persistence eventually paid off, even if it wasn’t perfect it was an offer of somewhere to stay. These days for many people, the term ‘sorry there is no room at the Inn’ is a more likely to be ‘sorry computer says no’ when you are looking for a new loan, credit card or mortgage. What many people don’t understand is each lender has their own crit
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Formby Bubble
- Dec 23, 2018
- 2 min
Chemists and Pharmacies open this festive period in Formby and Southport
With Christmas now upon us, health experts in Formby and Southport are urging local patients to prepare now to make sure they’re fully organised should they become unwell in the holiday season.
NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is wanting to make sure as many of us as possible know the little steps to help the NHS help you such as stocking up on over the counter medicines and which service to use should we become unwell.
Dr Rob Caudwell, GP and
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Formby Bubble
- Dec 23, 2018
- 1 min
Celebrate Christmas with a church service this festive season - all dates and times here...
Why not join in with the Christmas celebrations this festive season with a Christmas Service or a Carol Concert. We are lucky to have so many churches in our Bubble. You are welcome at any and all of them. Details below of all church services of this festive season. Christmas services in Churches in our Bubble supplied by Churches together
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Formby Bubble
- Dec 22, 2018
- 3 min
Formby Supermarkets and convenience stores opening hours over Christmas and New Year
All the supermarkets open at different times over the holiday so here we have compiled a list of all the opening hours in Formby over the festive period for your convenience. Waitrose - Three Tuns Lane - L37 4AJ Christmas Eve - Monday 24 December: 07:00 - 17:00 Christmas Day - Tuesday 25 December: CLOSED Boxing Day - Wednesday 26 December: CLOSED Thursday 27 December: 08:00 - 20:00 Friday 28 December:
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Formby Bubble
- a day ago
- 1 min
I've found some keys in Formby village
Dear Formby Bubble: Keys found in Formby village, left at Youssef Strength Gym, there til 8pm 👍🏼
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- Mar 30
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Dispersal Zone introduced in Formby tonight after incidents of antisocial behaviour on Formby Beach
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- Mar 29
- 3 min
What a lovely day it’s been today with the sun shining and restrictions lifted in Formby
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- Mar 29
- 4 min
Due to high winds and high spring tides, you are advised to stay away from Sefton coast today
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- Mar 28
- 1 min
Panchos fast food restaurant in Formby is closing down after 26 years
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- Mar 27
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Our clocks go forward tomorrow morning at 1am and BST begins but why do they go forward?
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- Mar 23
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A national minute’s silence to remember the victims of the pandemic to be held at 12pm today
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- Mar 22
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National Trust Lifeboat Road car park is closed for two days from today
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- Mar 19
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Formby Festival Tickets are now on sale but numbers limited - First come first served basis
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