Trains

1 hour ago

Due to points failure on Southport line, all services will start and terminate at Hillside

Due to points failure on Southport line - all services will start and terminate at Hillside

Trains

3 hours ago

Debate Grows Over Tree Clearance at Lifeboat Road Formby

Beach/National Trust

3 hours ago

Formby News Feed

Due to points failure on Southport line, all services will start and terminate at Hillside

Due to points failure on Southport line - all services will start and terminate at Hillside

Trains

3 hours ago1 min read

Train Services Disrupted After School Girl Seen Walking on Railway Tracks in Formby

Train Services Disrupted After SchoolGirl Seen Walking on Railway Tracks in Formby

Oct 61 min read

Merseyrail Service Disruption – Southport Line Suspended

Trains

Oct 41 min read

A person has been hit by a train in a tragic Incident on Southport Line

Update: Services on the Southport line have now resumed. Original: We are saddened to report that, due to a person being struck by a...

Nov 4, 20241 min read

Urgent Warning as Ravenmeols Level Crossing has been left in a dangerous condition for pedestrians

UPDATE: We have now been told that the barriers have been fixed so are safe but work still continues on the track so the road is still...

May 13, 20242 min read

Hoggs Hill Lane footpath Crossing has been vandalised and Network Rail has padlocked it shut

Hoggs Hill Lane crossing update. Formby Cllr Nina Killen has given an update on the Hoggs Hill Lane footpath crossing. Cllr Nina Killen...

Travel

Apr 25, 20231 min read

Southport Trains will terminate at Hall Road due to a person being hit by a train at Freshfield

We can confirm that a person has been hit by a train at Fisherman's Path level crossing which is by Freshfield Train Station this...

Police

Sep 16, 20211 min read

Train terminated at Formby 7.07am

Notice from Merseyrail- Due to a fault found on board the train, the 0707 service from Formby to Southport has terminated upon arrival at...

Travel

Feb 23, 20211 min read

Formby Featured News

From Gold to Gone - Formby Family at Centre of £200 Million Investment Scandal

4 days ago3 min read

Another Section 34 Dispersal Zone for Formby this weekend

Oct 242 min read

Man Arrested After Knife Incident at The Auld Dubliner, Formby Village

Oct 212 min read

Traffic Delays After Sports Car Collision on Formby Bypass

Oct 191 min read

Good News for Santander Customers in Formby as banking available every Wednesday

Oct 141 min read

Man hits ‘suspected bomb’ with a hammer in Formby to prove it wasn’t real

Oct 142 min read

The Butchers Kitchen in Formby sadly Closes Its Doors After Many Years

Oct 72 min read

Body Discovered on Birkdale Beach – Emergency Services at the Scene

Oct 61 min read

Formby’s Sixty Kitchen Wins Prestigious Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Award 2025

Sep 252 min read

Update on Incident Near Home Bargains, Formby

Sep 201 min read

RTC on Formby Bypass at entrance to the garage

Sep 201 min read

Incident Near Home Bargains, Formby

Sep 191 min read

Formby’s Coastline Returns to the Spotlight with Silo Filming

Sep 172 min read

Search for Human Remains to Begin at Former Formby School Site

Sep 172 min read

Drama in Formby as Runaway Horse and Cart Halts Trains

Sep 131 min read

BREAKING NEWS | Major Blaze at Former Clarence High School in Formby

Sep 112 min read

Trading Standards Complaint Filed Against New Convenience Store in Formby Village

Sep 22 min read

Southport Lifeboat was called out to a mysterious object floating in the water off Formby Point

Aug 281 min read

Formby Jobs

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Formby Jobs

Formby Village Surgery are recruiting a Care Navigator

7 days ago

Sagehouse in Formby looking for Front of House and Bar Staff

Oct 22

M&S Formby is Hiring Christmas Customer Assistants!

Oct 21

Job vacancy for a Experienced Cocktail Mixologists at Sage House Formby

Oct 16

Bar Staff Wanted at Lux 37

Oct 13

The Tin Shed is hiring bar and kitchen staff for immediate start

Oct 2

Formby Letters

Debate Grows Over Tree Clearance at Lifeboat Road Formby

Beach/National Trust

3 hours ago

You brought your rubbish - Take it home with you!!!

Oct 13

Colette Gunter Estate Agents closes its doors after over 30 years in Formby

Business

Aug 28

Whoever you are, you had no right to vanish and leave your dogs to terrorise us and our grandchildren

Dear Formby Bubble: The pinewoods on a summer’s day is a beautiful place, and today we were fortunate to have all four of our...

Aug 14

Whiston Hospital has set up an operating theatre in Southport Hospital

Dear Formby Bubble: I have been waiting ages for treatment to skin cancer at Whiston hospital. I got a call from Whiston to say they have...

Jan 29

Duke Street Park was gifted to the people of Formby as a free place to enjoy in 1935 so how can Formby Festival charge such excessive prices?

Dear Formby Bubble, I am writing to express my deep concern and disappointment regarding the upcoming Formby Food and Drink Festival at...

Jun 21, 2024

Formby Travel & Roadworks

Traffic Delays After Sports Car Collision on Formby Bypass

Oct 191 min read

Roadworks at Tesco Traffic Lights – Delays Likely until next week

Roadworks at Tesco Traffic Lights – Delays Likely on Altcar Road, Formby

Oct 161 min read

Temporary Road Closure on Raven Meols Lane – October 13th to 17th

Oct 21 min read

Formby Schools

Range High School Sixth Form Information Evening

5 days ago

Starting Primary or Secondary School in September 2026

Council

Oct 27

St Mary’s College Tops Sefton GCSE Results – Formby High Leads the Way in Formby

Formby High Leads the Way in Formby for GCSE results

Oct 19

An incredible week of sport for Woodlands School in Formby

Oct 4

Search for Human Remains to Begin at Former Formby School Site

Sep 17

Another proud day at Formby High School celebrating outstanding GCSE results this year