A 16 year-old Merseyside schoolboy has been arrested on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences following a six month investigation into online shopping fraud.

In March 2020 a number of victims began reporting unauthorised orders being made on their online retail an...

Merseyside Police and Merseyside Fire & Rescue were called out to a fire outside a house in Formby early hours this morning. Police have now launched an investigation into the incident and are looking for witnesses or anyone with more information.

A spokesman from Merse...

A Formby couple have received a written apology from youths who were involved in antisocial and intimidating behaviour around their home.

Formby police officers took the young people home following the incident and informed the children's parents what had happened. The...

Concerned Formby residents will get a chance to discuss with police and council staff the problems they are having with nuisance behaviour around their homes.

Invites have been sent to homes around the Duke Street park area for a meeting on Monday Feb 10 at 7.15pm at Fo...

A Formby Tesco shop worker falsely claimed £6,000 in customer refunds and then pocketed the cash. Julie Evans, 53, of The Moorings, Lydiate, worked as a customer service assistant at the Tesco store in Formby. She admitted stealing the money between June 2018 and July...

Three Police cars and a Police van were in attendance at the One Stop car park at 1:15pm today, Friday 2nd August when a 39-year-old man from Formby was arrested on suspicion of theft from a shop and using threatening behaviour towards another Formby man.

A spokesman fr...

Merseyside Police are appealing for information after a teenage boy was assaulted on Formby beach on Tuesday 23 July 2019. 

It was reported shortly after 4.10pm that a group of around 10 male youths had assaulted another group which included the 16-year-old victim, an...

An unauthorised encampment of travellers has moved into Lifeboat Road in Formby last night, Tuesday 18th June 2019. The site, which belongs to the National Trust has been descended on by at least fifteen travellers vans along with cars. Lifeboat Road car park leads to...

Firefighters have worked very hard in arduous conditions to contain and reduce the fire at Formby woods using hoses, beaters, shovels and axes. They remain at the scene dealing with flare ups and hotspots, doing excellent work preventing further damage to the environme...

Merseyside Police are appealing for information following the suspected arson of a van in Formby last night, Monday 15 April. 

A spokesman from Merseyside Police said: "At around 10.30pm, emergency services were called to Liverpool Road, to the rear of the Royal Hotel...

Fire crews in attendance at a fire in Formby. Fire crews were called to a fire earlier this evening, Monday 15th April. Appliances have been in attendance at the back of the Royal Pub.

A van has burnt out in the car park to the rear of the Royal Pub on Liverpool Road....

After our post yesterday about the animal abuser who was spotted beating up a puppy in the Victoria Road area of Formby, just near the kiosk to the entry of the National Trust, we have now been informed of more information. If anyone knows who this man is, please use t...

The hunt is on to find an animal abuser who was spotted beating up a puppy in the Victoria Road area of Formby, just near the kiosk to the entry of the National Trust. The incident happened last weekend but we are not sure of the exact date.

If you have any details ab...

Formby man convicted of careless driving for running out of fuel on a motorway and causing a collision

Formby man Gerrard Newell from Formby was convicted of careless driving in court. Gerrard ran out of fuel on the M62 at Eccles Interchange. His car stopped in a ‘liv...

'Speed on Green’ safety cameras were introduced in Merseyside on Monday, 28 January as part of the Road Safety Partnership’s strategy to reduce the number and severity of injury collisions and to reduce the overall speed of vehicles on Merseyside’s roads.

The cameras no...