It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Anita Houghton, a much loved member of the Formby community, who passed away on Tuesday 13th October 2026, aged 84. Anita was a devoted family woman who shared a wonderful life with Derek and was a loving mum to their two sons, Andy and Gary, and a much loved mother in law to Sharon and Cheryl. She was an adored grandmother to Lloyd and Abi, a proud great grandmother to Taylor, and a cherished nan in law to Abb

Did you know about this wonderful little Support Centre in the heart of our Bubble? From cancer support to community wellbeing, Sefton Support Group on Duke Street is helping local people through some of life’s most difficult challenges. Tucked away on Duke Street in Formby is a community support centre that many local residents may not even realise exists. Sefton Support Group (SSG), based at 1 Duke Street, provides a welcoming place where people can find friendship, underst

Visitors to Formby’s beautiful coastline may notice some rather unusual residents over the coming weeks, as English Longhorn cattle return to the sand dunes for another winter of conservation grazing. The National Trust has announced that eight English Longhorn cattle have arrived at Formby, with a further ten expected to join them in the next couple of weeks, bringing the total herd to 18. The cattle are returning as part of an important conservation project designed to rest

There were good results for some of Formby Junior Sports Club’s teams at the weekend including the two Under 13 Blacks teams. REPRESENTATIVE TEAM MATCHES FJSC Under 15 Black faced a much improved and strengthened FCFC and narrowly finished 3-2 winners. FJSC struggled to break down the resurgent FCFC in the first half with a couple of great saves from the FCFC keeper. The breakthrough came when Ben Harris opening the scoring in the final minute of the first half after a

Merseyrail passengers across Sefton, Liverpool and Wirral are being advised to plan ahead as a major £3.5 million engineering project will affect parts of the rail network for almost four weeks, beginning on Sunday 11 October 2026. However, passengers are being reassured that the entire Merseyrail network will not be closing, with trains continuing to operate on many routes throughout the engineering programme. Merseyrail and Network Rail have confirmed that essential improve