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Campaigners fight 'dangerous' pavement parking in Formby

Community campaigners have vowed to stop the scourge of pavement parking in Formby, with councillors saying no one should be forced to...

Formby Bubble

Oct 10, 20181 min read

Another birthday for Formby Rotary Club

The Rotary Club of Formby recently held its 51st Charter Night. This event is held annually to mark the Club's Charter being granted....

Formby Bubble

Sep 5, 20181 min read

Pride of Formby Awards - Have your say

It is time to nominate your community hero for a Pride of Formby Award. There are several categories to choose from including teacher of...

Formby Bubble

Aug 20, 20181 min read

Formby Rotary blooming marvellous

August is membership month and Formby Rotary are looking to recruit new members. The Club joined with the Southport Clubs to man a stall...

Formby Bubble

Jul 20, 20181 min read

Holiday at home over the summer

A two week programme of events for older people from Formby, Ince Blundell and Hightown has been put together by Winnie Pickering of the...

Formby Bubble

Jul 1, 20181 min read

Formby Rotary Club Cock-A-Hoop

The Rotary Club of Formby has just celebrated its Past Presidents Night. This is where the outgoing, President George Rodda, was thanked...

Formby Bubble

Jun 3, 20182 min read

Formby Rotary honours founder member

The Rotary Club of Formby held a presentation evening to honour one of its founder members, Jim Charnock. Jim has been a Club member...

Formby Bubble

Apr 28, 20182 min read

Busy times for Formby Rotary Club

The Rotary Club of Formby has had a busy few weeks with a variety of events taking place. First off was Stroke Awareness day when the...

Volunteers needed to create a real buzz in Formby

Formby Bubble

Jan 24, 20181 min read

Volunteers needed to create a real buzz in Formby

Formby is literally buzzing with volunteer opportunities! An appeal has been launched, via B 4 Biodiversity & the Sefton Year of the...

The Mayor of Sefton joined volunteers on Christmas Day at the Formby Luncheon Club

Formby Bubble

Jan 9, 20181 min read

The Mayor of Sefton joined volunteers on Christmas Day at the Formby Luncheon Club

Each Christmas, Councillor Catie Page and Formby Tesco community team, along with volunteers, organise a Christmas dinner in Formby for...

Formby Bubble

Oct 23, 20172 min read

Stay safely dressed this Halloween

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service is urging families to think safe this Halloween and be alert to the fire risks from wearing Halloween...

Is Duke Street Park your favourite park?
If so, please vote for it in 'The People's Choice&

Formby Bubble

Sep 7, 20171 min read

Is Duke Street Park your favourite park? If so, please vote for it in 'The People's Choice&

Do you think that Duke Street Park in Formby is a great park? If so, please vote for it. The People's Choice vote to find the UK's top 10...

A petition has been set up by residents opposing the Cambridge Road Children's Care Home

Formby Bubble

Sep 7, 20171 min read

A petition has been set up by residents opposing the Cambridge Road Children's Care Home

A petition has now been set up against the planning application to turn a house on Cambridge Road in Formby into a children's care home....

A children's care home could soon be opened in Formby

Formby Bubble

Sep 2, 20171 min read

A children's care home could soon be opened in Formby

A house in Formby could soon be converted into a children’s care home. Plans have been submitted to transform the large detached house,...

Happy 100th Birthday to Formby resident Patty Dixon

Formby Bubble

Sep 1, 20171 min read

Happy 100th Birthday to Formby resident Patty Dixon

A very Happy 100th Birthday to Formby resident Patricia Dixon. Patty celebrated her very special birthday last Saturday 26th August with...

Search is on for Formby's quirkiest cycle routes

Formby Bubble

Aug 11, 20172 min read

Search is on for Formby's quirkiest cycle routes

A guide revealing Formby's most unusual bike rides suggested by the cyclists who discovered them is being compiled as part of a project...

Formby and Southport sun-seekers urged to stay safe and stylish by avoiding inadequate sunglasses

Formby Bubble

Jul 28, 20172 min read

Formby and Southport sun-seekers urged to stay safe and stylish by avoiding inadequate sunglasses

As sun-seekers prepare for their summer holidays, Specsavers stores in Formby and Southport are warning people about the dangers of...

Churchill invites you to join the party in Formby

Formby Bubble

Jul 28, 20172 min read

Churchill invites you to join the party in Formby

People in Formby are being invited to join Churchill Retirement Living for a Summer Party at its Trinity Lodge development. Visitors to...

Bridge Inn Community Farm and Edda Community Arts & Library would like to share their huge achie

Formby Bubble

Jul 26, 20171 min read

Bridge Inn Community Farm and Edda Community Arts & Library would like to share their huge achie

Bridge Inn Community Farm and Edda Community Arts & Library would like to share their huge achievements within the last 12 months. Edda...

Excel Parking Services at The Cloisters, Formby hit out again at our vulnerable residents

Formby Bubble

Jul 17, 20172 min read

Excel Parking Services at The Cloisters, Formby hit out again at our vulnerable residents

The Cloisters car park in Formby at the back of M&S continues to cause distress and upset with residents. The latest target is a 74...

Happy 100th Birthday to Formby resident Margo Harwood

Formby Bubble

Jul 4, 20171 min read

Happy 100th Birthday to Formby resident Margo Harwood

Let us introduce you to this lovely lady, Margo Harwood. Margo was 100 years old on Monday 3rd of July. Margo celebrated with 75 friends...

Items that have been found in Formby but not collected

Formby Bubble

Jul 4, 20171 min read

Items that have been found in Formby but not collected

Three items have been handed in to the Formby Bubble office, if you recognise any of these items or they belong to somebody you know...

Bike & Go launches Chic Cyclist 2017 competition

Formby Bubble

Jun 9, 20172 min read

Bike & Go launches Chic Cyclist 2017 competition

Newlywed Pippa Middleton, supermodel Kendall Jenner, and actress Blake Lively have all been snapped in chic – but very normal - cycling...

People of Formby came together today for the Manchester Bombing Vigil

Formby Bubble

May 27, 20172 min read

People of Formby came together today for the Manchester Bombing Vigil

At Formby Pool Gardens this morning, Saturday 27th May the people of Formby showed their solidarity with all those affected by the...

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Formby Featured News

Car Crashes through fence into the Woods at Kirklake Road and St Luke’s Church Road Junction

Tracker helps officers arrest Formby man for drug supply and theft offences

Travellers Establish Unauthorised Encampment on National Trust Land at Lifeboat Road, Formby

Tragic Formby Collision involving 96-Year-Old Driver who Avoids Jail After Fatal Pavement Crash

Formby High School is celebrating a record-breaking set of GCSE results in 2024

Formby’s James Comish Triumphs at Centenary Southport Flower Show with Award-Winning Garden

Serious Road Traffic Collision at junction of Formby Bypass and Coastal Road causing major delays

Amnesty for zombie knives and machetes ahead of new law

Major RTC on Formby Bypass involving a police vehicle. Bypass completely closed southbound

Seventeen-Year-Old Charged in Southport Stabbings Attended Range High School

Disgraced former Formby Doctor Sentenced for Indecent Act on Public Bus

Police confirm names of Three Girls Killed in Southport Stabbing as Families Pay Tribute

RNLI lifeguards all-terrain vehicle stolen from Formby Beach

Travellers Relocate Again in Formby on Cambridge Field

Travellers Depart Formby to relocate in Southport

Travellers Relocate Again in Formby raising concerns over repeated incursions

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Formby based accountants are looking for a motivated Accounts Senior to join their accounts team at V & R Accountancy

Dec 6

Formby based accountants are looking for a motivated Accounts Senior to join their accounts team at V & R Accountancy

We are looking for a motivated Accounts Senior to join our accounts team. The ideal candidate will be client focused, highly organised...

Permanent Full Time Senior Property Manager

Sep 27

Permanent Full Time Senior Property Manager

Senior Property Manager Job Summary As Senior Property Manager you will have responsibility for managing a portfolio of managed...

A vacancy has arisen for an Administration / Finance Assistant at Freshfield Primary School

Sep 4

A vacancy has arisen for an Administration / Finance Assistant at Freshfield Primary School

Freshfield Primary School are looking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic and ambitious Administration/Finance Assistant to work...

School leaver / Trainee possibly progressing onto an apprenticeship at Mr Ohms Formby

Jun 26

School leaver / Trainee possibly progressing onto an apprenticeship at Mr Ohms Formby

Mr Ohms Ltd is Hiring. Looking for a school leaver / Trainee with the right candidate progressing onto an apprenticeship. Duties to...

Part Time Receptionist required for Range High School

Jun 25

Part Time Receptionist required for Range High School

Part Time Receptionist required for Range High School. Working as part of the school’s Administrative Team, duties will include reception...

Cleaning company looking for several cleaners in Formby for new contract

Jun 9

Cleaning company looking for several cleaners in Formby for new contract

Due to a new commercial contract in Formby Village we are looking for cleaners. This is a 7 day a week contract, so several positions...

Formby Letters

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?

Jun 21

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...

Warning to other dog owners about the banned zones at Duke Street Park

Jun 9

Warning to other dog owners about the banned zones at Duke Street Park

Dear Formby Bubble: I’ve been caught with my dog off the lead (unknowingly and fined) around the tennis courts at Duke Street Park before...

It’s insulting to the man who died in 1407 to have his gravestone obscured by an old wooden bench

Jan 31

It’s insulting to the man who died in 1407 to have his gravestone obscured by an old wooden bench

Dear Formby Bubble: As a long time resident of #Formby, I really enjoy seeing some of the historical items relevant to the history of...

New owners of the Balti House in Formby share their plans with the community

Nov 1, 2023

New owners of the Balti House in Formby share their plans with the community

Dear Formby Bubble, We are writing to introduce ourselves, Karl Diamond and Steven Wilson, as the new business partners of the Halal...

Is Hightown Village Surgery at risk of closing yet again?

Oct 10, 2023

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Is Hightown Village Surgery at risk of closing yet again?

Dear Formby Bubble: Is Hightown Village Surgery at risk of closing yet again? Statement from Ellis Hall-Lyon, the owner of Hightown...

Why are Formby motorists being threatened and bullied if they go down Langdale Avenue?

Oct 7, 2023