Formby, England News

A coastguard spokesman said: "We received a 999 call from a man on the beach who had walked to the tideline and then a thick fog had descended." Searchers made noise including shouting and horns to help locate the man, said to be from the local area, because according to the coastguard even strong lights failed to penetrate the fog.

A BURTONWOOD dad says he is devastated over the council's decision to stop funding equipment for his 11-year-old daughter who has Rett syndrome.

Rob Vincent, formerly the lead singer and songwriter in bands Night Parade, Captains of Industry, The Band With No Name, has recently set out on his own and will showcase his solo material at the show.

Formby resident Eileen O'Connor, director of EM Radiation Research Trust, joined forces with Sefton Central MP Bill Esterson to speak out against the controversial plans over fears about the potential health effects of smart meters.

FORMBY, or not Formby? It's a question judges of a major poetry and literature award didn't have to ponder for very long.

Victoria Aindow, 22, raised 1,328 for the charity as well as the Ferns residential home; which cares for young people struggling with autism.

WITH 2012 being a leap year, blood donors across Sefton have an extra day in which to make a difference to people's lives.

NHS Sefton is urging Southport and Formby residents to have fresh breath and be kissable by Valentine's Day - by quitting smoking with help from its "Stop and Shop" service.

A 21-YEAR-OLD man faced charges of burgling a home in Formby and stealing a woman's ring when he appeared before Sefton magistrates.

SHOPPERS and businesses have delivered their wish list for a better parking regime as it was revealed a new company will take over the contract.

THE proposed speed limit on a notorious stretch of the Formby bypass looks set to be changed to 60mph, despite an objection that it should be 50mph.

LABOUR's Catie Page has criticised the Conservative councillors who voted against the refurbishment of Barkfield Lane Playground at Formby Area Committee meeting.

BUDDING artists in Southport and Formby still have time to design a Beatles album cover as part of a Mayoral competition.

PARENTS who use Surestart Children's Centres in Southport are invited to a special meeting to look at the future of the service.

VITAL work can be carried out to save Formby's sand dunes thanks to a huge donation of Christmas trees.

Paul Wilding, 52, of Deansgate Lane, who used to run a jewellery shop in Southport's Cambridge Walks arcade, fleeced water company Brodex Machine Services out of 25,874 after conning his way into a job with a faked CV in 2010.

AN AINSDALE schoolgirl will be appearing on television screens all over the world after being selected to feature in an international advertising campaign.