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Crosby Sainsbury’s superstore final plans unveiled

SAINSBURY’S has unveiled its final plans for a new multi-million pound superstore in Crosby Village.Read

Wetherspoons Crosby plan sent back over size

A NATIONAL pub chain will go back to the drawing board because its plans to convert a former furniture store on South Road were deemed to be too big.Read

Sefton Council can’t afford to fix Crosby Library clock

THE clock at Crosby Library cannot be fixed – because there is no funding available for its maintenance.Read

Waterloo pub owner is growing a mullet for Jospice

A PUBLICAN has become Waterloo’s mane attraction - after growing a 70s-style mullet to raise money for charity.Read

Crosby professor Tom Soloman is London marathon You Tube hit

A SELF-CONFESSED ‘Running Mad Professor’ has become a You Tube hit in his bid to train for the London Marathon.Read

Parents should have to pay to complain, says Litherland High headteacher

Should parents have to pay to complain? Email us at: newsdesk@crosbyherald.co.uk or write to: Your Views, Crosby Herald, 26-32 Tulketh St, Southport PR8 1BT.Read

Wood named after Formby army cadet stalwart Roy Bevan

IT is hard to believe that just over 20 years ago there was hardly a tree at Altcar Training Camp, Hightown, but since then more than one million trees of all varieties have been planted greatly enhancing the area’s environment.Read

Gangster’s moll Nicola Whittaker from Crosby spent £400k on posh house, gems and boobs, court told

PROSECUTORS want almost half a million pounds from a gangster’s moll from Crosby who lived a champagne lifestyle with a cage-fighting drugs baron.Read

Wanted: Crosby pupils with creative designs on recycling

YOUNGSTERS in the Crosby area are going green - to help Tesco promote the benefits of recycling in the local community.Read

Litherland man admits stabbing brother

A LITHERLAND man has admitted stabbing his brother on New Year’s Eve.Read

Crosby Herald readers respond to CCTV appeal - but detectives still want more calls

CROSBY Herald readers have been busy calling cops to name this bungling armed robber who was caught on CCTV taking off his balaclava. Leaving the Coronation Road branch of Bargain Booze with hundreds of pounds of cash and cigarettes after carrying out a knife raid, the unknown male removed his disguise. Detectives have already followed up at least four names, and have a number of other promising leads – but still want to hear from you. Call the CID robbery team on 0151 777 3127 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 Code NARead

Schoolboy, 11, prepares to climb England’s highest peak

A WATERLOO schoolboy is set to conquer the highest mountain in England to help disadvantaged communities in Sierra Leone.Read

Crash woman thanks heroes after smash on Seaforth Flyover

A WOMAN is confined to a hospital bed with spinal injuries after her car did a 360 degree somersault in Seaforth.Read

Teenagers caught during a burglary in Hightown

A TEENAGER has been charged and another cautioned following a burglary in Hightown.Read

Merseyside Police warning of bogus callers in Crosby

IN the past few weeks a number of people in Sefton have reported that they have received phone calls from a firm offering to sell them an intruder alarm for £1.Read

Charity jump for Megan’s World

A WOMAN whose baby daughter was stillborn skydived from 10,000ft to raise funds for a charity she set up to help parents who have been through a similar experience.Read

Singers can win cash prize at Crosby Pub’s version of XFactor

A CASH prize is up for grabs for singers competing in Crosby’s answer to X Factor.Read

Crosby Soroptimists honoured for long service

SEVEN women whose service to their organisation totals 207 years have been honoured by their local club.Read

MP Claire Curtis-Thomas calls on peers to speak up for women

CROSBY MP Claire Curtis-Thomas has called on members of Parliament to remember the importance of literacy and its role in giving women a voice.Read

Green goings on: Signs of Spring, chocolates and flowers and grow your own

Spring is finally among us, here are some of the key indicators of the season.From April to May, our woodlands become daubed in a riot of purple as bluebells briefly cast their spell. The flowers seem to prefer oak woodlands, but can also be seen on coastal cliffs in some locations.The brimstone, a delicate pale yellow insect, is one of the first butterflies to emerge following the winter. The word butterfly is thought to be derived from the brimstone, due to its butter-coloured appearance.Swifts and swallows return with the summer sun, but some of our migrants are already home. Look in fields for wheatears, smart blue/grey-backed, thrush-sized birds. Early warblers will also be skulking about once again, so listen for the onomatopoeic call of the chiffchaff.Read

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