Formby

Nicholls rode a strong young grey horse called Formby; he also had proved himself to my satisfaction to be a good one.

Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, Ernest Giles 1866

We had one unfortunate horse left, the grey called Formby, and that poor creature held out as long and on as little water as I am sure is possible in such a heated and horrid region.

Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, Ernest Giles 1866

"But now with the internet and e-books, and the slowdown of the high street in general, it's come to the point where we can no longer cover our overheads," he continues, referring to the Formby branch.

BBC News - Home 2011

Older Liverpool residents can still remember getting hugely excited as children, travelling in from Formby or on the ferry from Birkenhead, with a little money to spend at TJ's.

My grandad's store and the end of the high street 2011

Matteo Manassero completed a dominant week at Formby Golf Club by winning the British Amateur, making the 16-year-old the youngest player ...

Golf News: Stories, and Upcoming Event Coverage 2009

The union's national officer, Jennie Formby, said: "The hardworking workforce made Unilever into the global giant it is today but consumers will soon know the company better for its greedy pensions snatch than its products."

Unilever workers go on strike over pensions 2012

Jennie Formby, Unite's national officer for food and drink, said: If we had laws in place which put the stability of UK business before the fast buck mentality of the City then we could still claim Cadbury as a great British success story.

Reform of banking system will take years, warns Mervyn King Jill Treanor 2010

Older Liverpool residents can still remember getting hugely excited as children, travelling in from Formby or on the ferry from Birkenhead, with a little money to spend at TJ's.

My grandad's store and the end of the high street 2011

Pritchard;s Bookshop 13 Moor Lane, Crosby, Merseyside L23 2SE, 0151-931 1642Its sister branch in Formby may have just closed down, but this remains an exemplary small bookshop, strong on popular fiction.

Independent bookshops in north-west England 2011

I lived in Southport and Formby when I played for Blackburn and I know Liverpool people pretty well.

Alan Shearer: desire to go into management is 'chewing at me inside' 2011