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New life for old tobacco dump in sand dune landscape to help nature

Sand dunes in an area once used for dumping tobacco waste are being restored to help wildlife including rare natterjack toads, the National Trust has said. The “tobacco cliffs” at Formby, Merseyside, were used as a dumping ground for thousands of ...

01 Feb 2022 at 02:25

Horse Racing

Cannock Park set to face Aintree test

Cannock Park is set to have his sights raised over the Christmas period when he heads to Aintree for the Formby Novices’ Hurdle. The exciting prospect, who is the star of Borders handler Paul Robson’s fledgling string, was a convincing bumper ...

04 Dec 2023 at 12:38

Horse Racing

King eyeing Formby test for Lookaway

Lookaway could step into deep waters for his next start, with Aintree’s Formby Novices’ Hurdle on Boxing Day a possible option for the Greatwood Hurdle runner-up. Neil King’s six-year-old enjoyed one of his finest hours on Merseyside when ...

03 Dec 2023 at 12:57

Horse Racing

Florida Dreams camp keen for Aintree to avoid rain

Nicky Richards is on weather watch with Florida Dreams ahead of a possible tilt at top honours in Aintree’s William Hill Formby Novices’ Hurdle on Boxing Day. If given the go-ahead for the newly-created festive Grade One, it would mean a ...

20 Dec 2023 at 13:47

Horse Racing

Cannock Park could put Paul Robson on the map at Aintree

It could be a memorable Boxing Day for Paul Robson when he saddles Cannock Park in the William Hill Formby Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree. The fledgling handler, once a member of the riding fraternity before injury forced him to quit the ...

24 Dec 2023 at 12:01

Horse Racing

Potters Charm team happy to drop back for Formby test

Connections do not expect a drop back in trip to be a major hindrance to Potters Charm after taking a “tactical view” to run in the William Hill Formby Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree on Boxing Day. An 11-length winner on his bumper ...

24 Dec 2024 at 12:19

Horse Racing

Potters charm offensive pays off with Grade One strike

Potters Charm maintained his unbeaten record over timber by powering to a convincing victory in the William Hill Formby Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree. Having completed a hat-trick of wins over two and a half miles since put over ...

26 Dec 2024 at 14:14

Driver, 96, who lost control of car killing woman is given suspended sentence

A 96-year-old woman who killed another pensioner when her car mounted the pavement as she left a bridge club has been given a suspended sentence. June Mills told police she lost control of her Vauxhall Corsa when it ...

30 Sept 2024 at 12:54

Horse Racing

Supreme favourite Mydaddypaddy among Formby entries

The unbeaten Mydaddypaddy heads 12 entries for the William Hill Formby Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree on Boxing Day. Dan Skelton’s charge has a bumper victory and two hurdle wins to his name from three starts, most ...

20 Dec 2025 at 13:16

Horse Racing

Idaho Sun outshines Formby favourite Mydaddypaddy

Idaho Sun ran out a convincing winner of the William Hill Formby Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree, beating ante-post Supreme Novices’ Hurdle favourite Mydaddypaddy in style. Trained by Harry Fry – who was ...

26 Dec 2025 at 14:45

Wildlife hit hard by drought, fires and heat as extremes become ‘new normal’

The UK’s landscapes and wildlife endured drought, heat and fires that gave way to downpours and floods in 2025 as extreme weather becomes the “new normal”. The National Trust’s annual review of the ...

29 Dec 2025 at 06:44

Runaway reindeer sparks huge emergency operation

Armed police, Royal Marines and the Coastguard have helped “save Christmas” after a reindeer went on the run in a seaside town. The reindeer fled a festive celebration in the coastal town of ...

30 Nov 2025 at 22:25

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