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Radio Merseyside,6 mins

'Life's a beach?' not in Formby

Available for over a year

People living close to Formby beach say they couldn't leave their homes due to gridlock and badly parked cars. The scorching Bank Holiday weather drew thousands of day trippers which overwhelmed local roads.

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