Hi Dave,
I have finally had a chance to get back to this and I located the product_list.tpl file. I removed the second instance of this:
strip_tags:'UTF-8'| and now the formatting that I have done in the 'short description' field in the BO is now showing on the category page, see here; http://paperbliss.com.au/prestashopgallery/category.php?id_category=11
However when you click into the product, the formatting is again lost.
Here is the code from the product_list.tpl file as it currently stands. Do you have any suggestions as to how I can keep the formatting on the product page?
Many thanks,
Nadine
<p class="product_desc"><a class="product_descr" href="{$product.link|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}" title="{$product.description_short|truncate:360:'...'|strip_tags:'UTF-8'|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}">{$product.description_short|truncate:380:'...'}</a></p>
</div>