Archive

  • Arrivederci?

    TRANMERE Rovers winger Ivano Bonetti looks set to leave Prenton Park, either to re-join former club Grimsby Town or return to his native Italy. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion

  • Vital win for Neston

    Neston beat Radbroke Hall 4-1 in the Cheshire Ladies' Squash League.Neston proved to have luck on their side as they were fighting relegation. This was a game they had to win. Kathy Tyler, Kate Thorn, Emma Wooley and Kay Greene won their matches. Results

  • Houlihan's chase cup treble

    HOULIHAN'S FC maintained a steady course for a cup treble, reaching the final of the Birkenhead and Wirral Saturday Soccer League Victory Cup by narrowly beating the unlucky Royal Liver 2-1. Alan Sheridan and Mark Holden were on target. Comet made it

  • Parkdale are champions

    Parkdale captain Matthew Rathe was presented with the Houlihan's Sunday Soccer League Division Two trophy after securing a 1-0 win over FC Vale. Chris Adamson netted. Phil Sheard was on target again as FC Bluebell drew 1-1 with Neston, for whom Graham

  • Heswall force open title race door

    Heswall forced the door open on the Carlsberg West Cheshire League Division One title race following a dramatic finale to their 4-2 victory over leaders Poulton Victoria. With 10 minutes remaining, Heswall held a 2-0 lead with strikes by Chris Durkin

  • Wirral Flyer winner

    LIVERPOOL'S Keith Sherbrook took this week's Wirral Flyer bowling honours at Birkenhead Park. Keith is on a hot streak at the moment after qualifying at the Cherry Grove Club, Chester, on Saturday, and then seeing off all comers in the Flyer. His toughest

  • CARLSBERG WEST CHESHIRE LEAGUE

    RESULTS: Tuesday, March 18: W/Cheshire Bowl Semi-final - Cammell Laird Res 2, Castrol Soc 1 Saturday, March 22: Division One - Cammell Laird 2, Christleton 2; Capenhurst 1, Mersey Royal 0; Gen Chems 0, Mond Rangers 1; Heswall 4, Poulton Vics 2; Moreton

  • Woodchurch win new cross country event

    THIS year has seen the inaugural running of a short course cross country league organised by Wirral Athletic Club and sponsored by the Midland Bank. The league comprises three races held at Arrowe Park with individual and team trophies awarded to overall

  • 46 pool teams in Claire House Cup

    FORTY-SIX teams have so far entered this season's Globe-sponsored Claire House Charity Pool Cup, first round games of which will be played on Tuesday, May 13. Organiser Bill Thompson, secretary of the Birkenhead (Tuesday) Pool League, says teams still

  • St Anselm's overall champs

    ST ANSELM'S College, Birkenhead, took the overall title at the Northern Schools' Cross Country Championships at Heaton Park, Manchester, winning the Roses competition by virtue of having the lowest aggregate points score through all the age groups. In

  • Wirral boys do well

    WIRRAL AC had a team of boys taking part in the Under-11 finals of the North West Sports Hall Competition at Sutton St. Helens. The Wirral boys, in the face of opposition which included local rivals Liverpool Harriers and Whitby Heath, performed well

  • Houlihan's Birkenhead Sunday Soccer League

    RESULTS: Sunday, March 23: Houlihans Challenge Cup 5th Round - Woodchurch 3, Archers Soc 5; SDV 1, Queens Park 2; St Cecilias 0, Ship Inn 3; Pilot 2, Dock 1 Colheart Cup Semi-finals - Beb RAFA 2, Bromboro Htl 1; Hilbre Wharf 2, Club Octel 3 Premier Division

  • Wallasey & District Sunday Soccer League

    RESULTS: Sunday, March 23: Premier Division - Poulton R/Dale 2, Hilbre Court 1; Nelson Vics 6, St Mary's 0; Premier Soc 0, St Joseph's 4 Division One - Telegraph 0, Gorsedale 1; 27 Club 0, Prince Alfred 6; Parkfield 2, Armchair 9 Division Two - Corsair

  • Eastham Junior Soccer League

    RESULTS: Sunday, March 23: Under-10 Division - W/Kirby Wasps 4, Irby 1; Young Lions 4, Squibb 1; Stork 0, Shore Villa 8 (Champions); Liscard Panthers 2, Shafts 4; Parkdale 3, Fender Yth 3; Allport Hawks 2, Neston Nomads 1; Heswall 7, Heygarth 2 Under-

  • Wallasey Junior Sunday Soccer League

    RESULTS: Sunday, March 23: Under-10s President's Cup 2nd Round - Poulton Ath 4, Olympic 10; Poulton Vale 0, Glenavon Clts 3; Wall Wndrs 3, W/Kirby Wasps 7; Beresford Boys 2, Noctorum Boys 1 Under-11s President's Cup 2nd Round - Olympic Clts 3, N/Brighton

  • Staff Nurse Wendy says goodbye to her 'second family'

    DEDICATED Staff Nurse Wendy Staig has retired from her post at Wirral Hospital NHS Trust after clocking up an amazing 34 years' of service. Colleagues, friends and patients said a fond farewell to Mrs Staig, of Greenway, Greasby, on her 65th birthday.

  • Getting a review of Social Fund decisions

    THE TOPIC this week is Social Security Appeal Tribunals (SSATs) and is a guide about what happens when you appeal against a decision. If you are unhappy about a decision on Income Support, Family Credit, or National Insurance benefits, then you can appeal

  • USEFUL NUMBERS

    Emergency services - police, fire and ambulance - (24 hours) 999. Merseyside Police (all departments) 709-6010. Merseyside Fire Brigade, (Western Div Wirral) Exmouth St, Birkenhead, 647-9555. Community Patrol: 666-5265. Gas escape (24 hours) 0800-111-

  • 800 extra specials due on the beat

    MERSEYSIDE Police has been given £158,338 by the Government to provide an additional 800 special constables by the end of next year. Welcoming this news, Les Byrom, Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Wirral South, said: "The special

  • Man charged with rape and kidnap

    SEX and other allegations against a young Birkenhead man were put off until April 18 for committal proceedings by Wirral magistrates. Lee Jason Stewart, aged 20, of Treetops Drive, Birkenhead, was remanded in custody. He faces two charges of rape on a

  • Ancient meadow saved!

    THE 15-year battle to save Upton Meadow has finally been won! Residents, co-ordinated by Friends of Upton Meadow, have fought a long campaign to protect the ancient meadowland from development. After lengthy negotiations, the council has granted a 99-

  • Street's Liz set for Pyramids shop trip

    CORONATION STREET sex pot Liz McDonald will be at Birkenhead Pyramids on Good Friday. Liz - alias actress Beverly Callard - will be at the Pyramids from 1pm until 3pm to promote Good Friday shopping. Redhead Liz has had top billing in the top TV soap

  • Jail for father who shook his baby son to death

    A MAN who killed his six-month-old son by violently shaking him has been jailed for three-and-a-half years. Kevin Moran, aged 37, of Brighton Street, Wallasey, admitted manslaughter but denied murdering Connor Durkin. Liverpool Crown Court heard last

  • Cutting housing red tape

    A NEW housing agency, the first of its kind in the country, has been officially launched in Wirral. Wirral Unified Housing Waiting List Agency is a new partnership between the Council and eight housing associations in Wirral. It radically changes the

  • New Wirral Grammar Head is no stranger!

    THE man charged with leading Wirral Grammar School for Boys into the next Millennium is no stranger to staff and pupils. For Mr Tony Cooper, who takes over as Headmaster next Tuesday (April 1), has been at the school in Cross Lane, Bebington, since he

  • Around the Globe

    WIRRAL MPs Frank Field and Angela Eagle, have expressed their shock at the announcement of the proposed closure of Littlewoods' Shore Road building in Birkenhead, with the loss of 326 jobs and a further 100 jobs losses in Liverpool. "Merseyside MPs always

  • Make it an eggstra special Easter!

    LOTS of creme eggs are needed to make it an eggstra special Easter for Romanian orphans. The Ellesmere Port and Neston Group of the Romanian Orphans appeal is in desperate need of creme eggs to send to the orphans in time for the Easter season. If you

  • Choir champs

    AN EASTHAM school has come joint first in a local music festival. St Mary's C of E in Eastham won the Bromborough Festival under-12 Junior Choir Shield. About 35 children aged from 7-11 years old sang two songs to clinch the prize at the Bromborough Festival

  • New CVS chief

    THE managing committee of Wirral CVS, which promotes voluntary action throughout Wirral, has appointed former Globe journalist Jean Benfield as its new Chief Executive. Jean, who is currently the Information and Communications Officer at Wirral CVS, will

  • Beetlemania set to grip Wirral!

    BEETLEMANIA hits Wirral next week... All over the peninsula, groups of people will be getting together to take part in the first-ever National Hospice Beetle Drive - and it could lead to an entry in the Guinness Book of Records. St John's Hospice in Wirral

  • Community service for man who kicked girl

    A MAN who lost his temper and kicked his partner's six-year-old daughter has been ordered to carry out community service. The 35-year-old Wirral man, who suffered an anxiety attack during sentence resulting in the court being adjourned for 10 minutes,

  • Schools urged to take up computer challenge

    ASDA'S Liscard store asks local schools to take up the Computer Challenge '97, in a bid to claim much needed computer equipment for their pupils. The scheme will continue until Sunday, May 4. 'Computer Buddy' Ann Lever will be on hand at Asda Liscard

  • Around Wallasey and Moreton

    COMMITTEE of New Brighton lifeboat station entertained the crew to the annual Hot Pot Supper at Wallasey Yacht Club. In the tradition of the station, the committee, led by Chairman Eric Lowe, served the crew before sitting down themselves. WALLASEY CND

  • Family thank fund-raisers

    FAMILY of Friedrichs-Ataxia sufferer Anthony Davies wants to thank all who boosted his appeal at a charity night. Anthony, aged 15, from Moreton, is paralysed from the waist down and finds it difficult to get out and about. The night raised £800 to buy

  • Play area memorial to Andrew

    THE Puddyvale Challenge Playground in Heswall, designed to give years of pleasure to local children, has been dedicated to the memory of Andrew Fielding. Andrew, who played at the ground as a child, tragically died three years ago in a car accident at

  • Karl's plaits put mum in twist

    A BIRKENHEAD schoolboy with plaits in his hair claims sexual discrimination after the headteacher at his Bebington school tried to send him home because of his hairstyle. Karl Loftus, aged 14, who is in Year 10 at Bebington High, went to school wearing

  • Time called on under-age drinkers

    POLICE questioned young drinkers in a Hoylake pub - not far from where the town's MP lives - as part of a clamp down on under-age drinkers. They were asked for proof of age and some were later cautioned in the presence of their parents. The clampdown

  • Helen's dream comes true!

    DREAMS really can come true... with the help of family, friends and Wirral Globe readers. In an appeal that touched the hearts of thousands, 'Little Miss Courage' Helen Sykes, of Eastham, has received her brand new electric wheelchair far earlier than

  • Girl with guts on 'voyager'to Grand Cherokee

    TODAY is the day I do my rounds of motor dealers, dropping in the latest copy of the Globe. Last week I took a 'busman's holiday' courtesy of Cubbin and North and Chrysler Jeep, writes Louise Clare. Louise is part of our motor sales team and took up Ian

  • We have a right to demand real value for money

    From C.J. Jelley:-I NOTE that New Labour is pledged to end compulsory competitive tendering in the public sector if it comes to power. I am moved to ask: Why? What is wrong with Wirral Council, for example, being required to seek competitive prices from

  • Upton really WAS a nice place to live

    From A happy car-washer and fast-food eater:-WHAT a pleasure it is to live in Upton in these modern times! Our town planners have really done the local population proud. We now have, based on one roundabout served by four roads, three petrol stations,

  • Touring Cars make welcome return to Oulton Park

    AUTOCAR, Britain's top motoring weekly magazine, is sponsoring the works Ford Mondeos in the British Touring Car Championship, UK's premier motor racing series, which is coming to Oulton Park on May 25. The two all-new West Surrey Racing run Ford Mondeos

  • Mazda celebrates anniversary with new Icon

    ON THE first anniversary of the first British-built Mazda, a special edition of the 121 is launched. Based on the 1.3 GXI, the 121 Icon will only be available in Radiant Red and there will 300 available. Priced at £8,715 on the road, it will have a pop-up

  • 5,000 BIKES ON BIG EGG RUN . . .

    AROUND 5,000 motor cyclists held a big parade taking about 15,000 tasty Easter eggs to children at Arrowe Park Hospital and for other needy children, writes Robin Bird. Sunday's annual Easter Egg Run attracted a record entry of between 5,000 and 6,000

  • Mobil used for Rally

    THREE factory rally teams have chosen oil from a Birkenhead based company for their respective attacks on the Mobil 1 RAC British Rally Championship. This was confirmed during the opening event, the Wirral based RAC Rally of Wales, which started and finished

  • Morris Minor Easter Fun

    MORRIS Minor Owners, from Wirral will be enjoing art, salt and pheasant this weekend beside Easter Eggs. Merseyside branch of the Morris Minor Owners Club Easter fun run starts at the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight, at 10.30am on Monday, March

  • Mickey Mouse pattern wanted

    From Mrs M. Wells:-CAN anybody help me to purchase a knitting pattern of Mickey Mouse?I have tried everywhere to obtain one so that I can knit for my very first grandchild. I hope your readers can help. New Brighton Converted for the new archive on 13

  • Lottery grant should be used to improve park entrance

    From Anonymous:-HOW wonderful to hear that Birkenhead Park has been given a grant from the Lottery to co-incide with its 150th Anniversary. I shall look forward to all the celebrations. Please could the powers-that-be look at the Francis Avenue/Park Road

  • Quality-used cars at prices you can afford

    GRANGE Car Centre in Moreton has a good selection of 30-40 used family cars at 'affordable prices,' usually between £2,000 and £8,000. These range from saloons and estates, diesels and automatics. This relatively new sales centre, based on the site of

  • Respect, not abuse, please

    From Anonymous:-WHY are some smokers so inconsiderate? I am pleading with the small percentage of insensitive smokers to respect other people. Recently, while in my local pub watching one of my favourite bands, I was subjected to a man lighting a cigarette

  • Modern apprentice Fiona joins Production Outfit

    TRAINEE accountant Fiona Gardner (pictured right) has signed up with a top Wirral based design and public relations firm. Fiona, 23, has a BA Honours degree in economics and foreign study and is with Production Outfit at Woodside Park, following CEWTEC's

  • Volclay crowned champions

    VOLCLAY secured the Third Division Championship of the Wallasey and District Sunday Soccer League at the first time of asking as they cruised home 5-0 against wooden spoonists Hotel Victoria. Paul Jones, 2, Daryl Karisa, Steve Cox and Archie Filshill

  • Vacancies

    Birkenhead & Wirral Saturday Soccer League are currently recruiting teams for next season. Phone Joe Rooney on 606-9935. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.

  • Wirral Table Tennis League

    RESULTS: Division One - GRPCC (1) 7, NBCC (2) 3 Division Two - Caldy (3) 9, Spinners (2) 1; GRPCC (3) 7, Caldy (3) 3 Division Three - Civic (3) 8, Spinners (3) 2 Division Four - B/Spartans (5) 3, B/Spartans (8) 7; GRPCC (6) 2, B/Spartans (6) 8; ESWA (

  • Join up now!

    The South Wirral Saturday Soccer League has a limited number of vacancies for the 1997-98 season. Applications can be obtained from League Secretary Bill Povall on 355-1968. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting may

  • New Brighton now joint second in table

    NEW Brighton came from behind at Bradford and Bingley to secure their 11th victory in Courage North One League and are now level on points with Wigton in second place. The score finished 27-18 for New Brighton, who gained tries via Ian Kennedy, 2, and

  • Happy Birthday, Pups!

    CELEBRATING their birthdays this week - they each receive a card signed by members of the first team squad - are the following members of the Prenton Pups, Tranmere Rovers' official youngsters' club which is sponsored by the Wirral Globe:- Saturday, March

  • Bebington Darts League

    RESULTS: Tuesday, March 18: Division One - Beb/Libs 5, St John's 4; Beehive 3, Queens 6; Cleveland Arms 5, Quest 4 (Cleveland are Champions); Derby Arms 4, Merseybus 5; Eastham HG 8, Little House 'A' 1; Stork Soc 4, Lairds Vets 5 Division Two - Little

  • Wirral Pool Tuesday Night League

    RESULTS: Tuesday, March 18: Division One - Houlihan's 5, Abbotsford 4; Lord Raglan 4, Rock Villa 5; Victoria Lodge 9, Old English Gents 0. Walkover: Tut & Shive Division Two - Toll Bar 2, Rock Station 7; Waterloo 8, Horse & Jockey (Upton) 1; Pelican

  • Rovers so unlucky

    TRANMERE Rovers were desperately unlucky not to get three points against Manchester City, last Tuesday, in front of a season's best attendance of 12,019 at Prenton Park. Despite Gary Jones giving Rovers the lead with a clinical header, Liam O'Brien's

  • BIRKENHEAD SATURDAY SOCCER LEAGUE

    RESULTS: Saturday, March 22: Victory Cup Semi-finals - Royal Liver 1, Houlihan's PR 2; FC Beehive 3, Comet 5 Division One - Nue Ave 2, Ashville 0; Old Bank 1, Parkfield BA 0 Division Two - Bird in Hand 2, Tarin 4; Chemdal 4, Coach 0; Clarence 2, Admiral

  • Make or break Easter for Rovers' Play-off hopes

    TRANMERE Rovers are looking for a bit of 'eggstra' help in the transfer market before tomorrow's 5pm transfer deadline, with a striker and creative midfield player the main priority in a last ditch bid to make the Nationwide League Division One end-of-season

  • South Wirral Soccer League

    RESULTS: Saturday, March 22: Bill Johnson Memorial Challenge Bowl 1st Round Replay - Rangers Breaks 2, Newton 1 Bill Johnson Memorial Challenge Bowl 2nd Round - Mallaby 2, Gen Chems 1 Robin Hodgson Division - Grange Ath 1, Abbotsford 4; Mersey Ferries

  • Nicki leads runners home

    NICKI Smith, of Plessington High School, won the girls' race at the Wirral Schools' Year 7 annual Cross Country Championships at Arrowe Park. Second was Annemika Van der Pauw (West Kirby), followed by Caroline Cotton (Weatherhead), third, Ella Bowen,

  • Wirral Sunday Soccer League

    RESULTS: Sunday, March 23: Pyke Cup 4th Round - Harp Lpl S&R 5, Hornby Ath 4; Pilot Boat 4, Rockville 2; Premier Plant 3, Nova 1; Tranmere Rovers Supporters 2, Dingwall 4 Division One - Heygarth Utd 5, Red Cat 1 Division Two - Brown Cow 3, Vanser

  • Last chance to name your 'heart of gold'

    THERE are just 24 hours left before the closing date for nominations for this year's Wirral Volunteer of the Year Award! Members of the public have only until tomorrow (Thursday, March 27) to put forward the name of their 'heart of gold' - so if you have

  • Natterjacks under the boardwalk!

    CHESHIRE Wildlife Trust has erected a new fence around one of the Natterjack Toad scrapes on its nature reserve at Red Rocks Marsh in Hoylake, and has repaired part of the Wirral Borough Council's boardwalk which runs through the reserve. "It has fallen

  • Man jailed for sex assault in church marquee

    A MAN who sexually assaulted a six-year-old girl during a church service in a marquee in Birkenhead Park was jailed on Thursday for three months. Anthony Maloney, aged 34, of Livingstone Gardens, Birkenhead, had been found guilty by a jury of indecent

  • Around your area

    WIRRAL WEST MP David Hunt has now had it in writing from Merseyside Fire Authority that there will be no change in staffing at West Kirby Fire Station. RESEARCH into Hoylake artist James Ardent Grant, born in the town in 1885, died 1973, is being carried

  • 326 jobs to go

    WIRRAL MPs Angela Eagle and Frank Field have had talks with Littlewoods Pools following the annoucement that the midweek Lottery is responsible for the closure decision at Shore Road, Birkenhead, with the loss of 326 jobs. Speaking after a meeting this

  • Don't see red if you feel blue at work . . .

    A NEW Wirral company want to put colour into people's working environment . . . Viewpoint Resources Ltd, of Village Road, West Kirby, inspired by the idea of painting and working by numbers, has developed a unique system for working by colours. It has

  • Law change call after job losses at pools

    JOBS at Littlewoods Pools in Birkenhead and Liverpool look doomed. Wirral MPs Angela Eagle and Frank Field had talks this week with management following last week's announcement that the mid-week Lottery is responsible for the closure decision at Shore

  • Take control - use your vote

    Wirral Council Leader Dave Jackson (Labour) writes exclusively for the Wirral Globe. DO you mind if I get a little personal and ask you some questions? It's just that the Prime Minister has named the date for a General Election and there's something I

  • Hail Hale Bopp as a Wirral 'star'

    COMET Hale Bopp comes closest to Wirral on April 1, when the spectacular moving object will be just 85 million miles away. It is possible to see Hale Bopp now, with the naked eye, on a clear night in the North West sky over Liverpool Bay. Hale Bopp looks

  • Phil fights Wirral South

    WIRRAL Councillor Phil Gilchrist is the Liberal Democrat candidate for Wirral South in the forthcoming General Election. He did not contest the recent Wirral South by-election for family reasons. "Our grandson has just celebrated his first birthday. The

  • Wirral heroin sting leads to 89-year jail 'sentence'

    THE end o0f a large-scale Merseyside police drugs investigation in Wirral has been marked with the jailing of a Kirkdale man. The sentencing of Stephen Adlington brings the total jail sentence imposed by Liverpool Crown Court on the heroin dealers caught

  • Care worker stole from disabled man

    A VOLUNTEER care worker has been convicted of stealing from a disabled Irby man. Karl Frederick, aged 48, was found guilty of five theft charges by a Liverpool Crown Court jury. Frederick, of Queensbury Avenue, Bromborough, has been further remanded on

  • Centenary celebration for doomed college

    THE centenary of Withens Lane College will be celebrated at a public meeting at the Grosvenor Ballroom in Wallasey on Friday, April 4, at 7.30pm. Organisers at the college, which has been scheduled for closure in June, describe this meeting as a celebration

  • New date for golfers

    THE DATE for Bromborough Golf Club's charity event in aid of guide dogs has been set for Sunday, May 4. The charity day aims to raise money for Muriel Cooke House, a new local training centre for guide dogs. The competition is a mixed greensome open to

  • Top comedy in town

    TWO WEEKS after they appear at the Floral Pavilion on their nationwide tour, Cannon and Ball will be back to perform in Wirral. Church Army Captain Dave O'Brien is bringing the hilarious duo back to the area in aid of Comic Relief. "This is the first

  • Alice lookalike gives detectives false hope

    AN ALICE Rye lookalike gave police false hope this week when detectives thought they had uncovered a new lead in the hunt for her killer. The licensee of the Twenty Row pub, Wallasey Village, told police that 'Alice' and a mystery man were regular visitors

  • Kate calls Labour foul on soccer

    TORY women promise Wirral's controlling Labour group some tough opposition in the weeks to come. Lesley Ann Rennie scored a by-election victory on the doorstep of Labour Council leader Dave Jackson. Meanwhile, the other Wallasey Conservative councillor

  • Needless 999 calls reduced

    THE police scheme to reduce the number of non-essential 999 calls is proving a success in Wirral, according to the latest figures. The Wirral call centre in Wallasey reported 166 fewer 999 calls since the February 24 launch of the initiative. Chief Inspector

  • Todays 'new' is good news for tomorrow's 'old'

    THE build, quality and design integrity of today's new cars has been revolutionised over the past decade by the development of computerisation in the design and manufacturing process. This is not only good news for car buyers but greatly benefits those

  • Link tax to inflation

    From Mr P. Berry:-DID the people of South Wirral know the council tax was going up 8.3%? I am sure they would have not voted for Labour if they did. We don't get 8% pay rises. Council tax should be linked to the rate of inflation and no more. Leominster

  • 'JUP' DRIVERS

    WIRRAL continues to pioneer plans for a new bus system called Jupiter to tempt town users from the car to public transport. Last night's highways committee was looking at road orders in the Church Street area of Birkenhead to allow designated buses to

  • Show some compassion to homeless

    From John Gatley:-EACH week I buy a copy of the Big Issue from the vendor who stands outside W.H. Smith in the Grange Shopping Centre. Recently, I asked why he was not taking shelter under the shop canopy as it was raining and he explained that the centre's

  • Toys and Lorris rich and famous . . .

    FAMOUS haulage firms in the North West feature in a new collection of die-cast scale model trucks, just released by Corgi. These highly detailed 1-50 scale lorries are produced in limited numbers, with a RRP of £16.99. They include this Atkinson eight-wheel

  • Give Merseyside a chance

    From A. Gallagher:-I WAS not totally surprised to hear that the 'Twelve Quays' site had not been chosen to get the Imperial War Museum of the North, once it was declared it was a straight choice between a Merseyside location and Manchester's Trafford

  • We deserve an answer in college U-turn

    AN open letter to Councillor Gordon Lindsay, Chair of Corporation Board and Ms Jenny Shackleton, Principal of Wirral Metropolitan College. Angela Eagle MP, please note. From: Wallasey Further Education Action Group - trying to save Withens Lane College

  • Discuss European Union now - before it is too late

    From M. F. Crocker:- I QUITE agree with your correspondent G. W. R. Hunt (Mailbox, March 5) about VAT which has been forced on us by the European Union. None of the three main parties will discuss it and there seems to be a conspiracy in the media to

  • £500,000 order set to double workforce - and turnover

    CBISS - a hi-tech Wirral industry - is poised to double its workforce and turnover over the next 18 months, after winning exclusive UK rights to a Danish company. Bromborough-based CBISS 'brought the bacon home' with a high profile contract to market

  • New offices at Cheshire Oaks...

    WATCH this space! Construction has started on another development at Cheshire Oaks, just off the M53, near Ellesmere Port. The Grove is a speculative office development of approximately 12,000 sq ft. This two storey building will be finished in August

  • Now it's Merseyside Fair Play Ltd

    FAIR Play Merseyside - one of 10 regional campaigns set up by Wirral West MP David Hunt when he was Secretary of State for Employment - has taken an important step forward by becoming Fair Play Merseyside Ltd. The company, now limited by guarantee, aims

  • Talking to the deaf

    VAUXHALL MOTORS employee John Payne (right) communicates with deaf employees after passing stage three exams in British sign language. Here, he sorts some instructions out with crane driver John Smith using sign language. Mr Payne, an electrician in the

  • Business briefing

    A COACHLOAD of pupils from St Anselm's College, Birkenhead, visited Pontin's, Prestatyn, for the day. Not for a holiday, but for a workshop "Understanding Industry". They were guests of the holiday camp company General Manager David Treharne. MDHC project