AN EASTHAM man alleged to have threatened to stab his wife was put on 12 months probation by Wirral Magistrates. The court was told a reconcilliation between the parties had taken place. The defendant David Lewis Fleming was making an effort to overcome
MASKED robbers beat up a Cheshire postmaster's wife to force her husband to hand over thousands of pounds from the post office safe. Police are alarmed by the amount of violence used during the crime at Elton. The car used by the thieves was a silver
WIRRAL Met College plans to turn four of its educational buildings at Carlett Park, Eastham, into offices with 430 car parking spaces. A petition by 116 households objects to the proposal on the grounds that the buildings should remain in educational
A GOOD time was had by all at last Friday's party celebrating the Wirral Globe's 24th birthday. Miss Wirral Globe, air hostess Ann Marie Davies, presented motor dealer Ian Cubbin with a cuddly teddy following a prize draw at the Bowler Hat, Oxton. Birkenhead
PLANS for 19 homes on the former site of Leas School, Meols Drive, are expected to be given the go-ahead at Thursday's plans sub committee of Wirral Council. Previous plans for the site were a hotel then a nursing home complex. Converted for the new archive
LUBRIZOL, Bromborough, has joined the ranks of the increasing number of Wirral-based companies to commit to the Cheshire Wildlife Trust. David Bennett, Site Manager, said: "Since operations began in 1963, we have co-existed within a community having many
CITIES in Schools Wirral has been awarded £160,000 by the National Lottery Charities Board to support disadvantaged young Wirral people aged 16-19 into education, training and employment. Speaking earlier today, Chair of Cities in Schools Eric Roberts
A TEENAGE boy who stabbed his father's partner to death was last week ordered to be detained for life. Sixteen-year-old Richard Pinnington, of Bankville Road, Birkenhead, denied murder but pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Janet Smith on the grounds
TRAIN services on the Wirral line change next month because of work on the new Conway Park Station in Birkenhead. A temporary timetable will come into action from October 4 to November 2. For that month, buses replace trains between Birkenhead North and
It follows previous permission to remove contaminated material from the site. This work has been done and the latest application is for nine small industrial units. Elsewhere, in Birkenhead, MDC is following the letter of the law regarding a request to
TESCO store manager Bob Arrowsmith hopes thousands of shoppers visiting the Heswall store on Friday, October 10, will be wearing jeans for National Genes Day. Customers and staff are encouraged to wear jeans and to donate £1 to the 1997 Jeans for Genes
A CHARGE against a Wallasey man of attempting to murder his wife in July at Wallasey has been dropped. But at Wirral Magistrates Court a new charge was laid against 40-year-old Anthony John Hughes of wounding his wife Ann Marie Hughes with intent to do
A FORMER Wirral insurance broker who stole £8,000 from two customers has appeared at Liverpool Crown Court. Alan Winrow pleaded guilty to stealing a credit balance of £8,000 from Kathleen and Wilfred Jacques. He also admitted forging an insurance policy
Wirral Council Leader Dave Jackson (Labour) writes exclusively for the Wirral Globe. AS always in this job, a week can bring rapid swings between pessimism and optimism! It was sad to learn that the closure of Spillers was final and irrevocable, despite
CHARGED with attempted murder over three years ago, Ian Stenhouse, 42, of Frost Drive, Irby, appeared before Wirral magistrates this week. It is alleged he attempted to murder his estranged wife Sandra Stenhouse in July 1994. He is remanded on bail for
NOISY protests by Meols residents over controversial plans to open a children's home at Brookfield have prompted proposals for a raft of safety measures at Wirral Council chamber. A review of safety at meetings attended by the public has examined the
A HIGHLY regarded teacher who stole from colleagues at the Wallasey School in Birkett Avenue, Wallasey, was given a combination order of two years' probation and 100 hours' community work when he appeared before Wirral magistrates for sentence. Ronald
BIRKENHEAD'S landmark Hamilton Square is scheduled for a facelift in a year's time - to spruce it up for the Millennium. The area will re-designed with pedestrians in mind, featuring Summer and Winter pavilions as focal points. However, an outline of
A HAMMER was used by a Birkenhead woman to cause damage at the home of a friend, Wirral magistrates were told. Ria Bernise McKeown believed the friend had been responsible for theft of a Giro sent to her while she was away. McKeown, 28, of Caithness Gardens
VANDALS broke into the grounds of Castleway Primary School in Leasowe at the weekend and dismantled a fountain, set up in memory of a pupil who died in a house fire last year. The water fountain, paid for by donations from parents and teachers was installed
WIRRAL parents and staff at Ellerary Park Special School are celebrating topping £50,000 in an appeal to fund a hydrotherapy pool. A recent donation of £4,000 from Merseycats brought the school to the halfway mark, but more donations are needed, especially
OCTOBER is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Wirral South MP Ben Chapman, with Bill Duncan, of Wirral Hospital Trust, toured screening facilities at Clatterbridge Hospital, meeting consultant radiologist Dr Joyce Magennis and supperintendent radiologists
THE BIBBY name is well known locally, but who has heard of Nicola and Alexandra Bibby? Well, the stage is set for them to debut at a concert for St John's Hospice. Piano duo Nicola and Alexandra have been playing together since 1984 and have performed
TULIP INTERNATIONAL workers in Wallasey are being urged to join the march to save their jobs, on Saturday, October 4, from Birkenhead Park main gates starting 11.30 am. Union officer Brenda Sanders, at Premier Brands, also wants the people of Wallasey
Young firm takes on apprentices to solve industry skills shortage by David Williams A WIRRAL company formed just two years ago has come up with its own remedy for what it sees as a skills shortage in the electrical and instrumentation industry. DMC, electrical
BIRKENHEAD has the most improved town centre - that's the view from Liverpool by a man who should know, Chris Farrow, Chief Executive of Merseyside Development Corporation. Mr Farrow was in town to attend the AGM of Wirral Methodist Housing Association
NO SMOKING! That's official policy now at Wirral's main Arrowe Park Hospital. The Catch 22 sight of patients having a puff in their bedwear, outside the entrance, greets visitors and staff alike. Wirral Hospital is reinforcing its anti-smoking policy
VILLAGE Motor Company are offering £1,000 part-exchange on 20 cars, at their Leasowe Road site. All offers come with full deposit for finance, cars are fully serviced complete with MOT, fully valeted and HPI checked when bought and sold. Buying a car
TWO Mills Salesman, Alasdair Mercer met his big day on Saturday when he married sweetheart Sharon McColdrick, and the occasion was turned into a real family affair because the service was conducted by his father! Alasdair's father is the Reverend Doctor
FOLLOWING on from a most successful Customer 4 x 4 Fun Day organised by Mitchells Mitsubishi, customers unable to attend were invited to a their own fun day of a different sort. Following a buffet lunch at the Eastham Mitsubishi showrooms, invited customers
ROVER Group's four brands, Rover, Land Rover, Mini and MG are displayed at the London Motor Show, each with its own personality and style. The Land Rover Freelander (top left) makes its UK show debut and an exciting new sports derivative joining the 200
CHRYSLER'S Composite Concept Vehicle (CCV) could revolutionise the way cars and trucks are made and result in dramatic improvements for consumers. Before now, it has been possible to have a lightweight car made of expensive, exotic, space-age materials
GREETINGS! Mayor of Tameside Eileen Shorrock will send civic greetings, via vintage car, to Wirral Mayor Bernie Gilfoyle on Sunday, September 28, when Tame Valley Vintage and Classic Car Club arrives for the New Brighton Classic, writes Robin Bird. A
JEEP and Citroen giant Cubbin and North invited guests to join them at the Glyndwr Soaring Club, near Denbigh, where they experienced the silent thrill of gliding. Although weather wasn't ideal the high flying guests, were on top of the world as they
DUTTON James, first for Suzuki in Wirral, have appointed a new salesman. Chris McDowell, aged 24, previously with Corner Garage, Greasby, and Arrowebrook Motors in Upton, is the new salesman at Dutton James in Pensby Road, Heswall. A family man, married
The show takes place at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, and is open to the public from October 15, to October 26. Also at the show is a 4x4 off-road course, whether giants like the Mitsubishi Shogun will be put through its paces for the crowds. As
DAREDEVIL one legged ex-bobby Swasie Turner has achieved some amazing feats in his time, and despite his disability completed the Great North Run half-marathon in Newcastle, in a standard issue wheelchair in an incredible time of 3 hours, 5 minutes. One
MORETON Motors have announced the opening of their new car showroom in Hoylake Road, Moreton. Formerly named K&S Motors, Moreton Motors are specialists in quality used cars with all makes and models on show ranging from Escorts to Jaguars. They offer
WALLASEY Motor Club's daredevil Alan Smith, from Irby, won a thrilling once in a lifetime rally ride after being chosen from over 5,000 applicants from a competition organised by RAC Insurance Direct in 'The Express.' His unforgettable prize was the chance
Globe Editor Robin Bird drives away with the Classic Sports Car trophy - an award he did not expect to win! Other sports cars in the section where more immaculate but judges liked the original condition of the 1948 MG TC. It was found in a lock up by
DADIO - a well known early Lotus Elite - raced at Oulton Park, on Saturday, in the hands of Champion Spark Plug's boss Robin Longdon during the Aston Martin Owners meeting. Some expensive and exciting cars were out on the track, Astons, Ferrari, Porsche
THE Young Engineers Club from Birkenhead Sixth Form College, competed against over 900 clubs from across the UK and came third in the Young Engineers Club of the Year Awards, at the Commonwealth Conference, London, and win a trophy, a state-of-the-art
BIRKENHEAD Sixth Form College 'Young Engineers Club' has been named as one of the top three in the country by the Engineering Council for the third successive year. They gave a professional presentation of a design for a new front bumper for the Ford
MEET Blake's new Sales Controller Stuart Cooke . A familiar and friendly face, Stuart has been with Blakes, Hind Street, Birkenhead for 18 months as a salesman, and has been promoted to Sales Controller. Prior to joining Blakes, Stuart, who lives in Thornton
Don't let Wirral die 1,000 deaths . . . From Brenda Sanders:- FOR many years Merseyside has suffered job losses with one factory closure after another. With the propose closure of Tulip International Wirral faces yet another factory closure. This proposal
FOLK dates for your diary:- SUNDAY, October 5:- Singers' night with Roger Parker, at the Albion Hotel, Albion Street, New Brighton, from 8.30pm. SUNDAY, October 12:- Guest night with OFFA (alias Ian Chesterman and Goff Jones) at the Albion Hotel, New
FOLLOWING the success of their 'Dreams '96' production, Action Transport Theatre has started planning for another major community production in July 1998 about the lives of people in Neston and Parkgate. Practical workshops started at Neston Town Hall
WORK has started on a £20 million, 21-acre supplier park at Vauxhall Motors' plant in South Wirral. The project supports the current £300 million modernisation of the plant in preparation for the new Astra due next Spring, and will make a significant
FROM today, Business Link Wirral is offering its services for longer at its Birkenhead office. The full range of Business Link's services are now available until 7.30pm every Wednesday. The move comes in response to growing demand from people already
SEVEN sides from the Wallasey & District Sunday Soccer League progressed into round two of the Wirral FA Premier Cup, on Sunday. Two of the clubs, Windsor and Gorsedale, received byes. Two goals each by Gary Edwards and Peter Jones ensured an easy
JOHN Burthem from West Kirby clinched the Falcon Class Championship which was completed on the Dee Estuary. Results:- Falcon Championship: 1, Hawk Wind (J. Burthem); 2, Golden Eagle (P. Healey); 3, Phoenix (M. Mayhew). West Kirby SC: Falcons: Millenium
BIRKENHEAD Park produced a much improved performance to gain their first win of the season in North West One League by a 24-15 margin against Isle of Man visitors Vagabonds. New player coach Gregg Cann scored one try and John Kolokotroni grabbed a brace
Stockton ......13pts, New Brighton ...... 38pts IF away results are to determine the outcome of this season's Thwaites Division One North League, then New Brighton's victory over Stockton on Saturday augers well. It took the visitors only two minutes
RESULTS: Sunday, September 21:- Under-10 Division - Shore Villa 7, Allport Hawks 0; Birkenhead Boys 7, Heswall 2; Squibb 3, Heygarth United 6; Ashville 4, Irby Juniors 0; Stork 8, Shaftesbury Youth Club 0; West Kirby Wasps 4, Liscard Panthers 4; Neston
RESULTS: Sunday, September 28:- Under-10 Division - Birkenhead Boys 0, Shore Villa 6; Young Lions 2, Heswall 0; Ashville 5, Squibb 2; Allport Hawks 0, Stork 6; Fender Youth 3, West Kirby Wasps 2; Irby Juniors 1, Neston Nomads 8; Shaftesbury Youth Club
RESULTS: Sunday, September 28:- Wirral FA Amateur Cup - ADS Graphics 3, Penketh OB 2; Argyll 5, Pilot Boat NB 7; Bromborough Hotel 1, Old Bank 9; Civic Way 1, Parkfield 0; Club Octel 5, Stanney Lane Social 2; Fairfield Hotel 4, Shell Villa 2; FC Corsair
RESULTS: Sunday, September 28:- Division One - Dingwall 1, Nova 0; Harp Liverpool S&R 9, River Street Social 1; Heygarth 2, Lancelyn 0; Old House at Home 0, Hornby Athletic 3; Southdale 1, Halfway Prenton 1; Stirrup 1, Red Cat 0. Division Three -
BROMBOROUGH Pool turned the form book upside down in defeating local rivals Stork 3-2 in Saturday's Pyke Cup first round tie. An own goal and a Terry Williams double took them to victory against opponents who had previously gone six games unbeaten. Ian
CALDY cruised in by seven wickets against Mersey Park in their re-arranged Bromborough Paints Merseyside Competition clash with Mersey Park on Sunday. Pete Urwin finished with 5-11. Score: Caldy 48-3, Mersey Park 47. Converted for the new archive on 13
HOSTS Cammell Lairds conceded their first goals of the Carlsberg West Cheshire League campaign, on Saturday, when they lost 2-1 to Ashville. Debut boy Micky Welton was the hero, netting a late winner after Robbie Tynan's penalty wiped out a Mike Douglas
CELEBRATING her birthday this week - she receives a card signed by members of the first team squad - is Katie Cleugh, a member of the Prenton Pups, Tranmere Rovers' official youngsters' club which is sponsored by the Wirral Globe. Katie's big day is Saturday
WHAT a tremendous response there has been to our competition to win tickets to Saturday's Tranmere Rovers-Norwich City clash! Our winners, Christopher Bawden, of Woodchurch Estate, Birkenhead, and John Trenbirth, of Bebington, each receive a pair of Main
NOW is the time to submit nominations for the Cheshire Woman of the Year award. Each year nominations are invited for remarkable women whose community spirit, professional achievement or personal courage deserves wider recognition. One hundred women are
A 27-YEAR-OLD Wirral man who set fire to his uncle is beginning a two-and-a-half year jail sentence. Liverpool Crown Court heard that Allen Upton was "a decent lad" but he and his uncle were better apart when drinking. Upton has only two previous convictions
A MAN and woman on mortgage fraud and other allegations were sent for Crown Court trial by Wirral Magistrates. Paul Joseph Gregg, 35, of Mostyn Avenue, West Kirby and Karen Baker, 25, of Barnsdale Avenue, Thingwall, will appear for plea and direction
A 46-YEAR-OLD man threatened a Birkenhead neighbour with a knife because he believed she was responsible for spreading rumours about him, Wirral magistrates were told. Michael Owens, now staying at Kendal Road, Seacombe, admitted possessing a seven-and-a-half
WORKERS at closure-threatened Tulip cooked meat factory are marching to 'save their bacon' and 450 jobs. They ask the people of Wallasey to support them as they march and campaign to stop the factories at New Brighton and Moreton from closing. Earlier
A 30-YEAR-OLD man who attacked a pub manager after earlier being ordered to take his bicycle out has been barred from the premises for two years. Liverpool Crown Court heard that Philip Lewis was restrained by friends but managed to lean over one of them
THE Inspection Report on Birkenhead Sixth Form College published last week confirms the excellent reputation of the college on the Wirral, now entering its 10th year. Inspectors visited the college between August 1996 and April 1997, and 17 inspectors
Courtyard 'refuge' plan WIRRAL Hospital is re-enforcing its no smoking policy by banning people and patients from lighting up on its doorstep. A survey of hospital staff revealed that many objected to cigarette ends being discarded on the ground or breathing
They are contained in Cheshire County Council's new draft Structure Plan, which will eventually form the broad-brush planning blueprint until the year 2011. For three weeks the key proposals will be the discussed at a type of public inquiry called an
TWO aspring athletes from Wirral Metropolitan College completed the 13-mile Great North Run in Newcastle. The half marathon had a total of 35,000 entrants, and for Roy Craven and Melanie Greaves this was their first ever attempt at this distance. Melanie
MAGISTRATE Les Chrishop was praised for his service over 27 years when he sat for the last time at the Wirral court. He was first appointed at the old Bromborough Court. It was said he had always been fair and impartial during his bench duty. A Scout
A BRAND new painting of Irby - never seen before - is to make its debut at Irby Methodist Church over the weekend. Painted in acrylic and measuring 16 ft by 8 ft, the mural stretches across four removable panels to form a panorama view. The mural is entitled
A WOMAN motorist who lost control of her car and crashed into an on-coming vehicle, killing the driver, has been convicted of causing his death by dangerous driving. A Liverpool Crown Court jury found Patricia Igoe guilty and remanded her on bail until
MORE men were due to appear before St Helen's magistrates yesterday following accusations against Gladiator TV star Warrior, Mike Ahearne, of Wirral, and former deputy head of Merseyside Police drugs squad, Det Elly Davies. Thomas McDonald, 32, of Hoylake
THE world of hockey in Wirral suffered a massive blow with the untimely death of Eric Brick at the age of 69. Eric had been involved in the game for most of his adult life, having played for Oxton, Stork and Bebington where he became Chairman for many
PUPILS at Kingsmead Scool, Hoylake, expect a visit by the Lloyds Bank hot air balloon tomorrow. It is part of the bank's educational programme with the Virgin Airship Balloon. THREE retired consultants - one of them from West Kirby - are being honoured
WIRRAL COUNCIL is going to 'top' the Golden Towers, its municipal finance building in Cleveland Street, Birkenhead, near Hamilton Square. The 10-storey office block is suffering from structural and environmental illness, causing the golden ceramic wall
FORMER Olympic medal athlete Kriss Akabusi joined forces with St Helens and Great Britain Rugby League star Kieron Cunningham when they visited St George's Primary School in Wallasey as part of a regional tour to launch the 'Get Sported' campaign. 'Get
A NESTON man charged in connection with a fake bomb at the accident and emergency department of Arrowe Park Hospital is to face crown court trial. Wirral Magistrates declined summary jurisdiction for 29-year-old Gary Andrew Davies, of Moorland Avenue,
RELATIONS between Birkenhead MP Frank Field and social security minister Harriet Harman are the talk of Whitehall, said 'The Sunday Times', on the eve of the annual Labour Party conference in Brighton. The Birkenhead MP's radical schemes to shake up benefits
A FORMER Wirral doctor has admitted indecently assaulting an eight-year-old boy. Michael Robert Willis appeared at Liverpool Crown Court and pleaded guilty to two offences which took place 24 years ago. Willis, aged 50, formerly of Howbeck Close, Birkenhead
CALDAY Grange Grammar School pupil Richard Fletcher has scooped a top writers' prize in this year's Commonwealth essay competition. Richard's Class B special prize is awarded to an entrant who has overcome a disability in order to submit an entry. Richard
A LEADING professor chose Wirral to launch a nationwide campaign to help underprivileged children in South Africa. Professor Denis Goldberg, who spent 22 years in prison alongside Nelson Mandela for his anti-apartheid activities, joined local schoolchildren
BISHOP of Liverpool David Sheppard leaves Liverpool Cathedral for a new 'parish' today in West Kirby. There will be a farewell service for the Bishop, who retires to live here in Wirral with his wife, Grace. They plan to do ordinary things that a busy
ACCOUNTANT Sharon Margaret McClean, aged 33, of Heathfieldcroft Avenue East, Bromborough, has been named as the woman pillion passenger killed on a 1100cc motor cycle locally. She died from multiple injuries after being thrown off the bike following a
EASTHAM Councillor Tom Harney, a retired teacher, says he is to take the local authority to task over its advertisement for a Director of Education on a salary of between £57,489 and £63,228. Wirral N.U.T. agrees. "There is almost no mention of education
WIRRAL'S youngest councillor Mark Hughes, of West Kirby, will not be seeking re-election in Thurstaston ward "due to work and family commitments." He is pictured right, outside Wallasey Town Hall. The sometimes outspoken right wing Conservative Euro-Sceptic
WALLASEY has become 'almost an island' because of more major roadworks linking the town with the rest of Wirral. Roadworks started this week on the main route into Wallasey at Junction One, M53, Bidston Moss Viaduct, causing rush hour chaos into and out
WIRRAL Hospitals NHS Trust annual meeting takes place tomorrow (Thursday, September 25) at the Postgrad Centre, Arrowe Park Hospital, starting at 5.30 pm. STOP dogs hunting wild animals for sport! Write to your local MP before November 28. That's the
COUNCILLORS are this week debating whether or not car boot sales should be allowed in Wirral, after banning them as 'a threat to the Council's own market in Birkenhead.' Wirral Council banned boot sales after two large Sunday car boot sales became established
EASTHAM Councillor Phil Gilchrist warns that no-one can afford to be complacent over planes being in a near-miss over Wirral. An incident has just come to light, a near miss in January 1996, near Wirral, over the Irish Sea. Two British operated passenger
MAYOR of Wirral Barney Gilfoyle congratulates the Wirral Globe on its 24th birthday in a special message to the Editor... "Wirral Council is also approaching its 24th year, during which time it has maintained a close working relationship with the Wirral
VAUXHALL has extended its popular finance packages well into the autumn. Vauxhall buyers have until October 31 to take advantage of 0 per cent finance on the full Vectra and Frontera range, and on all Astras except for the GSi model, and Corsas and Tigras
SALES of the Citroen Saxo supermini soared to 13,445 units during August making it the company's first model to break the 10,000 sales barrier in a single month. Equivalent to an 8.5 per cent share of the small car market, Saxo's success has helped Citroen
BIRKENHEAD's John Helme will be racing at Oulton Park, in Cheshire, on Saturday, in a last round battle bid to win his class in the sports saloon championship. The freelance motor engineering consultant and former college lecturer, designed and built
Road test by Steve Hunter PEUGEOT 806 seven seater people carrier, is as easy to manoeuvre and drive as a family car. Peugeot dealers Hall Motors, in New Chester Road, Birkenhead, have a one owner ex-demonstrator Peugeot 806 for £14,995, giving the buyer
THE new Volkswagen Passat estate has all the qualities of the Passat saloon with the addition of increased versatility. The Passat goes on sale at Smith Knight Fay during October with 'on the road' prices ranging from £15,800 for the 1.6S 100bhp up to
CIVIC greetings to the Mayor of Wirral, Barney Gilfoyle arrived at New Brighton, by vintage car from the Mayor of Tameside Councillor Eileen Shorrock. He returned by hosting the event with sunshine and named this Alis drop head his car of the show. Owner
A NATIONWIDE campaign has won the support of The Campaign Against Drinking and Driving (CADD). Grendonstar Distribution Ltd has launched a new personal breathalyser for 'morning after' use. Tony Dring, chairman of CADD told Wirral MotorWay: "Drivers who
LOTUS-like but even more affordable? Kia Sports Car will have its European debut at London having never previously been seen at a show outside Korea. The production line for the Kia Sports Car was purchased from Lotus in 1995, becoming Korea's first sports
CONSTRUCTION of industrial units for a £20 million, 21-acre supplier park at Vauxhall Motors' Ellesmere Port plant has started. This project supports the current £300 million modernisation of the plant in preparation for the new Astra due next Spring,
Members of the Griffin Trust would like to hear from people who served, or worked at Hooton Park, or those who have special memories. They hope it will help them solve the jigsaw of Hooton Park's history. Meanwhile, Griffin Trust continues to build up
VOLKSWAGEN dealers Smith Knight Fay, on Mount Road, Bebington, are the latest recruits to the Wirral roundabout sponsorship scheme. Said Sales Manager Dave Williams: "We will be paying for the upkeep of the roundabout at Moreton Cross from October 1997
Test Drive by Steve Hunter THREE Counties Car Sales in Moreton have a reputation for selling quality used cars with low mileage. They have a vast selection of cars to suit all needs, ranging from family saloons, sports, 4x4s, diesels and executive cars
From Patrick H. Williams: WHY do the 'pay & display' parking meters in the town centre not accept the new 50p coins which came into circulation on September 1? Were those responsible for the meters unaware of the impending change and its date? The
S. NEAL of Moreton is currently researching servicemen from Moreton, Saughall Massie and Leasowe areas who were killed during World War I. Any readers who may have information are invited to contact S. Neal at 364 Hoylake Road, Moreton. Converted for
From M. Duckers:- I BELIEVE car boot sales are a good thing. Pensioners and people on very low money are often very glad to be able to buy goods they need at a boot sale because they can not afford to buy them new. I cannot see how this would affect Birkenehad
THE Roundabout Players proudly present their first production since their move to the Neighbourhood Resource Centre, Gorsey Lane, Wallasey - and it's a pretty challenging one - Terry Pratchett's 'Wyrd Sisters'. Described as taking Shakespeare's 'Macbeth
THE Hamilton Quarter will be transformed into New Orleans' French Quarter from tomorrow until Sunday when they host their second annual Jazz Festival. Top billing goes to Tommy Sancton, the great catch from '96, who returns with a full New Orleans band
And this week, he learnt that his 12 months of studying have paid off, when he was awarded the prestigious Retail Jewellers' Gemstone Diploma. For Graeme, aged 26, who is based at the Birkenhead branch of Pykes, this is the latest in a series of awards
CHAMPION Automotive Products has appointed Sam Scullion as General Plant Manager for its Upton site. Forty-three-year-old Sam joins from the American exhaust manufacturing company Tennaco UK Ltd., where he spent 14 years, reaching the position of Operations
Issued on a first-come, first-served basis, CEWTEC will contribute up to £200 towards the cost of the course on approval of a successful loan application. The loans help pay for vocational education or training by offering a deferred repayment bank loan
SPORTING history was made when West Kirby's 17-year-old wonderwoman, Katheryn Peberdy, won the gold medal at the World Sports Acrobatics Championships in Manchester - the first ever British World Champion female Tumbler! British Tumbling Champion Katheryn
BIRKENHEAD Park are again to stage their Women's Tens Rugby Union competition at the Upper Park. The opening event last season proved very successful and the players pushed for it to become an annual affair. Sunday, October 19 is the date with a 10.30am
RESULTS: Sunday, September 21:- Division One - Southdale 2, Harp Liverpool S&R 3. Division Two - ADS Graphics 3, Wirral Health 1; Magazine 1, Wirral Athletic 4; Pollards Inn 6, Pilot Boat NB 1; Premier Plant Hire 3, Brown Cow 2; Tranmere Rovers Supporters
RESULTS: Saturday, September 27:- Robin Hodgson Division - Bridge Athletic 1, Runcorn Town 3; Bronze Social 0, FC Pensby 6; Bromborough RBL 0, Charing Cross 9; BICC Helsby 3, Ellesmere Port Town 97 0; Mallaby 2, Moreton 0; Manor Athletic 0, Mersey Ferries
KEVIN Rowan netted five times in the Houlihan's Birkenhead Sunday Soccer League Youth Division as Cammell Lairds beat Heswall Colts 12-1. In the Premier Division SDV lost 2-0 to Archers Social, and Queens Park beat Rock Ferry Social 4-0 with John Lucas
SEVEN Stiles, leaders of the Birkenhead Saturday Soccer League sailed into the Regent Cup second round with a 7-1 demolition of The Coach. Les Jones, Robbie Wilde, 2, John Dowling, Steve Thompson, 2, and Jamie Dogan netted the goals. AC Brookley moved
TRANMERE Reserves gained a memorable victory - their first of the season in the Pontin's League Premier Division - when they beat Manchester United Reserves 2-1 at Gigg Lane, Bury, on Monday night. The all-important Rovers goals came from Graham Branch
THE Tranmere Midfielders is the name of a new teenagers' club Tranmere Rovers are launching to cater for young fans aged between 12 and 17. We asked readers to suggest a suitable name and Rovers' goalkeeper Danny Coyne, the first club president, chose
TRANMERE Rovers have been drawn against John Aldridge's old club, Oxford United, in the Coca Cola Cup 3rd round at the Manor Ground on Tuesday week (October 14, kick-off 7.45pm). Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting
Attendance: 4,845 by Steve Hunter IF you don't take your chances, you don't win games. That, simply, is what happened to Tranmere on Saturday as they slumped to their sixth Nationwide League Division One defeat of the season. Yet again, Rovers created
TRANMERE Rovers player-manager John Aldridge is ordering his goal-shy team to put on their shooting boots for Norwich City's visit to Prenton Park, on Saturday, for what promises to be an attractive Nationwide League Division One fixture (kick-off 3pm
THIS popular weekly column deals with welfare rights issues of interest to people living in Wirral. This week the topic is Severe Disablement Allowance (SDA) and deals specifically with the advantages of claiming the particular benefit. There are similarities
THIS popular weekly column deals with welfare rights issues of interest to people living in Wirral. This week the topic is Invalid Care Allowance (ICA). This article is not a comprehensive guide to the benefit but is merely a start to make you aware of
These chemists will be on duty on Sunday (October 5):- Upton:- Arrowe Pharmacy, 23 Arrowe Park Road (11am-1pm); Birkenhead:- ABC Ltd, 88-90 Argyle Street (12.30pm-7.30pm); Woodchurch:- Chanins Pharmacy, 98 Hoole Road (10am-12noon); Bebington:- Chanins
BIRKENHEAD'S busy Woodside gyratory was thrown into chaos on Friday when this large tanker overturned in Chester Street, opposite the Woodside Hotel, blocking the ferry terminal and bus station. Canning Street and Hamilton Street, near the town centre
ONE of the world's top watch manufacturers has teamed up with one of the region's top jewellers, to offer a fantastic watch as a prize in our easy-to-enter competition. Zenith, award-winning master watchmakers for more than 130 years, have launched a
A WALLASEY company has stepped in to stop this German WWII U-boat from rusting. U534 is opposite Valvoline in Dock Road, Wallasey, and is rusting after being raised from the bottom of the sea and brought to the historic warships site. Valvoline is donating
TRIBUTES were paid at Liverpool Crown Court to barrister Graham Morris, a Neston resident, whose funeral took place last week. Judge David Lynch, who used to be in the same chambers in Martins Buildings, Water Street, described him as talented lawyer,
BIRKENHEAD'S Battle of Trafalgar has been won by both sides: Merseyside Development Corporation and Mersey Docks and Harbour Company. MDC earmarked a site at 12 Quays, Birkenhead, for an Irish Sea Ro Ro ferry terminal. MDHC came up with a rival scheme
CHILDREN and families are invited to toddle for Children in Need. Organised by Heswall Round Table the sponsored toddle, one of 150 throughout the country, starts at 11.30am, on Sunday, October 5, and takes place at Gayton Playing Fields, behind the Glegg
GOING on television 'for a song' is Sue Lunt, of Neston. For she regularly appears on the BBC 1 daytime quiz programme, Going for a Song. Mrs Lunt teaches private decorative arts classes in Brimstage Village Hall and for Liverpool University. She has
STUDENTS from Finland, Moldova, Lebanon, Lithuania, Japan, Ukraine, Russia, Czech Republic and former Yugoslavia, have been guests of Wirral families. They are taking part in a foundations for freedom course at the Moral Re-armament Conference Centre,
AWARD winning local actor Damian Gaskin and his colleagues at the highly successful Starmakers theatre school, have embarked on a new venture to bring their imaginative drama workshops to children of all ages across Merseyside. What's more, the Starmakers
