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  • Lee wins on points

    WALLASEY ABC fighter Lee Langan scored a points victory over Workington's Wayne Stuart in a hard-fought duel at Parr Hall, Warrington. The lightwelter showed his determination in the first round, catching Stuart with a fine left to the body which left

  • Tribute of silence for Arthur

    A minute's silence was observed before the start of all matches in the Ellesmere Port & District Sunday Senior Soccer League as a mark of respect to well known referee Arthur Huth, who died while in charge of a match. League secretary Barbara Williamson

  • Your chance to be soccer ref!

    EVER wanted to be a soccer referee? Well, now's your chance! A coaching course for would-be officials is being organised by Wirral District FA under the auspices of Cheshire County FA. It starts on Monday, February 9 at Wallasey Town Hall, Brighton Street

  • Wallasey & District Sunday Soccer League

    A CHRIS Evans hat-trick gave Atlantis Gym safe passage into the second round of the Division One Cup, as they overcame 27 Club 3-1. Simon McDonnell also recorded a hat-trick as Pilot Boat eliminated Volclay 6-3, Paul Brabin, 2, and Mike Brereton completing

  • Wirral Sunday Soccer League

    RESULTS: Sunday, February 1:- Martin Caulfield Junior Cup - Allport 2, Premier Social 3; Premier Brands 3, Woodchurch Ath 0; Sacred Heart 5, Sea Dog 4. Senior Cup - Observatory 6, Wirral Ath 2. Premier Cup - Halfway Prenton 5, Southdale 2; Nova 2, Old

  • Aspinall fires sixth hat-trick of season!

    STEVE Aspinall fired his sixth hat-trick of the season in the Houlihan's Birkenhead Sunday Soccer League as Brow blew Shaftesbury out of the Veronica Conway Premier Cup in a 7-1 whirlwind. Queens Park beat Parkside 5-0, with goals from Simon Lewis, John

  • Giant-killers march into last eight

    Carlsberg West Cheshire League round-up with Ray Condliffe A SUPERB display by second division New Brighton earned them a shock 3-2 Cheshire Amateur Cup fourth round success, on Saturday, at Division One title hopefuls Shell. Phil Parkhill, Robbie Gerrard

  • Abigail is true champion

    ABIGAIL Lyons is this year's Merseyside Schools' Girls' Cross Country League champion at under-12 level. The 12-year-old Weatherhead High School student completed a thoroughly convincing clean sweep by winning the last race in the series, staged at Fazakerley

  • Oldershaw's match-winning skipper

    OLDERSHAW got home 12-11 against Aspull in the Thwaites North West League Division One, on Saturday, but Birkenhead Park failed 18-23 against Aldwinians. Skipper Willy Gardner was Oldershaw's match winner with four penalties. It was a defence dominated

  • Weary Blues in big home test

    COACH Lawrie Connor is hoping for fan power to help weary New Brighton in their quest for National League status, on Saturday, when they return home to Reeds Lane to face Tynedale, who are one place below them in Thwaites League North Division One (kick-off

  • TAKE PITY ON BLUES' FANS!

    Hull Ionians . . . . . 28pts, New Brighton . . . . . 32pts IF JONOTHAN Callard's last gasp penalty winner for Bath to win the European Cup caused a few heart flutters, New Brighton's battle at Hull on Saturday would have proved heart stopping! Still smarting

  • MATTHEW - A WORLD CHAMPION AT THE AGE OF 13!

    THIRTEEN-year-old Matthew Smith - often dubbed as the next Tim Henman - has become the first British player to win the World Under-14 title. The talented Heswall youngster - Britain's No 1 tennis player at under-14 level - gained the honour by winning

  • WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS FOR SWINDON NIGHT MATCH!

    GLOBE SPORT has two pairs of tickets to be won for Tranmere Rovers' re-arranged Nationwide League Division One home match against Swindon Town next Tuesday night - so you'll have to hurry to get your entries in! We have teamed up with Nationwide Building

  • KNEE INJURY FORCES ANDY THORN TO HANG UP HIS BOOTS

    TRANMERE Rovers centre-half Andy Thorn has suffered the heartbreak all professional footballers have nightmares about . . . having to retire due to injury. A long standing left knee problem has forced him to quit the game at the age of 32. Plagued by

  • Rovers' FA Cup ticket arrangements

    TICKET details for Tranmere Rovers' FA Cup 4th Round tie on Saturday, February 14 - they travel to either Premiership giants Newcastle United or Vauxhall Conference club Stevenage Borough - have been announced. Rovers have taken up an allocation of 2,800

  • CHEMISTS' ROTA

    These chemists will be on duty on Sunday (February 8):- Birkenhead:- ABC Ltd, 88-90 Argyle Street (12.30pm-7.30pm); Woodchurch:- Chanins Pharmacy, 98 Hoole Road (10am-12noon); Bebington:- Chanins Pharmacy, 16 Cross Lane (11am-1pm); Irby:- R.A Davies,

  • Volunteers collect certificates

    VOLUNTEER certificates have been presented by the Mayor of Wirral, Coun Barney Gilfoyle, to representatives from the following voluntary organisations:- WIRRAL ACTION: Paul Doran, Philip Horne, Nicola Jago, Victoria Jones, Kate Manson, Ronald Naylor,

  • Around the Globe

    ROY CASTLE'S Lung Cancer Foundation is to fund the appointment of a specialist lung cancer nurse at Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology. The late entertainer is pictured with wife Fiona, from Wallasey, and musician Rick Wakeman at the local launch of the

  • Around Birkenhead

    BIRKENHEAD MP Frank Field wants it to be known that, contrary to some reports, he is continuing to hold regular surgeries in Birkenhead. Although his workload has increased since becoming Minister of State for Welfare Reform, Mr Field says he is here

  • PINTA PLEA TO DONORS

    BLOOD donor sessions are being held in Wirral this month at the following venues:- Birkenhead:- Today and tomorrow (Wednesday and Thursday, February 4-5) at the Town Hall, Hamilton Square (10am-12noon and 2pm-4.15pm); Sunday, February 8 - Mobile Donating

  • Conservation the key to Neston's future

    NESTON will remain a green and pleasant place to live well into the next century. Plans for Neston and Ellesmere Port are on display at Neston Town Hall and Neston Library this week. They show how the council plans to develop the borough up until Year

  • Hospice staff nurse is St John's lottery jackpot winner!

    STAFF Nurse Margaret Fisher is used to getting telephone calls from St John's Hospice, Bebington, where she has worked since it opened in 1983. But she was taken aback, on Friday lunchtime, when the voice on the other end asked if she could return to

  • Couple cleared of 'abandoning' babies

    A COUPLE have been cleared of ill treating or neglecting two baby boys at Leasowe. Wirral magistrates found a man aged 32 and a 21-year-old woman who had been living at the Leasowe address not guilty on two charges of assaulting, ill treating, neglecting

  • House tax: threat of cuts and a 10pc rise

    WIRRAL councillors get a chance to number crunch after statements of accounts were presented to a policy and resources committee. The spectre of a 10 per cent hike in house tax still looms large, despite council cuts in spending. Conservative leader Coun

  • Ex-care worker, now 81, faces new sex charges

    A FORMER care worker at the West Kirby Residential School, who is now aged 81, has been charged with further indecency allegations. Henry Duncan Christie, now living in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, is awaiting trial at Liverpool Crown Court. At Wirral

  • Gun hobby lasted just four hours

    A YOUNG Upton man owned a £170 air rifle for just four hours before the police intervened. Wirral magistrates confirmed the confiscation of the weapon when 20-year-old Paul McHarron faced them. McHarron, of Larcombe Avenue, admitted discharging the weapon

  • Husband held on murder bid charge

    WIRRAL magistrates refused bail to a Pensby man charged with attempting to murder his wife, Helen Sabrina Shaw, at their home in Bennett Walk on January 17. Paul Charles Shaw, aged 42, was remanded in custody for committal proceedings on February 23.

  • Roll on future

    THIS is how the waterfront between Birkenhead and Wallasey will look when the Ro Ro Ferry and technology park are completed in time for the millennium. Merseyside Development Corporation has released this dramatic artist's impression, which includes the

  • Why didn't we know of alert!

    EVERY Wednesday an emergency alarm should sound in Eastham Village as part of safety procedures at the nearby terminal. Residents now ask why they didn't hear an alarm after a real gas leak at 11am, on Wednesday, at GATX Terminals chemical storage site

  • Young driver 'killed friend' death charge

    A TEENAGE motorist caused the death of a friend in a head-on collision with another car, after taking a sharp blind bend too fast, it is alleged. David Robinson-Shields made a "serious and sustained error of judgement. As a result, he was completely on

  • Soccer star is hot pot guest

    JOHNNY Giles, the former Leeds, Manchester United and Republic of Ireland international, will be guest speaker at the Wirral Sunday Soccer League's annual hot pot supper at the Lobol Club, Bromborough, on Friday, February 20. Other guest speakers include

  • Outrageous victory!

    IT was a struggle for the crews in the latest Liverpool Yacht Club races on the Mersey due to a lightening wind. In the CHS section, Leyland Morris, in Outrageous, won from David Lee in Wave Sweeper. The other 14 starters had to retire. There were no

  • Fancy being a goalkeeper?

    WALLASEY Junior Soccer League club BGF are urgently seeking an experienced goalkeeper for their under-14 side. Those interested should telephone the manager on 512-8995 as soon as possible. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and

  • Indoor rowing 'first' for Wirral

    ARCHERS Health Club, Upton, is to host the first Merseyside Indoor Rowing Championships next month. Two separate competitions will be run, testing both speed and endurance - fastest over 2,000 metres and a 30-minute distance event. Both contests will

  • Wirral Table Tennis League

    RESULTS: Division One - GRPCC (2) 5, GRPCC (3) 5; NBCC (2) 6, Civic (2) 4; GRPCC (1) 8, NBCC (2) 2; GRPCC (1) 5, GRPCC (2) 5; B/Spartans (2) 6, Caldy (1) 4. Division Two - Caldy (3) 7, Pinewood (1) 3; GRPCC (4) 5, Caldy (2) 5; Wirral Hospitals (1) 9,

  • Eastham Sunday Junior Soccer League

    RESULTS: Sunday, February 1:- Under-10 Division - Irby Jnrs 1, Shore Villa 7; Fender Yth 6, Heswall 1; B'head Boys' Club 8, Squibb 1; Ashville 1, Liscard Panthers 4; Young Lions 3, West Kirby Wasps 3; Shaftesbury Yth Club 5, Allport Hawks 1; Stork 6,

  • South Wirral Saturday Soccer League

    RESULTS: Saturday, January 31:- South Wirral League Trophy - Bridge Ath 7, Newton 1; Seahorse 6, Wing Half 2; Tessuti Saviours 1, Mallaby 3; FC Pensby 8, Willaston 1; Manor Ath 4, Halfway 3; Bromborough RBL 1, AFC Tanner 3; Neston 2, Bebington Hawks 3

  • Birkenhead & District Saturday Soccer League

    THIS could be the best season yet for FC Beehive! They are moving closer to more and more finals, the latest progress coming with a 3-1 win over Admiral in the Trueman Cup. Hat-trick star Jed Cardin inflicted the damage. Robbie Stewart replied for Admiral

  • Well done, young Wirral runners!

    A STRONG contingent of young runners from Wirral Athletic Club took part in the second of the 1998 Cheshire League Cross Country meetings at Sherdley Park, St Helens. Sarah Dower, who finished 17th, led home the Wirral athletes in the Under-11 girls'

  • Birkenhead Park's league date

    BIRKENHEAD Park have a re-arranged league game at home to West Park on Saturday, but there is a break from league action for most clubs. Oldershaw are at home to Wirral in a club clash starting at 12.30pm. Wallasey have Hoylake as visitors. The other

  • Happy Birthday, Prenton Pups!

    CELEBRATING their birthdays this (and last) week are the following members of the Prenton Pups, Tranmere Rovers' official youngsters' club which is sponsored by the Wirral Globe:- Thursday, January 29th - Antony Phillips; David Price; Andrew Baldwin.

  • FORGET CUP! Aldo eyes 9 points before FA Cup date

    JOHN Aldridge has told his players to cast aside thoughts of a trip to mighty Newcastle United in the FA Cup 4th Round on Saturday week - always providing, of course, that Stevenage don't cause a cup replay sensation - as Tranmere Rovers embark on a crucial

  • Incapacity Benefit test exemptions

    THIS popular weekly column deals with welfare rights issues of interest to people living in Wirral. This week the topic is about Incapacity Benefit (ICB) and deals with the people who are exempt from the test. If you are not in the exempt categories the

  • Falling foul

    Q: I have tripped over and am injured - what do I do? A: Consult a solicitor. Many people do not realise they can claim compensation, writes Andrew Newton, a personal injury specialist at Maxwell, Entwhistle and Byrne, Solicitors, in Grange Road, West

  • Name your 'hearts of gold' for this specialist award

    WHICH individual or group would you say works hard for the benefit of the community - and deserves special recognition? Your nomination could win that person or group of people the Specialist Category prize in this year's Wirral Volunteer of the Year

  • Inquest opened

    AN INQUEST into the death of labourer David Francis Wickham, aged 52, of Murrayfield Drive, Leasowe, has opened. He fell while working on a roof in Rock Ferry. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting may have been lost

  • Man jailed for failing to disclose payment

    A SHARES dealer who failed to tell the Official Receiver about £100,000 he transferred overseas only months before his bankruptcy has been jailed for 12 months. The jury at Liverpool Crown Court found Rowland Nuttall guilty of failing to disclose the

  • Jail threat after sex 'struggle'

    AN IRBY man who assaulted a woman during sex has been given a suspended jail sentence. Stuart Bernard placed his hands over her mouth during a struggle and then held her arms down, Liverpool Crown Court heard last week. The 33-year-old woman, who fled

  • Remembering a'Charter' voyage to tragedy

    TITANIC . . . Lusitania . . . a tale of two ships Merseysiders know well. 'Lancastria'was an even greater disaster: the ex-Cunard troop ship sank in WWII, claiming the lives of more than 4,000 souls. How many readers, though, know the story of the 'Royal

  • Cash help offer

    VOLUNTARY bodies in Neston and Ellesmere Port could cash in on a one-off grant from South Cheshire Health Authority. A pot of £78,600 has been set aside by the authority, which in the past has helped out small local groups. Projects must be health-related

  • Jenny's pulling days are over!

    STAFF and regulars at The Dell public house, Birkenhead, hosted a surprise party for the pub's longest serving bar person, Jenny Boyle, on her retirement. Jenny, 65, has pulled pints at the Greenalls pub in Prenton Hall Road for a staggering 20 years

  • Making waves!

    JUNIORS from Mostyn House School, Parkgate, were on the crest of a wave as they produced some excellent performances at the Neston Swimming Club Gala, picking up a whole clutch of prizes. Hannah Jones, 11, from Little Neston, enjoyed an outstanding evening

  • Ivac - a 'fit' gift from Wirral business

    WIRRAL business people have toiled and sweated to raise much needed cash for Clatterbridge-based St John's Hospice. The money - £1,620 - was raised from entry fees for last year's EuroWirral Fit for Business Week, an annual event in which businesses compete

  • Share knowledge to share better future

    Wirral Council leader Dave Jackson writes his exclusive column for the Wirral Globe - I'VE been on the river this week, messing about in boats. Well, travelling at speed in a high-powered rigid inflatable craft belonging to the Mersey Inshore Rescue Team

  • Boy, 16, guilty of fatal attack

    A 16-YEAR-OLD boy who launched a fatal sneak attack on a Wirral man has been convicted of manslaughter. A Liverpool Crown Court jury unanimously acquitted Peter Billington of murder but found him guilty of unlawful killing on Friday. The Recorder of Liverpool

  • Civic dinner dance

    THE Mayor and Mayoress of Wirral, Coun Barney and Mrs Agnes Gilfoyle, are inviting people to join them at a dinner dance in aid of local voluntary organisations. It takes place at The Assembly Hall, Birkenhead Town Hall, on Friday, March 20, when entertainment

  • Cereal thief's garage 'like a warehouse'

    MOUNTING debts led an Eastham man to steal from his employers, Wirral magistrates heard. Prosecutor Rob Jones said police who went to the home of 31-year-old Lee Rodney Peters, in Paisley Avenue, found the garage 'like a warehouse stuffed full of cereals

  • Sue's set for a grand holiday!

    WINNER of £1,000 worth of Thomas Cook holiday vouchers in a draw organised by a Wirral-based carers' group is Mrs Sue Fitzpatrick. She is seen receiving her prize from Steve Hannigan, Business Manager of Help for Carers, based at The Grove, Woodchurch

  • War veteran's battle against Square plan 'sacrilege'

    'Memorial must stay on consecrated site' - Burma Star campaigner WIRRAL war veteran Clifford White is waging a lone campaign to prevent his ex-Service organisation's war memorial plaque from being re-sited in Birkenhead's proposed £2 million new-look

  • Man admits sexual assault on girl, 12

    A WIRRAL man has admitted sexually assaulting a young girl and showing obscene videos and Polaroid photographs. Brian Doyle, 56, of Ashfield Crescent, Bromborough, pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting the 12-year-old girl, two charges of publishing

  • Three die in house fires

    FAMILIES on a Wirral housing estate woke to horrific scenes on Sunday morning, following a house fire which left a 40-year-old woman and a teenager dead, and three other people injured. Experienced firefighters said it was one of the worst blazes they