ONLY three games survived the wet weather and they were all in Division Two, where The Saddle took over as leaders following a 5-1 victory over Hotel Victoria. Barry Ferns, 3, Mark Cutts and Steve McGuinness were on target. Understrength Hamiltons suffered
RESULTS: Saturday, December 27:- Robin Hodgson Division - Charing Cross 8, Bebington Hawks 2. FIXTURES: Saturday, January 3:- South Wirral League Trophy - FC Pensby v Willaston; Tessuti Saviours v Mallaby; Sea Horse v FC Wing Half; Manor Athletic v Halfway
GIRLS from the Castle Sports Acrobatics Club, based at Leasowe Leisure Centre, won the coveted award for Best Display Overall at the British Ministrada. The Ministrada, staged at Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, enables national and international
Carlsberg West Cheshire League round-up with Ray Condliffe WITH the majority of Saturday's programme falling victim of the weather, Poulton Victoria took full advantage by moving up to second place in Division One with an 11-0 mauling of bottom placed
MAL Jones, using locally-sponsored Omega sails, won the dinghy Frostbite series completed by West Kirby Sailing Club on the Marine Lake. Mal, crewed by Karl Quirk, gained seven firsts in 15 starts. Martin Hartley was runner-up and John Carlin third overall
WITH the exception of New Brighton, it was very much a low key Christmas period for local rugby union clubs. Birkenhead Park did not have a scheduled match and games involving Hoylake, Oldershaw, Caldy, Wallasey and Anselmians0 were called off for one
NEW Brighton continue their quest for cup glory on Saturday, when they entertain Blaydon Reds at Reeds Lane in a NPI National Cup fourth round tie (kick-off 2.15pm). The Tynsiders travelled 185 miles to defeat Oldershaw in the last round, but the 186
JAVELIN thrower Nicola Broome is on top of the world after winning an award for consistent performances in women's field events during 1997. Nicola, aged 14, has had an outstanding year and is pictured receiving the Wellock Shield from Cade Barnes, President
for local runners SECOND meeting of the Merseyside Schools' Girls Cross Country League was held at The Oval, Bebington. Interest and representation from Wirral is gradually improving, with increasing numbers competing in the lower age group. In the Year
SECOND round of the North West Association of Sea Angling Clubs' Winter League produced a match of two halves at Mostyn, on the Dee Estuary. While team members in the upriver zones scratched for flatfish, anglers in the seaward zones bagged up with whiting
WIRRAL Match Anglers' Open attracted some top names from Wales and the North East - but it was a Birkenhead specialist who took first place. The match was fished on the beach at Seacombe on a rising tide. RESULTS: 1: Norman Duckers (Birkenhead), 4-14-
WIRRAL-based Team Leisure Angling 'A' were first round victors of the North West Association of Sea Angling Clubs' Winter League. This year's joint winners of the Summer League took an early lead at Dinas Dinlle, Caernarfon Bay, with a zone win, a zone
THE close battle between Team Leisure Angling and early frontrunners Wirral Sea Anglers promised a thrilling showdown in the final round of the North West Association of Sea Angling Clubs' Summer League - and the result could not have been closer! But
WIRRAL Trading Standards Officers are warning the public of potentially unsafe Christmas tree lights which have been sold nationwide through the Poundland chain of shops. Over 500 sets of lights have been sold by the Birkenhead Poundland store. They cost
BOOMING discount department store group TJ Hughes, who have a branch in Birkenhead, has announced a major new store in Burnley. The purpose-built store will create 75 new jobs when in opens in Autumn, 1999. The announcement of the new store comes at the
THE YEAR ended on a stormy note, with gales claiming the lives of two women on Merseyside in separate traffic accidents on Christmas Eve. In the first, Susan Seanor, aged 44, died when her car was in a collision with another vehicle in a windswept Penny
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a 'fun factory' pub and restaurant have been approved by Wirral Council despite protests by councillors and members of the public. Wallasey Tory councillors Kate Wood and Lesley Rennie led objections against the proposed development
SPECTRE of a 10 per cent hike in house tax looms large in the New Year, despite cuts in Wirral Council spending. Calls by both the Conservatives and Lib Dems for 'proper consultation' drew a blank from the controlling Labour Group, at the last meeting
ARE you the owner of a small dark brown mongrel dog, which was found walking towards the M53 slip road on Woodchurch Road, Prenton, on Christmas Eve? New Brighton resident John Jones picked up the stray dog and took it home hoping the owner would come
MANCHESTER National Motorcycle Show is on January 9 to 11 1998 at G-Mex Centre. Trade stand space is completely 'sold out', bigger stands mean more bikes on show than ever before, being displayed either directly by the manufacturer or their local franchised
SALES of new Skoda cars in the UK reached an all time high in November with a total of 15,854 new Felicias sold so far this year. The previous record was in 1988 when sales reached 15,773 for the whole year, and this new record gives Skoda a 0.73 per
SOBER drivers could face prosecution this Christmas, if they pile too many party passengers, or too much luggage into one car, warns AA Insurance. An estimated 2500 accidents every year involve overloaded cars. "Returning home after Christmas parties
MITCHELL North West have reached a two-year sponsorship deal with Wirral Borough Council for one of their premier roundabout locations at Caldy crossroads. Sales Director of Mitchell Mitsubishi, and Mark Mitchell's right hand man, Neil Crowden said: "
ANOTHER fine mess! Wirral's Stan Laurel and girlfriend Jeenie Weenie are in need of a Boxing Day lift to Ulverston, in Cumbria, home town where the real Stan Laurel was born. They were promised a lift but it has broken down! Stan and Jeenie Weenie, real
HIGHWAY councillors are expected to note a report on traffic conditions in Daryl Road, Heswall, but take no action at their meeting on January 6. Residents are concerned that a new supermarket will cause traffic problems. Borough Engineer Andrew Rhodes
NOT many car cards this Christmas, for yours truly, writes motoring editor Robin Bird. Vauxhall is the exception. Home for Christmas features the Frontera World Challenge team, which crossed the Meridan line at the Old Royal Observatory in Greenwich,
STUDENTS who want to join the country's biggest and most dynamic industry can find out what's in store, simply by looking in the newly published Careers Guide, produced by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders with support from the Department
From K.M. Gerrie:- I DO hope your headlines 'Get a smoke alarm' (Wirral Globe, December 10) will be noted by readers and they heed the warnings. We keep hearing of people being injured or killed because of fire in the home, and it must be devastating
From Disappointed:- WE are all being encouraged to leave our cars at home and use public transport. Had I the choice I would never leave my car at home. During the Merseyrail strike at the beginning of the month I went late night shopping in Liverpool
From Stephen Hesford MP:- MOST households will now be ready for Christmas. I know ours is. Presents have been brought and the tree carefully selected (or brought down from the attic). Christmas actually began for me some weeks ago. As people will, by
RESULTS: Division One - Caldy (1) 4, NBCC (1) 6; B/Spartans (2) 9, GRPCC (2) 1; GRPCC (1) 10, Civic (2) 0; Civic (1) 7, B/Spartans (1) 3. Division Two - Wallasey Manor (1) 2, Spinners (1) 8; Hoylake (1) 3, GRPCC (4) 7; ESWA (1) 8, Wirral/Hospitals (1)
YOUNGSTERS from Wallasey Swimming Club have been making a bit of a splash nationally by picking up a whole host of medals. At the Small Fry Gala at Leeds International Pool, a small contingent from Wallasey finished fourth out of 18 clubs from as far
RINGSIDE REPORT by John Smurthwaite TWO of Willaston ABC's young fighters boxed on the Maelor ABC Show. Schoolboy Jamie Bateman boxed Burton ABC's Steven Hall, who had won nine out of his previous 11 fights. Jamie took the first round with his sharp south
DO you fancy yourself as the next Michael Jordan? Boys and girls, aged between eight and 12 years, are invited to go along to the Sports Centre at Grange Road West this Friday (January 2) for a 'come and try' mini basketball day (10am-4pm). Qualified
RESULTS: Sunday, December 28:- Under-10 Division - Stork 8, Heswall 0; Heygarth United 2, Fender Youth 4; Irby Juniors 2, Fender Youth 4; Irby Juniors 0, Allport Hawks 6. Under-11 Division - Allport Hawks 1, Shore Villa 3. Under-12 Division - Neston Nomads
BAD weather prevented all the games scheduled for the 28th except the First Division game between Parkdale and Shamrock. The terrential rain and high winds made the playing surface difficult for both teams. It was Parkdale who took the early initiative
RESULTS: Sunday, December 28:- Martin Caulfield Cup - Carlton 1, Bird in Hand 3. Premier Cup - River Street Social 2, Stirrup 4. Senior Cup - Rockvilla 0, Tranmere Rovers Supporters 5. Junior Cup - Royal Oak 13, Premier Plant Hire 1. Division One - Dingwall
RESULTS: Saturday, December 20:- Roberts Moor Nicholas Jones Cup (2nd Qualifying Round, 2nd leg) - Chemdal 3, Royal Liver 7 (Agg 4-14); Cheshire Yeoman 3, Seven Stiles Youth 3 (Agg 7-4); F2 3, Arrowe Park 5 (Agg 4-8); The Grange 3, The Clarence 2 (Agg
FIXTURES: Tuesday, January 6:- Division One - Birkenhead Park Cricket Club v Waterloo; Rock Station v Queens Arms (Oxton); Rock Villa v Cleveland; Cygnet 'A' v Royal Castle; Houlihans v Archers. Division Two - Little House (New Ferry) v Cygnet 'B'; Commodore
TORRENTIAL rain made the eight laps of the one mile course almost imposssible when Birkenhead North End Cycling Club held its Cycle Cross Championship in Delamere Forest. Winner David Lethbridge was followed home by John Moores (2nd) and Chris Byrne (
MEMBERS of Bebington GTI Tae Kwon-Do Club celebrated unparalleled success at the GTI Championships in Shrewsbury, when they fought off opposition from 15 other clubs to bring home seven first place trophies, three second places and two in third. First
New Brighton . . . . . 32 pts, Broughton Park . . . . . 7pts NEW Brighton bounced back to winning ways in the Thwaites League North Division One with an emphatic victory over Manchester's Broughton Park at Reeds Lane on Saturday. The Blues did not disappoint
PORT Sunlight-based Lever Brothers have teamed up with Tranmere Rovers this season to sponsor the Superwhites. Supporters who are members of the Superwhites get a host of benefits including discounts on purchases in the Roversports club shop, priority
Noctorum Boys Under-13s are looking for left sided players. Those interested should telephone Jim Woods on 678-5154. Pyramids Shopping Centre FC, of the Houlihan's Birkenhead Sunday Soccer League, need players. Phone Paul on 605-0705. Converted for the
THE Berryman Lace Mawer Hockey League has a mid-season break until January 17, so Bebington played four friendlies against Wigan, on Saturday. Wigan first team are a division above Bebington, so to go there and win 3-1 was a satisfactory result. Wigan
NEW Lady Captain of Heswall Golf Club for 1998 is Mrs G. Cooper. A member of Heswall Golf Club for 17 years, Mrs Cooper has had two spells of service as a Committee member. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting may
Ringside report by John Smurthwaite COMPETITION secretary Alan Roy produced an 11 bout card on a rare open show at the Kingsland Cabaret Restaurant, Birkenhead, with seven Willaston ABC boxers on show. First into action was schoolboy debutant Tommy Loughran
PUPILS from Wirral schools turned in some fine performances when the Great Britain Catholic Schools' Cross Country Championships were held at Wavertree, Liverpool. Best performance of the day, not surprisingly, came from in-form Rory Smith, who despite
WIRRAL Athletic Club was represented by a small contingent when the first race of the North West Women's Cross Country League was held at Woodbank Park, Stockport. Going up the age groups, Wirral's only representative in the Under-13 race, Nicki Smith
SEACOMBE Ferry pub was the headquarters for Wirral Match Anglers' Open fished over high tide at Egremont Promenade. Paul Bonner, who lives in Seacombe, notched up another win and his bag included the heaviest roundfish, an eel of 1-5-0, caught on peeler
SEACOMBE'S low water beach gave shelter from a near gale when the eighth round of the NWSA Personal Members Championship. A late double header of big flounders gave Jimmy Kelly the win, while Kevin Martland's end peg third handed him the championship
TWENTY-seven rods took part in the ninth match of the North West Association of Sea Angling Clubs' Personal Members Championship at Llandulas Beach, North Wales. England Boat international Steve Quinn, of Wallasey, won the match from unfancied peg 30
FOUR members of Wirral Sea Anglers and the North West Association of Sea Angling Clubs' Personal Members Club are celebrating after taking part in the prestigious Daiwa Pairs series in County Kerry. Bill Lindfield, of Greasby, Ian Stenhouse (Bebington
GLOBE SPORT has two pairs of tickets to be won for Tranmere Rovers' next Nationwide League Division One home match - against promotion hopefuls West Bromwich Albion on Friday, January 9. We have teamed up with Nationwide Building Society, sponsors of
Birmingham City 0, Tranmere Rovers 0 Attendance: 19,533 DESPITE arriving less than 20 minutes before kick-off due to severe delays on the M6, Tranmere produced a spirited performance, on Sunday, to earn a vital point . . . but they are still worryingly
Tranmere 0, Bury 0 Attendance: 9,186 FRUSTRATION probably sums up this lacklustre Rovers display as they failed to breakdown a resolute and well organised Bury defence. Even a large Boxing Day crowd failed to inspire Tranmere, who moved joint bottom of
David Williams and Steve Hunter report from Prenton Park TRANMERE Rovers, firmly entrenched in the Nationwide League Division One relegation dogfight, face a make or break FA Cup trip to take on non-league club Hereford United, on Sunday, in a third round
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-
THIS popular weekly column deals with welfare rights issues of interest to people living in Wirral. This week's topic is about the Industrial Injuries Scheme which covers accidents at work and industrial prescribed diseases. How to claim and what you
THIS popular weekly column deals with welfare rights issues of interest to people living in Wirral. This week's topic is about the Industrial Injuries Scheme which covers accidents at work and industrial prescribed diseases. How to claim and what you
THE NATIONAL Shell STEP finals produced a local winner for the second year running. This year Kevin Branch won both the regional round and the final of the Shell Step into The Environment 'most enterprising student of the year'. Kevin, 21, from Bromborough
WIRRAL man Roger Brown has passed the final examinations of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Roger, who works as an associate accountant for Morgan Stanley UK, received his certificate of commemoration from ACCA international
NEW YEAR could see a 'new job' for young jobless in Wirral as the New Deal starts in six Jobcentres on Monday, January 5. From the 'New Deal Floor' at Brunswick House in Birkenhead, and at the other Jobcentres, employment advisers will be working with
TWO 20-year-old men have been remanded in custody, until January 19, charged with the murder of video shop owner Terence Delaney, aged 59, at Mill Lane, Wallasey. John Jason Quilty, of Devonshire Road, and Paul Simon Kenworthy, of Martins Lane, both Wallasey
THE search is on to find Miss Wirral Globe 1998. Don't be shy, there are no swimsuits involved and it costs nothing to enter. It is for a good cause, too - the building of Claire House, a children's hospice at Clatterbridge. Miss Wirral Globe will be
SCHEMES to promote and develop integrated transport in Merseyside have been boosted by the annual Local Transport Settlement announced by the Minister for Transport, Dr Gavin Strang. The overall settlement is worth £20.1 million to Merseyside. Merseyside's
INTREPID Wallasey cyclists Alan Conroy and James Watson have raised lots of money for charities and organisations, and set out on a charity cycle ride on Christmas Day to raise money for the restoration of Vale Park Bandstand, and Beckwith Children's
These chemists will be on duty on Sunday (December 28):- 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,
WIRRAL'S newest weekly lottery starts on Friday (January 2) - and someone, somewhere is, at the touch of a button, going to be £2,000 richer! The Mayor of Wirral, Coun Barney Gilfoyle, will perform the first draw at 11am in the The £3,000 St John's Hospice
A THREE car assault on the Le Mans 24-hour endurance race will feature in a varied Toyota world motorsports programme in 1998. The company will support its distributors in some 300 motorsport events in about 25 countries in 1998. Toyota Team Europe will
THE MAZDA 323 is the best selling Mazda in the United Kingdom. Demand for the five-door model has been exceptionally strong in 1997 with sales 50 per cent higher than in 1996. Selected special editions have proven to be very popular providing discerning
VOLVO has announced it is to stay in the hard fought British Touring Car Championship. For 1998 Volvo S40, Racing Italian ace Gianni Morbidelli is switching from F1 to Touring Cars, joining Rickard Rydell in the Volvo team. The racing seasons starts at
PEUGEOT has announced that a completely new range of special 106, 306 and 406 cars. Planned officially for the 1998 season, Peugeot introduced the cars in time for the Christmas holiday break and before the busy January sales period. Each new model is
1998 heralds a new Wirral-made Vauxhall Astra - and the countdown to the launch starts January 1 with the New Astra from Vauxhall 1998 Calendar. Each month spotlights a feature of the new car. We have some calendars to give away, courtesy of Vauxhall
of shoppers! AS many of us join the masses for the annual January sales rush we are asked "What's the most common use of private cars on British roads?" Answer: Shopping . . . according to a new survey. A massive 87% of UK motorists use their cars to
MY Christmas 'box' from Cubbin and North was full of goodies. The N-reg Jeep Cherokee pictured, crashing through rough terrain is not the actual vehicle, dealer Ian Cubbin will be pleased to know!, writes Globe motoring editor Robin Bird. The test car
HARDINGS Motor Company at Parkgate is a well established name with a reputation for quality used vehicles, ranging from Minis to Mercedes. Their January sale is 'now on.' Hardings is situated on the promenade at Parkgate, next to the Boathouse Hotel,
NEW cars sold in Britain are getting faster and thirstier! Figures just published by Autocar show the average car tested produces 186 bhp and can reach nought to 60 mph in just 8.7 seconds. The figures in the annual roadtest book show the average fuel
FANCY a Cadillac for Christmas? Well if Robbie Coltrane can drive a Cadillac in the USA, (as featured in his TV series 'Coltrane in a Cadillac,') why couldn't I drive one right here on my very own doorstep? In the showroom at Thingwall Motor Company,
LET your imagination run wild and bask in the luxury of Vauxhall's new limited edition Tigra Bermuda. Available in manual 1.4i 16v (90PS) and 1.6i 16v (106PS), Bermuda offers the sparkling performance and equipment that are hallmarks of Vauxhall's top-selling
THE Beetles are making a comeback! North American market is the first country in which the New Beetle will go on sale. Deliveries of right-hand drive models to the UK are not expected to begin until the first part of 1999. The New Beetle is a car that
Lastest car sales figures for 1997, show that Audi had a good year, the third besty ever for new car sales generally. Audi sales were up 16 per cent. Biggest jump, by far, was Proton while Lotis and Porsche both did well. Converted for the new archive
WHAT better way to end 1997 on than with the spotlight on the award winning Alfa Romeo GTV? The beautiful GTV, opens a new chapter in the history of this sporty marque. Alfa in recent years lost much of its charm and magic but the new Romeo looks set
From D. Shone:- HOW nice it was to sample to the excellent Christmas menu on offer at the Shippons Pub in Irby Village. At this time of year it is so easy to pay exorbitant prices for a mediocre meal. My husband and myself enjoyed a beautiful meal - plentiful
From Hugh Lloyd, Merseytravel Vice-Chair:- The 70 bus service, which caused Mr Irate to so name himself (Mailbox, December 3) is to be completely revamped, bringing a modern, clean, efficient and passenger focused service to the Woodchurch Estate in early
From M. Eveleigh:- WHILE I sympathise with laser pen victim Mr Johnson (Globe, November 19) I do fear that he has been misled when he says, "It's frightening when you think the Government has succeeded in taking guns off the street." The Government has
