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  • WALLASEY CAR CENTRE WELCOMES OLD FRIEND

    WALLASEY Car Centre are delighted to announce the return of Damian Cranney to work in partnership alongside Frank Brennan. Well known to the Wirral public, Damian has been serving the needs of Wirral's motorists since 1982. He started out at Safety Layne

  • INTERNATIONAL RALLYING TO RETURN TO WIRRAL

    BROMBOROUGH will once again feature as the Headquarters for this year's Vauxhall Rally of Wales, the second round of the Mobil 1 British Rally Championship. Pleased with last year's welcome reception from Bromborough's Village Hotel and the high level

  • . . . more than just a

    business MCKAY BROTHERS' LOVE OF CARS TAKES A HOBBY ONE STEP FURTHER THE Brothers McKay, that is Andy and Steve McKay, have expanded their company interests by introducing a new business, McKay Autos, offering a full range of Car Repair, MOT, welding

  • LOOK INTO THE FUTURE SCOOPS TOP AWARDS

    ISUZU's futuristic-looking Vehi-CROSS, previewed at last year's motor shows in both London and Glasgow, has won a series of top awards in its home market of Japan, currently the only country where the sports utility is on sale. Designed in Birmingham

  • SPECIALISED FIORINO AVAILABLE AT BROMBOROUGH CROSS CAR SALES

    BROMBOROUGH Cross Car Sales, have on display in their showroom, a Fiat Fiorino especially for the disabled, with access for a wheelchair. The 1992 J-registration Fiat Fiorino petrol model with 1300cc engine is available for £4,195 and is the ideal car

  • Superhighway to your car!

    MORE and more car buyers are harnessing the power of the internet to help them to find the right car at the right price. Now it is possible to do so in this area using the combined strengths of Globe Motorway and our internet service Auto Hunter. Every

  • FOLK DIARY

    FOLK dates for your diary:- TONIGHT, WEDNESDAY, February 4:- Singers' night at the Black Horse, Lower Heswall, from 8pm. Phone 648-4444 for further information. SUNDAY, February 8:- Singers' night with Eddie Morris, at the Albion Hotel, Albion Street,

  • Bebington & District Darts League

    RESULTS: Tuesday, February 3:- Division One - Archers 5, Lairds Veterans 4; Cleveland Arms 6, RAFA (Stork) 3; Great Eastern 5, Bebington Liberal Club 4; Little House 'B' 6, Merseybus 3; Quest (Southend) 4, Queens 5. Division Two - Abbotsford 7, Railway

  • Wirral Sunday Soccer League

    A LIMITED number of tickets, priced £12 each, are available for the Wirral Sunday League's annual Hot Pot Supper at the Lobol Club, Bromborough, on Friday, February 20. Guest speakers include former Leeds United, Manchester United and Republic of Ireland

  • Houlihan's Birkenhead Sunday Soccer League

    THE draw for the Cheshire Cup semi-finals have been made, with Queens Park facing Offerton United at Barnton and KEL paired against Castle Private, quarter-final conquerors of Woodchurch. In the other quarter-final ties, Queens beat a spirited Brow 2-

  • South Wirral Soccer League

    RESULTS: Saturday, February 7:- Robin Hodgson Division - Bridge Ath 1, Charing Cross 0; Mersey Ferries 3, FC Pensby 7; Rangers Breaks 2, Bronze Social 0; Mallaby 1, Manor Ath 0; Bebington Hawks 5, E. Port Town '97 5; West Kirby 1, Moreton 5; Bromborough

  • Birkenhead & District Saturday Soccer League

    AWESOME Seven Stiles eased their way into the semi-final of the Regent Cup with a devastating 8-1 demolition of Admiral. Steve Thompson fired a hat-trick, assisted by John Dowling, 2, Philip Kearney, Hal Conroy and Ian Dobbs. Overchurch Hotel gained revenge

  • Holders Vics march into semi-finals

    POULTON Victoria continued their defence of the Cheshire Amateur Cup, on Saturday, marching into the semi-finals with a 9-2 demolition of Mid Cheshire League club Lostock Gralam. Nicky Dillon, 2, John Lucas, 2, Simon Lewis, Dave Galloway, Tim Forman,

  • Leyland's 'outrageous' win

    A TOTAL of 75 crewmen took part in the latest Liverpool Yacht Club races on the Mersey at the weekend. The strong winds did not materialise and it was a leisurely pace throughout. Leyland Morris led the CHS section in Outrageous, but did not answer a

  • Greg can, Park can't!

    Wirral Rugby Union round-up by ANDREW STRATTON BIRKENHEAD Park failed to take their chances against West Park in a re-arranged Thwaites North West League Division One clash and lost 3-23. Their only reward was a penalty by Greg Cann. Wirral put up a bold

  • We'll put pressure on the leaders - coach

    NEW Brighton, lying third from top in the Thwaites League North Division One, continue their quest for promotion to the national stage, on Saturday, when they travel to take on Wigton. Coach Laurie Connor was pleased with his team's performance against

  • BLUES WIN IN 'FORTRESS'

    New Brighton . . . . . . . . . .38pts, Tynedale . . . . . . . . . . 19pts REEDS Lane became a fortress again, on Saturday, as New Brighton recaptured the early season form which had taken them to the top of Thwaites League North Division table, brushing

  • Athlete Brendan ranked No 1 in country

    TALENTED athlete Brendan Kennedy is making quite a name for himself in the national rankings . . . For the 10-year-old Wirral AC all-rounder appears no less than SIX times in the Under-11 list of the country's top competitors. Brendan, who lives in Tranmere

  • Fixed penalty warning - road safety blitz

    ROAD SAFETY is in the spotlight in Heswall and Neston this week. A campaigning mother is waiting to see if she has won lower speed restrictions on busy Liverpool Road, where her eight-year-old son received fatal injuries after being hit by a car. Since

  • Rig drama in Liverpool Bay

    HOYLAKE Lifeboat helped in a rescue which averted a potential disaster when a blazing trawler drifted out of control towards a gas rig in Liverpool Bay. The burning trawler drifted towards Hamilton Oil Platform which is visible from Wallasey. The blaze

  • Make Wirral a healthier place says MP Ben

    WIRRAL South MP Ben Chapman is inviting his constituents to help him make Wirral a healthier place to live. Mr Chapman is spearheading the Government's National Contract for Health by asking his constituents to let him know their views about air pollution

  • Help research campaign

    WIRRAL branches of the Arthritis and Rheumatism Campaign, now in its third decade, is looking for new members. The charity provides funds for research into the fight against the pain of arthritis and rheumatism, which is the main cause of lost production

  • Around Heswall & Neston

    FOUR women in their sixties rode bicycles from Land's End to John O'Groats for charity. One of them, Mrs Adrienne Devey told Port Sunlight WI of their adventure. On February 16 they have a talk, Teaching Can be Fun, from Mrs Brenda Bagshaw. LOCAL planning

  • Down your way in Heswall and Neston

    NESTON and Ellesmere Port residents were last night attending a police forum at the Civic Hall, Ellesmere Port. The previous meeting had members of the audience expressing concern about vandalism and disturbances by young people in Parkgate. POSSIBILITY

  • Meningitis scare at Town Lane Infants

    A WIRRAL school is returning to normal this week after a six-year-old girl was taken to hospital suffering from meningococcal meningitis. Parents at Town Lane Infants in Bebington were told the news on Monday morning and many decided to keep their children

  • Rumours of Floral's death

    are very much exaggerated Wirral Council leader Dave Jackson (Labour) writes his exclusive column for the Wirral Globe IT'S not so long ago that I was surrounded by warnings to watch my back, and now my name has been blazoned across the paper in connection

  • Headmaster, 53, loses long battle against illness

    STAFF and pupils at Wallasey School in Leasowe are mourning their headmaster, Peter Johnson, who died on Sunday after a long battle against leukaemia. Mr Johnson, 53, who lived in Aughton near Ormskirk, had been head of the school since 1988, when it

  • Mixing with spirits

    at New Brighton pub NEW licensee of an old Wirral pub, Vic Johnson is left wondering: "Do I serve spirits?" The short answer is that he's not sure after some ghostly goings on at The Albion Hotel, New Brighton. Vic has just taken over at this imposing

  • Probe into gas leak at Eastham

    WIRRAL South MP Ben Chapman says he will call for the closure of the GATX Terminals plant in Eastham unless he receives top-level assurances that there will be no further leaks from the site. Speaking exclusively to the Globe, Mr Chapman said the safety

  • Extra ferries during strike

    FURTHER disruption on the Merseyrail network next Friday (February 20) will see Mersey Ferries again offering extra services for passengers wishing to cross between Wirral and Liverpool. A half hourly service will run on that day and during further strikes

  • Jail for railman who drove a train 'under the influence'

    A MERSEYRAIL train driver dismissed after working when double the alcohol limit had in effect ruined his life, barrister Charles Prior told Wirral magistrates. He appealed to the court to follow a recommendation of community service for 29-year-old Alan

  • Jail for man who 'bombarded boys with filth'

    A MIDDLE-AGED man who often showed pornographic videos to three schoolboys, repeatedly told them, 'Mum's the word!'. But the 13-year-olds did not understand what he meant and when a suspicious mother asked him to borrow one of the videos, he did. When

  • Make Wirral a

    healthier place says MP Ben by Jonathan Kennaugh WIRRAL South MP Ben Chapman is inviting his constituents to help him make Wirral a healthier place to live. Mr Chapman is spearheading the Government's National Contract for Health by asking his constituents

  • Missing husband mystery

    POLICE are now 'very concerned' about missing Wallasey man Clive Simpson, last seen in the Gorsey Lane area at 1.30am on January 31. Family man Clive had a row with his wife after a night out in New Brighton and has not been seen since. He is married,

  • THE DEALERSHIP IN FRONT IS TOYOTA!

    EVANS Halshaw, Toyota dealer of Wallasey has received a presitigious award from Toyota (GB) in recognition of their outstanding performance in Customer Service. The award criteria is based on the results of customer surveys conducted by Toyota (GB) which

  • MOTORHOUSE PICKS UP TOP ACCOLADE

    Advertising Feature HUNDREDS of customers over the last six months have discovered that Motorhouse at Heswall is the name on the Wirral for quality nearly-new and used cars - a fact endorsed recently by the motor trade itself. As winners of Automotive

  • MOTABILITY MADE EASY AT WINDSORS

    ADVERTISING FEATURE SINCE the dealership first opened in June, 1993, Windsors Heswall Nissan has strived to achieve total customer satisfaction through a professional service with friendly disposition. Visit the dealership in Milner Road, Heswall, and

  • ALL-WHEEL DRIVE SECURITY FOR MOTABILITY SCHEME CUSTOMERS

    DISABLED motorists can now get closer to their countryside hobbies thanks to the all-wheel drive Subaru Justy, Impreza and Legacy joining the Motability scheme. Anglers, equestrians and field sports watchers can all benefit from the extra traction and

  • CITROEN'S XSARA PACKED FULL OF GOOD IDEAS

    CITROEN's Xsara 1.9 litre diesel is fast becoming one of Citroen's most popular models. The 1905cc diesel unit is available with normal aspiration or with turbocharging, and the latter 90 horsepower affair is claimed to achieve a performance high of 111

  • Gallery's greats inspire young poets

    PUPILS at a primary school in Birkenhead are being encouraged to improve their poetry writing skills by studying classic portraits at the Williamson Art Gallery. All 350 children at Christ Church School in Borough Road will be studying the world-famous

  • Leasowe fest aims to be the best

    WHIT Bank Holiday weekend promises to really rock this year - courtesy of Leasowe Production Group and Leasowe Play, Youth & Community Association. The organisations are staging their annual Festival of Fun and Music on the Sunday and Monday, May

  • Ruhi piles on the red carpet treatment

    YOU know when you're in a good restaurant when you turn up on a busy Friday night, with the house full to the rafters, and receive the most sparkling of welcomes from the manager. That's just what happens at the Ruhi Balti House on Woodchurch Lane, Prenton

  • Curry classics well worth the trip to Wales

    STUNNING surroundings and top quality food make the Plaza Amantola restaurant the perfect place to enjoy an Indian meal. Set in its own grounds in Deeside, opposite RAF Sealand on the A554, just a 20-minute drive from Wirral, the Plaza Amantola really

  • Eastham Sunday Junior Soccer League

    RESULTS: Sunday, February 8:- Under-10 Division - Shore Villa 2, Stork 1; Heswall 2, W/Kirby Wasps 7; Liscard Panthers 1, Squibb 4; Young Lions 3, Shaftesbury Yth Club 4; Irby Jnrs 1, B'head BC 8; Fender Yth 4, Ashville 1. Under-11 Division - Parkdale

  • Wallasey & District Sunday Soccer League

    ST JOSEPH'S edged closer to the top of the Premier Division following their comfortable 3-1 success over St Mary's. Alan McMahon open the scoring and Kevin Murray, along with Neil Young, sealed the victory. James O'Mullen scored a superb consolation goal

  • International recognition for Wirral officials

    FOUR Wirral based match officials, all with strong Carlsberg West Cheshire League connections, have been accorded international honours. Houlihan's Birkenhead Sunday League referee Steve Brand will take charge of tomorrow's Under-18 friendly international

  • Rory strikes gold at Northern Cross Country meeting

    ATHLETICS REPORT by Christine Yavari RORY Smith, of Wirral AC, came away with a gold medal when competing in the Northern Cross Country Championships at Heaton Park, Manchester. He won the Under-13 boys' race, in which he also led the Wirral AC team to

  • Happy Birthday, Prenton Pups!

    CELEBRATING their birthdays this week are the following members of the Prenton Pups, Tranmere Rovers' official youngsters' club which is sponsored by the Wirral Globe:- Thursday, February 12th - Garry Baldwin. Monday, February 16th - Adam Merrigan. Tuesday

  • WIN A PAIR OF MATCH TICKETS!

    GLOBE SPORT has two pairs of tickets to be won for Tranmere Rovers' Nationwide League Division One home match against Crewe Alexandra on Saturday, February 21. We have teamed up with Nationwide Building Society, sponsors of the Football League, to offer

  • Morrissey inspires Tranmere breakthrough

    Reading 1, Tranmere 3 Attendance: 7,069 JOHN Morrissey inspired Tranmere to thier first win in 11 outings in the Nationwide League Division One - and, most importantly, their first goals for 11 hours and 40 minutes of League football. Rovers produced

  • HAUNTING TOON!

    'Ghost of Newcastle' plots another upset by Steve Hunter BACK in favour Tranmere winger John Morrissey is just itching to be included in one of the biggest games in Tranmere Rovers' history - Saturday's FA Cup 5th Round tie against Kenny Dalglish's Newcastle

  • Costly changes in REA time limits

    THIS popular weekly column deals with welfare rights issues of interest to people living in Wirral. This week sees a break in our series about Incapacity Benefit in order to bring you urgent news about Reduced Earnings Allowance and, specifically, renewal

  • CHEMISTS' ROTA

    THESE chemists will be on duty on Sunday (February 15):- Birkenhead :- ABC Ltd, 88-90 Argyle Street (12.30-7.30pm); Woodchurch :- Chanins Pharmacy, 9 Hoole Road (10am-12noon); Bebington :- Chanins Pharmacy, 16 Cross Lane (11am-1pm); Irby:- R.A.Davies,

  • Nominations roll in for your 'hearts of gold'

    NOMINATIONS are now starting to roll in for this year's Wirral Volunteer of the Year Award. Among the first to be received at the Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, offices of Wirral Council for Voluntary Service (CVS), organisers of the hugely successful idea

  • Tinker curse

    EXCLUSIVE TESCO Bidston has put a curse on tinkers who set up home on the opposite side of the supermarket, near Bidston Station and golf club. Staff have been told not to serve the troublesome tinkers. The 'gypsy curse' upset a passing, retired cleryman

  • Wheelie-bin blockade

    in protest at builders RESIDENTS of a Birkenhead housing estate have set up a wheelie-bin roadblock as a protest against a building company which, they claim, has made their lives a misery. The Oakbank estate, off Oxton Road, has been sealed off for over

  • Fun Day fund-raiser

    A FAMILY fun day is being held at Neston Civic Hall this week to raise money for the local branch of the National Childbirth Trust. The organisation, which trains volunteers to counsel new mothers, is staging the event at 2pm this Sunday and hopes to

  • Aerodrome park set for take off

    HOOTON PARK - the old aerodrome on the border of Eastham and Hooton - is earmarked as a strategic site in an overview of the Neston and Ellesmere Port areas. The briefing is on display at Neston Town Hall and Neston Library this month as a planning statement

  • Manweb takes over UML network

    ELECTRICITY supplies to companies connected to the UML electricity network, powered by the Merseyside Power Station, Bromborough, have been secured for the future. UML announced in January last year that the station, which currently supplies the network

  • 'Lightning' strikes Alma with £2,000 lottery jackpot!

    WIDOW Alma Collins couldn't believe it when the voice on the other end of the telephone told her she had won the £2,000 jackpot prize on Wirral's newest weekly lottery . . . "I really was not sure whether someone was having me on!" said stunned Bebington

  • House!

    We've got Britain's luckiest Bingo club! A BIRKENHEAD bingo club has been crowned Britain's luckiest after an amazing EIGHTH win on the National Bingo Game in the space of just three months. A lucky punter at the Mecca club in Europa Square scooped the

  • AROUND THE GLOBE . . .

    BRITISH Transport Police are appealing for witnesses to a rail tragedy in which a 27-year-old Wallasey man died. Adam Stephens was struck by a train in the tunnel at Liverpool Central at 10.40pm on Friday. A police spokesman said they wanted to hear from