From Tom Conti:- I'D like to ask Globe readers to give generously to an appeal for victims of the devastating cyclone in Orissa, India. At least 10 million people have been affected by the disaster. Up to 10,000 are thought dead and two million have lost
From Dr J. Varley:- I HAVE become aware of the pollution that the proposed Castle Cement incineration plant in North Wales will spread over a wide area, including Wirral, if it goes ahead. It is proposed to burn tyres, plastics and chemical wastes. Emissions
From Paul Woods:- THE euphoria over the announcement of a new terminal building for Liverpool Airport will not be shared by those residents of Wirral who will be affected by the massive increase in intrusive aircraft noise that this will bring. Since
From S.R.L. Green:- THE real attack on state school teachers has not been so much by the unfortunate D. Thomson (Mailbox, October 20), who is apparently uninformed on the subject, as by the government who continue to impose increasing burdens of regulatory
From BA (hons) Students, Business Studies Level 3:- WITH regards to the recent articles concerning Wirral Metropolitan College, we ask you to publish this copy of a letter sent to the College Principal. It expresses the general feeling of unrest among
THE Rover 75 has won Europe's 'Golden Steering Wheel' award - making it the first British built car to do so. The prestige prize, which has been running for 24 years, comes from a panel of motoring experts from 'Bild am Sonntag', Germany's largest Sunday
WIRRAL car maker Vauxhall is sponsoring two crowd pulling opening stages of the Network Q motor sport rally on Sunday. Based at the Cheltenham Racecourse, where there is also a big rally show on Saturday, the cars start off at 8.30am on Sunday for the
RESULTS: Saturday, November 13:- Division One: Beehive 1, Royal Liver 7; Parkfield BA 1, The Avenue 2. Division Two: F2, Greenland Fish 5; FC Pensby Res 2, Old Rockferrians 2; Vittoria Vaults 0, Higher Beb 2. Division Three: King's Arms (Beb) 3, Moreton
RESULTS: Sunday, November 14:- Under-11 Division: Greenleas Celtic 2, Ridgeview 1; Wirral Panthers 1, New Brighton Saints 2; Pensby Falcons 2, Olympic 4; Birkenhead Yth Club 3, Hearts 3; Upton 1, Greenleas 10; Wirral Scorpions 2, Glenavon Hawks 6; Poulton
Win a pair of tickets to see Rovers take on Wolves! ONE of the most famous clubs in English football, Wolverhampton Wanderers, visit Prenton Park on Saturday, November 27 (kick-off 3pm) in an attractive Nationwide League Division One fixture - and TWO
Ipswich T. . . . . . . . . . 0, Tranmere R. . . . . . . . 0 Attendance: 14,514 A SUPERB defensive display by Tranmere was the key to an excellent point at Portman Road against much fancied Ipswich Town. Rovers subdued championship-chasing Ipswich and
A distraught Wirral family are appealing for any Globe reader's who may have seen their lost old English sheep dog, which went missing from their home in Alverstone Road, Wallasey, in the early hours of Sunday morning. The seven-year-old male has short
WIRRAL West MP Stephen Hesford made it possible for one of his constituents, 14-year-old Tomos Williams, to be given the VIP treatment at Parliament last week. Mr Hesford first met Tomos at Meadowside School, where Tomos presented him with a picture he
A FORMER chemist from Spital has earned the accolade of 'modern master' after turning his hand to designing award winning furniture. Gordon Wright opted out of his job as a research scientist for a leading international company to put his creative talents
THIS week sees the debut of a new play about the sinking of the Cammell Laird-built submarine Thetis. Wallasey playwright Marc Gee has taken the facts and accounts of the disaster and turned them into a moving drama that will be seen for the first time
TOMORROW'S procession and arrival of Father Christmas heralds the start of late night shopping and the busy build up to Christmas in Birkenhead. This year, the Grange Shopping Centre is raising money at Christmas for Claire House, the children's hospice
CHRISTMAS arrives at The Grange and The Pyramids shopping centres, Birkenhead, tomorrow (Thursday) evening - and how! Special guest at the annual Parade and switching on of the colourful Christmas lights is Santa himself, who shares centre stage with
A residents petition containing 466 signatures was handed to the committee demanding action - and was backed by Conservative councillors. Now Coun Brian Cummings, Tory spokesman for highways, says the people have been ignored by Wirral's Labour rulers
THE quest to find our New Millennium Girl - the young lady who will become Miss Wirral Globe 2000 - begins today! Our popular contest is being promoted this year by Claire House Children's Hospice in conjunction with the Mayor of Wirral's Millennium Appeal
THE woman who in many ways has been the voice and the face of St John's Hospice in Wirral is stepping down . . . Fundraising Manager Helen Crawford retires on January 31, although 'retire' is hardly the description that applies to a woman who certainly
UP to one thousand jobs could be created at Cammell Laird after the shipyard was granted Intervention Funding writes Steve Hunter. This follows a 15 year campaign by Wirral MP's including Birkenhead MP Frank Field, who was given the news at a meeting
THE ex-wife of murder suspect John Taft broke down in tears as she told Liverpool Crown Court how she refused to give him an alibi. He is alleged to have asked Barbara Taft to say she was at home with him the weekend Mrs Bolshaw died. But she told Liverpool
THE trial of the company executive accused of the 'Beauty in the Bath' murder of Wirral beautician Cynthia Bolshaw was adjourned for two days on Monday so that the defence can re-examine evidence. The surprise development followed the serving of new scientific
He laid a wreath, on behalf of the people of Wirral, at the main open air service at the Cenotaph in Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, which was attended, among others, by the town's MP, Frank Field. Similar services and parades were held in towns and villages
THIS pretty picture of happiness is Claire Cain, the brave Wirral youngster who became the inspiration for Claire House Children's Hospice - the 'C' for Claire shaped complex at Clatterbridge, Bebington. Claire's proud parents, Chris and Bobby Cain, who
How many more people have to die on this road? by Steven Hallmark PEOPLE living along the A540 Chester High Road are calling for traffic calming measures after the second death in the space of a month. Malcolm Dean, 57, an electrician from Leigh, Lancashire
From 'Pedestrian':- I'M glad to read (Globe, November 10) Wirral Council is to press for utility contractors to carry out proper repairs when they re-lay pavements, which are also damaged by people driving and parking on them. As well as being illegal
From Roger Taylor:- THANK you for publishing my letter (Mailbox, November 10). Unfortunately, in editing it the word 'not' was left at the end of the second paragraph which completely reversed the meaning of the letter. Would it be possible for you to
From 'Another Ratepayer':- IN response to Ratepayer's letter (Mailbox, October 27), I have found Onyx's service so far to be just as efficient as Waste Management's. Does this person realise they cover a whole area in one day and must start and finish
From Chris Blakeley:- I HAVE read with groing concern over the last few weeks the letters in Mailbox regarding the Highways Committee stance on road safety and in particular the comments of its Chair, Coun. Harry Smith. I find it incredible that he can
From 'Observer':- FURTHER to the recent correspondence in Mailbox regarding Bidston Road traffic, I feel a zebra crossing in this area would be dangerous. Traffic goes so fast it could not stop in time - it's like Brands Hatch with cars racing each other
From Pauline and David Fielding:- THERE has been yet another fatal crash on the A540 Chester High Road on which our own son, Andrew, was killed five years ago in a crash caused by a driver who did not stay at the scene and who was never traced. Since
AN eye-catching Rover Melton jacket worth £60 is the fantastic prize on offer this week to readers of Globe Motorway, courtesy of Wirral's Rover dealer, Windsors of Wallasey and Heswall. We're offering readers a chance to win this superb jacket to make
JIM STRANG'S WELFARE ADVICE COLUMN THIS column by welfare rights expert Jim Strang this week looks at claims for Reduced Earnings Allowance (REA) that have been requested to be backdated to a period before October 1996, when REA was initially introduced
THE second generation Mitsubishi Carisma, introduced in August, has won the Fleet Car of the Year award for the second year running. Mitsubishi's revolutionary 'eco' GDI petrol engine was a deciding factor for the Carisma, pictured left, because its power
WIRRAL'S ITV Formula One pundit Tony Jardine with co-driver Kevin Piper joined top drivers at Silverstone Circuit to provide a unique insight into the demands of competing in the Network Q Rally of Great Britain. Jardine was accompanied by ITV Formula
RESULTS: Sunday, November 14:- FA Umbro Sunday Cup: Mainstay 0, Queen's Park 4. Wirral District FA Amateur Cup (3rd Round): McGowans 5, Black Horse 2; PSI 3, Halfway Vets 6; The Plough 2, Heygarth 0; Tranmere Vics 1, Sandridge 2. Premier Division: Archers
RESULTS: Sunday, November 14:- Wirral FA Amateur Cup (3rd Round): La Banque 3, Royal Oak 0; Princes Rvrs 1, Poulton Vics Soc 2; The Plough 2, Heygarth Utd 0; Tranmere Vics 1, Sandridge 2. Premier Division: St Joseph's 0, The Queens 3; Oyster Catcher 1
RESULTS: Sunday, November 14:- Challenge Cup (1st Round): ADS Graphics 3, Dingwall 1; Nova 1, Stirrup 5; Wirral Health 2, Old House 6. Division One: Greave Dunning 0, Prenton Dell 1; Halfway Prenton 3, Pollards Inn 2. Division Two: Brown Cow 11, Tranmere
RESULTS: Sunday, November 14:- Under-11 'B' Division: Heygarth Utd 2, Shaftesbury Youth Club 6; Victoria Colts 0, Heswall 6; Allport Hawks 5, Squibb 3; Neston Nomads 5, Eastham Blades 2. Under-11 'A' Division: Fender Yth 2, Ashville 0; W/Kirby Wasps 4
RESULTS: Saturday, November 13:- South Wirral Challenge Cup (1st Round): Mersey Ferries 3, Dray Athletic 0; Runcorn Villa 1, Manor Athletic 0; Bebington Athletic 0, BICC Helsby 4; Manor Athletic Reserves 3, Hope Farm 4; Bronze Soc Res 5, Ashville 3; Black
RESULTS: Saturday, November 13:- Division One: Ashville 1, Vauxhall 2; Blacon YC 0, Maghull 3; Cammell Laird 1, Mond Rangers 1; Heswall 4, General Chemicals 1; Mersey Royal 2, Christleton 2; Merseyside Police 0, Stork 3; Poulton Victoria 6, Capenhurst
Hat-trick for Jim DEE Sailing Club had a good turn out for their latest races on the Dee Estuary at the weekend, but only one helm in each class tasted success. Jim Douglas in Bogtrotter II completed a hat-trick in the Dart Eighteens and his feat was
CALDY are still going strong in the NPI Cup after a hard earned 33-22 success at Southport. The result was never in doubt, but the lower rated Seasiders never gave up and although Caldy always led at one stage in the second period got to within one score
New Brighton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15pts Otley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6pts GIANT KILLERS New Brighton, top of Jewsons National League Two, stormed into the fourth round of the Tetley Bitter Cup at the expense
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. Saturday, November 20:- Andrew Getty; Aaron Pierce. TICKETS for the Prenton Pups Christmas
Rovers can go as far as they want to, says Assistant manager Sheedy by Steve Hunter TRANMERE Rovers, up to a season's high of 13th in the Nationwide League Division One table, welcome Nottingham Forest to Prenton Park on Saturday (kick-off 3pm) with praise
THE health of Parkgate Primary School's grounds was given a surprise check-up by BUPA Bear - to the obvious delight of pupils. BUPA Bear was invited by the Groundnuts Team, a group of parents, pupils, teachers and governors with a mission to transform
TWO men faced Wirral magistrates last week after 80 kilos of ecstasy tablets with a street value of £2 million were discovered in a lorry at Rock Ferry . John Gallagher, aged 36, of Nuttall Street, Edgehill, and Alan Kelly, 49, of Bagit Street, Liverpool
THIS week sees the debut of a new play about the sinking of the Cammell Laird-built submarine Thetis. Wallasey playwright Marc Gee has taken the facts and accounts of the disaster and turned them into a moving drama that will be seen for the first time
TODAY sees the start of one of the biggest consultation exercises that Wirral has ever seen. The Council needs to find out what services people want, so it can put together Wirral's Best Value Performance Plan (BVPP) which will become the Council's blueprint
TWO 17-year-old students - Abbie Fenna, a viola player from Weatherhead High School, and Leslie Neish, tuba player from St Anselm's College - have won places in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britian for 2000. Having enjoyed an exciting first season
LOVED ones will not be forgotten as the new Millennium is heralded in! St John's Hospice in Wirral is awash with Globe coupons from people who want to Light Up a Life for a Loved One - so much so, in fact, that already it looks like last year's record
Heroin dealers jailed TWO Merseyside men who ran a wholesale heroin importation business which supplied the North West from Liverpool were each jailed for more than 10 years. Liverpool Crown Court heard that Kevin McFaul and Keith Ross were partners in
TEACHERS' union NATFHE organised a demonstration outside Wirral Metropolitan College on Thursday to protest at what they call the 'unfair practice' of college management issuing an ultimatum to lecturers to sign a new contract. Wirral Met College is over
MERSEYSIDE Police are warning parents in the North End of Birkenhead to be on their guard after a man tried to snatch a toddler from her mother. The 17-month-old girl was walking just behind her mother in Norman Street, last Wednesday at about 12.20pm
Police operation to reassure Christmas shoppers by Steve Hunter AS Birkenhead prepares to switch on its Christmas lights tomorrow (Thursday) night, the town's police has launched a high profile operation designed to bring peace of mind to shoppers during
