From Stephen Clinton-Raynor: I WRITE as a supporter of the Wirral into Cheshire campaign. The change of postcode from 'L' to 'CH' has raised this issue to the forefront in the Wirral. The change of postcode is a step in the right direction, but we need
From Doreen Pike:- I WOULD like to present two large bouquets . . . Firstly, to the cleaners of the ladies toilets, one at Charing Cross, the other by the market. Both are extremely clean and fresh smelling and attended to by the staff. Secondly, to the
From P. Conaghan:- I AM researching a book on old Irish fishing boats and wonder if some of your readers could help me in locating an old fishing/pleasure boat onced named the Pride of Rosehearty. This vessel was brought from Ireland to Birkenhead about
From P.L. Baines:- WEEK after week I have been reading in the Globe the abundance of letters on dogs fouling public places. As a responsible dog owner myself, I agree that mess should be cleaned up by the owners, but I have to say that I was astounded
From Andrew Jones:- FURTHER to P.W.'s letter (Mailbox, March 3) regarding the ignorance of some dog owners and the mess they leave on the pavement in Waterpark Road, Prenton. I can't vouch for other side roads, but Cambridge Road (off Waterpark Road)
From Arthur Blake:- A PLEASURE Dome on New Brighton Prom? You must be joking! Even when the baths were open, they were a dead loss to the ratepayers. Stringhey Road, Wallasey. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting
sports bike unleashed! SUZUKI'S new headline-hitting sports bike, the GSX1300R Hayabusa, is proving to be faster than promised with the first delivery of machines in the UK barely touching dealer showroom floors. Since its world debut in Munich last year
Test Drive by Steve Hunter. VILLAGE Motor Company are well renowned for the quality of used cars on offer at their Wallasey Village and Leasowe Road sites, and I just couldn't resist Sales Manager Patrick Hardman's request for me to take a Rover 820 Si
BBC TV series Out and About returns to our screens later this month. Presenter Martin Henfield and his 'classic' companion Morris the 1954 Minor are back on the road again for their travels around the North-West. Out and About starts its eight week journey
MG announce a celebration Limited Edition of the MGF. Restricted to a production run of 2,000 the MGF 75th anniversary LE will be built in both 1.8i and 1.8i VVC versions, on sale at Windsors of Wallasey. The 75th anniversary LE has bodyside badging,
VAUXHALL'S Charity Committee in Ellesmere Port has donated £1,000 to The Jake Hughes Appeal to help send him to Florida for three weeks. Jake is three-years-old and lives in West Kirby. He suffers from epilepsy and an undiagnosed brain disorder. The £1,000
CONCEPT TO THE EXTREME FORD unveiled its exciting Ford Puma ST160 Concept at the 1999 Geneva International Motor Show - a stylish sport coupe already acclaimed for its driving dynamics. Since its launch in 1997, more than 47,000 Ford Pumas have been sold
'FLYING Scott' Davies, of Wallasey, (pictured above) won a trophy motor cycle racing over Bank Holiday weekend. At Oulton Park, in Cheshire, there was motor cycle racing on Monday and the Clash of the Tuscans motor racing meeting on Good Friday. Car 31
CHANNEL Four's top motoring programme 'Driven' is back for another series and the producers hope that you will help them with a long-term test drive. With a new line-up of expert presenters Driven hopes to bring you all the hot motors direct to your living
IN a daring mid morning stunt, Citroen pulled off one of the motoring sensations of the decade by driving its famous pyramid of Xantias down London's Regent Street. Stunned passers-by were amazed at the spectacle of 10 Citroen Xantias as they manoueuvred
GRANT THORNTON announce the sale of Albany Leasing, part of J. Blake in receivership. Albany has been sold to Sanderson Bramall Motor Group. Value of the deal is about £4m, representing the value of net assests plus £2.5m. Albany employs some 17 people
THREE new Aston Martin Vantage models have maximum speeds ranging from 165mph to 200mph. The new DB7 Vantage, pictured, and DB7 Vantage Volante are powered by totally new 6.0-litre 420 horsepower V12 Aston Martin engines. Converted for the new archive
ADS Graphics became the first Wirral side to win the Wirral Amateur Cup for 13 years on Sunday when the Wirral Sunday League club defeated Vanser Club, of Wallasey, 1-0 at Gayton Park, Heswall, thanks to a header from Darryl Stanley. Converted for the
Tranmere . . . . . . 2, Oxford . . . . . . . . 2 Attendance: 7,837 JOHN Aldridge described Tranmere's performance as "absolutely woeful" as they let a two goal lead slip to lowly Oxford at Prenton Park on Easter Monday. Battling to stay in the Nationwide
PLUCKED strings of the harp can be heard at St Andrew's United Reformed Church in Greenwood Road, Meols, on the evening of Monday, April 12. Hoylake Chamber Concert Society, founded in1926, has its final recital of the season starting at 7.30pm and a
MINTO House, the former private school in Hoylake, is closing as a nursing home, along with Arno House, Birkenhead, and a third home in Wallasey. They have all been sold by their parent company. Matron Julie King, pictured with deputy Ruth Hannon and
THE Employment Service has helped its millionth unemployed Jobseeker this year into a job. Wirral District Manager Dave Brooks said: "I am delighted . . . it demonstrates the tremendous commitment that Jobcentre staff have in helping unemployed people
A PENSBY-BASED charity is celebrating an Easter 'eggs-travaganza' worth £5,000. Live Music Now aims to bring live music to disabled and disadvantaged people who would normally have little or no access to it. They also aim to give performance opportunities
A WALLASEY community awoke to mourning and tragedy on Good Friday morning. Teenager Neil Clewlow, of Seaview Avenue, Liscard, died after his car spun out of control just before 4am in Grove Road, Wallasey. The crash demolished a corner sandstone boundary
A WIRRAL company has completed a double by winning a top award in the kitchen and bathroom retailing industry's annual competition for the second year running. Roberts and Co. of Argyle Street, Birkenhead, has been named UK Bathroom Retailer of the Year
FIVEWAYS Residents' Association in Rock Ferry has hit out at the vandals who have ruined work on a new community garden and path. The work, which is being carried out in partnership with Groundwork, Wirral Council and Riverside Housing Association, has
TULIP International meat factory is moving from New Brighton to a purpose-built factory on the Wirral International Business Park this Spring after the council helped with funding to keep the firm in the area. When Tulip closes the existing packed meats
OVER £400 has been raised so far for the Claire House Singing Challenge, taking place at the Tranmere Park public house in Birkenhead. There are six more heats to go, plus two semi-finals and a final, over the coming weeks, taking place tonight and every
A SAWN off shotgun and a pistol recovered when a search warrant was executed at a Rock Ferry address was forensically examined and found to be in good working order, Wirral magistrates heard. It was claimed there was nothing sinister in 32-year-old Paul
MERSEYTRAVEL has been given a top award for its work in making the network accessible to visually impaired people. Agony Aunt Claire Rayner presented the prestigious Royal National Institute for the Blind 'See It Right' award at a ceremony in London.
WHILE war rages in the Balkans, love and companionship are on the agenda at a Wirral meditation class which meets on Tuesdays at 7.30pm in Bebington Civic Centre. The classes, now in their fourth year, focus on developing inner calm and peace of mind.
ANOTHER Wirral woman is £2,000 better off this week, after scooping the jackpot in a local lottery. The woman, who lives in Neston, and who wishes to remain anonymous, is the latest member of the fairer sex to taste a windfall success in the St John's
A MAN appeared at Liverpool Crown Court accused of a knife attack on a couple in Wirral. Lance Melbourne pleaded not guilty to attempting to murder Philip Thompson in Merton Place, Birkenhead, on September 15, and wounding his wife, Philomena Thompson
3-year project to improve quality of life in old part of Birkenhead TRANMERE Housing Regeneration Partnership has kicked off a three year programme which will see the regeneration of the Tranmere area. Still in its infinity, the partnership - it comprises
MURDER investigation police attended Wirral Chamber of Commerce and Industry's 88th annual meeting in case members had any further information to help them regarding the death of Birkenhead solicitor Cheryl Lewis. It was a low-profile presence at an otherwise
FROM today SuperSeaCat starts twice-daily sailings between Liverpool and Dublin, going out at 8am and 5.45pm. SuperSeaCat Two has just had a refit at Wright and Beyer, Bidston. Then from April 8 a brand new SuperSeaCat Three will operate the same route
WIRRAL Met College needs you! The search is on for talented people with a fighting spirit to help turn the college around. Being a governor is a tough, unpaid job but is also challenging and rewarding. The new board has already appointed a new principal
THERE is a chance to see the gardens at Thornton Manor, Thornton Hough, when they are open to the public courtesy of Lord Leverhulme, in aid of the NSPCC. The event is on Sunday, April 11, from 1pm to 6pm and there will be refreshments, stalls and free
HARRY the wonder horse is back in the show ring thanks to the efforts of owner Jane Tansey, the vets at Leahurst and blacksmith Ian Hughes JUST champion - that's Harry the wonder horse, who defied all the odds to compete in showjumping events again. He
COUNTDOWN is now well under way for this year's Wirral Volunteer of the Year Award - there are just three weeks left before the closing date! Entries are now arriving at a steady rate, but Wirral Council for Voluntary Service (CVS), organisers of the
AS EXCLUSIVELY revealed in last week's Globe, Arno House Residential Home in Grange Road West, Birkenhead, is closing. The last of the elderly residents are pictured moving out and staff have to find new jobs. Similar scenes have been seen at Minto House
BEBINGTON school children are being invited to see, for free, a local 'Soap Opera' to rival Brookside, Coronation Street and Eastenders all put together! A love story in fairytale village made of soap. Wirral South MP Ben Chapman welcomes the news that
APRIL FOOL is tomorrow so watch your step until high noon! Meanwhile, in a break with tradition, we bring you these 'stranger than fiction' stories. Wirral butcher Stephen Muff has officially become the Black Pudding Knight. He won the knighthood at the
From S Anderson:- ALTHOUGH my only connection with Wirral has been through visiting relatives for the past 30 years, I do read Mailbox occasionally and I would like to comment on the hysteria surrounding the postcode change. It is claimed that 'Wirral
From D.M. Eckersall, D &G Securities, Master Locksmiths:- HAVING just received my Globe and reading the letters (Mailbox, March 17) regarding the changing of Wirral post codes from L to CH, I was amazed. A couple of days earlier, I had called the
From 'Concerned':- WALKING my dog around some of Wirral's beauty spots, my eye has been drawn to the increasing number of discarded knotted plastic bags of dog dirt that are draped across the exposed branches of the undergrowth! This can only be the work
From David Lees:- I WAS astonished and disgusted by what I can only describe as a blatant example of exploitation on Mother's Day. I went to a local branch of a well known Wirral chain of flower shops on Sunday, arriving at approximately 12.55pm. The
Winners were Rhys Evans of Moreton, Shaun Pearson of St Helens, Kevin Coles of Wallasey (all Junior class), Christopher Reid of Irby (Intermediate) and Daniel Crawford of Upton (Senior class). Sand race dates for the 1999 season held on Leasowe Foreshore
THIS popular weekly column by welfare rights expert Jim Strang looks at evidence improperly obtained by an adjudication officer and the position of tribunals on this point. This follows on from a recent commissioner's decision COMMISSIONER'S DECISION
THE Volkswagen Golf GTI is to receive the 2.0-litre engine from the New VW Beetle, replacing the existing 1.8-litre unit, to bring extra refinement, more torque at low engine speeds and even better fuel consumption to the model. Prices of the GTI, though
VOLVO'S award winning used car programme has started 1999 bigger and better than ever before, with a brand new identity and product enhancements that set new standards in the industry. The Volvo Approved Used Car Programme, voted best in industry by What
WIRRAL veterinary surgeon Alan Leyland, who is currently President of the Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons, writes for the Wirral Globe. Readers with queries about their pets can write to Mr Leyland via the Wirral Globe office, Globe House, Catherine
CITROEN achieved record worldwide annual sales of close to one million vehicles last year, of which nearly 90,000 were in the UK, making the last two years the most successful for Citroen in its history and confirming the UK as the company's second largest
MERSEYSIDE'S first Eco-electric vans have hit the streets as part of the Mersey Tunnels drive for a cleaner environment. In tune with Merseytravel's environmental policy to reduce air pollution and congestion in Merseyside, the vans are another step on
HISTORY hatched out over the Easter Weekend when Old No 20 took to the rails again as a passenger tram on the route taken by the first trams in Europe to Woodside. It was both a milestone and a moving experience for the drivers and preservation enthusiasts
WIRRAL'S Volkswagen dealer Smith Knight Fay, of Mount Road, Bebington, are delighted to announce the arrival of the new Bora saloon 1.6 S, and 2-litre TDI in the showroom. With the introduction of this latest model, Volkswagen now offers customers buying
ARKING four decades as the world's favourite small car, the distinctive new Mini 40 Limited Edition combines elements from the 1960s with the very latest in style. The car comes in a choice of arresting new colours - Island Blue, Mulberry Red or Old English
THE government is planning to make major changes to the Legal Aid Scheme. It is proposing to remove Legal Aid for most personal injury claims. Instead of using public funding for claims for compensation for personal injury following an accident, the government
SUPERWOMAN Pam Pomford of Wirral Honda specialists Two Mills, raised over £2,000 for National Meningitis Trust when she went on a trip of a lifetime to take part in 'Desert Challenge 99.' Pam, who works in the marketing department at Two Mills, went on
Carlsberg West Cheshire League round-up with Ray Condliffe. CARLSBERG West Cheshire League Division Two side Heswall Reserves were celebrating, on Easter Monday, after winning the Wirral Amateur Cup with a 2-1 victory over Stork Reserves. In the Pyke
NEW Brighton stay third in the Jewsons National League Two, despite Saturday's 47-24 victory over Whitchurch at Reeds Lane. It's a tale of what might have been this season for the Blues, who have three games remaining, but seem unlikely to overtake Stourbridge
LOCAL RUGBY ROUND-UP by Andrew Stratton OLDERSHAW crashed 6-55 against Aldwinians in a re-arranged North West One League clash. Willy Gardner kicked two penalties, but the Wirral outfit lost their way entirely in the second-half. Wirral lost 10-19 at
WHEN his side gives their all during a match, Tranmere manager John Aldridge has the upmost praise for his players' effort - but when they throw in a lifeless display, letting a two goal lead slip to draw with lowly Oxford United, he can't hide his anger
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, April 8 - Deborah Sindle. Sunday, April 11 - James Yeardsley; Taia Doyle
FORMER Tranmere Rovers goalkeeper Eric Nixon's benefit match at Prenton Park has been postponed by the Wirral club - because the player has come out of retirement. The benefit game, originally scheduled for Tuesday, May 11, was due to feature a Tranmere
WALLASEY residents can meet police officers at an informal open meeting at St George's School, Claremount Road, on Wednesday, April 7, at 7.30pm. Merseyside Police Forum is an opportunity for the public to talk to the police about local issues, such as
WIRRAL'S rangers are launching a 'Friends of Arrowe Country Park' group to give park users a say in the future of the area. Paul Greenslade, the Senior Area Ranger for Mid-Wirral, said: "It gives us the opportunity to liaise with park users and them the
FANCY playing a frame of snooker with Steve Davis and at the same time raising vital funds for Claire House Children's Hospice? Wirral used car specialists 3 Counties of Hoylake Road, Moreton, are sponsoring a snooker night on April 10, Grand National
WIRRAL hairdresser Marian Gallagher (pictured here with model Kerry Sinnett) is at the cutting edge of her career after securing a place in a national competition. The 21-year-old stylist, who works in Wirral hairdressers Ian Henry, competed against 50
THERE are plans to form a Hoylake and District Conservation Society to protect the character of the town as well as the Caldy, West Kirby and Meols areas. This follows the demolition of the Orange Grove pub and the announcement that Minto House nursing
MORI pollsters are calling on eight hundred residents in the Neston and Ellesmere Port areas on behalf of the local authority to find out what the priorities are in the community. As well as looking for information on how householders rate the main services
WELL LANE Primary School, Birkenhead, celebrated its centenary by dressing up in period costume and decorating the school hall with memorabilia from yesteryear. The school was 100 years old on March 6 - although the current building is new. A time capsule
SAVE the last dance for me! Mayor Margaret Green takes the hand of her husband consort Bill at the Mayor's charity ball in the historical surroundings of Birkenhead Town Hall. Councillor Mrs Green thanked guests for attending saying money raised was much
RETIRED headmaster Cyril John Fishwick, aged 70, of Moreton Road, Upton, faces 36 allegations of indecent assault at St Joseph's Primary School, Upton, between 1967 and 1977. Wirral magistrates were handed a sick note and the case was adjourned until
AN elderly woman was found dead after a fire at a house in Wood Green Road, Woodchurch, Birkenhead, on Monday evening. All three emergency services were called. The 72-year-old woman, who has not been named, was found to have died at the scene following
WIN IT! The first WIN It recognition award has been presented to James Engineering on the North Cheshire Trading Estate. Our picture shows Group MD Ian James receiving the award from Mayor Margaret Green and Jim Wilkie, chair of Wirral Investment Network
RESIDENTS in a normally quiet residential lane in Barnston have presented their MP Ben Chapman with a petition over speeding cars along Whitehouse Lane. The Wirral South MP met householders and parents to hear their concern that motorists coming from
THE third remembrance service for babies who died before or after birth will be held in the chapel at Arrowe Park Hospital on Thursday, April 22, at 7.30pm. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting may have been lost
TERENCE Anthony Weedall, aged 35, of Woodward Road, Rock Ferry, has been remanded in custody for four weeks by Wirral magistrates charged with raping a 32-year-old woman at Birkenhead on March 19. A bail application was unsuccessful. WIRRAL magistrates
HER Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester officially opens Claire House children's hospice on Monday, April 19. Globe readers helped to pay for the purpose-built children's hospice in memory of schoolgirl Claire Cain, of Wallasey. It was paid for entirely
THERE are plans to form a Hoylake and District Conservation Society to protect the character of the town. This follows the demolition of the Orange Grove pub and the sale of an old school building, which Minto House nursing home is to close, after being
A WIRRAL sub-post master's wife has been jailed for two-and-a-half years. Elizabeth Roberts had been convicted by a Liverpool Crown Court jury in March of stealing almost £46,500. Jailing 48-year-old Roberts, judge Recorder Mark Turner said that over
DOES Wirral want a Mayor elected by the people; Cabinet style local government with back bench councillors? Wirral Charter 88 Group meets on Tuesday, April 13, to discuss John Prescott's proposal. All welcome. The meeting starts at 7.30pm in Overton Community
A WALLASEY woman has been awarded one of France's highest honours. Marjorie Shaw, who last year celebrated her 100th birthday, now lives at Calday Manor. She was presented with the Legion d'Honneur by the French Consul, Monsieur Yvan Besnard, at a ceremony
IT'S a Knock Out! Teams are invited to take part in the television-style challenge for charity at the Prenton Show on Prenton Dell Rugby Club ground on the afternoon of Saturday, July 3. It promises to be wild and wet. Contact Dermot McClusky,298 2795
EVERTON and Tranmere FC owner Peter Johnson played a big role in Saturday's 'Match of the Day' when he gave his daughter's hand away in marriage. Bride Katherine wed American fiance Raymond Eugeni in the parish church of St Saviours, Oxton. In a traditional
FANCY playing a frame of snooker with Steve Davis and at the same time raising vital funds for Claire House Children's Hospice? Wirral used car specialists 3 Counties of Hoylake Road, Moreton, are sponsoring a snooker night on April 10, Grand National
A WIRRAL man, who was arrested when he revisited the scene of his crime, was convicted of attempting to rob another man at Eastham Rake station. A Liverpool Crown Court jury found Paul Forbes guilty after a trial during which he admitted assaulting his
VICTORY for the Fielding family of Heswall family - a life-saving memorial has been erected to their son on the Chester High Road. It's a 40 mph sign near the spot where teenager Andrew was killed. Parents David and Pauline Fielding have been campaigning
DOCKERS' STRIKE, Take 2 in Birkenhead. Film makers have based themselves at the old Cammell Laird shipyard to make a movie on the Liverpool Dock Strike saga. Mersey Dock and Harbour Company refused permission for any filming to be done on their docks
A MERSEYSIDE police officer appeared at Liverpool Crown Court accused of raping a female colleague. Ian Douglas Ramsey, who was making his first appearance at the crown court, pleaded not guilty to raping the woman police officer at Upton in December
OPERATION Connor in Hoylake and Wallasey has arrested 83 bail busters and put them back before the courts. Police launched Connor in March and are hailing the Operation an outstanding success. The aim was to find and catch people, who were wanted on warrant
WIRRAL and Merseyside are to keep the top Euro Objective One cash following the Berlin Summit on Euro funding. The welcome news emerged during Nato attacks on Yugoslavia and was overshadowed in the media as a result. Merseyside, Cornwall, South Yorkshire
A YOUNG Wirral man has started a nine-month detention sentence after blinding another man in one eye. Lee Mottram struck out in anger when his victim intervened as he argued with his girlfriend and dragged her down the street. He hit 44-year-old Michael
ARMED response officers were called to Birkenhead on Monday after a man was seen brandishing a gun in the street. The weapon was not fired during the incident at Hinderton Road, Tranmere, just before 10pm on Monday. A 55-year-old local man has been arrested
'Benefit cuts would break promise to disabled people' FORMER Welfare Minister, Birkenhead's Labour MP Frank Field, yesterday criticised the Government's Welfare Reform plans regarding disability benefits. "The Government has already lost the argument
