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  • Bag snatch plague hits Birkenhead

    POLICE are warning women to be on their guard after recording 16 handbag snatches in just a month. And on Saturday a 14-year-old girl had a brand new mobile 'phone stolen when three youths snatched her carrier bag near Birkenhead's Conway Park railway

  • Community Noticeboard

    'OWLS, Red Squirrels and Wild Cats', a presentation by Malcolm Ingham, will entertain Wirral Bird Club on Thursday, January 25, at Kingsmead Hall, Bertram Drive, Hoylake, at 8pm. Visitors welcome. Call 632-2705 for details. POLICE in Wirral are calling

  • Lever mansion goes for sale

    ONE of the great private houses of the North West is up for sale for the first time this March. Thornton Manor, Wirral, seat of the Viscounts Leverhulme, is to be sold along with its contents, following the death of the third and last Viscount Leverhulme

  • Joyce goes for second glam title

    A WALLASEY woman is hoping to be crowned as the most glamorous grandmother in Great Britain at the final of a national competition. Joyce Whitfield will travel to Scarborough next month to battle it out for the prestigious title. Started up by Butlin's

  • Prepare to enjoy your retirement

    AS we approach retirement, most of us will be looking forward to enjoying the fruits of a lifetime's hard work. Nobody likes to worry about getting ill or losing their independence. After all, we can take comfort from the fact that the tax we have paid

  • Authority's ignorance did nothing to ease suffering

    AS a close-knit family, we were deeply saddened when a loved family member was diagnosed with the muscle-wasting illness Motor Neurone Disease early in 1999. As this terminal illness is so rare and uncommon, it is with great regret to have to put into

  • Pound is only a bit of metal

    WHAT a sad, horrible and pathetic attitude shown in Geoff Morris' letter about 'Euro Loons'. I have grandparents who fought in both world wars and we remember all of the people who died in the war on November 11 each year. That does not mean we despise

  • Ice take responsibility for your own safety

    I WAS sorry to read in the Wirral Globe about the problems experienced by Mr Cawthron and his wife during the recent icy conditions on the roads. He asked why side roads were untreated and said taxi drivers had refused to take fares along the untreated

  • Frost wipes out West Cheshire programme

    HARD frost played havoc with Saturday's Carlsberg West Cheshire League programme with just three games completed and none of the five scheduled Senior Cup ties taking place. The league action was confined to Division Two, where Poulton Victoria Reserves

  • Tennis pair aim for the top

    TWO Wheelchair tennis players from Wirral Tennis Centre in Bidston have made a New Year Resolution to be the very best. Mark Eccleston, 31, is currently ranked number three in the world in wheelchair singles, having won both the Japan and Dutch Opens

  • What a waste of time!

    UNIBOND Division One leaders Vauxhall Motors suffered a wasted afternoon on Saturday when their league match away at Yorkshire club Guiseley was called off less than an hour before kick-off. With the rest of the day's programme already frozen off, Motors

  • Fixture backlog looming

    THE wipeout of the weekend rugby union programme with the exception of New Brighton's game has left local clubs with a fixture backlog. It is hoped for a full resumption this Saturday as Hoylake face their big date at Runcorn in the Tetley Vase. The two

  • Local football results and fixtures

    SOUTH WIRRAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Results: All games postponed Fixtures: Saturday January 27: Robin Hodgson Division: Bronze Social v Manor Athletic, Hope Farm v Charing Cross, Merebrook Social v Mersey Ferries, Rangers Breaks v Grange Athletic, Vanser v Tricorn

  • Blues are back in promotion picture

    NEW Brighton put themselves firmly back into the promotion frame with victory in a tremendous Reeds Lane battle with Yorkshire rivals Sandal on Saturday. The game went ahead only after a morning ground inspection determined the pitch playable but despite

  • ROVERS IN BLUE HEAVEN

    THIS weekend sees the game Tranmere Rovers fans have been looking forward to for 33 years the Mersey derby cup clash against Everton. One fan who will be missing the match, though, is Tranmere Rovers owner and former Everton supremo Peter Johnson. In

  • FOUR STAR DEBUT

    Widnes Rugby Union Swansea & District u13 0 Lancashire u13 0 FOUR of the Widnes u13 team, Alan Carr, Jack Cosgrove, Kev Farrow and Andy White, made their Lancashire debuts in South Wales at the weekend. In this titanic battle, between two well-matched

  • LIFE BAN THREAT FOR TICKET CHEATS

    THE Vikings have threatened to issue life bans to anyone found using childrens tickets to get into matches. "We have evidence of adults gaining entrance to our home league matches using Junior Viking season tickets. Any person caught abusing the discounted

  • REWARD FOR STOLEN PURSE

    A YOUNG girl had her purse and mobile phone stolen on Saturday night. The 17-year-old girl was with her friends at the taxi rank in Runcorn Old Town at approximately 11 o'clock. Whilst waiting, a group of youths staring fighting nearby. After the trouble

  • Give us extra police

    ANGRY Hoylake residents are demanding extra police in the town to combat a rising tide of vandalism. Councillors, traders and residents met police officers at a public meeting last week to complain that more and more incidents were being reported particularly

  • Closure plan to solve car chaos

    A BUSY Wirral junction is closing for two nights while work to ease traffic congestion takes place. Spital crossroads, which has been under reconstruction for almost five months, will be closed on Friday, February 2, and Saturday, February 3, between

  • Wirral grabs share of £4bn school bonanza

    WIRRAL pupils and nine local schools are set to benefit from the government's new plans to rebuild or refurbish educational establishments throughout the area. The Wirral Local Education Authority (LEA) has been allocated funds to enable the refurbishment

  • Tragedy of bride-to-be crushed by lorry

    A MAN has given an emotional tribute to the fiancee who was tragically killed when a lorry toppled onto her car in Birkenhead. Lesley Clark, aged 30, was killed instantly when the 20-ton truck crushed her Vauxhall Corsa in Chester Street, Birkenhead,

  • 70 jobs go at oil plant

    THE planned closure of a Birkenhead oil plant, with the loss of 70 jobs, has been described by a local MP as a perfect example of the 'north-south divide'. Frank Field MP was commenting on the closure of the Mobil Oil plant and told the Globe:: "The facilities

  • Have your repairs done the fast and friendly way

    A WELCOMING smile and a friendly atmosphere are just two of the features that make Dutton Independent Repairs Limited stand out among car maintenance specialists. Even more important is the cost effective car maintenance that Dutton's bring to every job

  • Workers face two-week jobs torment

    Biscuit factory staff must wait for decision on their future A DECISION on the future of more than 900 Wirral jobs has been delayed until February. A meeting was due to be held on Monday after which an announcement would be made on the future of the Horizon

  • NEW PLAY

    A FUTURISTIC version of Twelfth Night is being staged at the Queens Hall next month. Kaboodle Productions presents Malvolio at 7pm on Saturday, February 10. Set in the future, this Shakespearian tale finds fool for love captive Malvolio and his fool for

  • GET IN LINE

    IT is fun, friendly and a great way to keep fit. You don't need a partner and you can make lots of new friends! Line dancing is fast becoming one of the most popular new hobbies. Many men and women who live on their own have discovered a lively new social

  • Computer firms hit by credit fraud

    MERSEYSIDE Police are warning businesses to be on their guard when dealing with companies from the former Soviet Union. The International Crime Unit is investigating a number of complaints made by computer companies throughout Merseyside. The small businesses

  • Public get peep at park plans

    A MEETING to discuss the planned restoration of Birkenhead Park will be held on Saturday morning. It will give local people a chance to look at Wirral Council's plans for spending grant money awarded awarded to the park last year from the Heritage Lottery

  • New name threatens charity

    A VITAL community service may be only three months away from closure because of a change of name. Wallasey Council for Voluntary Service, the oldest serving CVS on Wirral, is waiting for essential funding to be approved after it re-named itself the Wirral

  • Rail death a mystery

    BRITISH Transport Police admit that the death of a 17-year-old boy on a Wirral railway line is still a mystery. Matthew Emmerson's body was found on the line between Green Lane and Rock Ferry shortly after 6.30am on Saturday, September 16. Police have

  • GILL'S GRILL SHOCK SPEEDS BIRTH

    A PENSBY woman was so shocked when her kitchen set on fire that she had a baby! Gill Groves, of Portal Road, was in the house with daughter Hannah, aged six, and five-year-old Jack when the blaze broke out last week. She told the Globe: "It was my lamb

  • Make it difficult for that thief

    WHATEVER security devices you have fitted to your car, there are always ways of ensuring you do not become a victim of vehicle crime. Glass etching is a simple way to reduce the chances of your car being stolen and to increase the chances of it being

  • On track of integrated transport

    MR Brian Copeland in his letter to the Globe on December 20 expressed dismay that the new ferry terminal for Birkenhead "does not seem to provide any involvement with the railway." I am happy to inform Mr Copeland that for the past year or so the council

  • Must folk be injured before roads are repaired?

    WELL done Wirral Globe! Your issue of January 10 contained a scathing letter about the state of pavements in Heswall High Street and the unfortunate accident suffered by an elderly lady. Lo and behold, Thursday midday a wagon arrives at the very scene

  • People have voted with their pens

    NOW that Christmas is over, it would be interesting to see how many people in Oxton and district actually received cards with the ridiculous Prenton address. We received none like this; the only post we receive with the aberrant Prenton on it is from

  • Could we really manage without Europe?

    I WRITE with reference to Geoff Morris' letter about Euro Loons (Globe, January 10). I wish that I could agree with him when he says we could manage without the loons of Europe. Sadly, owing to the continual mismanagement of our great industries, the

  • No way to boost a leisure park

    I RECEIVED a parking fine on Friday, January 12, at the Warner Village Cinema at Conway Park, Birkenhead. I am absolutely livid, as there is no other car park in Birkenhead that charges at 7pm. I can understand that to charge during the normal working

  • Using 'phones in cars is as bad as drink driving

    WHEN is the government going to do something about the use of mobile phones while driving a car? Last year I was involved in three near-misses while driving my car - and each time the other driver was using a mobile. Already this year my newborn baby

  • Best birds

    NEW Brighton Blue Birds rugby team had cause to celebrate this week after two of its players were named in the north west regional representative squad. Number Eight Sam Walker and flanker Emma Bolton have been called up following trials at Vale of Lune

  • UNLUCKY 13 FOR CHEMICS

    West Cheshire Football League Division One Newton 3 General Chemicals 2 THIS was really an unlucky 13th for the Runcorn side as they travelled to Newton, led the game for most of the 90 minutes and came away with nothing. In fairness Newton have signed

  • HEADING FOR THE BIG TIME

    A LOCAL footballer is set to become the most expensive non-league player in history with at least six top clubs chasing his signature. Gary Fletcher, from Widnes, a striker for Conference side Northwich Victoria, is valued at least £250,000. And the cash-strapped

  • MYSTERY BLAZE HITS NIGHTCLUB

    A LICENSEE this week vowed to continue plans to open a new upmarket nightclub - despite an arson attack. Ian Ross is determined to turn the former Storeys derelict building in Victoria Square, Widnes, pictured above, into a thriving entertainment venue

  • RAIDERS ROB WOMAN OF PENSION

    TWO conmen have callously duped an elderly woman by posing as officials from British Gas. The scam took place on Friday, at about 4pm at the victim's home in Bellhouse Road, Halton View in Widnes. The two offenders tricked their way in by claiming they

  • JOBS BONANZA!

    HUNDREDS of jobs are still on offer at Halton's giant ICL 2001 computer census centre, it was revealed this week. The first batch of staff moved into the Catalyst document processing centre on Monday. The site is expected to be fully operational by March

  • DIANA BUTLER ON BAIL

    PRINCESS Diana's former butler was held at Runcorn police station last week, on suspicion of stealing some of her personal belongings. Paul Burrell, 42, was arrested at his cottage in Farndon, near Chester, by officers from Scotland Yard. Seven officers

  • MAN HURT IN FACTORY EXPLOSION

    AN explosion at an aluminium smelting furnace left a Widnes man injured last week. The 40-year-old worker was loading metal into the furnace when a blast ripped through M&J Burns of Ditton Road in the early hours of Thursday morning. He was taken

  • Controversial field targeted by vandals

    A HESWALL field that hit the headlines last year has been the target of vandalism. And it is feared the three horses now being kept in the field are in serious danger. Glass has been dropped in the field and in the horses' water trough, cables have been

  • Foundation of faith for 'new' church

    THE BISHOP of Birkenhead was on hand on Sunday to lay the foundation stone for the rebuilding of the Emmanuel Church, in New Brighton. The original foundation stone was re-laid to mark the rebuilding of the church on Seabank Road. The demolition of the

  • Workers face two-week jobs torment

    Biscuit factory staff must wait for decision on their future A DECISION on the future of more than 900 Wirral jobs has been delayed until February. A meeting was due to be held on Monday after which an announcement would be made on the future of the Horizon

  • Concern over jobs cut

    UNION officials and Wirral MPs have expressed concern over plans by civil engineering company Smit Land & Marine to cut 45 jobs. The company says that, as a result of a restructuring programme, the jobs will be lost at its two sites in Bromborough

  • Jury convicts post office thief

    A WIRRAL post office assistant has been convicted of stealing almost £136,000 by dishonestly using DSS benefit books. A Liverpool Crown Court jury took just over an hour to convict Angela Edwards of 82 theft offences spanning 16 months until she was trapped

  • MUSIC COLLEGE

    ONE of the finest music colleges in Europe is returning to Halton. The Royal Northern College of Music Sinfonia will be performing at the Queens Hall at 7.30pm on Saturday, February 3. It is the first concert in this year's Halton Music Society season

  • FEEDBACK RETURNS

    THE monthly 'Feedback' showcase gig returns this week. Two local bands - The Fetch and Warped - will be performing on Friday, January 26 at the Victoria pub in Ann Street, Widnes. The entertainment starts around 9pm.

  • CHARITY CABARET

    A CHARITY cabaret is being held to raise funds for lifesaving equipment at Clatterbridge Hospital. The event takes place on Wednesday, January 31 at 7.45pm in Halton British Legion, Main Street, Halton Village. Three artists have offered to give their

  • WESTON - A YEAR AFTER TOXIC CHEMICAL SCARE

    ABANDONED Weston village is slowly coming back to life, 12 months after it was torn apart by a toxic gas scare. Families in 200 homes fled when ICI discovered the chemical waste product hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD) had seeped into some properties beside