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  • Charity tee

    GOLFERS are being urged to support North West Cancer Research Fund's Charity Golf Day at Wallasey Golf Club on Sunday, April, 29. For more details and to enter, call 630-5887.

  • Meet our Mum in a Million

    OFF to sunny Spain is the Wirral Globe/HSA Mum in a Million award winner Tina Smith, from Liscard. Tina was the winner of the competition and won four tickets for the three-day trip to Bilbao with P&O. The award went to Tina for the hard work and

  • £1.2m anniversary 'gift' for A&E unit

    THE Accident and Emergency Department at Arrowe Park Hospital is to receive a major £1.2 million facelift in time for its 20th anniversary. The eight month project, to upgrade more than half of the Department, starts shortly and is scheduled for completion

  • Centre gift could 'buy time' for heart patients

    THE Pyramids Shopping Centre now has its very own life-saving equipment to 'buy time' until paramedic help arrives. A fully automated defibrillator costing over £2,500 and partly funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) was given to the shopping centre

  • Fruity fiver!

    TAKE Five mascot Fiver! will be handing out free portions of fruit and vegetables to ferry passengers on the River Mersey on Friday (April 6). In order to promote World Health Day the following day, the pink bunny will be at the Pier Head, Liverpool,

  • Steve is right on cue

    SIX times world snooker champion Steve Davis is to launch this year's EuroWirral Fit For Business challenge. The legendary snooker star, who dominated the game during the 1980s and is still a top player, will be guest of honour at a lunch at the Bowler

  • It's a record

    CHARITABLE bikers gathered on Sunday to deliver Easter treats to needy children... and may have broken a British record along the way. Wirral's 21st annual 'Egg Run' saw an estimated 16,000 motor cyclists take to the road with chocolate eggs and donations

  • Family donation

    A GENEROUS donation of £500 has been made to St John's Hospice in Wirral. After planting a tree at Landican Cemetery in memory of Linda Ann Yates, her husband, son Edward and daughter Samantha presented the personal donation to Helen Squires, hospice

  • Ashville pay the price

    ASHVILLE paid the price on Saturday for fielding a weakened side at Cammell Laird, who remain unbeaten on course for the Division One title thanks to a 5-1 success. Julian Pepper and Alan Goodall each hit a brace for Lairds, who also had Alan McDonald

  • Burns sails to victory

    ALAN Burns in Skukusa led the Channel One Handicap in Liverpool Yacht Club racing on the Mersey on Sunday, with John Gleeson second in Salena. Division Two went to Doug McGarvie in Argo ahead of Stan Edge in Skysmoke. Bill Thompson in Night Flyer was

  • Triple victors

    JAMES Douglas, in Bogtrotter II, and Alistair Davidson in Just Deeserts, both chalked up hat-tricks when Dee Sailing Club opened their new season with warm-up events on the Dee Estuary at the weekend. Competition was excellent in a cold, south easterly

  • Will sails to a double success

    WILL Thompson in his Dart El Loco won twice as Dee Sailing Club completed their first ever Winter Series on the Dee Estuary. Thompson clinched the overall award ahead of Ian Blair in a B14 and Barry Arnison in another Dart. Hoylake dinghy races were won

  • Late call off does not impress Park

    BIRKENHEAD Park were far from happy after their South Lancashire/Cheshire match at Birchfield was called off less than hour before kick-off. Birchfield claimed the pitch was unfit after rain and, although the referee and Park were prepared to play, the

  • WALLASEY SUNDAY JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE

    RESULTS - Sunday, April 1: Under 11: N/Brighton Saints Rvrs 4, B'head YC 0; Glenavon 2, Greenleas Celtic 1; Greenleas 9, Wirral Scorpions 0; Parkfield 0, Victoria Colts 8; Wallasey Wndrs 2, Olympic 2; Ridgeview 4, Upton FC 4. Under-11 Knock-Out Cup Final

  • WALLASEY & DISTRICT SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE

    RESULTS - Sunday, April 1, Wirral Premier Cup: Queen's 2, ADS Graphics 0. Premier Division: Poulton Royal 7, Saddle 1; Stanley Vaults 1, Parkfield 2; St Joseph's 1, Gt Float Soc 0. Division One: Old Market 4, Black Horse 3; Plough 2, Pilot Boat 2; King's

  • WIRRAL SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE

    RESULTS - Sunday, April 1: Challenge Cup (2nd Rd): Fairfield 4, Wirral Ath 1; Farmers Arms 2, Halfway Prenton 5; Hoylake 2, Cat 4. Challenge Cup (3rd Rd): Nova 2, Stirrup 4; Port Sunlight 2, Lancelyn 6. Division One: Prenton Dell 2, Ship 3; Old House

  • Eastham Lodge Golf Club Captains

    EASTHAM Lodge Golf Club's new Captains will be Roy Walker and Kath Griffin. Roy, a member of the club for 14 years with a handicap of 22, is a former member of the General Council and Chairman of the House Committee. He and his wife, Gwen, have three

  • BEBINGTON DARTS LEAGUE

    RESULTS: Tuesday, March 27, Division One Play-Off: Gt Eastern 5, Merseybus 4. Division Two: Victoria Lodge 4, Laird Veterans 5. Thursday, March 29, Division Two Plate Final: St John's 'A' 8, St John's 'B' 1. Division One Plate (Semi-finals): Bebington

  • Vote for your Tranmere Rovers Player of the Season . . .

    IF you want to vote for your favourite Tranmere Player of the Season, you can now do so by calling our special phoneline or on-line at our website. To vote, simply call our special Tranmere Rovers Player of the Year poll line on 0906210 2111. You will

  • Eight games to avoid big drop

    Tranmere Rovers . . . . . . . . .1, Fulham . . . . . . . . . 4 Attendance:12.362 THERE is nothing like being kicked when you are down. Fulham's unsympathetic 4-1 beating of Tranmere Rovers leaves the Wirral side licking its wounds at the bottom of the

  • SHEEDY: I LOVE THE HOTSEAT!

    SOME might accuse Kevin Sheedy of masochism when he tells you that, despite Tranmere Rovers peering dangerously into the Nationwide League Division One relegation abyss, he's enjoying the hot seat. Tranmere have not snatched a point in three difficult

  • Dealers fail to wise up to the web

    CAR dealers are failing to make the most of the sales opportunities offered by the web, with one in four of them still not having a website. These are the findings from a special survey into the online marketing strategies of dealers conducted by CAP

  • Residents oppose plan for houses on Green Belt

    CAMPAIGNERS are fighting plans to build more houses on a stretch of Wirral Green Belt land. Local residents and councillors fear that if McAlpines Homes' plans are approved it will mean the beginning of the end for Saughall Massie's green spaces. The

  • Call response times key to future of fire stations

    THE House of Commons was told last week about the concerns of Wirral residents over the possible downgrading of Heswall and West Kirby fire stations. Wirral South MP, Ben Chapman, raised his constituents' concerns about the proposed change to day manning

  • Frightened cashier may have checked out £7,000 in goods

    A STORE assistant who allowed shoppers through the check-out without paying claimed he had been threatened with violence if he did not co-operate. Andrew Peter Holmes, aged 21, of Wordsworth Avenue, Rock Ferry, admitted six allegations of theft of goods

  • Residents win first round in building battle

    A PLANNING committee decision on whether a housing development at Carlett Park should go ahead has been deferred after residents objected. Local concerns about the potential build-up of traffic through Eastham's medieval village if the development was

  • Brookside's Mick backs foster plea

    BROOKSIDE star, Louis Emerick, is helping launch a new Barnardo's video aimed at giving the chance of a new life to disabled children in Wirral. Louis - alias Mick Johnson in the popular soap - appears in the new video entitled 'What Have You Done Today

  • Hospital day staff should 'free up' parking spots

    A READER came up with a solution to Arrowe Park Hospital's parking problem (Globe, March 28). Well done! Even better, though, why not make the centre parking area free for the first four hours, thereafter £5 per hour? That should make those day shift

  • Commuter's concern over West Kirby trains

    THIS letter is directed to the Chief Executive of Merseyrail Electrics. I have recently started using the Wirral Line on a regular basis and have been very disappointed with the number of cancellations of West Kirby trains, as well as delays to this service

  • Frank words of wisdom from a local bobby

    WELL Citizen, it seems you've figured me out. I seem to fit neatly into the category where you have placed me. I am stereotyped, standardised, characterised, classified, grouped and always typical. Unfortunately, I can never figure you out . . . From

  • Thank you

    I WOULD like to thank all the people who came to my aid after a nasty accident outside Sainsbury's Woodchurch Road store on Tuesday, March 20, particularly the 19-year-old girl from Moreton whose name I didn't get. H. Wilson, Home Farm Road, Woodchurch

  • Walkers and cyclists should keep apart

    WHILE I do not condone the rudeness displayed by some users of the cycle path at Harrison Drive, New Brighton (Globe, March 21), presumably the path was built for the sole use of cyclists. If walkers kept to the walkway directly parallel to the sea wall

  • Horses more important than people?

    WHAT is so important about horses? Do they pay more rates than we two-legged animals? Some years ago, when my grandchildren were toddlers, I wrote to Wirral Council pointing out the dangers of crossing Arrowebrook Road to get into Arrowe Park with all

  • Spend on street lights not mobile phones!

    LIKE many other people in Wallasey, I have recently received the latest demand for Council Tax from Wirral Borough Council. I was shocked at the level of increase and, to make matters worse, I understand that Wirral residents are now paying more than

  • Win tickets to top show

    A MAGICAL stage adaption of popular novel 'The Hobbit' is coming to the Liverpool Empire. From Tuesday April 10 - Saturday April 14, theatregoers can enjoy Glyn Robbins' play based on the internationally renowned fantasy work by JRR Tolkein. Since 1999

  • Lauries latest

    AN open meeting is to be held in St Laurence's Parish Centre in Claughton Road, Birkenhead, on Wednesday, April 18, starting at 7.30pm. Developments of The Lauries Project, a new venture proposed by the community, will be discussed. Flying start CLWYD

  • Charity's plea for walkers

    A MAJOR disability charity is looking for walkers to help raise sponsorship for the annual Wirral Coastal Walk. The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign funds research into cures for the disabling and life threatening muscle waste condition - and they need you

  • Award 'tribute to workers'

    A SERVICE at Wirral and West Cheshire Community NHS Trust has been awarded a coveted Charter Mark - the second time the Women's and Sexual Health service has been recognised. Dr Katy Kidd, head of the service, said: "The Charter Mark is a tribute to the

  • COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD SHORTS

    A LOCAL cricket club is appealing for former players. firends and opponents to step forward to help it celebrate its centenary later this spring. It was on May 18, 1901, that the first recorded game of cricket was played at Old Greasby Road, Upton, and

  • Filmfest night

    HESWALL Film Society presents its 2001 Cheese, Wine and Film Evening at Heswall Hall on Wednesday, April 25, at 7.30pm. Doors open at 7pm for the showing of 'East is East' Tickets are priced £6.50 from any committee member. Ring 342 4725 for further details

  • Sell-out

    HOYLAKE Inner Wheel Club's recent charity concert was a complete sell-out with music from Wirral Community Wind Band and the 3rd Wallasey Boys' Brigade Caribbean Sound Band. And a total of £700 was raised for local charities and the Club thanks all those

  • Club revamp

    NEW Ferry Youth Club is celebrating its revamped look following a refurbishment including a new computer room. The work was completed by members of Bebington Rotary Club, who spent hours carrying out the necessary work, with numerous local tradespeople

  • At the double

    AN Upton primary school has hit a double top with two special awards for their education achievements. Last Friday St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was awarded the prestigious 'Investors in People', which recognises the performance management of the

  • In the running for BT honours

    THE BT North West Athletic Championships will take place at The Oval Sports Centre in Bebington on Saturday, May 19. The event is open to athletes of all ages, abilities and those with disabilities. The aim is to provide a new showcase of talent from

  • Don't see red . . .

    LOCAL off-licence chain Bargain Booze has begun its own 'Don't Drink and Drive' campaign. The off-licences are clamping wheels of cars (using plastic shields held on to the car wheel with elastic bands) and parking tickets to promote the message. Recipients

  • Grants for Wirral project

    A WIRRAL project has benefited from a boost for the arts and cultural industries that includes major backing from the region's Objective One programme. Wirral CVS Community Arts Sector Development has received a ERDF grant of £10,000. They are one of

  • Botanic dates

    EVENTS at Ness Botanic Gardens during April are: Saturday, April 7, 9am-11am, Spring Garden Walk, cost £7 (non season ticket), £3.50 (season ticket), includes tea/coffee and pastries; Sunday, April 29, 2pm, Lecture: The Rhododendron Story by Mr Ken Hulme

  • Save money on your bills

    DID you know that 35 per cent of the heat in your home is lost through the walls and that 25 per cent is lost through the roof? By insulating your home you can stop the heat escaping and - keep your home warm and cosy; - reduce your fuel bills by up to

  • Firm celebrates

    BIRKENHEAD-based Action MultiMedia, ICT and internet specialist, is celebrating a major success after boosting its turnover by 302 per cent. The company achieved eighth position out of the top 50 companies in the North and is the fastest growing technology

  • Let Age Concern boost your income

    ACROSS the country, Age Concern is helping older people put an extra £50 million in their pockets with Age Concern Wirral contributing £500,000 to this figure in 1999. And with the launch of the charity's Your Rights Week on Friday, Age Concern Wirral

  • How changes to personal injury rules may affect you

    This column is written by Andrew Newton, a partner at Maxwell Entwistle & Byrne solicitors, who is a member of the Law Society's specialist Personal Injury Panel and is based at the practice's West Kirby office:- AFTER the abolition of Legal Aid in

  • Dawn of a new media age for college

    GROUND-BREAKING writer and producer Phil Redmond was joined by familiar TV faces to open Birkenhead Sixth Form College's new performing arts and media studies centre. The new development contains state-of-the-art facilities for performing arts, music

  • Brookside's Mick backs search for foster carers

    BROOKSIDE star, Louis Emerick, is helping launch a new Barnardo's video aimed at giving the chance of a new life to disabled children in Wirral. Louis - alias Mick Johnson in the popular soap - appears in the new video entitled 'What Have You Done Today

  • Library stays closed

    HESWALL Library has extended its Easter closure from Monday, April 9, to April 19, for re-decoration, refurbishment and completion of a council 'One-Stop-Shop'.

  • Unilever is committed to Wirral - chairman

    UNILEVER UK has confirmed its commitment to Wirral. Chairman Richard Greenhalgh met with Wirral South MP Ben Chapman at the House of Commons to reassure him of Unilever's continued presence in Port Sunlight. Recently a number of jobs moved out of the

  • Manx Airlines winner

    ANNE PAYNE, of Oxton, is off to the Isle of Man courtesy of the recent Wirral Globe competition organised in conjunction with Manx Airlines.

  • Help trace our heritage

    THE genetic heritage of Wirral people is to be traced by BBC2 with the University College London and the University of Nottingham. They are looking for 100 men who live in or are from Wirral and are able to trace their father's father to the same area

  • Gardens open to public

    A WIRRAL garden is open to the public this Sunday as part of the National Gardens Scheme. Briarfield Gardens, Rake Lane, Burton, will be helping to raise money for charities including MacMillan Cancer Relief and Claire House. Between 2pm-5pm, the public

  • Dodgy disc tipped off police

    A WOMAN found driving a stolen car claimed she had bought it for £250 from a man outside the car auctions in Ellesmere Port. She also claimed to have bought a tax disc from a different vehicle from the same person for £10, Wirral magistrates heard. Amanda

  • MP points finger at main Parties

    I DO not believe that the vast majority of my constituents, some of whom wrote to me, have been best served by the way the latest council tax rise was arrived at. I have written to the leader of all three political parties to complain that their respective

  • Saints go for title

    SECOND-half goals by Anthony Fry and Gary Brown saw Wallasey & District Sunday Football League side The Queens deservedly through to the Wirral FA Premier Cup quarter-finals against ADS Graphics. Meanwhile, St Joseph's maintained their title surge

  • Matt's strike maintains title course

    MATT Haddrell's first goal for Vauxhall Motors proved to be enough to bring his side all three points against determined Kendal Town at Rivacre Road on Saturday. The narrow win against the struggling Cumbrians keeps the Motormen right on course for a

  • Queens through to semi-finals

    QUEENS Park, of the Houlihan's Birkenhead Sunday Football League, booked their place in the Wirral Cup semi-finals with a 3-0 triumph at Dingwall. John Thompson hit a brace of goals, Phillip Hughes the other. Archers Social suffered extra-time heartbrak

  • Fancy becoming a results collator?

    THE Carlsberg West Cheshire Football League is looking for a results service provider. This involves the collating of results and goalscorers which are phoned through by member clubs. This information is then forwarded to the local press and relevant

  • 16-goal cup thriller!

    A CUP tie that produces 16 goals is either a total annihilation or a thriller - and the clash between Royal Liver and Exmouth in the Birkenhead Saturday Football League Robert Moore, Nicolas, Jones Cup was most definitely a nail-biter! Exmouth thought

  • Two sent-off as Blues go for promotion

    New Brighton . . . . . . . . . . . 37 pts, Nuneaton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 pts NEW Brighton found top form once more to stroll to a crushing rugby triumph over Nuneaton on Saturday - and leave fans wondering how they had managed to lose to

  • EASTHAM & DISTRICT SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE

    RESULTS - Sunday, April 1, Under 16: Vauxhall 3, W/Kirby Wasps 1; Heygarth Utd 0, Hope Farm Hotspurs 7; Shore Villa 7, Princes Villa 1; Heswall 1, Ashville 3; Heswall 0, Parkdale 3; Shore Villa 8, W/Kirby Wasps 2; Vauxhall 4, Princes Villa 1; Shaftesbury

  • HOULIHAN'S BIRKENHEAD SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE

    RESULTS - Wirral Premier Cup: Archers Soc 2, De Cordova Octel 2 (Octel win 4-2 on pens); Pelican 1, Ship Inn 0; Dingwall 0, Queen's Park 3. Premier Division: Kel 1, Royal Sun Alliance 0; Shaftesbury 1, Rock Ferry Soc 7; Brow 0, Dock Hotel 1; Parkdale

  • SOUTH WIRRAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

    RESULTS: Saturday, March 31, South Wirral Challenge Cup (1st Rd):- Mersey Ferries 2, Hope Farm 3. Robin Hodgson Division: Vanser FC 4, Tricorn 3; Grange Ath 2, Bronze Soc 1; Manor Ath 1, Rangers Breaks 0; Merebrook Soc 3, Avon Ath 3. Concorde Trophies

  • BIRKENHEAD & WIRRAL AF (SATURDAY) FOOTBALL LEAGUE

    RESULTS: Saturday, March 31, RMNJ Cup (1st Rd) - Archers 0, Abbotsford 11; Delta 0, North Star 6; Pacific 6, The Hornblower 4; Parkfield BA 3, OVFC 3 (OVFC win 4-2 on pens); Parkfield BA Res 1, Abbotsford Yth 5; Royal Liver 7, The Exmouth 9; Seven Stiles

  • CARLSBERG WEST CHESHIRE LEAGUE

    RESULTS - Wednesday, March 28, Division One: Ashville 3, Poulton Vics 3; Christleton 1, Blacon YC 0; Heswall 4, Capenhurst Villa 1; Mond Rgrs 0, Gen Chemicals 2; Vauxhall 1, Helsby 0. Division Two: Cammell Laird 0, West Kirby 0; Upton AA 2, Castrol Social

  • Arsenal inflict cup final misery on Rovers Ladies

    Arsenal Ladies . . . . 3, Tranmere Rovers Ladies . . . . . 0 IT was so near and yet so far for Tranmere Ladies, on Sunday, as they were outgunned by a classy Arsenal side. The match, played at the Deva Stadium, Chester, gave Arsenal the cup for the fourth

  • Two more join company's long service club

    A STUDY has revealed that nearly a third of North West drivers have not had an eye test for 10 years. This figure is higher than the national average of 23 per cent figures which equate to eight million drivers in the UK who could be unaware that they

  • Walkers demand access to riverfront

    CAMPAIGNERS continued to battle for public access to the Twelve Quays' development with a demonstration on the Mersey waterfront last Saturday. People from over 50 national and regional heritage groups gathered outside the metal fences that block public

  • Globe website hits top 84,000

    WIRRAL Globe website thisiswirral has almost doubled its traffic over the last month with more than 84,000 hits. Visitors to the site will find all the latest news, features and sport along with where to go out in the area and much, much more. The site

  • MP slams 'irresponsible' magazine for drug article

    A LOCAL MP has slammed a magazine for publishing an article about a drug which killed a Wirral man two years ago. Wirral South MP Ben Chapman has called Bizarre magazine 'irresponsible' after it published an article about the legal drug Gamma Hydroxy

  • SIGN UP TO SAVE A LIFE!

    THE Wirral Globe is calling on the people of the borough to sign up to save a life today... All readers should have received an organ donor form In a recent mail-out from Wirral Council and the Globe is asking that you fill it in and return it as soon

  • Thetis: Families search for the whole truth

    I WRITE on behalf of the Thetis Families Association. HMS Thetis was a submarine built at Cammell Laird in 1939 and sent on trials in Liverpool bay off Anglesey. After torpedo trials, it never surfaced - and 99 of the 103 men on board perished. There

  • Double solution

    RE: 'Grass Verge Parking' on Townmeadow, Moreton (Globe, March 21). Wirral Council has come up with some ideas for not parking. May I make a suggestion? Use the school playground for a CAR PARK during 'letting out' time or (I hear you all screaming) ask

  • Solution to stop these idiots

    IDIOTS have completely wrecked some of the new bus shelters just erected in the Maryland Lane/Millhouse Lane area of Wallasey. Maybe the only solution for such mindless idiots is to remove the shelters completely, so that everyone, including them, are

  • In search of relatives

    WOULD any readers be able to help me with my family history research? I am trying to trace relatives or friends of Nancy Snow and Nellie Carter who lived in New Brighton and were my Great Aunts. Also, my great grandmother, Annie Maud Murray (sometimes

  • Services no better

    WIRRAL'S Labour-controlled council has raised council tax well above the rate of inflation for many years. With the large increases we have been paying, the public of Wirral should have seen vast improvements. But not so. You only have to read the letters

  • Poets wanted

    BUDDING Byrons and Wordsworths have the chance to share their talent with the nation thanks to an annual poetry competition. It is time for local poets to enter their work for possible inclusion in this year's National Poetry Anthology. One poet will

  • Gaz grooves

    LOCAL group, Gaz & The Groovers, are to play dates throughout Wirral this month. The group, who play a mix of soul, funk and rhythm & blues, will be at: D'Arcy Monaghan's, Marine Promenade, New Brighton (691 1204) on Friday, April 6. Grange Country

  • Golden sheep is spotted at Floral

    WEST Kirby Light Opera Society promises 'The Best of all Possible Shows' with it's next production. It brings Leonard Bernstein's musical 'Candide' to the Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, from April 25-28. A gold-painted wooden sheep, 60-strong

  • Thanks

    A FLAG day held in Wirral raised over £1,700 for Barnados. Barnados send out a big thank you to all the volunteers who helped and members of the public who contributed during the event last autumn.

  • Their number is up!

    WINNERS of the Hoylake Cottage Hospital 150 Club draw for March are: 1st No 14 winning £150; 2nd No 75, £50; 3rd No 55, £25.

  • Castle Singers

    ARTHRITIS Care (West Wirral) present a concert by the Castle Singers at Heswall Hall next Wednesday (April 11). It starts at 7.45pm. Tickets, £4 including refreshments, available from Christophers Kitchens, Telegraph Road, Heswall, or by ringing 625-5056

  • Only three weeks for YOU to name a 'heart of gold'

    A FULL-time employee and mother with more than 30 years' voluntary experience is the latest 'heart of gold' whose name has been put forward for this year's Wirral Volunteer of The Year Award. The woman has been an active member of St John's Ambulance

  • Tower power for MP

    A HOST of local dignitaries and ten youngsters threw their dignity, along with themselves, from the top of a fire training tower on Saturday. Members of the Deeside Youth Initiative (DYA) and local politicians and officials abseiled from the training

  • Sweet pleas

    ELLESMERE Port and Neston Romanian Appeal is starting its annual cream egg collection for Romanian children. Last year over 6,000 eggs were collected in Wallasey alone. They were then put on board the convoy of lorries heading off to Romania. The final

  • Project takes pupils by storm

    ALWAYS take the weather with you is the advice from pupils of Greenleas Primary School, Wallasey. The school is helping to encourage budding young weather reporters with a new computer suite boasting a professional weather logging system. The new technology

  • Childcare for Easter

    A COMMUNITY centre-run scheme is offering registered childcare over the Easter holidays. The Stars Out of School Club, based at Liscard Community Centre, is available for children between five and 12 years of age, at around £1 per hour. The club, a New

  • Club revamp

    NEW Ferry Youth Club is celebrating its revamped look following a refurbishment including a new computer room. The work was completed by members of Bebington Rotary Club, who spent hours carrying out the necessary work, with numerous local tradespeople

  • Regulars get a Real Ale treat

    WIRRAL residents were able to get a real drink at the Crown Hotel in Conway Street, Birkenhead, on Saturday. The Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) served free samples to regulars to encourage people to try cask condition ale as part of their 'Ask For Cask

  • Chefs cook up the recipe for success

    A PAIR of Wirral chefs are cooking up a storm in the catering world. Gerard O'Sullivan, 37, and Andy Horne, 31, have worked together at the Liverpool Marriott Hotel since 1998, and have contributed to the growing reputation of its award-winning Oliviers

  • Charity night

    A CHARITY evening is being held at Parkview Social Club in aid of four-year-old Jake Scarlett, who suffers from Leach-Nyham Syndrome, a condition symptomatic of cerebral palsy. The event, organised by the Wallasey Buffaloes on Saturday, April 28, at 8pm

  • Nurse's new role

    A BRIMSTAGE nurse has been appointed Professional Development Co-ordinator to the region's leading nursing agency. Dawn Tunnicliffe will be responsible for the training and professional development of more than 1,000 nurses and care assistants working

  • Local sailors back from the Gulf

    A WIRRAL sailor is back home in the UK following a six months trip on board the Royal Navy warship HMS Cumberland, which included four months in the Gulf. The ship a Type 22 frigate was helping to enforce United Nations trade sanctions in the Gulf as

  • Keeping wheels turning

    MORE than five per cent of the new cars in the UK are now supplied through Motability, the charity which helps disabled people become mobile. Motability is a registered charity set up on the initiative of the government in 1977 to provide cars and powered

  • Friends ready to roll

    A NEW 'Friends of Hilbre' group has been launched following a public meeting attended by some 80 people. A slide show by the Hilbre Ranger Dave Cavanagh followed by a talk by two friends of Leasowe Lighthouse persuaded the gathering that the Friends would

  • Band call

    BANDS are being recruited to take part in Wirral TUC's Merseyside May Day event on May 7. As well as the traditional May Day march and rally, there'll be a festival in Wallasey's Central Park. Send demo tapes as soon as possible to Morag Reid, c/o WTUC

  • Hospital car ban set for May

    PARKING restrictions will now be imposed at Arrowe Park Hospital at the end of May following discussions with Wirral Council. The local authority is concerned that visitors will park in nearby residential areas if they cannot park on site, and so an assessment

  • Soap stars' soccer smash

    TV SOAP stars will be putting their football skills to the test in a charity match. The organiser, Steve Slack, said: "Mersey Television has been very generous in providing a team to play in aid of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. I'm sure there will

  • Widen the net

    A WIRRAL solicitor has called for the Government to widen the number of patients who can be compensated for Hepatitis C infection through blood transfusions. A High Court judgement last week compensated patients infected in the late '80s and early '90s

  • County show cancelled due to farm epidemic

    THE 2001 Cheshire County Show is the latest victim of the foot & mouth epidemic. The show, which was to take place on June 19 and 20, is the major event of its kind in the North West and normally attracts livestock exhibitors from all over the country