EUROPE is leading the way in recycling electrical and electronic waste from homes - and Wirral could be forced to catch up. A huge range of household goods from computers to toasters will have to receive special treatment when a new law being discussed
A MAN who toppled off his jet ski when he blacked out off the New Brighton coast has returned to the town to thank the people who saved him. Richard Gerrard, aged 46, of Tarvin near Chester, said: I owe them my life. The drama unfolded on May 7 when Richard
CAMMELL Laird employees are due to hold a rally in Birkenhead tomorrow (Thursday) in a last-ditch bid to save the stricken shipyard. Lairds receiver Price Waterhouse Coopers an-nounced a further package of 248 redundancies at the shipyards in Birkenhead
A NEW Honda Accord from dealers Two Mills Honda in Wirral is being offered as a special prize at a charity golf tournament next month. Two Mills general manager Mark Lamb is pictured above alongside the car which will go to the first competitor to hit
Daewoo has announced the introduction of a new business model for car retailing in the UK today - a logical progression of Daewoos five-year launch strategy which set out to change the way cars are bought and sold in the UK. Phased in during the autumn
ROYAL Mersey Yacht Club had too little wind for racing on the Mersey on one evening last week and then too much the next day! They finally did complete series events on Friday with wins for John Smith in the Mylne Mercator and Peter Ball in the Squib
RESULTS Sunday, May 20, Under-16 Division: Ashville 8, Heygarth Utd 1; Princes Villa 1, Heswall 2; Ashville 3, West Kirby Wasps 1; Parkdale 1, Vauxhall 2. Under-15 Division: Irby Jnrs 0, Young Lions 6; Eastham Blades 0, Newton Yth 8; Shore Villa 5, Eastham
RESULTS Wednesday, May 16, South Wirral Challenge Cup (Semi-finals): Avon Ath 4, Vanser FC Res 2; Bronze Social 3, Wirral Nomads 2. Saturday, May 19, Robin Hodgson Division: Hope Farm 4, Avon Ath 3; Rangers Breaks 0, Bronze Social 3; Vanser FC 3, Manor
RESULTS Monday, May 14, Division One: Blacon YC 4, General Chemicals 2; Cammell Laird 1, Shell 1; Capenhurst Villa 1, Mersey Royal 4. Division Two: Castrol Social 1, Poulton Victoria Res 3; Mersey Royal Res 2, Heswall Res 1. Division Three: St Werburghs
JASON Koumas, Tranmere Rovers talented young midfielder, has finally committed himself to international duty with Wales and he will start with a double helping against Poland and Ukraine next month. For the past 12 months, Welsh manager Mark Hughes has
TWO teams from the Houlihans Birkenhead Sunday Soccer League contested the last of the Wirral cup competitions the Junior Cup and it took a penalty shoot-out to decide the winners. Earlier, Christleton Youth had taken a first-half lead through Robert
DISABLED athletes are getting ready for the BT North West Athletics Open Championships, being held this year at The Oval, Bebington. The event aims to provide a showcase of talent from the North West and the rest of Britain, and offers a chance for local
POULTON Victoria player-manager Chris Camden, having announced his retirement from football, bowed out in fine style as he led his side to their second cup final success of the season when they overcame Mersey Royal 3-2 to lift the Wirral Senior Cup.
AFTER 51 years, a comrades association on Wirral is calling it a day. Members of the 149th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery known locally as The Hoylake Horse - will attend a ceremony to lay up the Regimental Standard at St Hildeburghs Church on Sunday,
SNOOKER legend Steve Davis OBE headed a united Wirral business community last Friday to launch the EuroWirral Fit For Business Challenge. Mayor of Wirral Cllr John Cocker and council Leader Cllr Steve Foulkes were on hand to greet the six-times World
TWO workers from Seacombe's BASF plant were taken to hospital following an explosion last Wednesday. The two suffered from shock and burns and were treated at Arrowe Park Hospital before being transferred to Whiston Hospital, where they are detained.
UNITED Utilities and the Environment Agency have denied that radioactive nuclear waste is being treated at a Wirral sewage treatment works. Residents living near the water treatment works at Park Lane, Meols, say they have noticed a massive increase in
THE closure of Wirral's European office in Brussels will not have any effect on future European funding to the area. The office was closed two months ago after providing a European base for borough ambassadors to negotiate with Europe's decision-makers
I FELT I had to write in response to the article in Globe last week headed Women defend pyramid savings scheme - to say you got the facts wrong. This savings scheme gives women the opportunity to invest a sum of money and in turn receive eight times what
NOT very long ago Heswall had the services of a custom-built, spacious and attractive post office. This was appropriate for what, after all, is the local face of central government departments. Then came refurbishment and the post office was relocated
AB Robertson (Globe Readers' Mail, May 2) is correct in stating that metric units were made legal in the UK a long time ago. However, he is a bit economical with the truth about the more recent moves to make the use of imperial units illegal. At the moment
CAN anybody tell me what is happening in Birkenhead? We have a superb Shopmobility scheme supported by many noted companies and organisations in the town, but more and more shops are becoming virtually inaccessible to those people who need to use the
I HAVE to write to express my disbelief at the appointment of Dave Watson as manager of Tranmere Rovers. I think we were promised a manager with experience but I do not know of any Mr Watson has had up to now. Ray Mathias was the fans' choice, and had
WITH the General Election only weeks away, I would like to draw the attention of your readers to the issue of asylum seekers, a matter which I strongly urge them to take up with all parliamentary candidates in their constituencies. Potential asylum seekers
THE closure of Wirral's European office in Brussels will not have any effect on future European funding to the area. The office was closed two months ago after providing a European base for borough ambassadors to negotiate with Europe's decision-makers
English Springer Spaniel Rescue is having its annual fun day and exemption eog ehow at a new venue on the Green Lane Fields at Eastham Country Park. There will be dog displays, a good citizen competition, fun and agility, special offer microchipping on
THE Wirral waterfront is set to benefit from a £9.18 million cash injection from the European Community. The cash - part of a combined grant total of £63 million for Merseyside - is intended to strengthen the local economy and create new jobs. It is predicted
WIRRAL classic car and motorcycle owners are being offered a chance to show off their pride and joy this summer. Local people are being invited to enter vehciles in the 16th annual Classic Car Show at the Boat Museum in Ellesmere Port on Sunday, July
SOUTH Wirral tennis starlet Jordan McCullogh is hoping to overcome the challenge of some 1,500 other entrants in the national Fred Perry Junior Challenge postal tennis tournament. The 10-year-old from Little Sutton is the current Cheshire No 1 for his
TRANMERE Rovers Football in the Community will be holding four soccer schools during the Whit Half Term. All the courses are mixed with boys and girls able to apply. The courses are packed with football fun with lots of competitions and prizes on offer
ALISTAIR Saverimutto has been given a redefined role at New Brighton RUFC as the Director of Rugby. Having played with Bath, Bristol and Gloucester in the top flight before an injury prematurely ended his Premiership career, Alistair has a wealth of experience
RESULTS Sunday, May 20, Wirral FA Junior Cup Final: Christleton Youth 1, Ashville Youth 1 (Christleton win 4-2 on penalties after extra-time). Premier Division: Pelican 2, Queens Park 6; Ship Inn 4, Royal Sun Alliance 1. Division One: Heygarth Utd 3,
RESULTS Monday, May 14, Division Two: Commadore 1, Pacific 7. Thursday, May 17, Division Two: North Star Res 2, Abbotsford Yth 1. Saturday, May 19, Division One: North Star 1, Abbotsford 2. Division Two: Abbotsford Yth 3, Shillings Caf Bar 2; F2 2, Old
WELL-known football referee Phil Jones has died after a short illness. He was 44. Phil, who lived in Eastham, was a referee in the Eastham & District Junior League and the Ellesmere Port Sunday League. Alf Roberts, referee secretary of the Eastham
BIG hits of 72 and 46 by Mizan Haq and Andy Gibson respectively helped Birkenhead St Marys to secure their first win of the season in the Bromborough Paints Merseyside Cricket Competition Division One by a massive 153 runs at home to Ainsdale. Amazingly
CAMPAIGNERS are calling on Wirral Council to save an outdoor education centre that they say is a vital resource for the community. The Oaklands Centre in Conwy, North Wales, is owned by Wirral Education Authority and has been used for many years by children
TINY tot music makers are being offered a new chance to develop basic skills with a new school in Birkenhead. Tafelmusik is aimed at teaching the rudiments of music in a fun environment to children aged as young as two. Its founder Peter Rainsford told
A WIRRAL builder has denied strangling his former partner and hanging her from her bedroom door by a Liverpool football scarf to make it look like suicide. Barry Bush broke down in tears on Friday as he desc-ribed how he unsuccessfully tried to revive
CAMPAIGNERS are calling on Wirral Council to save an outdoor education centre that they say is a vital resource for the community. The Oaklands Centre in Conwy, North Wales, is owned by Wirral Education Authority and has been used for many years by children
WIRRAL classic car and motorcycle owners are being offered a chance to show off their pride and joy this summer. Local people are being invited to enter vehicles in the 16th annual Classic Car Show at the Boat Museum in Ellesmere Port on Sunday, July
A CHAIR sculpted entirely from horseshoes has not brought much luck - it was stolen from its creators driveway in Moreton. This original piece of furniture is the work of local sculptor Anthony Dala, featured in the Globe last August with his eight-foot
I WAS very impressed at the high standard of work on display at the Wirral Spring Art and Photography exhibition at The Williamson Art Gallery, in Slatey Road, Birken-head. But one thing that did have me puzzled was the judges choice of the three prize-winning
SINCE the finer weather has arrived I have been taking my children (aged three and five years) to various parks in Wirral, the latest being Central Park in Wallasey. Although from a distance I could see that no swings were in place, the children were
WHO does this man Dennis Saul (Readers Mail, May 9)think he is? Does he believe that when night time comes and he goes to bed the world stops in its tracks? There are many hundreds of night workers who use the roads during these hours and I for one would
I AM not a naive person, and I do understand that racism still exists in this country, but I never really expected it to land quite so literally on my own doorstep. This morning the post came as usual. Included was a letter with my address but no name
WHEN will the local shopkeepers learn not to support these vile animal circuses that arrive in our town occasionally? These poor beasts are dragged from town to town where, if they are lucky, the animals will be given the corner of a field or a car park
WHY do the majority of people not have more consideration for others? It does not take much time or effort to make life better. When leaving a Mersey Rail train there are always people charging on without waiting for you to get off. Why? Why do drivers
WHY, when I walk down Grange Road at lunchtime, am I bombarded with charity representatives asking me if I have got a minute? This does not happen occasionally but nearly every day of the working week, and there is not just one person on duty but a whole
