RESULTS - Saturday, September 22: Wirral Junior Cup (1st Rd): Albion Hotel 1, Lord Raglan 3; Bronze Social 0, The Exmouth 3; Delta AFC 4, 27 Club Wallasey 2; Malt Shovel 6, Lever Club 4; Mersey Ferries 3, AC Brookley 1; Old Rockferrians 1, Mersey Clipper
RESULTS - Saturday, September 22: Pyke Challenge Cup (1st Rd): Ashville 2, Aintree Villa 3; Christleton 2, Vauxhall Res 0; General Chemicals 1, Shell 0; Heswall 1, Manweb 2; Maghull 0, Helsby 1; Mond Rgrs 0, Stork 2; Poulton Vics 2, Newton 0. Division
PRENTON and Woodchurch group of Shotokan Karate and Self Defence opens its Autumn season with free 'come and try' sessions. The group meets on Monday (October 1) at Prenton High School (7.30pm); on Wednesday (October 3) at Woodchurch Library (7pm).
OLD and new badminton players are needed to keep Barnston Badminton Club alive and kicking. The club has teams playing in the Birkenhead and Hoylake leagues and spokeswoman Julie Butler says it does not want to be another one which disappears due to rising
VAUXHALL Motors write another chapter in their growing history this Saturday, when they they entertain Hyde United in the F.A. Cup at Rivacre Park - the first such tie in the Ellesmere Port area for more than 10 years. Since Vauxhall left the West Cheshire
TRANMERE Rovers' Worthington Cup third round tie against Tottenham Hotspur will take place at Prenton Park on Tuesday, October 9 (kick off 7.45pm). Season ticket holders seats will be reserved up to 4.30pm on Friday, October 5. These can be purchased
IN less than a week, Tranmere Rovers have scored nine goals, picked up six points and jumped into the top half of the Nationwide League Division Two - and are now only four points off the top three clubs! In that same week, striker Stuart Barlow, who
THE winning numbers for Hoylake Cottage Hospital's 150 Club this month are: 1st prize, £50: No 143; 2nd prize, £25: No 88; 3rd prize, £10: No 59. The draw was made on Tuesday, September 18.
A FORMER Nursing Sister in accident and emergency departments, Joan Wilson, was speaker at Willaston in Wirral Women's Institute's September meeting. Members also discussed plans for a possible short break holiday next spring.
MEMBERS of Higher Bebington Women's Institute will be treated to a talk about 'A Victorian Childhood' by Paddy Hancock when they meet at Victoria Hall in Higher Bebington on Tuesday, October 9 at 7.45pm. New members and visitors will be welcome.
A DANCE school is to hold a disco and buffet night to enable members to take part in a major event in November. The Harrison Greene School of Dance in Wallasey has earned a chance to perform at Her Majesty's Theatre in London - but needs cash to get there
PEEL Holdings have won planning consent to develop a sustainable waste management centre in Eastham. The centre, at land near to North Road will accept around 120,000 tonnes of household and green waste a year and aim to provide an improved alternative
WALLASEY YMCA'S sports programme for young people aged eight and above has swung into action once more this week. For details of what is on offer, call 639-5733.
WIRRAL Hospital has appointed its own Domestic Violence and Serious Sexual Assault Co-ordinator. Jane Morgan will examine current strategies and undertake research into the prevalence of domestic violence among women who access the Duchess of Westminster
FORMER Great Britain hockey captain Norman Hughes officially opened a new all-weather hockey pitch at Calday Grange Grammar School on Saturday - to mark the end of a major redevelopment at the school over the last three years. It has included a new languages
I WRITE in response to the Letter of the Week (Readers' Mail, September 5) regarding the state of Moreton. I travel daily to Liverpool from Moreton Station and the smell is sickening. The bridge and both staircases are awash with urine. The station is
THANKS to M. Parkinson (Readers' Mail, September 19) for mentioning the hidden treasure that was once Hamilton Square. As I do not work in that area, the only time I got to see the gardens was while driving around the one-way system. Now that pleasure
I wonder if any other readers are aware of a spate of ghostly incidents around the Tranmere area involving a ghoulish fiend known as 'Big Yogz'? His trick is to sneak up on folk who are eating in the street and simply pinch some of their food! He (it)
I WAS interested in the article (Globe, September 12) concerning obscene material on CDs. Several months ago, I brought this to the attention of all the local supermarkets and a well known record store, but they would not do anything about the selling
I WRITE regarding misleading public transport information. Following the withdrawal of the 64A bus, passengers on this route have been slightly appeased by Arriva's decision to reinstate a partial service on the route on an hourly basis during off-peak
Although I could prattle on endlessly concerning the pigeon menace around Birkenhead shopping centre, I have to at least concede that our verminous friends are a natural pest unlike that other hindrance greeting the unwary in a crowded precinct. I'm talking
CALL to arms! It is at the risk of sounding melodramatic that I begin this letter with these words. However, in the light of council plans to effectively ban cyclists from the Wirral Way between Thurstaston and Parkgate this is what is required. As a
FORMER Great Britain hockey captain Norman Hughes officially opened a new all-weather hockey pitch at Calday Grange Grammar School on Saturday - to mark the end of a major redevelopment at the school over the last three years. It has included a new languages
CLAIRE House kicked off its Hospice Awareness week celebrations on Monday (September 24) with a Butterfly Bun Bake Open Day.
A TERRITORIAL army soldier from Birkenhead is spending six months working in Bosnia. Lance Corporal Maxine Butler is normally based at the TA centre of the Royal Logistic Corps in Wirral but is now working as a personal assistant to the commander of the
UP TO 150 new jobs will be created with a new state-of-the-art health and fitness facility close to Junction 3 of the M53 in Prenton. Total Fitness UK and developers Arrowcroft Northwest are to demolish the former United Utilities depot in Prenton Way
PATIENTS and staff at Wirral Hospital are benefiting from three of a kind - a trio of laboratory machines which are becoming the unsung heroes of health care. The Trust is one of the first in the country to acquire a 'family' of Olympus analysers which
GREEN youngsters in Wirral are being encouraged to compete for the title of Young Environment Champion of the Year - and a cash prize of £2,500. Judges want to know about environ-mental and wildlife projects by people aged 17 and under for the contest
FRIENDS of Ashton Park are to hold a Thanksgiving service to mark 10 years involvement in the community at West Kirby Methodist Church on Sunday, October 7, at 6.30pm. Light refreshments will be served in the school hall after the service.
A NATIONAL charity with offices in Bromborough has extended its project to help disabled people find work. Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities is being backed by the Cheshire Building Society to produce a Vacancy Bulletin which has already
A VIDEO highlighting the achievements of children with cerebral palsy is to be premiered at Everton Football Club. 'Children First' has been produced by the Wirral School for Parents in association with SCOPE. Spokesperson. Carys Furr, paediatric occupational
PLANS to turn Wirral's coastline into one of the most protected areas in Europe have been unveiled. If English Nature's scheme wins backing, the shore way from Red Rocks to Seacombe will all be classified as part of a Special Protection Area (SPA). Large
CHEQUES for more than £14,500 have been donated to each of Wirral's Rotary, Lions and Round Table Clubs. The cash bonanza comes thanks to the incredible efforts of the annual Wirral Show. Ken Hurst, President of Wallasey Lions, and Graham Jones of the
MEMBERS of the Wirral Taekwondo clubs after picking up a haul of awards in two competitions. At the British Taekwondo Council Championships in Kettering, members came away with 15 trophies, including three gold medals. These were won by Michael Orford
IN the Wirral Table Tennis League Lonsdale Cup, Upton CC beat Civic III 9-0. John Briggs, Gary Williams and Roy Williams were all undefeated. Phoenix won 7-2 at Pinewood, while Civic had a resounding 7-0 win over Spinners III. Gary Watson, Mick Tierney
UNDER-14 club Great Float Junior FC are desperately in need of a goalkeeper. Contact Jo on 639-8797.
BEBINGTON Hawks, who play in the Birkenhead and Wirral AF (Saturday) Football League, are searching a new goalkeeper and some outfield players. They also would like to hear from anybody who has a spare football kit. Those who can help should contact Dave
PLAYER-manager Daryl Karisa led by example by firing a two-goal salvo as North Star gained their first victory in the South Wirral Football League's Robin Hodgson Premier Division. The beat Avon Athletic (Steve O'Grady) 3-1. Star upped the tempo in the
CARLSBERG West Cheshire League flag bearers Cammell Laird were hoping to put on a dazzling performance to match their newly installed floodlights when they entertained Rotherham outfit Parkgate last night (Tuesday) in an FA Challenge Vase second qualifying
BIRKENHEAD Park stormed to a great 58-11 victory at Stockport as they established themselves as the early front runners in the North Two League. Stockport opened with a penalty by Ben Chadwick, but Ian Kennedy equalised for Park, who edged ahead with
RESULTS of matches played on Saturday (September 22) in the Wallasey Junior Football League Under-10 Mini Soccer League:- B'head YC 'A' 5, Upton FC 'B' 0; B'head YC 'B' 1, Upton FC 'A' 6; Victoria Colts 'A' 5, Wallasey Wndrs Colts 0; Glenavon Hawks 1,
RESULTS - Sunday, September 23: Under-11 Division: Ashville 8, Allport Hawks 0; Heswall 2, Stork 7; Heygarth Utd 2, Neston Nomads 4; Irby Jnrs 7, Newton Yth 0; Lion Kings 2, Squibb 8; Liscard Panthers 7, Young Lions 1; Shore Villa 4, W/Kirby Wasps 2;
RESULTS - Sunday, September 23: Premier Division: Parkfield 5, Stanleys Vaults 3; Poulton Royal 1, St Joseph's 2; Morton Arms 3, The Plough 1; The Queens 4, Leasowe Ath 1. Division One: Boot Inn 1, Windsor 3; Sandbank 3, King's Arms 1; Pilot Boat 2, St
RESULTS - Sunday, September 23: Wirral Premier Cup: Graylands Yth 2, Pelican 4; Heygarth Utd 11, Dingwall 1; Lever Club 1, Eastham Rake 7. Premier Division: Kel 4, Ship Inn 0; Queen's Park 0, Archer's Soc 4; Rock Ferry Abbey Soc 4, Stiles 1; Shaftesbury
YOUNG Wirral golfer Paul Waring has been chosen to play for England in the annual Under-16 international clash with Scotland at the Scottish National Golf Centre, Drumoig, Fife, on Sunday, October 7. He has also been selected for the England team in the
WIRRAL is hosting a major basketball tournament this Sunday (September 30) at West Kirby Concourse from 10am-4pm. Around 80 children from all over the North West will be taking part in the event, hosted by the West Kirby Warriors.
Tranmere Rovers . . . . . 5, Wrexham . . . . 0 Attendance: 10,282 TRANMERE Rovers have got their very own King George after Friday knight Stuart Barlow secured his second hat-trick in a week to send Welsh Dragons Wrexham crashing to defeat. Gathered in
THE Dee Estuary warden patrol urgently needs more voluntary wardens to watch the beaches and minimise disturbance to wading birds. Different species from Greenland, Northern Russia and Canada settle briefly before journeying on, mainly to Africa. For
MORE than 950 letters of appreciation were sent to the staff of Wirral Hospital in May, while only 45 letters of complaint were received. The letters, from former patients, their families and their carers, thanked staff for their kindness during treatment
MOBILE phone texting is to be used as part of a pilot scheme to tackle teenage health in five Birkenhead clinics. Young people can text questions to health professionals and get advice back in an innovative outreach to Birkenhead's generation X. The scheme
NESTON Horticultural Society has announced the date of its autumn show - it will take place on Saturday, October 27, from 2pm to 4pm in Neston town hall.
SALSA classes take place each Thursday evening at the Grosvenor Assembly Rooms, Wallasey. A new intake of beginners start on October 4.
BOLTON Road, Port Sunlight, is to be closed from its junction with New Chester Road to Corniche Road for work on a water main. The road will close from 9.30 am today (Wednesday) for four days.
COST-cutting measures affecting school and college transport are to be considered by Wirral Council's cabinet committee. Money-saving options, include scrapping travel passes for students aged 16 to 19 but providing free transport if they live more than
GAYTON pub The Glegg Arms Beefeater closed on Saturday (September 22) for a six week transformation. The pub, on Chester Road, will re-open on Saturday ,November 3 as one of Whitbread's new-style Out & Out restaurant/pubs.
A WALLASEY cat and dog champion has celebrated a 30-year contribution to animal welfare. Susan Baker was joined by friends and neighbours at the Queen's pub in Liscard Village on Friday for a charity night in aid of her animal rescue efforts - and the
COST-cutting measures affecting school and college transport are to be considered by Wirral Council's cabinet committee. Money-saving options, include scrapping travel passes for students aged 16 to 19 but providing free transport if they live more than
DO I take it that the person who wrote about people wearing tracksuits in Birkenhead doesn't like Birkenhead (Readers' Mail, September 12)? Everywhere you go people wear tracksuits, not just in Birkenhead - they are casual wear clothes. Would you like
IN response to the letter from Sue Grew (Readers' Mail, August 29), I met Sue in a village supermarket in Takaka, South Island, New Zealand, in November, 1993. She was stacking shelves earning extra money to come to England to visit her grandmother. Sue
AT last, after months of arguments and crazy ideas, a sensible suggestion has been offered by a resident of Upton regarding the 'clown' project - a replica of our famous lighthouse. It would be a sign of welcome and recognition by many visitors, and part
I READ with interest the letters about the clown that is proposed to be placed at New Brighton prom. Years ago I used to take a delight in visiting this lovely seaside resort. Today, although it is very different, I still enjoy the occasional visit and
SINCE King Canute demonstrated to his people that even a king could not prevent the tide from coming in, it has generally been accepted that it is fruitless to try to stop natural processes. Sure it was nice to see people enjoying themselves on Hoylake
YOU may or may not know that Brock plc have applied for planning permission to extract clay from the Carr Lane Brickworks, Moreton. I have been chosen from a list of hundreds, not by Tom Champagne, of Readers Digest fame, but by our obviously diminutive
I WRITE in response to the letter from J. Coulchard, of Claughton, under the headline 'Humans can beat dogs at mess any day' (Readers' Mail, September 12). I agree with the writer - humans do leave more mess than dogs. My owner picks my mess up all the
FORTY new jobs are being created by 7C at its new contact centre in Birkenhead. The firm, based in the Cheshire Lines building, has won a one year contract to provide sales support to Powergen's 'phone customers. Twenty jobs will be created immediately
THE general manager of a prestige car dealership started fiddling the books when he ran into financial problems. After pocketing the £3,600 deposit from one £33,000 transaction, John Farrell then covered up by using money from the next sale, Liverpool
UP TO 150 new jobs will be created with a new state-of-the-art health and fitness facility close to Junction 3 of the M53 in Prenton. Total Fitness UK and developers Arrowcroft Northwest are to demolish the former United Utilities depot in Prenton Way
WIRRAL MPs will meet ministers in London tomorrow to discuss concerns over plans to reduce manning hours in West Kirby and Heswall fire stations. Wirral South and Wirral West MPs Ben Chapman and Stephen Hesford will meet Dr Alan Whitehead MP, under secretary
WIRRAL intensive therapy unit Sister Julie Reid is about to have her 15 minutes of fame in a film warning teen-agers about alcohol abuse. Julie agreed to take part in the filming of 'Dead Drunk' when Liverpool production company Hurricane Films took over
A YOUNG Wirral garage assistant faked a robbery to pay off his debts, Liverpool Crown Court heard on Thursday. Robert Bywater owed £3,500 and was worried that County Court judgements were about to be issued against him. So he panicked and went along with
NATIONAL Express has announced it will be improving its Birkenhead to Bir-mingham service starting this week. The service which leaves Birkenhead at 9am every day has had 15 minutes cut from its journey time.
BUSINESS support service Greater Manchester Enterprise has taken on 24 new staff. Business managers, development advisors and administration staff are included in the recruitment round, bringing GME's workforce to more than 100 staff supporting new and
TRANSPORT operator Arriva is in the running for a national disability award after being nominated by bus passengers. The EASE awards recognise businesses, employers and voluntary organisations that demonstrate good practice to assist disabled people.
FORTY new jobs are being created by 7C at its new contact centre in Birkenhead. The firm, based in the Cheshire Lines building, has won a one year contract to provide sales support to Powergen's 'phone customers. Twenty jobs will be created immediately
FUNDRAISERS at Max Speilmann in Wallasey have handed a cheque for more than £300 to Claire House after holding an in-house sale.
A CARAVAN outside The Admiral public house in Rock Ferry was left severely damaged on Saturday evening after it was set alight. Fire fighters were called to the scene at around 9pm. A spokesperson at the fire service said that the incident was being treated
A WIRRAL woman has won more than £105,000 playing bingo at the Mecca Club in Birkenhead. The winner, who does not want to be named, is a 66-year-old widow with four children and 10 grandchildren who joined the club in the Europa Centre nine years ago.
TWO Wirral projects got a right Royal seal of approval this week. That was when Princess Anne, the Princess Royal stopped off for several hours in the borough. The Royal visitor first stopped off in Birkenhead to officially open Mary Cole House, the new
PLAY scheme children have met British Transport Police officers to learn about railway safety as part of a £600,000 project at Bidston Moss. The youngsters, from Leasowe Adventure Playground and Gautby Road Community Centre, met PC Chris Mellor and PC
AS the dust still settles on New York, stories are filtering through of desperate relatives trying to contact loved ones as the horrific events unfolded. Among them were Beryl and Derek Barlow from Arrowe Park, who watched the terror attacks of Tuesday
WIRRAL people are being warned to look out for bogus workmen operating in the borough. Trading standards officers are urging residents to beware of bogus damp course installation companies. They says the firms usually offer a free damp proof survey and
HUNDREDS of thousands of tourists could be attracted to Wirral if plans for a unique multi-million pound international astronomy centre win the go-ahead. A partnership of Merseytravel, Mersey Ferries and Liverpool John Moores University is bidding for
TEAMS are wanted to take part in the new Wirral Soccer Sixes League, which kicks off in less than four weeks time. The competition will consist of two divisions of nine teams. Players must be aged 16 or more and all games will be played on an Astroturf
WEST Kirby Sailing Club member Gareth Owen in Ratonero romped to victory in the Falcon Class Championship sailed at Abersoch. He reeled off six successive victories as he left the opposition trailing. Overall, Owen had five points in hand over West Kirby
CALDY, unlucky to lose 11-12 at Warrington Park at the weekend, entertain Winnington Park at Paton Field on Saturday (kick-off 3pm). Caldy's scorers at Warrington were Russ Kelly (try) and Brendan McGaffney, who kicked two penalties. Winnington Park are
WIRRAL maintained their winning league run with a hard fought 36-7 home win against a well organised Ashton-on-Mersey side. Ashton took the lead against the run of play with an interception try after five minutes. Wirral then suffered another set-back
OLDERSHAW went down 14-17 at home to Northwich in a close South Lancashire/Cheshire One League clash. Steve Myerhoff gained the only try and Willy Gardner a brace of penalties and a drop goal. Anselmians secured a 23-13 victory at home to Crewe and Nantwich
New Brighton . . . . . . 28 pts Whitchurch . . . . . . 35 pts NEW Brighton suffered their first set-back of the season, on Saturday, when Whitchurch, returning to Reeds Lane for the second time in seven days, reversed the previous week's result to grab
RESULTS - Sunday, September 23: Premier Division: Farmers Arms 2, Lancelyn 2; Nova 3, Ship 1; Stirrup 3, Pollards Inn 2; Wirral Ath 2, Lord Raglan 8. Division One: Blue Anchor 7, Tranmere Rovers Supporters 2; Old House 2, Port Sunlight 3; Premier Social
CHILDREN with special educational needs are to benefit from changes to the law which came into force this month. Lawyer Alison Lobb, from law firm Morecroft Urquhart, has welcomed the changes as part of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act
RESULTS - Saturday, September 22: Robin Hodgson Division: Avon Ath 1, North Star 3; Bronze Social 2, Pavilions 1; Tudor Rose 2, General Chemicals 2. Concorde Trophies Division: Bebington Ath 7, Acorn 0; Sutton Black Lion 4, Black Horse Hornets 1; Vanser
