Top Ten Singles at Virgin Birkenhead (March 11, 2002) 1. Will Young - Anything Is Possible/Evergreen 2. Shakira - Whenever Whatever 3. Enrique - Hero 4. Nickelback - How You Remind Me 5. Lasgo - Something 6. Rik Walker - I Will Always Love You 7. Westlife
I WONDER if your readers may be able to help in my 18-year search for information about descendants of Harry and Jessie Davies (nee Forshaw). Their daughter was called Ivy and married Frank Tattum/Tattam. They lived somewhere in Wirral. Their son, Harry
PEOPLE should know about the pathetic idiots who smashed up five cars outside the Guinea Gap Baths. My son-in-law and daughter work hard for what they have. My daughter needs her car for her job with the elderly. It was classed as a 'write-off', even
WHY should the public fund the medical treatment for 21-year-old Victoria Ellis, of Heswall, the victim of a hit-and-run crash in Miami (Globe, February 27)? Victoria was not covered by any insurance - surely any sensible person takes out medical insurance
AS a minister in the Church of England, I am running a nationwide survey to assess the change in people's moral and religious attitudes in the light of the events of September 11. I invite Globe readers to send me information on any of the following:-
WE are two old age pensioners. We have had our garage doors smashed in and , sadly, our son's motorcycle - a 1961 AJS 650cc bearing the registration number 377 GLV - was stolen. The machine, copper gold in colour, is of great sentimental value and the
I READ with interest the article concerning the sentencing of an offender to 160 hours of community service (Globe, March 6). No doubt he will be made to paint some old lady's kitchen or dig her back garden over or even run her messages, chores which
WE are bombarded in the newspapers with horoscopes and diets. Can anyone honestly say that horoscopes are accurate? As for diets, surely your own doctor could advise you better than anyone else? It's a complete waste of newspaper space - I think most
EURO MP Chris Davies is not a martyr, but a moaner. He made a deliberate decision to hold the law in contempt. He then decided to flaunt that contempt, daily, in public and then moan when he was held to account for his contempt. It is people who choose
AFTER deciding not to reply to a fax asking me to vote on whether there should be mandatory prison sentences for cruelty to animals, I was then faxed a questionnaire. I faxed back to the sender, 21st Century Faxes, saying that we wanted our names removed
I AM researching the life and work of the naval architect and yacht designer Alexander Richardson (1845-1915), who was in practice in Liverpool during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. I do not know whether any of his descendants live in the area
FAR from attacking the NHS, I can only write in fulsome praise of the attention I received at Arrowe Park Hospital after being rushed in for an emergency operation. Every aspect of the care was administered quite meticulously by wonderful staff members
A record number of competitor applications have been received for the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. A mix of outstanding musical talent from Europe, Africa and America promises to make the 2002 festival the most successful ever. The event
THE Food Standards Agency is warning parents, children, shopkeepers and market traders about the dangers of mini-cup gel sweets from the Far East which have been linked to a number of deaths by choking around the world. The mini-cup sweets are usually
If you would like to help increase this figure then go to one of the blood donor sessions to be held in the Wirral during the remainder of March: Friday - Civic Centre, Civic Way, Bebington, 2-4pm and 5.30-7.30pm; March 21 - Town Hall, High Street, Neston
A GROUND-BREAKING service that helps vulnerable people in their homes has exceeded all expectations. The Home and Garden Service, run by Bebington Council for Voluntary Service (CVS) from its offices next to Mayer Hall, has reached its targeted client
LAWYERS are planning an appeal after a father of four was jailed last week for supplying cannabis resin to friends. Stephen Dawson was sentenced to six months in prison at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday after admitting supplying the drug. Judge Mark
SOME of Wirral's oldest residents turned the clock back to recall a few of the better memories of World War II at a wartime sing-a-long with authentic period food - including 'Spam' butties. The Royal Oak Beefeater in Bromborough Village transformed its
A STEERING group is continuing working on a plan to set up a Credit Union for people living and working in Ellesmere Port and Neston. Pledges of support are being collected from across the borough for the group that will offer easy to use savings schemes
WIRRAL people are being asked to nominate the leading ladies in their lives for a new award - Winning Women. Anyone can nominate any women whom they feel are special and tell judges what they have done and how they have made a difference to people's lives
A WIRRAL company that uses the legend of The Beatles' as the inspiration for conferences and teambuilding exercises is to stage a promotional roadshow for local firms. Maverick! says its entertaining and fun approach to training is creating a bit to a
Wirral magistrates have bailed a 34-year-old man to appear at Crown Court with a condition to make no contact with Oz Cabs. Karl Anthony Kilbride of Rostherne Avenue, Wallasey, is charged with affray and possessing an imitation firearm with intent to
A Birkenhead man faced Wirral magistrates charged with receiving a chihuahua dog worth £250 knowing or believing the pet to be stolen. Carl Alan Saunders, 30, of Newling Street, at first told police he paid £10 for it but later said he had been given
People across Wirral are in line for a bite of a £3.8m boost. Wirral Local Strategic Partnership will develop a three-year community strategy to improve the local quality of life by tackling health, crime, housing, transport and environment through the
Wirral's amateur photographers should get snapping for the Mersey River Festival's annual photographic competition on the themes of People, Places & Events and Wonderful Watersides. For entry forms and conditions call Healthstart on 707-2566 or email
THREE men re-appeared before Wirral magistrates charged under the 1992 Protection of Badgers Act. Stephen Baker, 37, of Overpool Road, Ellesmere Port; Stephen Butler, 29, of Cedar Gardens, Queensferry; and Stephen Fowell, 29, of Whitfield Street, Birkenhead
MORE than 200 people turned out to have their say on tackling crime in Birkenhead last week. People from all walks of life attended a special Wirral Crime Conference - hailed by organisers as a great success. Held at the Pacific Road Arts and Exhibition
Andrew John Davies, 19, of Wheatland Lane, Wallasey, has been remanded on bail by Wirral magistrates to stand Crown Court trial charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on Emma Hagan in December.
A sixty-year-old woman suffered burns to her right arm and right side of her body after the kitchen caught fire at her home in Kings Road, Bebington, on Sunday. She was treated by ambulance staff at the scene.
People from all areas of society are to be encouraged to become magistrates when the Government publishes a national strategy this spring, says Wirral South MP Ben Chapman. A range of recruitment initiatives will be undertaken by local committees to deliver
The unsullied tones of 'Bill' (Belinda) Jones will feature at the Pacific Road Arts & Exhibition Centre, Birkenhead, on Friday at 8pm. Tickets for the event are available from the Hamilton Quarter Box office on 666-5023.
BIRKENHEAD Police warns of the dangers of air pistols after an 18-year-old was injured when a gun was fired at him as he walked along Wilmer Road on Saturday evening. Sgt Frank Anderson told Globe: "This person was particularly lucky; he only had slight
Two young Wirral women have won summer jobs in the USA - working with holiday organisation Camp America. Joanne Murphy is to work as a riding instructor at a children's summer camp in New Hampshire and Lisa Clarke will be a counsellor at a camp in Boston
WIRRAL COUNCIL has evicted another nuisance neighbour after being granted possession of her home by Birkenhead County Court. Tina Moore, aged 29, was ordered to leave the property in Ganneys Meadow Road, Woodchurch, because of persistent anti-social behaviour
ANGLERS are about to find that the cost of rod fishing is to go up. From April 1, a full licence will increase by £1 and a concessionary licence for senior and eligible disabled anglers will rise by 50 pence. Full non-migratory trout and coarse licences
RESULTS - Saturday, March 9: Regent Cup (Semi-final): Delta AFC 2, Abbotsford 3. Joe Shields Cup (2nd Rd): Mersey Clipper 2, 27 Club Wallasey 10. Division One: Abbotsford Yth 0, FC Clipper 4; Manor Ath 0, FC Pensby 2. Stott Cup - Group 'B': Lingham 0,
RESULTS - Sunday, March 10: Premier Cup (Semi-final): Nova 1, Pollards Inn 0; Ship 1, Lord Raglan 2 (after extra-time). Premier Division: Lancelyn 6, Farmers Arms 1. Postponed: Wirral Ath v Dingwall; Cat v Stirrup. Division One: Blue Anchor 3, Old House
RESULTS - Sunday, March 10: Premier Division: All fixtures postponed. Division One: Old Market 2, Sandbank 2. Postponed: Windsor v Boot Inn; Pilot Boat v King's Arms. Division Two: All fixtures postponed. Youth Division: Arthur FC 11, Poulton Ath 3; Phoenix
BEBINGTON Athletic achieved the result of the round in the South Wirral League Challenge Cup, on Saturday. They reached the semi-finals after pulling the mat from under Robin Hodgson Premier Division club Avon Athletic. Ben Jenner and Keith Jenkins bagged
WIRRAL'S annual five-a-side amateur beach soccer tournament takes place at New Brighton in July (open age and juniors, boys and girls). Organised by the Birkenhead and Wirral Football League, application forms are available from Joe Rooney (606-9935),
SOME familiar faces of yesteryear will be among spectators at Saturday's big rugby match between New Brighton and Dudley Kingswinford. For the Past Players' Annual Re-union is being held at Reeds Lane prior to the game. Among those attending will be Alan
OLDERSHAW chalked up their fourth successive win in South Lancashire/Cheshire League Division One by a 19-8 margin at Northwich and should now be safe from relegation. Neil Cross hit three first-half penalties and in the second period there were unconverted
Sixties supergroups The Spencer Davis Group, The Yardbirds and The Troggs come together for one night only at Liverpool Empire on March 24.
Wirral Met College students perform a chorus and dance version of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana at the Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight, on April 9-10 at 7.30pm. Around 30 students from the Btec National Diploma Performing Arts course will take part in a
St John's Hospice is to host a 'Dead Lucky' murder mystery dinner at the Thornton Hall Hotel, Thornton Hough, on May 8, inviting teams of amateur sleuths to pit their wits against one another. Tickets for the event are £25, available from the hospice
Port Vale . . . . 1 Tranmere Rovers . . . . 1 Attendance: 4,630 DESPITE the efforts of the new boys, Tranmere Rovers' end-of-season play-off hopes are looking increasingly whimsical with another draw and two precious points dropped. To be fair, the outcome
MANAGER Dave Watson is calling for Tranmere Rovers' midfield to attack the box more in an attempt to score more goals to improve the Prenton Park club's push for a place in the Nationwide League Division Two end-of-season play-offs. Rovers' new striker
Top Ten Albums at Virgin Birkenhead (March 11, 2002) 1. Alanis Morissette - Under Rug Swept 2. Dido - No Angel 3. Jamiroquai - A Funk Odyssey 4. Nickelback - Silver Side Up 5. Alicia Keys - Songs In A Minor 6. Barbara Streisand - The Essential 7. The
THE live jazz and blues continues unabated at Wirral's very own unique and dedicated live venue this weekend. The usual Wednesday night jam for local musicians is on - doors open 8pm. Free Entry. Bar to 11pm. This Friday (March 15) Santo Gato perform
AFTER a Globe appeal for closet musicians interested in recording material and playing to audiences the Wirral Musicians Project was inundated with local talent - but they're still looking. The project was set up last year by a group of musicians, singers
REGARDING the letter headlined 'Conflict of interest?' (Readers' Mail, February 13), one comment really criticised prospective candidates for endeavouring to oust councillors of a different political persuasion. That is politics after all and is certainly
MP Frank Field is taking an easy route in targeting the most vulnerable council tenants on Wirral (Globe, February 27). As a council tenant, I would expect the same rights as a homeowner. Those on benefits are vulnerable and in need of help. Be more constructive
I WOULD like to say a big thank you to all the staff of the Arrowe Park Diner, Upton, for making my boyfriend's birthday such a special occasion. (Name and address supplied)
I FAIL to see why pensioners in possession of a free bus pass insist on using it for journeys at a time that means the buses will be full of school children. I understand that some journeys are unavoidable due to doctors' appointments and the like, but
I'M fed up with the anonymous shopkeeper's petty arguing and also his stereotypical views of us (Readers' Mail, February 27). Mr Peach, the headmaster, has turned this school around for the better and does a good job - no-one could do better. Oldershaw
I WOULD like to express my sincere thanks to the kind lady who picked up my Switch bank card which I had accidentally dropped the previous day. An unknown lady handed it in at my bank. Mrs Vera Stewart, (address supplied)
THERE is to be a reunion on the third weekend in June of those girls who attended Holt Hill Convent, Birkenhead. They are, or will be, 60 years old this year. Some of us are still acquainted with each other, but names I remember, but can't trace, are
I AM in total agreement with Mrs Jones regarding head lice (Readers' Mail, February 6) - it is the scourge of the 21st century for our children. My children have been constantly infected for the past five years. I invested in an electric comb and old
THE imminent, horrific prospect of 14-lane motorways being constructed throughout Britain must encourage Parliament to act. I suggest that they should legislate to force the privatised train operating companies to sell all anticipated empty seats at current
AS talk of a recession echoes around the country, many firms are tightening their belts. But simply running a tighter ship is not the answer, warns John Colvin from Wirral law firm Morecroft Urquhart. "During times of economic down-turn it is often smaller
Notes from a Small Island, the next hysterical instalment of Bill Bryson's travel diaries, comes to Liverpool's Everyman Theatre on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. The work follows Bryson on one last trip around Britain before he returns home to
A HOYLAKE man is looking for volunteers to join him on a work party to restore part of Greasby's heritage. During Easter week Jim O'Neill plans to install a black water-pump in Pump Lane to replace the one which was stolen last year. But he says there
A VISUALLY impaired young man who is, incredibly, creating a reputation for himself as a photographer is among the first people to be nominated for this year's Wirral Volunteer of the Year Award. The teenager, who is just as adept at graphic design, only
A CALIFORNIAN missionary has swapped the American dream for a two-year mission to spread his church's word in Wirral. Andrew Ludlow, an elder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, says his journey to England is 'instinctive' because his
A RESEARCHER is getting on his bike to hunt early birds in the green lanes around Wirral. Mike Walker, 23, from Bebington will study whether the ancient green lanes which criss-cross the countryside provide a more valuable habitat for birds than ordinary
A FAMILY is appealing to Globe readers to help put the smile back on a little gril's face - by joining the search for her lost cat. Beverley Stone says three-year-old Chloe has been inconsolable since her pet cat Peaches went missing last Tuesday. The
A DEVASTATED family from Bangor is offering a reward for the return of their puppy - snatched from the back seat of their car in Wirral. Flo, the 10-week-old Alsatian bitch puppy, pictured above, was taken from the back seat of Chris Enmarch's car outside
WIRRAL is to be one of the first areas of the country to adopt a radical new service to help the jobless into work and provide benefits advice. Jobcentre Plus - announced by the Government last week - will bring the Benefits Agency and the employment
A GOVERNMENT minister stopped off in Wirral this week to kick start the sporting new life of a secondary school. Sports Minister Richard Caborn joined South Wirral Labour MP Ben Chapman and Bebington High School head teacher Bob Burns to officially open
A MOTORIST who exhibited a photo copied tax disc on his vehicle paid a price of more than £300 for his crime when he faced Wirral Magistrates this week. Justin Quine, aged 34, of Power Road, Rock Ferry said he bought the copy disc off a man in a pub for
ANGRY home owners are protesting about plans to build new flats at the former Wirral Christian Centre site in Leasowe. The residents of 27 homes in Oakmere Close have petitioned Wirral council's planning committee to block the flats. They claim they were
Wirral Resource Centre and Toy Library will hold an open day on Thursday, April 11, at Woodchurch Lane, Prenton from 11am, with speech, physio and occupational therapists on hand to give advice. Light refreshments will be served.
PORT Sunlight Players' production of Cole Porter's classic Anything Goes sails into the Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight, until Saturday. Directed by Julia Whitehead with a team of talented musicians conducted by Greg Williams, the show features Phil
by Stuart Hughes A REFUGEE couple from Zimbabwe have been overwhelmed by the support of Wirral residents who have sent money to help reunite them with their children. The children's father, a prominent member of Zimbabwe's opposition political movement
A DETERMINED schoolgirl took her life into her own hands - and asked for a crossing to be fitted on a busy stretch of road. Lauren Grocott, aged 12, wrote to Wirral's borough engineer to request a pedestrian crossing at the Twelfth Man bus stop on Greasby
Join Wirral Rangers for a leisurely five mile walk through the fields and marshes of west Wirral to the lost port of Parkgate, looking at the natural and local history of the area, next Tuesday, March 19, from 11am.Warm clothing and appropriate footwear
Moreton British Legion is passing out the bouquets to local people who helped its annual Poppy Appeal reach new heights last November - especially Mrs Parkes, who raised more than £180 through the sale of books, embroidery and other goods at Hoylake Church
MORE than 4,000 motorcyclists are expected to saddle up and get on their bikes for this year's Wirral Egg Run . . . They will rev up and move off from New Brighton's picturesque promenade on Sunday for a stately procession through Wirral to Clatterbridge
CANCER patients are beginning to believe that their daily lives will be given a boost - thanks to the generosity of Globe readers (writes David Williams). In increasing numbers, our warm-hearted readership is backing an appeal by St John's Hospice in
A SPECIAL school in Upton is pleading for donations of dance shoes to enable pupils to join a lunchtime dance club. Primary-aged children at Hayfield School, Manor Drive, have moderate learning difficulties but are revelling in their introduction to different
RESULTS - Tuesday, March 5: Cheshire Amateur Cup (Semi-final): Newton 3, Vauxhall Res 2 (after extra-time). Wednesday, March 6: Division One: Ashville 3, Helsby 1; Cammell Laird 2, Manweb 2; Poulton Victoria 1, Heswall 1. Saturday, March 9: Division One
RESULTS - Saturday, March 9: South Wirral Challenge Cup (3rd Rd): Pavilions 6, Tudor Rose 2; Tricorn 5, Acorn 1; Bebington Ath 2, Avon Ath 1. Postponed: Mersey Ferries v Vanser FC Res. Robin Hodgson Division: Vanser FC 2, North Star 2. Concorde Trophies
RESULTS - Sunday, March 10: Cheshire FA Youth Cup Final: Vauxhall Yth 1, Sale 0 (after extra-time). Houlihan's Memorial Challenge Cup (2nd Rd Replay): Dock 0, Ship Inn 1. President's Cup (3rd Rd): Graylands Yth 2, FC Prenton 3. Premier Division: Archers
RESULTS - Sunday, March 10: Under-16 Division: Eastham Blades 0, Newton Yth 8; Shore Villa 4, Heswall 1; Stork 2, Irby Jnrs 1; Young Lions 1, Vauxhall 1. Under-15 Division Cup: Eastham Blades 0, Castrol Woodlands 3; FC Phoenix 3, Allport Hawks 5; Heswall
RESULTS - Sunday, March 10: Under-11 Division: Greenleas 6, Wirral Scorpions 1; Wanderers Utd 8, New Brighton Saints Rangers 2; Wallasey Wndrs 6, New Brighton Saints Rovers 2; Poulton Ath 0, Ridgeview 20. Under-11 Division Challenge Cup (Semi-final):
ALLPORT are the newly crowned champions of the Wirral Sunday Football League Division Two. They wrapped up the title - and maintained their unbeaten record - with a 5-0 rout of Riverside Town with goals from Matty Forshaw, 2, Dave Kerr, Dave Driscoll
by Ernie McDonald NEWTON will fly the flag for the Carlsberg West Cheshire League in the Cheshire FA Amateur Cup Final. They earned the right by beating Vauxhall Reserves 3-2 after extra-time in an exciting semi-final last Tuesday evening. In his first
UNIBOND League Premier Division club Vauxhall, whose game at Bishop Auckland on Saturday was postponed - the team coach had to be rescued by a snow plough! - could face a North East double header this weekend . . . at Blyth Spartans on Saturday and, possibly
DESPITE the continued stormy weather, there was some excellent rugby on display at the North of England Schools' Sevens Tournament at Birkenhead Park on Sunday. The competition, again sponsored by the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, was won by Manchester
Birkenhead Park . . . . 13 pts Stockport . . . . 16 pts IT'S going to be a tense finale to the season if Birkenhead are to finish it as champions of North 2 (West) League! Stockport made sure of that by holding on for a well deserved win at the Upper
Whitchurch . . . . 22 pts New Brighton . . . . 27 pts by Colin Bentley IT'S seldom an easy task to beat Whitchurch on their own turf and so it turned out on Saturday as a battling New Brighton hung on to earn a creditable away win against the 'Shropshire
A COFFEE morning in aid of Wallasey Guide Dogs for the Blind will be held at Liscard Community Centre between 10am and noon on Saturday. Admission is £1 and includes a cup of tea or coffee and a hot cross bun. There will also be a raffle and stalls.
HOYLAKE Flower Club will host a special demonstration by Nikki Lea-dsom entitled The Spell That Nature Weaves on March 19 at King's Gap Court, Hoylake, at 7pm. Admission £3 at the door.
Join the Art Quest through Liverpool Tate Gallery on Sunday from 1.30pm-4.30pm. There are four art trails to complete, giving you the chance to explore the making, drawing, language and past events that have shaped modern British art. Admission is free
Tranmere Rovers . . . . 1 Bristol City . . . . 0 Attendance: 7,735 NEW striker signing Simon Haworth marked his home debut with a goal and Tranmere Rovers' Nationwide League Division Two play-off hopes came alive with it. Rovers made amends for the 3-
