PAT Butterworth's experience of disposal of syringes is not unique ('Diabetic Mum gets the needle of NHS', Globe, April 6). I too have shared her concerns. Why does it take a call from the Globe to the Primary Care Trust to resolve the issue? Matt Carter
Carlsberg West Cheshire League RESULTS: Monday, April 4: Lancashire Amateur Cup Final: Merseyside Police 1, St Dominic's 0. Division One: Newton 2, Vauxhall Motors Res 0. Division Two: Capenhurst Villa 1, FC Pensby 0; Helsby 3, Chester Nomads 4. Postponed
Wirral Badminton League report by David Spencer THE one remaining divisional title to be resolved was settled in style when Wexford recorded an 8-0 win over St Andrew's (Meols) to take the Division Two South honours, overtaking leaders Rock Ferry in the
TEAMS are wanted to take part in an Under-13 five-a-side football tournament, organised by Merseyside TUC and sponsored by the Professional Footballers' Union (PFA) on May Bank Holiday Sunday (May 1) in Central Park, Wallasey (1pm). Contact Danny Boswell
Carlsberg West Cheshire League round-up with Ernie MacDonald PETER McNulty and Kieran Fleetwood bagged the goals as Carlsberg West Cheshire League Division One leaders Heswall overcame Castrol Social 2-0 to keep their noses in front in the race to land
WIRRAL Under-14 rugby squad are through to the Cheshire Cup Final after a17-7 semi-final triumph over Wilmslow. The squad, which finished runners-up in the Caldy Festival, will meet Altrincham Kersal on Sunday, April 24 at Winnington Park.
Vauxhall . . . 2 Alfreton Town . . . 0 VAUXHALL went a good way to easing their Nationwide Conference North survival fears with a deserved victory over their Nottinghamshire opponents. A goal in each half, off the foot of Anthony Wright, from Mike Garrity's
Cammell Laird . . . 2 Fleetwood Town . . . 0 (Cammell Laird win 2-1 on aggregate) by Mark McKean SUBSTITUTE Aaron Rey was the hero as Cammell Laird turned around a first leg deficit to reach the final of the North West Counties League Cup Final. Trailing
TOMMY Smith couldn't have picked a better time to score his 28th goal of the season, his astute finish proving decisive as PSI defied the odds in beating strongly fancied Wirral Hotel 1-0 to secure their passage to the Wirral Sunday League Senior Cup
IT IS well known that the league table results do not compare like-for-like year 6 SAT averages from school to school on a local or national level. My children are of varying abilities. One has been special needs, the need resolved, and is now doing exceptionally
I HAVE recently retired as a taxi driver after running a cab on Wirral for 16 years. I moved here with my wife (who was born on Wirral) from Pickering, North Yorkshire, and bought a car for taxi driving. I have been astounded at the many firms I drove
I AM unfortunately unable to drive any longer and use taxis every day. Why is it that at least 70 per cent of them are uncouth, horrible individuals who seemingly have not got the intelligence to even open up a conversation? All I get is Neanderthal grunts
I AM a private hire driver and have been for nine years. What I think I am is hard-working and underpaid for starters, as well as having to put up with mindless idiots in my car, or people who just stroll drunk all over the road. Or what about the people
WEEKLY one-bin-takes-all collections throughout Wirral will be scrapped if new rubbish disposal plans get the go-ahead. A shake-up in the way the borough disposes of its garbage has been called for because Wirral has one of the worst records in the country
AT last, the waiting is over. The Summer crown green bowling season is about to get underway with the traditional curtain raiser of the season - the Wirral & District Crown Green Bowling Association's Mayor's Charity Handicap (writes Brian Hampson
DIVISION Three champions Delta are the new holders of the Birkenhead & Wirral Football League Joe Shields Cup after their 4-1 triumph over Admiral in Friday night's final at The Oval, Old Chester, Road, Bebington (writes Alan Ravenscroft). Scott Dowell
Houlihan's Birkenhead Sunday League report by Grahame Sutherland AN emphatic 4-2 victory over nearest rivals FC Prenton enabled Dock to retain the Premiership title for the fourth successive season. Goals by Richie White, 2, Keiron Fleetwood and Ian Brunt
TRIES by Tom Mapp, 2, and Steve Dean and three Anthony Birley conversions saw Wirral's premier rugby club, New Brighton, to a 21-8 victory over Darlington in National League Three North. In Powergen North Division One, Birkenhead Park consigned Vale of
by Andrew Stratton THE local cricket season gets under way this weekend. The Merseyside and Southport Alliance, which includes Birkenhead St Mary's and Parkfield Liscard, is being sponsored for the first time by Bromborough Paints, who are also maintaining
WIRRAL'S Olympic silver medallist and World Cup winner, Steve Cummings, has added the World Team Pursuit Championship gold to his ever-growing collection of medals. Steve, who lives in Pensby and surged to prominence at last year's Athens Olympics, was
Craig Manning reports from Prenton Park PROMOTION-seeking Tranmere Rovers' boss Brian Little is taking things one step at a time and will only think about the end-of-season play-offs once his team gets there. Tranmere cemented their third place position
