A WIRRAL dad who survived meningitis is taking on a mammoth swimming challenge to raise cash for the cause. Michael Smethurst, from Heswall, wants to swim the equivalent of the width of the English Channel to boost funds for Meningitis UK. The 58
NEW Brighton’s new casino is celebrating its launch with a special charity auction. The Grosvenor G Casino has enlisted the help of local designer Ben Mak to design and create a bespoke casino-inspired dress which will be sold off in aid of
I respond to your article in April 11 Globe regarding dogs to be subject to a 'dog exclusion orders' which may ban dogs from public parks. Enquires made by Cllr Dave Mitchell reveal that other Authorities have used similar powers. Limiting the area
NOT having voted in any election whatsoever since 1970, when 18 year olds were given the chance to show their political views, which have been disillusioned by all other aspiring MPs/PMs, I came upon a refreshing article in The Globe concerning Janet
RE: Suicidal Sunday cyclists show no sense (Globe, April 11). It is frustrating to read yet another motorist's rant about "numbskull" cyclists. Riding two-abreast is legal on any road although you should "single out" when the road is busy (not a legal
A RISING tide of cruelty and neglect against animals is stretching the RSPCA to breaking point, chief executive Gavin Grant has warned. The number of people convicted for cruelty offences rose by nearly a quarter in England and Wales last year
WIRRAL Oympic champion Chris Boardman MBE is urging more readers to take part in this year's Bikeathon. Chris will be among those taking part and has been asked by the Globe to give some tips on how to prepare for the event. He wrote
IT was Semi Final day in the CDFL – Roodee Web Designs – Tom Gerraghty Memorial Trophy at Tarvins Field of Dreams and both games did not fail to deliver. In the day's early kick-off it was Premier Division runners up, Waggon and Horses, who
CAPITOL Cup Final action saw division One team Great Float S&S upset the form book and take the trophy against premier team Big House that required a penalty shoot out to decide the outcome. An early goal by Danny McGill gave Big House the lead, but
IN the showdown for the Carlsberg West Cheshire League's Division Three title, between second placed Helsby, and leaders, South Liverpool, it was celebration time for consistent performers, South, after they posted a 2-1 result, and clinched the championship
DETECTIVES are investigating the "unexplained death" of a Wirral woman after her body was found. The 29-year-old died at a flat in Kingsway, Wallasey on Sunday. Officers were called to the scene at around 3.50pm when they were notified
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze in the loft of a Wirral house which threatened to spread to a neighbouring property. A suspected electrical fault is thought to have casused the fire at a semi-detached property in Edgewood Drive, Eastham on Monday
