THE number of people watching black and white television in Wirral has dropped, with just 10 homes owning TV licences. Figures released by TV Licensing reveal black and white licenses have dropped to below 10 in the borough, with fewer than 12,000
HUNDREDS of new jobs are in prospect with the proposed development of an automotive supply park on the dockland site of the Mobil complex in Birkenhead. The venture – designed to produce a vast number of car parts that are presently imported –
FINNISH pop punk band The Blush stop off in Wirral this weekend as part of a tour promoting their new EP. The four-piece from Helsinki will be at The Lomax in Liverpool on Friday, January 10 and Stanley's Cask in New Brighton on Saturday, January
A GOVERNMENT pledge to exclude pensions from benefit cuts has been criticised by Birkenhead MP Frank Field. Chancellor George Osborne has set out plans to cut a further £25 billion from public spending - including £12 billion from benefits - after
WIRRAL Citizen's Advice Bureau, now in its 75th year, has sent out an SOS for funding to keep the charity going. The bureau, which does not receive any direct funding, is operating on a dwindling budget as more and more local people seek help.
ROAD closures have been put in place as further flooding hits Wirral. The A554 King's Parade in New Brighton has been closed due to flooding between Harrison Drive and Coastal Drive. South Parade and Riversdale Road in West Kirby have also
INSPIRATIONAL people who have made a difference to the lives of people in Wirral have been recognised by the Queen in the New Year’s Honours List. The Globe caught up with some of this year’s winners to find out what it means to them. Gareth
PEOPLE are dying in their hundreds from drink in Wirral, shock new figures have revealed. Over the past four years more than 1,500 in Birkenhead alone have suffered alcohol-related deaths and in Rock Ferry, Birkenhead and Tranmere wards loss of
THE Environment Agency and Met office has issued an amber flood warning for Wirral today amid fears that rising water levels could lead to a third tidal surge. High tidal levels combined with flows coming down the River Dee at Chester this afternoon
POLICE have launched an investigation after a man was injured during an assault in Rock Ferry on Friday night. Emergency Services were called to a property on Well Lane at around 11pm. When officers attended, they discovered a 28-year-old man with
A Wirral vicar has admitted downloading indecent images of children. Rev Ian Hughes, of Brougham Road, Wallasey, pleaded guilty to 16 charges of making indecent images and movies and one of possessing extreme porn. Liverpool Crown Court heard
PARENTS are being urged to check if their children have been fingerprinted at school as new research shows more than 70,000 Northwest pupils are enrolled in schools that use biometric technology. Privacy and civil liberties campaign group, Big
A pensioner who downloaded and made almost 12,500 indecent images of children was caught out by a workman in his home. George Thompson's activities came to light after a painter and decorator was doing some work at his premises in West Kirby.
