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  • Livewell - the BIG launch!

    We’re excited to be launching our new Livewell Programme and over the next few weeks our Livewell team will be out and about at different events to support people to make positive changes to their lifestyles. Teams will be talking to people

  • Merseyside fire sprinkler project given go ahead

    A SCHEME to fit sprinklers into buildings where people are more at risk of experiencing a fire in Merseyside has been given the go-ahead. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority (MFRA) has agreed to put funds towards the project which will see at

  • Investigation launched after train hits metal fencing

    AN investigation has been launched after a train clipped a piece of metal fencing at Birkenhead North station. The step board of the Merseyrail train clipped the foot of a piece of metal fencing on the edge of one of the platforms at the station

  • Beauty queens bring "Fro Yo" to Wirral

    TWO Wirral beauty queens are hoping their latest venture will encourage people to stick to their guns this new year and opt for a healthier alternative to those left-over Christmas treats. Sisters Stephanie and Charlotte Hodson – who have held

  • Last orders for two Wirral pubs

    TWO Wirral pubs have called last orders after bids to find a buyer failed. The Chronicle, in Bebington, and The Ravenscroft, in Heswall, both closed their doors for the last time on Monday after the Bramwell Pub Company – which both were part

  • Elvis is 'back' in Wirral - for one night only

    A SHOW capturing the magic of Elvis Presley on stage returns to the Gladstone Theatre in Port Sunlight later this month. On tour with Elvis, featuring Michael King, can be seen at the venue in Greendale Road on January 31. It recreates the

  • Birkenhead MP demands ban on Government 'phone tax'

    A WIRRAL MP is calling for a ban on premium rate telephone numbers across all Government departments. Blasting the charges as a “phone tax” Frank Field revealed more than 50m calls were made to the Department for Work and Pensions last year by

  • Woman taken to hospital car collides with lamppost

    A WIRRAL woman was taken to hospital after she crashed her car into a road sign and lamppost in Liverpool, causing delays during Wednesday morning’s rush hour. The 40-year-old woman, believed to be from the Upton area, escaped without injury after

  • What's on in Wirral ...

    WEDNESDAY, January 8: (Until January 18): Aladdin The rock 'n' roll panto - Playhouse, Liverpool. Tickets from 0151 709 4776. Cheese and wine night at The Pilot Boat, Magazine Brow, New Brighton. Live jam session at Soft Rock Cafe, Wallasey

  • Three from Wirral charged with kidnap of Cumbrian man

    THREE Wirral men have been charged with the kidnap of a man from his home in Cumbria. Police say Christopher James Harris, aged 26 from New Ferry Road, Malcolm Jones, also 26, from Queens Road, Birkenhead, and Luke Miller, aged 20 from Baytree

  • Disgusted by Wirral school closure plan

    I WAS disgusted to read your front page article saying the Lyndale Special School was closing. My grandson went to this school and they were brilliant. Could you tell me why it is costing thousands to build a staircase at Wallasey Town Hall

  • SNAPPED BY YOU: New Brighton storm

    THIS picture of the storms at New Brighton was posted to our Facebook page by reader Tom Lear. You can send your pictures to us as email attachments to paul.heaps@wirralglobe.co.uk You can also share them on our Facebook page facebook.com/wirralglobe

  • Thousands raised for Wirral charity fund

    BIRKENHEAD Lions congratulate the people of Wirral for their generosity in helping to fill their charity buckets for Christmas. A total of almost £3,000 was collected from Sainsbury’s Prenton, Tesco at Bidston and Asda at Stanley Road. This

  • Byrne Avenue Baths' sale makes me want to cry

    REGARDING Byrne Avenue Baths; all of our family used to go to get a weekly bath as we had no bathroom in our house and mum had 15 children. Plus when I was a teenager I went roller skating there and go to their dances. It was a wonderful place

  • Sorry for my actions following Wirral traffic accident

    ON SATURDAY, November 23, I was involved in a traffic accident at the junction of New Chester road and Port Causeway. A gentleman andayoung lady came to my assistance. They helped me get to the safety of the pavement and steadied me till I

  • Where's the logic in Tower Road layout changes?

    CAN someone please explain the logic behind the road layout changes taking place on Tower Road? For some reason the powers that be have decided to create a lovely bottle neck, reducing from two lane approach to roundabout to only one. A very

  • Not a penny for Wirral jobseeker

    I WOULD like to comment on the article Jobseekers figures fall again in Wirral which appeared in December 24 edition of Wirral Globe. It appears to me government figures are misleading and not to be trusted. Let me tell you my story. I am 62

  • Wind farm scam continues

    AND so the great wind farm scam continues. Plans are afoot to quadruple the size of the Burbo Bank wind farm, as if it didn't blight the view from the shores of the Mersey already. Danmark-based Dong Energy talks of the construction of 65 more

  • Esther gave the wrong message at Christmas

    I READ the Globe Christmas message of Esther McVey, until recently disability minister and now employment minister, with complete disbelief. Esther tells us ".. it's a time to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas ... as well as remembering