NESTON faced City of Manchester in arguably the most important game of the season to date, writes Harry Bush. With City of Manchester having had three points deducted for playing a suspended player it was the Prawn's opportunity to give it their
AMATEUR football was once again the loser on Saturday, after a week's rain forced the cancellation of almost the entire Carlsberg West Cheshire League fixture programme for the second week in succession. Of the 24 games scheduled, only three were
RECENT signing Shaun Tuck scored the only goal of the game as Motors recorded their first victory of 2014 against in-form Worcester City. A game of few chances, both sides struggled to adapt to the blustery conditions at Rivacre Park. The first
THE hunt for would-be-burglars in Wallasey left a police officer in need of hospital treatment after he cut his arm on a fence. Police were called to Brighton Street at around 11.25pm on Saturday, January 25, following reports that two men were
WIRRAL'S specialist sixth form college is building links with China after forming a partnership with the prestigious Soochow University High School. The Sixth Form College in Birkenhead has signed a "Memorandum of Understanding" with the institute
THE early decision by the Wirral Borough Council to close all grounds was fully vindicated as the heavy rain turned pitches into shimmering ponds and prevented teams and match officials from wasting their time in attending unplayable, waterlogged fields
THE rock and roll / pop musical is a comparatively new genre. They follow formulas - each with their own musical mission statement. Some have actually lasted longer in the limelight than the careers of the people they immortalise. Buddy
IN atrocious conditions, Wirral comfortably overcame a resilient Widnes side to take revenge for their only defeat of the season, writes Richard McNeil. Widnes, playing with the gale force wind and rain behind them, took an early lead when full
THE weather forecast for Sunday indicated conditions during the morning would be far from the ideal for playing bowls: Strong winds and persistent rain were predicted. But the 26 players who were brave enough to venture out found things were not
LIVERPOOL St Helens were put to the sword by a resolute and determined Birkenhead Park in a one sided cross rover derby at a wild and windy Upper Park. The Wirral outfit produced an 11- try showing for their sixteenth success of the season in North
A WIRRAL band that was big in Japan joins The Beatles, David Bowie and Duran Duran on a list of 30 British acts that stormed the country's charts. Buster - which featured Rob Fennah, Kevin Roberts, Peter Leay and Les Brians, formed in 1974 - features
BRITISH Transport Police have released a CCTV image of two men wanted in connection with an incident at Bidston railway station. Shortly after 11pm on Friday, January 3, two men entered the station booking hall complaining that someone had stolen
READER Paul Denbigh-Jones took this picture of Woodslee Primary School, in Bromborough. 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
I STRONGLY disagree with last week’s letter headlined Logic in Tower Road layout. Surely nobody, not even our "highways division", would be stupid enough to create a bottle neck at Tower Road / Birkenhead Road by reducing two lanes down to one
AS your local MEP I would like to voice my concern with the expansion of the Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology being used by Merseyside Police Matrix Serious Organised Crime unit. We in the UK already have more CCTV cameras per head
NOW the New Year is well under way, what have we residents of Wirral and Merseyside got to look forward to? In Wirral, thanks to national and local Government and their shortsighted insensitive decisions, we have: Closure of our much-used essential
LATEST figures from the independent Office for National Statistics show that since 2010 recorded crime in Wirral and Merseyside communities has fallen by 13%. This is great news that crime continues to fall here and around the country. Hardworking
REGARDING the proposal to seek funding through public vote to illuminate the Dome of Ss Peter & Paul's church in New Brighton at the initial cost of £10,000. The fact cannot and should not be overlooked that the church is literally right in
FURTHER to the two letters published recently: Not a Penny and Wrong message at Christmas with implicit criticisms of Esther McVey, I would like to share my experience of dealing with Wirral West's MP. I wrote asking Ms McVey's advice about a friend's
PUBLIC tennis courts in Birkenhead are set to undergo a major refurbishment. The courts in the upper part of Birkenhead Park will be resurfaced and new fencing installed around the perimeter of the courts and between the courts. The new improved
POLICE are hunting a man who asked a Wirral schoolgirl to touch him inappropriately close to a Bebington school. The 10-year-old girl was approached by the unknown man on the Cinder Path, off Townfield Lane, close to St Andrew’s CE Primary School
A GREATER focus will be placed on curbing antisocial behaviour in Birkenhead after councillors recognised the issue was spiralling out of control. Families on the Tranmere and Rock Ferry boundary have flooded the authorities with complaints about
THE future of a special needs school that faces closure will be discussed at a public meeting next month, chaired by Wirral South MP Alison McGovern. Wirral Council dropped a bombshell in December when it announced it was to begin closure procedures
TRANMERE Rovers' boss Ronnie Moore has a difficult selection decision to make ahead of tonight's League One match against Rotherham at Prenton Park. Team captain James Wallace returns from suspension and the manager says he has to pick between
WHEN fragile newborn Joshua Welch first entered the world in 2001, it was doubtful he would live. Born an incredible three-and-a-half months prematurely, and weighing just 1lb and 7oz, the brave tot was given a mere 12 hours to survive. Yet
AN exhibition of drawings and sculptures by Henry Moore opens at The Williamson Art Gallery and Museum in Oxton next month. The work will be on view at the Slatey Road venue from February 8 to April 13. Born in Yorkshire in 1898, Moore was
