GRAHAM Burgess is to retire as chief executive of Wirral Council. Mr Burgess broke the news at tonight's meeting of the ruling cabinet and said he will leave the authority on December 31. The 62-year-old joined Wirral Council in September
A BIRKENHEAD man who viciously assaulted the mother of his newborn child while on bail for snapping his puppy's legs was jailed today, Thursday. Stefan McCormick, of Devonshire Road, was on bail for the brutal attack on his four-month-old Staffordshire
A FATAL collision near Runcorn is causing heavy traffic delays in Wirral. Two people have been killed in a multiple pile-up on the M56 involving a coach, two HGVs and a car between junction 12 and 14. The incident happened shortly after midday
RADIOGRAPHERS at Arrowe Park Hospital will join colleagues across the country in strike action as part of an ongoing pay dispute later this month. The walk-out on Monday, October 20, has been called by the Society of Radiographers (SOR). It follows
THERE is still time for Globe readers to pledge their support for this year's Light Up A Life campaign in aid of Wirral Hospice St Johns. An estimated 10,000 lights will be switched on in the hospice gardens during a ceremony on Sunday, December
A WIRRAL teenager is hoping to make her mark on the music industry as she fights for her place in the final round of an internet talent competition. Bronnie Hughes, from Caldy, has been hand-picked by American Idol presenter Ryan Seacrest to take
CELEBRATIONS marking Port Sunlight's 125th anniversary end with a lecture on the village’s clubs and societies later this month. Taking place on Thursday, October 23, at the Old School Room in Bridge Street, it will explore the development of clubs
A FOOTBALL tournament takes place later this month in memory of a Wirral man killed in a road accident. The Leigh Houghton Memorial Cup takes place at Park High Lower School in Claughton on Monday, October 20. Six teams are taking part in what
A WIRRAL mum is calling on kindhearted people to help her give her daughter a better future by raising £7,000 to buy a life-changing physiotherapy vest. Little Savannah-Leigh Walker is always laughing but the brave toddler has been through a lot
THIS is the dramatic moment a tornado was seen blowing across the M53 motorway in Wirral. Video footage posted on YouTube shows the twister forming close to junction 6 at Vauxhall Motors. The Met Office has confirmed the unusual sighting was
A MAN accused of stealing £28,000 from his elderly mum who suffers from dementia appeared at Liverpool Crown Court. Ian David Scott, of Ferny Brow Road, Woodchurch, faces six charges of stealing cash with a total value of £28,340, from Iris Doreen
