A CORONER is to write to Vince Cable to call for tighter regulations on the use of e-cigarette chargers after the death of a Wirral man. Speaking at the end of the inquest into the death of 62-year-old Wallasey father David Alan Thomson, coroner
TWO people have been arrested following the discovery of a cannabis farm in Wirral earlier this week. Police carried out a drugs raid at an address on Thorncroft Drive in Thingwall at around 7.30am on Tuesday and found a quantity of mature cannabis
Meet Eric the Sproodle! Eric is just under a year old and a Spinger Spaniel and Toy Poodle cross-breed. He lives with his mum, Jenny Trigg, and her partner, Shaun, in Prenton. Jenny said: "Eric is so full of energy and cuteness, and so
An old friend is back in Liverpool and he's in great company. This is a timeless musical. Director Bill Kenwright loves it as much as the audiences do. Every touring production is different. I know, I have been reviewing it on and off
A CRACKDOWN on the sale of illegal fireworks has led to the formation of a new team, created solely to ensure shops are storing and selling them correctly. The group of 20 fire safety technical officers from Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service are
WIRRAL Council has apologised after it was found to be following a sexually-explicit account on Twitter. An investigation has been launched after a social media user contacted the authority on Monday to ask why it was following the account – which
IT is widely accepted that it takes the average home only six minutes to burn down. Why is the Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority proposing the closure of West Kirby and Upton fire stations while publishing images of maps showing the time it
POLICE chiefs have hit out at heartless vandals who daubed graffiti on headstones in a historic Wirral cemetery – just months after it was the target of a similar act of anti-social behaviour. Several graves at Flaybrick cemetery were defaced in
HOW depressing that the new Sainsbury’s and Vets For Pets stores on a newly developed site in Greasby have been allowed to open without the provision of level wheelchair access from Greasby Road. A step has been created at the edge of the pavement
THANK you to the anonymous person who posted my daughter’s lost bus pass back to us. Since the council stopped paying for her school bus fare when she turned eight, this has cost us £79 a term. It was extremely kind of you to go to the trouble
I WANT to compliment the Wirral Globe – and reporter Emma Rigby – on the on-going campaign to voice the views of the parents of Lyndale School. They in the process speak for their children who cannot express themselves with so-called grown-up councillors
MICK Andrews' great run at the Flyers finally came to an end when he was beaten in the semi final of this week's tournament by his team mate at Tixalls, Matt Gilmore. Gilmore then went on to clinch the first prize by beating Tommy Lowndes of Ellesmere
I TEND to agree with your correspondent re the above issue in last week’s Mailbox. Dog fouling is a big issue for the borough council to deal with but they don’t make it easy for themselves when they get rid of dog wardens, which they have done
ON September 26 my future daughter-in-law, Ruth, held a cake and coffee afternoon at the Hilltop restaurant, to support the MacMillan nurses. The day was a great success and Ruth, with the help of her friends, managed to raise £1,604. The venue
I WOULD like to thank Michael Evans for his letter which appeared in the Globe on October 1 highlighting the problem of football litter on The Oval Playing Fields in Higher Bebington. It is the second time in a year that a concerned resident has
WIRRAL Council is now partway through its consultation on spending and services. A vast number of residents have received e-mails from the council – using names harvested from contacts over the years. Previous consultations have led to 5,000
IT’S back and ten years older – but it is as fresh as ever. The Apprentice started up again on BBC1 this week and for the next six episodes – on Tuesday and Wednesdays – we at home can watch as deluded hopefuls sell themselves positively (or not
WIRRAL errors allow Burnage the win Although Wirral lost this game, it was two interception tries which allowed Burnage to steal this game. It was Wirral who started the stronger and scored first with a Dan Harvey penalty but were soon behind with
SOUTH Liverpool still head three Divisions in The Carlsberg West Cheshire League after the first team posted a 4-2 result at Chester Nomads, which saw them leapfrog nearest rivals, Cammell Laird 1907 Reserves and snatch back top spot. Robust striker
THE past two weeks have seen Telegraph suffer a dip in form, but on Sunday, they re-discovered their touch, and produced the goods with a 5-0 victory over Riverside. A hat trick from hero of the hour, Ben Fitzpatrick, was the catalyst as the Wallasey
THERE was an abundance of sunshine but precious little wind as West Kirby and Hoylake Sailing Clubs completed their tidal racing programmes for the season at the weekend. On the Dee Estuary Mike Hartley in Harrier won twice in the Falcons but the
AN Ellesmere Port Liverpool fan told a senior policeman "You and your men have a lot to answer for this" after 96 fans were killed in the Hillsborough Disaster, the inquests have heard. Maxwell Ross, a retired senior Customs and Excise officer,
CALDY kept up their good run of results in National Two North League at the expense of visiting Huddersfield. The Yorkshire outfit did not make things easy for them at Paton Field but it finished 31-22 and Caldy now sit in a very commendable fifth
