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  • Ancient Egypt fascinates me

    YOU published a letter recently on the subject of a school visit to the Liverpool Museum, specifically the Egyptian collections. I realised then how little I knew about that ancient civilization, most of my knowledge being derived from The Old

  • Police CCTV appeal after burglary at Heswall shop

    AN investigation is underway following a burglary at a shop in Heswall. Merseyside Police were called to T & P Stores Ltd on Village Road at around 12.25am on Wednesday following reports that two masked men had forced entry to an ATM inside

  • CROWN GREEN BOWLS: Great start to season for Wallasey

    THE Wallasey Association's Federation team had a great start to the 2017 season, winning both the home and away legs of their match with Fylde 'A' on Sunday. In the home-tie the team had eight winners with Matthew Gilmore and Rob Fitzpatrick top-scoring

  • INTERVIEW: The Globe looks ahead to Liverpool Sound City

    BACK for their tenth year celebrations Liverpool Sound City will christen their new home of Clarence Docks from Saturday May 27 to Sunday May 28. With two stand-alone birthday shows; The Human League on Thursday, May 25 and John Cale on Friday,

  • Gorse and grass blaze in Thurstaston

    Firefighters were called to a grass and gorse blaze in Thurstaston. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service was called at around 3.40pm yesterday to land just off Telegraph Road. Crews used a high pressure hose reel, a main jet and a main branch

  • SNAPPED BY YOU: Gosling steps

    THIS seasonal picture of a gosling taking in the surroundings at Central Park in Wallasey was taken by Globe reader Ian Jamieson. Every week on the Globe's letters page we publish a photo taken by one of our readers. So why not submit one of

  • Pay more tax to aid society

    THE general election debate is focussing on taxation. Reference is made to 'the taxpayer' as if this is a distinctive species of person. Actually every person, apart from the youngest child, is a taxpayer. The job-seeker buying petrol,

  • Vote for sheriff or Robin Hood

    LABOUR'S proposal to tax financial transactions has been dubbed a 'Robin Hood tax'. Now the Tories have come up with their counter-proposals which can be accurately described as 'the Sheriff of Nottingham’s revenge'. Abolition of free school

  • Thanks for helping my mother

    I WISH to thank the wonderful people of New Brighton when they came to the assistance of my mother, who had a very bad fall on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 10 near Morrison's. She lay on the ground for about an hour until an ambulance came and

  • Sale of tennis courts disingenuous

    IT is totally disingenuous of the managing trustees of St Luke's Methodist Church in Hoylake to describe their reason for selling the tennis courts in 2013 as being "surplus to requirements and in extremely poor condition and in clear need of an upgrade

  • Parking needs some sense

    I HAVE read in your paper people's concerns about parking on pavements. This problem can be solved by people living in the area. In our road, there is a person who parks on her side of the street. She has a driveway but doesn't use it.

  • Let's all share our beaches

    AREN'T we lucky to have enough sand to delight visitors, locals and their pets? Let's live together in harmony. Let the dogs run and the owners enjoy their freedom. Let the children and their families enjoy the safety of the designated

  • Man and dog rescued from mud in New Brighton

    A MAN and his dog were rescued after getting stranded in mud near New Brighton beach. Emergency services attended Manor Groyne at around 4.20pm on Tuesday afternoon. When Wirral Coastguard arrived the man was being helped by a member of the

  • Granty's Inferno: Not much election fun to be had

    HUMOUR can diffuse many tense situations. Laughter is a gift we humans have over animals - except hyenas, that is. This column has praised those comedians and satirists who help us all see the funny side of politics. It eases the pressure