From Mrs Pat Lawton:- IN tracing my family history, I have drawn a blank and wonder if Mailbox readers can help. In 1937, my aunt died leaving my two cousins, Peter and Michael Nesbitt, to be looked after by their father, Robert Andrew Nesbitt. I think
From J.B. Gill:- I CAN sympathise with your writer (Mailbox, August 11th) regarding postal deliveries. For several years now, the deliveries have been erratic. At one time, you could set your clock by the postman calling at your home. If you are paying
From Mrs Davies:- I AGREE wholeheartedly with 'Concerned' (Mailbox, August 11th) regarding the decline in the standard of our postal service. My post is regularly delivered between 1pm-3pm. Gone are the days, it seems, when the postman came at breakfast
From Jack Hotchkiss:- IF the anti dog fouling authorities came to Thingwall Road, Irby, during the day they would catch many owners who bring their dogs by car to do their thing unchecked. It is nothing to see women with three or four dogs at a time.
From Peter Bryson:- WELL done, Wirral Borough Council for prosecuting the lady from Wallasey for not cleaning up her dog's excrement (Globe, last week). The only disappointment was that she was not fined the maximum amount of £1,000 for this crime. The
From Mr Peter Armitage:- ALL we read about these days is how to make New Brighton the finest resort in the UK. It may also be in line for £300 million for the Ocean Dome project and a guaranteed £ million for Central Park etc. We are told that New Wallasey
From Mr A.D. Hurworth:- ROAD works in or around the Wallasey/Birkenhead divide always mean chaos for Limekiln Lane and its side roads. Each time a road bridge goes off, or there is a road works in the Wallasey/Birkenhead divide, then there is a new influx
From Cindy Ann Mathias:- DISGUSTING, unsanitary, health hazard - that is what New Brighton boating lake has become. How can this be allowed to happen? There are a lot of reasons and nothing is being done to sort this mess out. Being a visitor myself to
THOUSANDS of Wirral students will awake tomorrow (Thursday) to discover their 'A'-level fate . . . . and if they have obtained the grades they need for the courses they are holding offers for. Most applicants will obtain the grades they need and many
FIXTURES:- Saturday, August 21:- Robin Hodgson Division: Ashville v Pavillions; Avon Athletic v Charing Cross; Bronze Social v Manor Athletic; Grange Athletic v Tricorn; Mersey Ferries v Rangers Breaks; Vancer v Willaston. Concorde Trophies Division:
Weekend Sailing round-up with Andrew Stratton. WALLASEY Yacht Club were unlucky with the conditions for their first ever Regatta - to mark the centenary of the Seabird Half-Raters - during the Menai Strait Fortnight. Lack of wind was a real spoiler, but
IT was a poor day for cricket last Saturday with the majority of matches in the Bromborough Paints Merseyside Competition rained off. Caldy still lead Wavertree at the head of Division One. Parkfield were able to extend their lead in Division Two with
IT was heartbreak for Caldy Cricket Club on Sunday as they failed in their bid for a place in the final of the Village National Knock-out Cup at Lord's for the third time in four years. They went under by 11 runs in the semi-final against Woodhouse Grange
SHEFFIELD United, one of the teams fancied for promotion, despite their poor start, visit Prenton Park on August Bank Holiday Monday (August 30) in a Nationwide League Division One match - and Globe Sport, in association with Nationwide Building Society
Stockport County 2, Tranmere Rovers 1 Attendance: 6,555 by Steve Hunter DESPITE table-topping Stockport playing with 10 men for the majority of the game, following the early sending off of Martin McIntosh, Rovers threw away the lead, allowing the home
TRANMERE Rovers welcome last season's top scorer, Kenny Irons, back to Prenton Park with his new club Huddersfield Town on Saturday in a Nationwide League Division One fixture (kick-off 3pm). Rovers are searching for their first win of the season after
CHESHIRE CATS - formerly Merseycats Wirral - have a rock and roll cruise on the new-look Royal Daffodil on Thursday, August 26, with American Beatle band Scott Wheeler. Tickets £10. For more information ring 639-8245. MERSEYBEATS band will be entertaining
FORMER Tranmere Rovers goalkeeper Victor Roberts is congratulated on his 100th birthday by local MP and Tranmere supporter Ben Chapman. Mr Roberts, of Beresford Avenue, Bebington, is believed to be the oldest living player for the Rovers and still remembers
BURTON beauty Jemma Dermott has won the brand new Miss Cheshire title in her very first contest. Jemma, 18, has just finished her A levels at Neston High School. The contest was organised for the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust by former Miss Wirral Globe
RETIRING headteacher Matthew Hughes was presented with a gift he can use to put his feet up when he left Brookhurst Primary School, Bromborough. Mr Hughes had been headmaster at the school for a quarter century and was a teacher there for two years before
WHAT better prize for the 'Wirral Show Giant' than a giraffe! Chester Zoo staged a competition at the show to find the tallest person at the event. Each entrant was measured against a cut-out baby giraffe and the winner was Martin Aspell, of Bromborough
BBC Radio Merseyside broadcaster Roger Summerskill, from New Brighton, swops the airwaves for the air waves on the wing of a 1940s vintage bi-plane at Hoylake Lifeboat Day on August Bank Holiday Monday. Roger's wing-walking stunt in the sky was exclusively
EIGHT-year-old Charlotte Dowding, of West Kirby, has gained a place at Chatham's School of Music from September. Charlotte's achievements in the Associated Board of the Royal Schools' of Music examinations were impressive. Her main instrument is the violin
FIVE adorable pups are survivors from the litter of seven found abandoned outside a local veterinary surgery when they were just one day old. The pups are being looked after by the RSPCA at Cross Lane, Wallasey, where Caroline Thatcher said: "Unfortunately
A PROSTITUTE who gave a false name when caught loitering has been placed on probation for 12 months. Liverpool Crown Court heard that Jayne Stapleton was stopped by police in Cleveland Street, Birkenhead, and was arrested. She gave the name of Gaynor
EDWARD James Heffey, 29, of Beloe Street, Liverpool, was refused bail and remanded in custody for seven days by Wirral magistrates. He is charged with armed robbery on a Post Office security guard at Beechwood, Upton, on Friday. No value has been put
CRAXTON Wood Hotel, South Wirral, is undergoing a £6m facelift into a four-star hotel with conference, leisure, health and beauty facilities. Work began in March and the project is on target for completion with the first wedding and major event taking
A MAN convicted of kidnapping another man at knife-point and robbing him of £3,000 was jailed last week for eight years. Liverpool Crown Court heard that less than a month earlier Ian Kelly had also burgled the Birkenhead house of kidnap victim John Waltho
Three fatal rides on Summer nights THERE has been a third Wirral motorcycle death on a Summer's night in a matter of days. The funeral takes place today (Wednesday) of a 32-year-old family man, who was taking his new Yamaha for a spin when it was in a
From Janette Edwards (nee Kirby):- I HAVE been trying to organise a reunion at St Mary's College, Wallasey Village, on September 11. But, partly due to lack of support, the venue has now had to be cancelled and instead we plan to meet at the Lighthouse
From Bill Wonderley:- IT has been suggested to me that, like myself, there may well be other former pupils of a Liverpool school who have moved to this side of the Mersey. I am hoping to contact as many people as possible from the 'Class of '59', with
From Mrs Judd:- I WOULD like to thank all the people who assisted my husband when he fell outside Motorworld, Birkenhead Shopping Centre, on Thursday, August 5. We both especially want to thank the staff and security of Motorworld, who kindly covered
From Joanne Millington, aged 16:- I HAVE been riding for several years and took large hacks out from a local riding centre. Unfortunately, there are few hacking facilities in the Heswall/Pensby area, forcing riders onto dangerous lanes and main roads.
From Ricky Dallow:- I AM not a huge fan of Rhythm and Blues, but I enjoyed spending two beautiful sunny days in Vale Park, Wallasey, with my friends and their young families having a big picnic and listening to the music played there. According to 'Fed
From 'A North End youngster':- WHY are so many dogs not on a lead? It is disgraceful that every time I take my dog for a walk, you can guarantee he will be attacked by a stray dog. Walking your dog should be fun. Instead, it's a frightening experience
From 'Frustrated Fan':- UNFORTUNATELY, I am one of the nearly 10 per cent of Merseysiders who are unemployed. I do not smoke or drive and rarely drink, but for the last two years I have enjoyed alternate Saturdays at Prenton Park. You can imagine my disappointment
A NEW law - a key element of the Government's Investing in Young People strategy - comes into effect on September 1, 1999. And the legislation, Time for Training, affects all employers and their 16 and 17 year old employees. From September, employees
VANSER Club had a rude baptism to the Wallasey & District Sunday Football League Premier Division, as Great Float Social (Kevin Pink, 2, Carl Howell, 2, Jon Sanderson, 2, Robby Gerrard and Barry Smith) handed out an 8-1 thrashing. Ironically, the
FIXTURES:- Saturday, August 21 (kick-off 3pm):- Birkett Shield: The Avenue v Archers. Division One: Abbotsford v Overchurch; North Star v Seven Stiles Youth; Royal Liver v Beehive. Division Two: Admiral v Higher Bebington; Cygnet v Unitor; Delta v The
IN the opening day of the Carlsberg West Cheshire League Division One, much travelled former Tranmere Rovers striker Chris Camden led his new Poulton Victoria charges to victory over newcomers Maghull. He scored the winner in a 2-1 success. Mark Jones
by Andrew Stratton. BIRKENHEAD Park Rugby Club have added flying winger Steve Hancock to their squad for the forthcoming Rugby Union season. The fireman has a wealth of experience with New Brighton and Cheshire and should be a big influence at the Upper
WALLASEY Wanderers, of the Wallasey Junior Sunday Football League, need players for their Under-11 team. Year 6 boys should attend Wednesday training sessions (6pm) at The Delph, Rake Lane, Wallasey. For more details, ring Neil McCloud on 638-2527. POULTON
'He will not play until new contract signed' - manager John Aldridge Steve Hunter reports from Prenton Park THE future of Tranmere Rovers' talented Republic of Ireland Under-21 international Alan Mahon is shrouded in uncertainty following manager John
GRAND old lady Elsie May Griffiths, a resident at Derwent Lodge, New Ferry, celebrated her 100th birthday with a well-deserved telegram from the Queen. Alvina McKevitt, Care Assistant, said: "She was made up with her telegram. If you took it off her she
PACIFIC Road Theatre and Museum played host to the Wirral Civic Awards ceremony in the presence of the Mayor and Mayoress of Wirral, Coun Hugh Lloyd and his wife Shirley. The Wirral Civic Awards are held to honour the work of young people through studies
WIRRAL Council used a 1952 street map in deciding which school a child should use. Local Government Ombudsman Mrs Patricia Thomas found maladministration causing injustice after investigating a complaint about education admissions against Wirral Council
A SECOND Wallasey woman has been fined for allowing her dog to foul and for not cleaning up after it. Lorraine Pickering, of Rake Lane, Liscard, was fined £150 and ordered to pay £50 costs by Wirral magistrates after admitting the offence brought by Wirral
WALLASEY dad Stephen Vormawah, who was on the waiting list for a heart transplant, has died. The former railway worker had gone to Wythenshawe Hospital in Manchester for a routine check up but was admitted and died later in the coronary care unit. Mr
MERSEYSIDE Sub Aqua Club has been awarded a £17,000 lottery grant by the English Sports Council. The Wallasey-based club will use the cash to buy an inflatable boat and diving equipment. The club has 102 members, but owns only one boat and is often forced
ELLESMERE Port and Neston CID have released an e-fit of a man wanted in connection with a robbery at a Booze Busters off-licence on Neston High Street. The man is described as white, dark and tanned with weathered skin, thin eyebrows and a stubble, with
DAREDEVIL ex-bobby Swasie Turner has climbed the towers of five Wirral fire stations in his wheelchair, raising money for the Clatterbridge Cancer Gene Appeal and the Fire Service National Benevolent Fund. Swasie climbed fire towers in West Kirby, Heswall
A BATTLE of a different kind took place by Fort Perch Rock, New Brighton when 42 teams took part in a beach football competition. Supported by New Wallasey Regeneration and Wirral's Leisure Services department, the contest featured players from the Birkenhead
FEARS were growing yesterday of an ambulance strike on Merseyside and in Cheshire. The dispute concerns crews in the patient transport service, who ferry patients to hospital. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting
WIRRAL WEST MP Stephen Hesford is supporting the Government's consumer protection campaign having been 'charged to redeem his existing mortgage'. He believes the mortgage industry needs tighter regulation. People who have experienced problems are asked
A WALLASEY MAN 'flew into a complete rage' when police attended after a dispute with his lady friend, it was alleged at Wirral magistrates' court. "It's about her ex fella. It's between me and her," claimed 50-year-old Terence Michael Edwards who threatened
WIRRAL magistrates adjourned indecency allegations against a retired headmaster for a further three weeks. Cyril John Fishwick, 71, of Moreton Road, Upton, was not present in court. His solicitor, Tony Nelson, said medical evidence had been submitted
POLICE are hunting for a robber who held a female cashier at knife-point and escaped with a "substantial amount" of cash during a raid on the Apollo Cinema, Wallasey, on Monday night. The man, described as being white and 5ft 10" tall, was said to be
'Drugs boss' praises centre's work FORMER drug addict Eugene Chapman has found an escape route for youngsters caught up in drugs - Bidston's Phoenix House, writes Alina Cavanagh. Eugene, now in his 30s, went to jail after committing crime to feed his
ONYX, which takes over bin collection in Wirral from August 23, applies on that day for a vehicle and storage park on land North West of the cricket pavilion, Dock Road South, Bromborough. A special meeting of Wirral Council's planning department is being
WIRRAL millionaire Gerry White is reported to be interested in taking over Everton Football Club. He could make a counter bid to Bill Kenwright's attempt to get EFC from Peter Johnson. Mr White, based at his Birkenhead company Hurstwood Meats, knows Mr
ARMED robbers have struck twice in Birkenhead. The first attack was in the heart of Birkenhead shopping centre, causing Tuesday afternoon shoppers to wonder why the police helicopter was above. The would-be thieves unsuccessfully attacked a security van
TELL ME A STORY . . . Veteran comedian Norman Wisdom spellbound two young sisters also visiting Claire House children's hospice in Bebington. After reading from his autobiography to Kayleigh and Michell Morrissey, the octogenarian entertainer met young
