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  • Victory for Oxton in Northern Premier Hockey League

    FOR the second week in succession Oxton visited another newly promoted side, City of Manchester, in the Northern Premier Hockey League, and like last week were second best in the initial exchanges. After ten minutes Manchester went ahead with a simple

  • Heavy rains affect spectator turnout for Flyers

    LAST week the Flyers had to be called off because of the heavy rain. Even more rain falling during the week was probably the reason that this week's turnout was quite low. However the green and the conditions were much better than might have been expected

  • West Cheshire League round-up

    HESWALL stayed in the running for the Carlsberg West Cheshire League's Division One title, following a 2-1 victory at Ellesmere Port. Peter McNulty was on the mark for the hosts against his old club, but it was the visitors who profited, after a sparkling

  • A Gray Day for The Motormen

    PROLIFIC striker Tony Gray scored twice in the first half to secure all 3 points for the away side although Vauxhalls were unlucky not to get anything out of this closely fought encounter. Droylsden started the brightest and took the lead after

  • Still time to light up a life for St John's Hospice

    THERE are less than four weeks to go until this year's Light Up A Life switch-on for St John's Hospice. We are inviting readers to be part of what is always a deeply moving occasion by sponsoring one of the thousands of lights that will be switched

  • UPDATE: Reward offered after blaze at Birkenhead scrapyard

    THE proprietor of a Wirral scrapyard is offering a reward following a blaze at the business premises. Five fire crews were called to Auto Salvage UK's premises in Neptune Street, Birkenhead at around 3.45am on Friday. It is thought 50

  • Wirral remembers our fallen heroes

    WIRRAL's mayor praised the many thousands who turned out on Remembrance Sunday to pay their respects to the borough's war dead. Councillor Andrew Hodson, who attended the service at Birkenhead Hamilton Square, said estimates show that numbers

  • Tranmere Rovers survive to fight another day in FA Cup

    THE supposed magic of the FA Cup may have been largely conspicuous by its absence, but at least Tranmere survived to fight another day in the competition after earning a replay with Leyton Orient. Having squandered a couple of fairly simple