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  • Prince Edward visits Wirral school

    PRINCE Edward paid a visit to the borough today to meet staff and pupils at a Wirral school. His Royal Highness, The Earl of Wessex, dropped into West Kirby Residential School to officially open their state-of-the-art ICT suite. The

  • Wirral man admits killing wife through 'gross negligence'

    A Wirral man has admitted killing his wife by his gross negligence. 56-year-old Stephen Vernon pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his wife Janet on November 15, 2008. Vernon, who was described as the “full-time carer” for his wife

  • Upset by story of 'mystery substance' on Wirral beach

    YOUR online story about a 'mystery substance' at Hoylake beach which is believed to have led to the death of a pet dog from acute shock really upset me. I really do hope the council has cleaned it all away as they claim to have done. If this "green slime

  • Semblance of commonsense hits Wirral

    AT last some semblance of commonsense has hit Wirral. I see that one can now park in Bromborough for 30 minutes without having to pay. It caused me to think why it has taken so long to do the obvious. I also note that the national speed limit approaching

  • Angered by theft from Tam O'Shanter's urban farm

    I READ your story of the theft of the collection box from Tam O'Shanter's urban farm in Bidston and was left wondering just how low can some yobs go? My partner and I went to visit the farm recently with our two grandchildren and neice, I must

  • Wirral Globe reader says 'Save the planet'

    RE: Article on off-shore wind turbines. Wind, solar and wave energy is the future. We are running out of fossil fuels. Let's get ready for our children and children's children. Let's look after our ozone layer on this planet.

  • Can the chief executive of Wirral Council please explain?

    CAN the chief executive of Wirral Council or the head of finance please explain through your newspaper to council tax payers,how a large number of well-qualified professional and non-professional library staff, with a vast amount of expertise and specialist

  • Does model boat club own Wirral lake?

    AFTER reading the letter from Mr Dean of New Brighton Model Boating Club, I felt compelled to write to The Globe. I was not aware that the club were the owners of the model boating lake - (although, when one takes one's grandkids down there to watch

  • Perplexed by Wirral's crazy paving

    I WAS initially, perplexed as to why when what appeared to be perfectly adequate pavement in Greasby was being ripped up to be replaced with tarmac, when only yards away there are craters in the road which show no signs of being repaired. Is "footpath

  • Staggered by Wirral Globe reader's 'static, insular attitude'

    IN response to John Sage's letter, I'm just staggered by his static, insular attitude. Here we are on the brink of a huge regeneration of New Brighton and we have this man complaining with his dinosaur attitude! I could break down many of his complaints

  • Appalled by attitude of Wirral councillors to wine bar plan

    I MUST agree wholeheartedly with the feelings of your Mailbox correspondent George Skelly regarding the opposition of the opening of a wine bar in Liscard by our local Conservative councillors. I must first point out they are not Labour councillors as

  • Let's put an end to this silly debate about Wirral

    MAY I take this opportunity to finish this silly story that the Metropolitan County of Merseyside does not exist and that Wirral MBC is now in Cheshire. If Miss P Lord and her friends are correct someone should tell Her Majesty The Queen as she persists

  • Over the moon that Wirral services are safe

    I AM writing to you following your article regarding the proposed cuts to services for deaf children and young people which are now not being put into action. As secretary of the Wirral Deaf Children's Society, and a parent of three children