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  • Litter fine cash used to clean up Wirral 'grot spots'

    MONEY raised through the collection of litter fines has been used to clean up Wirral's 'grot spots'. Eleven areas of private land regularly used by fly-tippers have been cleaned already this year after council intervention. Funding came from

  • HOT OFF THE SCREEN: Peter Jackson's 'They shall not grow old'

    A STUNNING, highly-emotional new film about the First World War had its world premiere in 250 cinemas across the UK. While Prince William attended the London red carpet showing, Globe columnist Peter Grant was at the Liverpool screening alongside

  • Next of kin appeal after death of Prenton man

    WIRRAL'S coroner's office appealing to trace the family of a man who died in his Prenton home. Colin Scott, 60, of Maritime Park, but originally from Glasgow, passed away at his home on Monday, October 15. His death is not being treated as suspicious

  • Dorothy’s friends and family enjoy century celebrations!

    GREAT grandmother Dorothy Kliza was joined by family and friends for her 100th birthday celebrations. The mother-of-one, grandmother of two and great-grandmother of two marked her milestone at Peel Hey House in Frankby on Sunday afternoon.

  • Wirral schools make the shortlist for the Educate Awards 2018

    The shortlist for the prestigious Educate Awards 2018 has been announced - and five Wirral schools are in the running for an accolade. The awards are now in their seventh year and is the largest education awards in the North West. Heswall Primary

  • Backlash against axing our walk-in centres gathers pace

    THE GLOBE-backed campaign to save the borough's walk-in centres and minor injuries units is gathering pace. A petition of more 3,800 signatures was handed to the mayor at the full council meeting at Wallasey Town Hall on Monday. Click here

  • Liverpool to host Special Olympics GB 2021

    LIVERPOOL will host the Special Olympics GB Summer Games in 2021. This sporting spectacular will be held in Liverpool city centre from 3 to 7 August, 2021. Venues for the games include Greenbank Sports Academy, Wavertree Athletics Village and

  • Honours for Wirral's sporting heroes

    TRANMERE Rovers manager Micky Mellon is among local sports heroes honoured for their achievements. He picked up the prestigious Wirral Sports Person award for 2018 during a ceremony at Hulme Hall in Port Sunlight. Also taking home awards on

  • Plan for Bromborough carpark is 'complete lunacy!'

    An open letter to the Forward Planning Dept, Wirral Borough Council: FOR the second time in two years, proposals have been put forward concerning the main carpark in Bromborough village that have been so lacking in thought, sensitivity or reason

  • Bernstein's music 'forever in our hearts'

    THIS year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), composer of perhaps the best loved musical ever composed, West Side Story. Based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story tells the tale of a love story

  • Happy memories of Savoy 'picture palace'

    OCTOBER 10 marked 80 years to the day that the Savoy Cinema opened in Argyle Street, Birkenhead. The building stood on the site of the former and well-liked Scala Cinema. The new cinema had a seating capacity of 2,000 seats, there were now

  • I predict 'no deal' for Brexit

    IT has seemed clear to me for some time that no deal will be achieved by the present Government over Brexit. The Rees-Mogg faction will veto any deal cobbled together by the Government and Brussels. The resulting crisis will lead to a general

  • Merseyrail platform works set to begin this week

    MERSEYRAIL customers will NOT get compensation for the upcoming station closures that are part of a huge programme of platform upgrades, it’s been revealed. The extensive works are set to begin later this month and will see a total of 11 phases

  • Granty's Inferno: Sobering thoughts on the future of pubs

    EXTRA-time ladies and gentlemen, please ... On average three UK pubs a day are closing for good - or more realistically - for bad. Now there seems to be more unpalatable news for publicans and customers. On October 29 the Government plans

  • Phil Davies to step down as leader of Wirral Council

    PHIL DAVIES will step down as leader of Wirral Council and Birkenhead and Tranmere ward councillor next year. Cllr Davies has decided to call time on his 28-year political career to 'spend more time with his family' and will not stand for re-election