BENEFIT caps have been imposed on nearly 100 families in Wirral over the last year, new figures show. The vast majority of families capped had children, with housing charity Shelter warning that across the country households are being "tipped into
THE future of a 'vital' Merseyside bus route saved by a last ditch u-turn earlier this year is under threat AGAIN. The Arriva 408/409 service connecting Wallasey and Birkenhead and used by thousands of people in Wirral is up for consultation with
A COMMEMORATIVE bench for soldiers who lost their lives and served in the First World War has been revealed in Neston. Installed at The Green in Little Neston, the bench was unveiled on November 6 along with the 'There But Not There' Tommy silhouette
A FARMER whose two large dogs savaged a young couple's "cherished" pet dog to death - despite five previous warnings - has walked free from court. The dogs belonging to Douglas Jones had attacked other dogs on three previous occasions and jumped
POLICE are continuing to hunt a 20-year-old man who may have information about an attempted burglary. Detectives have issued an appeal to trace Dominic McHugh from Tranmere, who could have information in relation to an attempted burglary in Prenton
A REMEMBRANCE service will be held at St John the Baptist Church in Meols this Friday (November 9). Starting at midday, it will be attended by Mayor and Mayoress, Cllr Geoffrey and Anne Watt. There will be sandwich and cake Lunch in Church
SERVICES will take place across Wirral on Sunday to remember all those who lost their lives during conflict. This year, Sunday, November 11 also marks the centenary of the end of the First World War. The Mayor of Wirral Cllr Geoffrey Watt will
RESIDENTS and staff at a Wirral care home have knitted 1,800 poppies to commemorate 100 years since the end of World War One. Starting in March, those living at the Hazelwell in Heswall have spent a total of around 450 hours – or more than 18 days
A WIRRAL dad is hoping to change the way pancreatic cancer is diagnosed as part of a national month of awareness. Dad-of-two Rob Thomson has been raising awareness of the disease in memory of his wife Alison who passed away aged 54 on March 15,
WHEN that unwelcome visitor Alzheimer's came into our family decades ago, we didn't know what it was back then ... and how it would change our lives. I have never forgiven it. Since then, I have educated myself more and subsequently supported
GLOBE columnist Peter Grant talks to the man in black – musician, author and film critic Mark Kermode ahead of his Liverpool Playhouse show and his new book How Does It Feel - A Life of Musical Adventures... "How hard can it be?" is a question
A LIMITED edition candle has been launched by Owen Drew to mark the centenary of World War One and raise cash for the Royal British Legion. The 'Centenary' candle has been designed as a tribute to all the fallen and for every candle sold, £5 will
A MOTORIST today denied causing the death of a woman pedestrian in Tranmere by careless driving. Christine Hannah pleaded not guilty at Liverpool Crown Court to causing the death of Kirsty Upton by driving a silver Ford Fiesta without due care and
MORE than 46 tonnes of waste was cleared from Wirral's streets in the days leading up to Bonfire Night as part of Operation Banger. The clean up was part of a partnership between Merseyside Police, Merseyside Fire and Rescue and the Safer Wirral
A GROUP of artistic pupils has helped brighten up a Wirral train station by creating a new artwork. The piece of art, called Everyone's Getting On, celebrating and identifying the diversity of rail passengers across the region, was made by students
A SURVEY of Wirral GPs has found that 91% are opposed to Wirral Clinical Commissioning Group’s plans to close local walk-in and minor injuries services. The survey was conducted by the Wirral GP Federation, representing 25 GP practices from across
MERSEYSIDE's crime commissioner has urged the Government to halt the cuts that have 'severely dented' the police service. Jane Kennedy's plea follows publication of a damning report on the financial sustainability of the force across England and
MERSEYSIDE'S biggest employers have been urged to reward their lowest earners with a pay rise that would see each of them take home an extra £1,300 per year. Liverpool city region's metro mayor Steve Rotheram has asked the region’s 50 largest firms
AN award-winning show garden from the RHS Tatton Park Flower Show has been donated to Autism Together's Bromborough Pool Garden Centre. The show garden called 'Sleep Well', created by Julie Dunn, won the silver medal at the flower show for exploring
I MUST respond to the misinformation given by your letter writer James Roberts of Wallasey in the Globe. Not only has he misunderstood what is involved in the closure of the walk-in centres and what is proposed he claims that the "four Labour MPs
ON October 16, Wirral Council and NHS Wirral agreed to establish an integrated commissioning hub. Wirral's Clinical Commissioning Group will be using it to procure a range of NHS services from April 2019. This rather mundane sounding agreement
THIS council never seems to learn. Having cried wolf on the Green Belt issue before it now does it again, helped along by our crazy central government. The council says it has identified 91 sites which could host 2,400 houses. Peel Holdings
MERSEYSIDE Tramway Preservation Society (MTPS) located at the tram museum in Taylor Street, Birkenhead, was closed for several months for a complete restoration and has recently re-opened on Saturdays and Sundays from 12.50pm to 4.30pm and also on
I WOULD imagine the news that Phil Davies is standing down next year will be very welcome in some quarters, particularly Wirral motorists. He has done a lot of damage, in the past few years, with his relentless attacks on drivers at any opportunity
IN response to Miss Edmonds' letter that proposes that pensioners’ passes should be valid from 9am instead of 9.30am as many drivers will not let them board "even if there is one minute to go." And what happens at 8.59am? Should they be valid
THE cost of childcare in Wirral has been revealed for the first time by the Department for Education. On average, for three and four-year-olds, childcare costs £ 4.75 an hour. For two-year-olds it was slightly more expensive, at £ 5.00 an hour
LOVE where you live - now that is a statement that gets my full backing. Sometimes it’' not that easy when other people just aren't the 'loving' kind. Those despicable morons across the North West and the UK who turned Bonfire Night into an
