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  • Man arrested as probe into Beechwood shooting continues

    A MAN has been arrested after a man was shot down as he carried his daughter in Beechwood last month. Detectives were called at around 7.15pm on Thursday, February 7 following reports that a 35-year-old man had been shot in the leg after leaving

  • Birkenhead care home receives fourth bad report in a year

    A CARE home’s fourth successive shocking report has raised a host of fire safety concerns – despite uplifting ukulele performances and sing-alongs that help its residents “forget about everything”. Oakdene Residential Home in Birkenhead has been

  • HOT OFF THE STAGE: The Girl On The Train at The Playhouse

    THE moment we meet Rachel Watson in her untidy, bottle-strewn kitchen we know this character is having a personal crisis, writes Globe theatre critic Peter Grant... I felt like running down from the dress circle and giving her a hug. Her life

  • Reports of 'white' water in Heswall, Irby and Thingwall

    HOMES and businesses in Pensby, Irby and Thingwall may be experiencing 'white water' according to United Utilities. United Utilities confirmed the issue at addresses within the CH61 area at 11.30m today (Wednesday, March 13) that water from the

  • Karen Howell's health column: A special night to remember

    Karen Howell, Chief Executive of Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust, writes for the Globe and reflects on a wonderful night celebrating the work of the trust and its dedicated teams of hard-working staff... WOW – what a night! It’s not often

  • Heart Awards honour staff

    A SPECIAL ceremony has been held to honour the outstanding work of Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust staff. Friday evening saw more than 300 NHS staff, their family and friends gather at Thornton Hall Hotel and Spa. They were joined by Lord

  • TRAVEL: Mersey Ferries suspended due to Storm Gareth

    MERSEY Ferry services were suspended due to Storm Gareth. Due to a severe weather warning for gusts of wind up to 65mph the Ferries will not run until 4pm today (Wednesday, March 13). The service was also suspended yesterday due to bad weather

  • How clean is your nearest Merseyside Pound Bakery?

    THIS week got off to a grizzly start when shocking images emerged revealing a Merseyside Pound Bakery had become overrun by mice. The cafe-bakery chain, which is popular around the region, was quick to reassure the public there was “nothing more

  • 'Breast screening programme is vital'

    IT'S extremely worrying to hear that just two thirds (68%) of women in the Liverpool area attended their routine breast screening appointment last year. The NHS breast screening programme is vital in ensuring breast cancer is detected at early,

  • 'Not fit for purpose'

    THE bloated House of Lords has struck again confirming once more that it is not fit for purpose. How dare this unelected lot vote to keep Britain in a customs union with the EU? The majority in this country opted to leave the EU and that includes

  • Refuse to pay?

    I SUPPOSE we should be used to Wirral Council ripping us off through council tax every year always charging more for less. Then along comes police commissioner Jane Kennedy with her precept rate. Now add insult to injury we have the metro mayor

  • Tribal politics and squandered cash

    TRIBAL politics and political self-serving preservation took precedence over the will, health and wishes of Wirral people on Monday, February 25 at the town hall. Only the newly-elected Cllr Jean Robinson stood head and shoulders above the political

  • Hoylake golf course plan is 'Phil's Folly'

    RESIDENTS of Hoylake who petitioned against the white elephant golf complex aka "Phil's Folly" must now be getting worried it could become a nightmare reality. If true to type this obstinate labour council will plough ahead in its usual bullheaded

  • GRANTY'S INFERNO: A moral victory for 'people power'

    LIFE has been like a fairy tale in Wirral over the last few months ... Grimm. While researchers have revealed that we no longer tell our children fairy stories, ironically here on our pretty peninsular we have been watching a story of a decidedly