BIRKENHEAD caterers Jakey Jay's have been revealed as the sponsors for this year's Pizza Run. Event organisers Wirral Ark have combined running and pizza in a bid to make a difference to Merseyside. The charity provides crisis and preventative
THE project manager at hugely popular Tam O'Shanter's farm has said reports that it is at risk of closure are 'simply not true'. Josephine Wood MBE was responding to a local newspaper report, which claimed the facility was in danger of closing
A POLICE dog helped arrest a 31-year-old man after a police car chase in Birkenhead At around 8.55am on Tuesday, April 16 police began chasing a suspected stolen Vauxhall Zafira on the A41 in Eastham. A short time later the stolen car crashed
A RARE 'miniature kangaroo' has been born at Chester Zoo for the first time. The adorable dusky pademelon, also known as a dusky wallaby, has begun to peek out from the pouch of first-time mum Styx after being born earlier this year. These
HEROES come in all unlikely shapes and sizes. The Everyman's adaptation of Sweeney Todd presents its audience with two grotesque yet oddly endearing anti-heroes. It's not often you sit in a theatre rooting for serial killers. Sweeney Todd
A BOOK covering rare and scarce birds in Wirral and Cheshire has come second in the Best Bird Book of the Year award. Rare and Scarce Birds of Cheshire & Wirral was written by local bird enthusiast and member of the Hilbre Bird Observatory Allan
A POLICEMAN was taken to hospital with minor injuries after his car hit a wall in Birkenhead. Just after 8pm on Tuesday, the officer was on his way to an emergency call when his vehicle was involved in a collision with a red Dacia Sandero at the
A SPECIAL Easter Egg hunt will take place across Merseyside on board Arriva and Stagecoach buses. Better By Bus will hold the hunt on Thursday, April 18, offering cash prizes and free monthly bus passes to anyone who is lucky enough to find an egg
A WIRRAL student’s efforts to publicise mental health and wellbeing in higher education has been recognised with a nomination at the 2019 Student Nursing Times Awards. Father-of-five Chris Steele is on the shortlist for Most Inspirational Student
A RECORD-BREAKING 76,000 passengers used Merseyrail services to travel to and from the Grand National festival, it has been revealed. The rail company also revealed that it gave away 10,000 pairs of flip flops to racegoers and managed to raise a
DAME Patricia Routledge will officially open Wirral Hospice St John's revamped garden later this year. The Birkenhead-born actress and singer will perform the ceremony during a visit on Saturday June 29 at 11.30am. The star - known to millions
THE countdown is now on for this year's edition of Sound City. Taking place from Friday, May 3 to Sunday, May 5 at various locations in Liverpool's bustling Baltic Triangle area, organisers have now revealed a plethora of artists who are set to
THANKS to the Globe in helping to locate former Wirral Grammar pupils, the 1960-1965 year group have now booked the Village Hotel, Bromborough, for a celebration of our 70th birthdays. This will take place on Sunday, June 30, starting with a drinks
WIRRAL Council's departed "Managing director of delivery" (nope, nor me) should really have been titled 'managing director of takeaway', seeing as he walked away last year with £570,000 in his total leaving package. Next time you're wondering why
AS a regular dog walker in Saughall Massie I have watched the new Community Fire Station grow from open heathland to not a bad looking building. The contractor's approach to the build has to be commended. I, and many like me, will wonder at the
I READ the recent article about Arriva 464 services failing to pick up children on their way to school because of overcrowded buses. The Globe's Facebook page drew many comments from parents saying this is happening on many routes. People with
A £1 billion bill is expected for fixing botched disability benefits, Frank Field has warned. Vulnerable claimants lost out on £340 million support due to systemic errors when disability payments were combined into the single Employment Support
LOVELY to see the 1% of public sector millionaires are reigning supreme in Wirral. The managing director of delivery has managed to deliver himself more than £500,000. That is probably the only successful deal he has managed in his short time
NEW Brighton front between the Queens Pub and Portofino is an eyesore since the building that was there was sadly knocked down some years ago. I have no idea what the long term plans for the site are but I do read a lot of complaints about this
MERSEYSIDE Police have changed the opening hours of General Enquiry Offices (GEOs) following an extensive service review. The review found that the number of people visiting GEOs across Merseyside has reduced significantly with just 1.2 people
BEING bored and bemused by Brexit has inspired me to create a virtual board game called Scramble. I grew up with Scrabble and even became a minor school champion. I know, for example, that there is a word "Greenbelt" which is worth 12 points
