THERE are a hundred things I could say about Sir Matthew Bourne's adaptation of The Red Shoes. But for the sake of this short review I'll just say at the 100th performance on the current tour this faultless production overwhelmingly deserved its
A YOUNG artist's prize-winning vision for a hospital of the future has been praised by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Milly McDermott, from St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Upton, won the Your NHS art competition in Wirral with her design
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a serious collision on A550 near to Two Mills. Around 7.50pm on Monday February 24, officers received a report of a collision involving a black Nissan Pixo and a white Vauxhall Combo
A Wirral school has told a group of pupils to stay at home, as concerns regarding the spread of coronavirus continue to grow. Hilbre High School in West Kirby issued a letter to parents on Tuesday February 25, telling students to attend school as
MORE than 30 trees in a Wirral cemetery are to be chopped down after an inspection found them to be unsafe. Grange Cemetery in West Kirby has been closed to the public since February 13, because of concerns over recent high winds and 'unsafe trees
PLANS to improve disabled access at 14 Wirral railway stations have been given a Government funding boost. The £20m fund - shared among 75 stations nationally - is a key part of what transport secretary Grant Shapps described as "levelling-up access
The work of a local artist whose Tranmere Rovers mural sparked controversy in Oxton Village has reappeared in another part of Birkenhead. Paul Curtis was commissioned by traditional ale house Gallagher’s to produce an artwork of the sinking of
HAVING belatedly caught up with the last two editions of the Globe, I note that Leigh Marles has moved on from the editorship. I’ve had a few letters published over the last year or so and would just wish to put on record my appreciation of the
Motorists are advised to avoid the M53 south of Ellesmere Port after an accident this morning. M53 Southbound J10 A5117 (Little Stanney) is currently closed after a vehicle hit a barrier casuing an oil leakage across the carriageway. Highways
ALTHOUGH I was disappointed to read in the Globe that the OC Bar & Grill (formerly Octel Sports and Social Club) has closed its doors in Bromborough, what happens next is of more concern. Local residents are worried that a property developer will
LABOUR Leadership contender Rebecca Long-Bailey has made a veiled attack on rival Sir Keir Starmer by drawing attention to the danger of Labour falling into the hands of 'Establishment' figures in 'shiny suits.' The trouble is she is 25 years
I HAVE noticed lately that more and more dogs are being allowed on buses and trains. Unfortunately, some dog owners are not aware that people who are not dog lovers (half of the population) do not want a dog right next to them. Surely, if you
IN the late 1950s, Liverpool Echo listed 24 cinemas operating in Wirral. No doubt some earlier closures could have pushed this figure to over 30. But one cinema Globe readers may well remember was the Continental in Liscard Road. This was
WITH reference to the letter about lights being too bright, I agree with you. They put a light bulb in opposite my house and my sleep pattern was very much disturbed, waking up all night not knowing if it was day or night. Luck was on my side
POLICE from Merseyside, Lancashire, Cumbria and Scotland joined forces to tackle County Lines drug-dealing and child criminal exploitation. As part on an operation codenamed "Project Medusa" plain-clothed officers and British Transport Police were
A BLIND war veteran from Wirral is urging Globe readers to take part in a fundraising walk supporting the military charity that turned his life around. The March for Veterans takes place on Saturday, March 28. Covering a distance of 10-miles, it
