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  • Tributes to Merseyside-born funnyman Tom O’Connor

    TRIBUTES have been paid to Merseyside-born entertainer Tom O’Connor, who passed away today. The 81-year-old funnyman, actor and author, from Bootle - who appeared on stage many times at New Brighton's Floral Pavilion - was best known for presenting

  • Haunted Wirral: A terrifying abduction?

    WELCOME to Haunted Wirral, a feature series written by world-famous psychic researcher, Tom Slemen for the Globe. In this latest tale, a terrifying encounter of the extra-terrestrial kind ... ON the night of Tuesday 17 July 1962 at 11:25pm,

  • Hoylake lifeboat tows stranded yacht to safety

    THE four-strong crew of a stranded yacht was rescued by Hoylake lifeboat volunteers after its engine failed. Hoylake lifeboat was alerted by the UK Coastguard at around 11am on Saturday, to reports that the wind had dropped and the eight-metre

  • Grab a Covid jab in Wallasey next week

    After four successful days of delivering Covid jabs using the vaccination bus in Birkenhead, the team moves to Wallasey next week.  The vaccination group from Arno & North Coast Alliance at Birkenhead Medical Building will be at Heart of Egremont

  • The 8 reasons why we simply love Wirral

    We asked Globe readers for reasons as to why they love the Wirral. We reached out to our readers on our Facebook page last week to find out what is one thing they love about living on the Wirral. Here's what they said... Walking along the

  • Dog of the week: Could you be Brock’s best friend? 

    LOOK at that smile ... Could you give a forever home to the lovable Brock?  The five-year-old Lurcher has found himself at Dogs Trust Merseyside after a change in his owner’s circumstances meant he could no longer stay with them.  Brock