YOUR new look Wirral Globe hits the news stands today – delivering a bigger, better and brighter newspaper for the community we love.
Over the past 18 months there has been a surge of interest in local news, with the pandemic driving readers to sources of trusted information.
This has also made them keen to know more about the places and people where they live.
This has been reflected in the growing readership of the Globe across our website and social media channels – and in print, where we’ve witnessed a rise in sales in shops and newsagents.
That is why we feel now is the time to invest in your local newspaper – by making some of the boldest changes the title has undergone in its 48-year history.
We’re creating a more expansive news section where we can tell and display the stories that matter to our readers.
From crime and court, to human interest and the latest goings on at the Town Hall, we’ll continue to have it covered.
We’ll also be launching a host of new features which portray the people, places and businesses that make Wirral such a vibrant and attractive place to live.
Our community editors and reporters will be chatting to your favourite pubs and restaurants and unearthing stories from the businesses battling back from the pandemic.
They will also be showcasing the best things to do locally and regionally, looking back on bygone times with a new nostalgia section and celebrating family life with picture specials, such as babies of the month.
We’ll also be including a weekly 8-page TV guide alongside the regular puzzler section.
And of course, we’ll continue to bring you the latest from Tranmere Rovers and the local sports scene.
To coincide with the launch of the new look Globe we’ll be increasing stocks in the shops and outlets across the borough.
Supplies of the Wirral Globe have been increased in shops.
A promotional launch is taking place at Asda Bromborough today until 2pm.
The other launch event days are:
Asda Birkenhead tomorrow (Thursday, September 16) from 10am - 2pm.
Asda Wallasey on Friday (September 17) from 10am-2pm.
Tesco Bidston next Wednesday (September 22) from 10am - 2pm.
Asda Arrowe Park on Thursday, September 23 from 10am - 2pm.
Where you can buy the Wirral Globe:
Chester Foregate News Limited, 113-115 Foregate Street, Chester CH1 1HE
1-2 Summerfield Road, Guilden Sutton, Chester, CH3 7SW
Daily Post, 131 Norman Street, Claughton, Birkenhead, CH41 0AT
Ak General Trading Store Ltd, 90 Bidston Avenue, Claughton, Birkenhead, CH41 0BS
Tesco Claughton Exp, 9-15 Upton Road, Claughton, Wirral, CH41 0DE
Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Ltd, Hamilton Square Station, Hamilton Road, Birkenhead, CH41 1AL
131 Whetstone Lane, Birkenhead, CH41 2TE
Supernews And Booze, 66-67 Oxton Road, Birkenhead, CH41 2TL
Grange News, 3 St. Werburghs Square Grange Precinct, Birkenhead, CH41 2XZ
6 St Anne Street, Birkenhead, CH41 3JU
One Stop News, 102 Vittoria Street, Birkenhead, CH41 3LQ
Conway News & Booze, 264 Conway Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 4AH
228 Claughton Road, Birkenhead, CH41 4DX
31 Argyle Street, Birkenhead, CH41 6AA
Asda, Oliver Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 6HH
Lansdowne Minimarket Ltd, 92 Lansdowne Road, Birkenhead, CH41 7AB
Asda, Stanley Road, Unit 1 Stanley Road, Birkenhead, CH41 7BG
Hoylake General Store, 24-26 Hoylake Road, Bidston, Birkenhead, CH41 7BX
Happy Shopper, 114 Hoylake Road, Birkenhead, CH41 7BZ
Sahota Newsagents, 101 Duke Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 8BN
8 Mallaby Street, Birkenhead, CH41 8DF
McColl’s, 96A-98A Laird Street, Birkenhead, CH41 8EN
Food Arena, 1-3 Duke Street, Birkenhead, CH41 8EP
Green Lane,Ss 6 New Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH41 9AZ
Eurogarages, Lairds 117 New Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH41 9BW
Corner Store, 60 Argyle Street, South Birkenhead, CH41 9BY
Shell Wirralway, 413 Borough Road, Birkenhead, CH42 0HA
585 Borough Road, Birkenhead, CH42 0HD
Dhillons News, 209-213 Church Road, Higher Tranmere, Wirral, CH42 0LD
Preston Pop In, 103-105 Greenway Road, Higher Tranmere, Birkenhead, CH42 0NE
The Chase Wirral (Bargin Booze), 67 St Pauls Road, Rockferry, Birkenhead, CH42 1LG
56 Rock Lane East, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, CH42 1PQ
McColl’s, 2 King Street, Birkenhead, CH42 2AJ
171 Bedford Road, Birkenhead, CH42 2AW
Tm Retail (Con), 86 Highfield Road, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, CH42 2DA
155 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead CH42 3TA
McColl’s, Old Chester Road, 229-231 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 3TD
Unit 5, 255 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 3TD
Kp Store, 340 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 3XE
Dacre Hill Post Office, 473 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 4ND
230 Bebington Road, Birkenhead, CH42 4QF
Tesco Rock Ferry Metro, 212A Bebington Road, Birkenhead CH42 4QF
Essentials Nw Ltd, 15 Albany Road, Rock Ferry, Wirral, CH42 4QH
Co-Op, Tranmere, Church Road, Tranmere Court, 8 Church Road, Tranmere, Birkenhead, CH42 5LE
Antony And Sons Ltd, 22 Bebington Road, Birkenhead, CH42 6PU
Higher Tranmere Express, 8-10 Bebington Road, Birkenhead, CH42 6PU
Srs Convenience Store Ltd, 115-117 Mount Road, Birkenhead, CH42 6RE
McColl’s Tranmere, 125-127 Mount Road, Birkenhead, CH42 6RE
Sainsburys Birkenhead Pfs, Woodchurch Road, Prenton, Birkenhead, CH42 8PA
Sainsburys Birkenhead, 342A Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead, CH42 8PQ
Booker Birkenhead, 734-736 Borough Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9JF
Tesco Tranmere Express, 790-794 Borough Road, Tranmere, CH42 9JG
Booze Direct, 91-93 Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9LH
Best One, 88-90 Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9LP
Corner Store, 104 Woodchurch Lane, Prenton Park, Birkenhead, CH42 9PD
McColl’s Prenton, 12 Holmlands Drive, Prenton, CH43 0TX
Simply Food & Drink, 24B Wellington Road, Oxton, Prenton, CH43 2JE
Mc Coll’s Prenton Hall Road, 179 Prenton Hall Road, Prenton, CH43 3BP
10 O'Clock Shop, 18 Grange Mount, Birkenhead Wirral, CH43 4XW
Brooks News, 32 Balls Road, Oxton, Prenton, CH43 5RE
Edwards News, 23-25 Rose Mount, Oxton, Birkenhead, CH43 5SG
Tesco Bidston Moss Extra Pfs, Bidston Link Road, Bidston, Prenton, CH43 7AA
Tesco Bidston Moss Extra, Bidston Link Road, Bidston, Prenton, CH43 7AA
St. Oswalds Avenue, Beechwood, Prenton, CH43 7ZH
The Fender Post Office, 44 Fender Way, Beechwood, Prenton, CH43 7ZJ
1 Townfield Close, Prenton, CH43 9JW
Co-Op, Birkenhead Upton, Noctorum Avenue, Prenton, CH43 9SA
Martins Noctorum, 389 Upton Road, Noctorum, Prenton, CH43 9SE
King Street, Wallasey, CH44 0BZ
Tesco Wallasey Exp, 111 King Street, Wallasey, CH44 0BZ
News Plus, 39 Trafalgar Road, Wallasey, CH44 0DZ
Mmrg Trafalgar Road, 30 Trafalgar Road, Wallasey, CH44 0EB
Martins News & Off Licence, 5 Martins Lane, Wallasey, CH44 1BA
Wine Cellar, 72-74 Martins Lane, Wallasey, Merseyside, CH44 1BW
146 Wallasey Road, Wallasey, CH44 2AF
Wallasey Road Post Office, 194 Wallasy Road, Wallasey, CH44 2AG
15-35 Leasowe Road, Wallasey, CH44 2BY
M&S Bidston Moss Sf, Unit 2B Junction One Retail Park, Merseyside, CH44 2HE
A & C Stores, 176 Mill Lane, Wallasey, CH44 3BW
Nsns News And Wine, 172 Poulton Road, Wallasey, CH44 4BZ
Poulton Pop In, 411-413 Poulton Road, Wallasey, CH44 4DF
Tesco Wallasey Exp, Poulton Road, Wallasey, CH44 4DF
Shop Local, 381 - 383 Poulton Road, Wallasey, CH44 4DF
Rana News, 51 Limekiln Lane, Wallasey, CH44 5SR
Holder View, 32 Mill Lane, Wallasey, CH44 5UG
Discount Food And Wine, 5-7 Poulton Road, Wallasey, CH44 6LB
71 - 73 St Pauls Road, Seacombe, Merseyside, CH44 7AJ
64 King Street, Wallasey, CH44 8AU
Wallasey Convenience Store, 22 King Street, Wallasey, CH44 8AU
Food And Drinks, 103 Liscard Road, Wallasey, CH44 9AE
Go Local Extra, 101-103 Poulton Road, Wallasey, CH44 9DE
169-171 Poulton Road, Wallasey, CH44 9DG
Ten O Clock Shop, 34 Poulton Road, Wallasey, CH44 9DQ
265-267 Seabank Road, Wallasey, CH45 1HE
103-107 Victoria Road, Wallasey, CH45 2JB
Premier Wallasey, 262-264 Wallasey Village, Wirral, CH45 3HB
Co-Op Wallasey, 85 Wallasey Village, Wallasey, CH45 3LE
Go Local, 143 Wallasey Village, Wallasey, CH45 3LF
Fairways Wallasey Village, 218-220 Wallasey Village, Wirral, CH45 3LP
Tesco Wallasey Liscard, 15-17 Liscard Village, Wallasey, CH45 4JG
Wallasey Post Office, 12 Liscard Village, Wallasey Mspo, Wallasey, CH45 4JW
Go Local Bining Newsagent, 78 Seaview Road, Wallasey, CH45 4LB
Premier Liscard, 4 Coronation Buildings, Wallasey Road, Wallasey, CH45 4NE
Asda Liscard, Seaview Road, Wallasey, CH45 4NZ
Best One, 207 Seaview Road, Wallasey, CH45 4PB
McColl’s Wallasey, 91 Belvidere Road, Wallasey, CH45 4RX
Tower Stores, 214 Seabank Road, Wallasey, CH45 5AQ
Julu Stores, 23 Rowson Street, Wallasey, CH45 5AR
Premier Food Store Limited, 124-126 Rake Lane, Wallasey, CH45 5DL
Best One, Mount Pleasant Road, Wallasey, CH45 5EW
Sweets 4 You, Your Store Wirral, 43 Leasowe Road, Wallasey, CH45 8NY
R & M News, 72 Albion Street, New Brighton, Wirral, CH45 9JH
The Local Zone, 123-125 Mount Road, Wallasey, CH45 9JS
Super Newsmag, 235 Hoylake Road, Moreton, Wirral, CH46 0PF
2 Griffin Avenue, Moreton, Wirral, CH46 0PN
One Stop Moreton, 115 - 117 Reeds Lane, Moreton, Wirral, CH46 1QT
Twickenham Drive Supermarket, 238 Twickenham Drive, Leasowe, CH46 2QE
Bp Hoylake Road, Hoylake Road, Wirral, CH46 5NA
302 Hoylake Road, Moreton, Wirral, CH46 6DE
Tesco Hoylake Rd Wirral Exp, 314 Hoylake Road, Moreton, Wirral, CH46 6DE
Town Meadow News, 72 Town Meadow Lane, Moreton, Wirral, CH46 7TB
Day Choice Convenience Store, 27 Pasture Road, Wirral, CH46 7TG
The Wine Celler, 126 Pasture Road, Moreton, Wirral, CH46 8SB
47 Hoylake Road, Moreton, Wirral, CH46 9PD
226 Reeds Lane, Moreton, Wirral, CH46 9PJ
Euro Garage Shell Moreton, 157 Holylake Road, Moreton, CH46 9PZ
Foodworld, 69-71 Chapelhill Road, Moreton, Wirral, CH46 9QQ
Newsmag, 13-15 Albert Road, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 2AB
Sainsburys Hoylake, 19 Market Street, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 2BG
Grove Park Store, 27 Grove Road, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 2DS
Co-Op Hoylake, Market St, 110 Market Street, Wirral, CH47 3BE
Shoppers, 18 Birkenhead Road, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 3BN
McColl’s Meols, 3 Station Approach, Meols, Wirral, CH47 8XA
Morrisons West Kirby, 25-45 Dee Lane, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 0QA
The Waverley (West Kirby) Ltd, 88 Banks Road, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 0RE
One Stop Stores Ltd, One Stop Convenience Store, 124 Banks Road, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 0RF
Go Local, 23 Grange Road, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 4DY
Cosmic News Private Ltd, 36 Grange Road, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 4EF
Premier West Kirby, 1 The Crescent, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 4HL
Morrisons Pfs, West Kirby, Orrysdale Road, West Kirby, CH48 5AA
Co-Op West Kirby, Frankby Road, Newton, Wirral, CH48 9UU
Newton Post Office, 80 Newton Cross Lane, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 9XQ
138 Ford Road, Wirral, CH49 0TQ
Greasby Food & Wines, 95 Arrowe Road, Greasby, Wirral, CH49 1RY
Nisa Local Greasby, 132-134 Greasby Road, Greasby, Wirral, CH49 3NQ
Greasby Post Office, 140 Greasby Road, Greasby, Wirral, CH49 3NQ
Co-Op Saughall Massie, 194 Saughall Massie Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 4LD
Mmrg Manor Drive, 137-139 Manor Drive, Upton, Wirral, CH49 4LP
43 Fleetcroft Road, Wirral, CH49 5LZ
The Top Stores, 129-131 Arrowe Park Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 5PB
Asda Arrowe Pk, 414 Woodchurch Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 5PD
Co-Op Hoole Road, 90-94 Hoole Road, Wirral, CH49 8EG
M&S Heswall, 136 Telegraph Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 0AH
Bargain Booze, 82 Telegraph Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 0AQ
22 Village Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 0DZ
One Stop Stores Ltd, 109-111 Brimstage Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 1XF
Shell Gayton, 2A Chester Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 3RY
Rainbow Wines, 40 Pensby Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 7RE
Whs Hs Heswall, 139-141 Telegraph Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 7SE
Tesco Heswall, Telegraph Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 7SL
Sainsbury, Pensby Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 7TT
Mc Coll’s Thingwall, 118 Barnston Road, Thingwall, Wirral, CH61 1AT
Martins Thingwall, 49A Thingwall Road, Irby, Wirral, CH61 3UE
Irby Local, 24 Thingwall Road, Irby, CH61 3UE
Sainsbury's Heswall, Pensby Road, Thingwall, Wirral, CH61 7UB
517 Pensby Road, Thingwall, Wirral, CH61 7UQ
Abi News & Wine, 71-73 Ridgewood Drive, Wirral, CH61 8RF
311 Pensby Road Heswall, Pensby, Wirral, CH61 9ND
Tesco Heswall Express, 323-327 Pensbry Road, Heswall, CH61 9ND
Co-Op Pensby, 415 Pensby Road, Heswall, Pensby, Wirral, CH61 9PF
84 Eastham Village Road, Eastham, Wirral, CH62 0AW
Buckleys Wirral Ltd, 45-47 New Chester Road, Wirral, CH62 1AA
Todays Local, 73 New Ferry Road, Wirral, CH62 2BH
3 Coronation Drive, Bromborough, Wirral, CH62 3LF
New Chester Road, Wirral, CH62 3PB
M&S Bromborough Simply Food, Croft Retail & Leisure Prk Welton Road, Bromborough, CH62 3PN
Asda Bromborough, 493 Croft Industrial Estate Wilton Road, Bromborough, Wirral, CH62 3RL
135 New Chester Road, Wirral, CH62 4RA
84 Bebington Road, New Ferry, Wirral, CH62 5BJ
Variety Express Ltd, 124 Allport Road, Bromborough, Wirral, CH62 6AQ
Park Garage Leverhulme Station, 892 New Chester Road, Wirral, CH62 6AT
158 Allport Road, Bromborough, Wirral, CH62 6BB
83 The Rake, Bromborough Wirral, CH62 7AF
Rake Booze, 94 The Rake, Bromborough, Wirral, CH62 7AL
Post Office, 6 High Street, Bromborough, Wirral, CH62 7HA
Co-Op Bromborough, 13 Allport Lane, Wirral, CH62 7HJ
McColl’s Eastham, 136 Plymyard Avenue, Eastham, Wirral, CH62 8HF
One Stop Stores Ltd, 1204 New Chester Road, Eastham, Wirral, CH62 9AE
Tesco Eastham Rake Exp Retail Unit, Eastham Rake, CH62 9AN
Thrifty'S, 16 Mill Park Drive, Eastham, CH62 9DL
5 The Crescent, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 2NT
Co-Op Cross Lane, Cross Lane, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 3AL
Aksara, 78 Church Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 3EB
Our Local, 3 Town Lane, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 5JB
A Jey Trading Ltd, 3 Broadway, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 5ND
48 Town Lane, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 5RB
Bebington Convenience Store, 83-85 Old Chester Road, Bebington, Merseyside, CH63 7LG
Londis Bebington, Ss 6 Old Chester Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 7LQ
186 Bebington Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 7NX
Londis Lottie Dod, 2 Church Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 7PH
Co-Op Teehay Lane, 120 Teehey Lane, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 8QT
Edwards News Ltd, 96-98 Teehey Lane, Higher Bebington, Wirral, CH63 8QT
7 Buckland Drive, Spital, Wirral, CH63 9AA
One Stop Bebington, 8-9 Lancelyn Court Precinct, Spital Road, Bebington, CH63 9JP
Spar Murgatroyd Willaston, 12 Neston Road, Willaston, Wirral, CH64 2TE
T/A Village News, 40 Town Lane, Little Neston, Neston, CH64 4DF
Go Local, 28 Drake Road, Little Neston, CH64 9TW
Tesco Express Neston, 4 The Cross, Neston, CH64 9UB
Suby & Sufy Brothers, 15 Mercer Walk, Ellesmere Port Arcade, Ellesmere Port, CH65 0AP
Asda Ellesmere Port, Wellington Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 0BZ
Mmrg Ellesmere Port, 6 Cromwell Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 4AA
Georgies News, 92-94 Station Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 4BH
Martins Verham Road, 31D Wolverham Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 5DA
Mmrg Woodland Road, 5-7 Woodland Road, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH65 6PN
Morrisons Pfs Ellesmere Port, Chester Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 6RU
Morrisons Ellesmere Port, Chester Road, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH65 6RX
Loxdale Local, 62 Loxdale Drive, Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AN
Costcutter, 209-213 Pooltown Rd, Ellesmere Port, CH65 7EB
S4S News & Booze, 7 Victoria Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 8BU
6 The Arcade Regent Street, Ellesmere Port, CH65 8DX
Suthas Food & Wine, 2 West Road, Wolverham, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9AR
41 Underwood Drive, Cheshire Oaks, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9BH
Ohri Convenience Store, 4 Bunbury Green, Cheshire Oaks, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9EW
Sainsburys Ellesmere Port, Kinsey Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9HN
Sainsburys Ellesmere Port Pfs, Kinsey Road, Cheshire Oaks, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9HN
Tesco, Rossmore Road, West Little Sutton, CH66 1JG
Co-Op Overpool Road, 14 Overpool Road, Ellesmere Port, CH66 1JN
News & Booze Overpool Ltd, 14 Rossmore Road, West Overpool, Ellesmere Port, CH66 1LR
Tm Retail (Con) Station Road, Little Su, Ellesmere Port, CH66 1NZ
Martins, 6 Hope Farm Precinct, Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 2RG
Co-Op Great Sutton, 1A Hope Farm Precinct, Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 2RG
Tesco Ellesmere Port, Sutton Way, Ellesmere Port, CH66 3JT
McColl’s Old Chester Road, 62 Old Chester Road, Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 3PB
8 Whetstone Hey, Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 3PH
Tesco Little Sutton Express, 508 Chester Road, Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 3RE
McColl’s Great Sutton, 49 Gleneagles Road, Great Sutton, South Wirral, CH66 4NF
Winsford Newsagents, 6 Fountain Court, Winsford, CW7 1AJ
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