MEL GIBSON'S latest Hollywood smash hit, Ransom, is coming to the Apollo 6 in Wallasey for special preview showings this weekend. Mel stars for top director Ron Howard (best loved for playing Richie Cunningham in TV's Happy Days) in this action-packed
A RADICAL, high-tech and eco-friendly version of Mozart's The Magic Flute runs at the Liverpool Playhouse until February 8. "This opera is the only one in existence that might have been composed by God," wrote critic Neville Cardus. The Playhouse version
Developer Harwood Homes' road to success is 500 houses long. The company, which has a site at Claughton, has already reached a sales milestone in 1997. Since its debut last year, the house builder has gone from strength to strength, under the umbrella
BUSINESS Environments' new marketing executive, Daniel McGuinness, has gone from selling the finer points of soccer in America to promoting the professional expertise of the multi-disciplinary property practise in Birchwood. Daniel, aged 22 and from Greasby
TWO young Wallasey entrepreneurs, who started up their own businesses, reached the final of the 1996 Young Achiever of the Year awards. The awards are sponsored by the Prince's Youth Business Trust, Merseyside. They were Craig Tew, of Monmouth Road, and
But their 4th round tie with crisis torn Bournemouth at Dean Court, scheduled for next Wednesday evening, is in severe doubt. AFC Bournemouth have gone into liquidation. Bournemout have sent a faxed plea, asking for £20,000 from every Premiership club
RESULTS: Sunday, January 26:- Division One - Acorn 0, Heygarth Utd 3; Dingwall 6, Nova 3; Hornby Ath 4, Old House 0; Red Cat 4, B'head Gt Float 1; Stirrup 0, Harp Lpl S&R 2 Division Two - Brown Cow 4, Tranmere Rovers Supporters 0; Lancelyn 0, Southdale
RESULTS: Sunday, January 12:- Under-10 Atlantic Division - Glenavon Clts 4, Ridgeview 9; Beresford Boys 4, Pensby Falcons 1; Poulton Vale 6, Upton 4; Hearts 3, Noctorum Boys 3; Wall Wndrs 0, Glenavon 8 Under-10 Pacific Division - Wirr Panthers 0, Olympic
RESULTS: Sunday, January 26:- Premier Division - St Josephs 4, Premier Soc 1; Poulton R/Dale 1, The Queens 0; Nelson Vics 1, St Mary's 3; Millhouse 3, Hilbre Court 1 Division One Quarter-finals - Telegraph 1, Windsor 1 (Telegraph won on pens); Armchair
A hat-trick from John Sweeney enabled Pilot Boat to cruise into the Division Two semi-finals with a hard earned 3-2 victory over Rose & Crown, who replied through Gordon Reeves and Steve Sweeney. Two goals apiece from Carl Howell and Stuart Kenworthy
RESULTS: Saturday, January 25:- Robin Hodgson Division - Neston 3, Gen Chems 6; Moreton AFC 6, West Kirby 2; New Brighton 3, Mersey Ferries 1; Bridge Ath 6, Newton 0; BICC Helsby 1, Manor Ath 3 Robin Hodgson Cup semi-finals - Abbotsford 4, Runcorn Twn
MARK Simpson and John Dutton scored the goals which earned Archers Social a point against Queens Park, but a point was enough to put Queens on top on goal difference. Brow won 3-1 at Shaftesbury FC, with Damian Stavendale, Tony Morgan and Paul Hayes on
RESULTS: Sunday, January 19:- Under-10 Division - Allport Hawks 3, Shafts 5; Fender Yth 0, W/Kirby 2; Heygarth 1, Shore Villa 2; Neston 2, Heswall 1 Middle Cup 1st Round - Parkdale 4, Stork 2; Young Lions 6, Squibb 1 Under-11 Division - Stork 2, Heswall
PORT Sunlight Wheelers cyclist Andy Wilkinson was crowned Britain's top time trial rider of 1996 at the RTCC Champions' Night at the Assembly Rooms, Derby - the first Merseysider to win the title since its inception 53 years ago! Andy, who lives in New
A CHARITY football match between Laird Street XI and Radio City takes place on Sunday at The Oval, Old Chester Road, Bebington (kick-off 11am). Proceeds go towards Ronald McDonald House at Alder Hey Children's Hospital. Converted for the new archive on
RESULTS: Saturday, January 25:- Division One - Bromboro Pool 1, Capenhurst 0; Gen Chems 1, M'side Police 2; Mersey Royal 1, Poulton Vics 2; Mond Rangers 2, Newton 1; Shell 0, Moreton 0; Stork 1, Vauxhall 0 Division Two - Ashville Res 3, Stork Res 3; Blacon
CAMMELL Laird's new player-manager, Reg McGuire, successfully guided his side to the Cheshire Amateur Cup quarter-finals, on Saturday, with a 3-0 fourth round replay win over visiting Dukinfield. Wayne Foden took full advantage of a defensive error for
RESULTS: Tuesday, January 21:- Division One - Bebington Liberals 3, Derby Arms 6; Beehive 3, Cleveland Arms 6; Lairds Veterans 3, Eastham Home Guard 6; Quest 5, Little House 'A' 4; St John's 4, Gt Eastern 5; Stork Social 4, Merseybus 5 Division Two -
THE first round of the RMNJ Cup proved to be too much for Old Bank who lost out to third division Parkfield BA Res who won 5-4 after a tough battle. Steve Smith, 2, Gary White and Pete McDonald were among the scorers for Parkfield, with Steve Smith, Anthony
RESULTS: Monday, January 20:- League Cup 2nd Round - Abbotsford A 5, Lord Raglan 1; Gt Eastern 5, Merseybus 3; Abbotsford B 5, Victoria Lodge 4; Livingstone 5, Toll Bar 0; Ross Royale 5, Waterloo 2; Kings 5, Corsair 2; Vale 5, Railway/Tav 3; Crooked Billet
THE Helsby Half Marathon brought an exceptional performance from Pete Kilgallon, who finished ninth in 1hr 8mins 51secs to win the third over-40 prize. Tony Devoy ran a fast personal best of 1:14:41, while Phil Peerless was first under-20 in 1:15:17.
OLD foes Reading visit Prenton Park on Saturday (February 1st), with Tranmere knowing they simply can not afford any slip-ups at home if they are to have any hope of a place in the end-of-season Play-offs . . . but, as with last night's match against
THESE chemists will be on duty on Sunday (February 2):- Upton:- Arrowe Park Pharmacy, 23 Arrowe Park Road (11am-1pm); Birkenhead:- ABC Ltd, 88-90 Argyle Street (12.30-7.30pm); Woodchurch:- Chanins Pharmacy, 9 Hoole Road (10am-12noon); Bebington:- Chanins
WHO will be this year's Wirral Volunteer of the Year? The answer to that question will not be known until early June, but you - the public - can decide who follows in the footsteps of the two previous winners: Eastham's Bill Hughes, the first-ever winner
AN 88-year-old widow was terrorised by two men who broke into her Wirral home, a court heard. After climbing through a kitchen window, one pushed her into a chair, badly bruising her nose, and they pretended that they were armed with a gun. They left
WIRRAL'S bid for a new New Brighton Tower and Tesseract Park is currently with the Millennium Commission. Councillors expect to hear any day whether the bid makes the final 'short' list of 90 projects across the country. Meanwhile, there is a timely publication
BIRKENHEAD woman Karen Thompson, remanded in custody by Wirral magistrates on a charge of attempted murder, was subsequently granted bail by a judge. Karen Catherine Thompson, 34, of The Meadow, Woodchurch, has conditions to reside at a bail hostel, keep
UNDERTAKERS will join in a musical tribute tonight to the died alone ex-Searcher Johnny Sandon, who was found hanged at home during a surprise visit by his daughter on Christmas Day. The Undertakers shared the stage with Johnny at the famous Cavern Club
ROYDEN has one of the smallest unemployment figures in all of Wirral's Council wards. There are 358 jobless, or a 5.5 per cent unemployment rate, beaten only by 391 jobless in Clatterbridge, which works out as a rate of 5.3 per cent. Hoylake Ward's rate
An architect's impression has been released of the new two-storey Health Centre being built by Wirral Community Healthcare NHS Trust near the ambulance station in Pasture Road. Mrs Eryl Hoskins, Trust chairman, signalled the start of work on the main
Donna is now studying law at Huddersfield University. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.
A BIRKENHEAD drugs dealer has been jailed for 10 months by Liverpool Crown Court. Steven Stott, of Henthorne Street, pleaded guilty to four drugs charges, including supplying amphetamine and possessing it with intent to supply. Jailing him, Judge Ian
A RECONSTRUCTION on BBC TV's Crimewatch could be the next stage in the hunt for the killer of Spital pensioner, Alice Rye. Preliminary talks are under way to discover if the murder investigation could be helped by a reconstruction appearing on the programme
HISTORY of the Manchester Ship Canal was the title of a talk and slide show given, last Wednesday, to members of Bebington Evening Townswomen's Guild by Captain Dave Langton. A Barn Dance was held at the last meeting of the social studies section. Proceeds
BREAD star Gilly Coleman, alias our Aveline of TV comedy "Bread", made a youngster's day when she gave him a cake for his sixth birthday. Patrick Hockaday attends Clatterbridge Special Children's School which received £2000 donated by the Lake Pub in
TWO constables who disarmed a man with a large handgun - which later turned out to be a replica - are to be recognised for their courage. Constable Christopher Devine, aged 33, and Constable Raymond Garnett, aged 36, have been honoured with Bravery Awards
CALLS for parking bays outside Black Horse Hill Junior School, West Kirby, are expected to be put on hold. Wirral's highways committee was meeting last night (Tuesday) to hear the request from school governors for release of land to create further off-street
IT WAS a proud moment for vintage rocker Alan Schroeder, from Leasowe, when his son Ian joined Don Woods and Dave Pritchard to perform Chuck Berry numbers at the Albion Hotel, New Brighton. Other sons of Merseycats regularly join their dads at the Wednesday
ST PETER'S Singers and Orchestra are inviting new members to sing with them at the St Peter's Assembly Rooms, Lower Village, Heswall. Rehearsals are on Sundays from 8pm to 9.15pm. Details from secretary Yvonne Wilson on 0151 336-3786 or chairman Michael
A BIRKENHEAD youth murdered a cell mate at a young offenders' institute, Stafford Crown Court heard this week. Terence Rooney, aged 19, also encouraged another youth to hang himself, it is claimed. Rooney, of Beeston Close, Beechwood, denies murder and
HESWALL group of Amnesty International thanks all who signed a card for a Prisoner of Conscience at its recent sign-in at the Church of the Good Shepherd, in Heswall, to mark Human Rights Day. Those who took part included local church leaders, MEP Lyndon
COLD war has broken out in Eastham on the Mill Park Estate. Residents want Wirral Council to turn up the heat and provide their homes with central heating. Some 200 residents blocked Mill Park Drive at its junction with Tarvin Road in Eastham, on Saturday
CONSERVATIVE councillor Michael Howden, jailed this week for five-and-a-half years for the rape of a teenage girl, will remain a member of Wirral Council pending any appeal. Howden's high profile Liverpool Crown Court case came to a dramatic end on Monday
THE WIRRAL South by-election is on again. After several false starts, the government is set to move the writ for a poll. It would then take place before March 6, with a General Election expected in May. The writ should be moved by next Monday, 90 days
HONDA's decision to chose rural Wiltshire as the hub of its European car manufacturing operations, almost four years ago, is beginning to pay dividends. UK-made Honda products are gaining entry to major new markets and winning increasing success elsewhere
MORRIS man, Bert Taberner's love for the Minor motoring miracle, has earned the Wirral pensioner the title of Life President of the Merseyside branch of the Morris Minor Owners Club. Bert's black, 1950's spit screen model, is daily transport. It has taken
MERSEYSIDE Fire Museum is appealing for help as it finds itself homeless - again! For the second time in as many years, the museum, which boasts the largest collection of vintage engines in the North West, is looking for a new home. In 1995, it was forced
ANOTHER cold, grey day, among monotonous motor cars on the motorway, or is it? The weekend was cold, but sunny, behind the wheel of a Rover 200 cabriolet from Windsors, Rover dealers for Wirral at Wallasey and Heswall. A used one, with power hood, power
With a host of stars complementing the stands, just under 65,000 trade and public visitors poured through the doors to make the most of the world's fastest racing car show. Perhaps the best testimony to the success of the show came from Britain's own
From A. McGowan:- COUNCILLOR Gilfoyle (Globe, January 8) states that Prenton residents paying the £20 parking fee will benefit from the parking scheme, enabling them to park outside their own homes, when nothing could be further from the truth. The permit
From C. Burcombe:- WHY do we pay so much Council Tax? Following a short drive around Heswall and Irby recently I suggest people were unable to leave their homes because of the snow/ice bound pavements and side roads. Do the council think that pedestrians
From W. Penketh:- 'GIVE me a chance' letter from Robert Taylor (Mailbox January 1) really expresses the present day attitude towards self motivation. The writer is obviously blessed with good expression and therefore able to put pen to paper to produce
From Matthew Bowman:- I HAVE recently learnt that it has been proposed to discontinue funding The Oaklands Outdoor Education Centre in Llanrwst (owned by Wirral Borough Council), which I believe has been one of the most important assets to the population
From R. Henderson:- RE. the vacancy for an MP on Wirral, surely the three existing MPs could shoulder the extra work after their large wage increase and a falling Wirral population? I believe there are 600 MPs in the UK for a population of 60 million
THE younger population of Bromborough and Eastham have very little in the way of public amenities of which to avail themselves. Could the local council not consider the provision of a publicly-funded sports/leisure facility in the locality to benefit
IN response to 'Furious Taxpayer' (Mailbox December 18), I have no objection to setting out how much I receive as a Councillor. The Council does indeed maintain a register of claims which is available for public inspection. Along with most Councillors
From Elisabeth Bamber:- CAN anyone shed some light as to the whereabouts of the red telephone box that used to be situated near the end of the Lever Causeway, Storeton? It has completely disappeared. Maybe a certain 'Doctor' has borrowed it, for his travels
From Julie Lloyd:- I ATTEND the South Wallasey Neighbourhood College at the old Somerville School. I have been informed that the Busy Bees Creche is to close in March, 1997. This is happening because too many students are non-fee paying, so not enough
From Gavin E. Price:- THE letter from Mr Wayne Atkins (Mailbox December 18) complaining about the Bidston/Wrexham railway service really surprised me. As a regular user both ways of this service, admittedly not in peak hours, I have found it to be always
WIRRAL IPMS Model Club, one of the largest in the country, holds a two-day festival for scale model enthusiasts in March. The event is planned for Saturday and Sunday, March 8-9, at Mosslands School in Wallasey Village. It will feature all kinds of models
FOLK dates for your diary: Thursday, January 30:- The Houghton Weavers, at the Parkgate Hotel, Boathouse Lane, Parkgate, from 8pm. Tickets & info phone Tel: 677-1840. Sunday, February 2:- Singers night with Maria, at the Albion Hotel, Albion Street
A GRAND charity night in aid of the Christopher Beale Memorial Fund takes place at the Hotel Victoria, Heswall, on Saturday, February 8. The appeal is in memory of Christopher, who died from meningitis, aged just 17. All proceeds go to Arrowe Park Intensive
BIRKENHEAD High School student, Jenny de Hoxar has her Summer plans arranged already. She's set to spend five weeks touring the country with young people's musical evangelists, The Continentals. To join the tour Jenny, a Grade Eight pianist and bassoonist
Wirral-based media specialist The Production Outfit has kicked off 1997 with a 'hat trick' of new signings to handle business growth. Steve Imlach, Neil Lloyd and Graeme Cooper are key players in the Outfit's ongoing expansion and will enable the 12-strong
The local economy is on the up, with 65 per cent of firms expecting turnover to increase, while the number of jobs are set to rise by 6.7 per cent, ahead of the North West regional figure. The findings are contained in the new 1997-98 Economic Assessment
HIGH flying businesswoman Nicola Horlick, whose suspension from investment bank Morgan Grenfell made national headlines, was brought up in Wirral. She went on to become a financial expert, plus mother of five, dubbed in the City 'Superwoman'. SPECIALITY
YOU might think the cold has got to the staff at the new B&Q Warehouse in Wallasey as they run up and down, jumping and dancing on the spot. But there's definitely more to these antics than keeping warm! It's all about B&Q's innovative 'get up
NEWLY formed Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF) stepped in to help save 70 jobs in Wallasey by backing the buy-out of a metal pressing and engineering company. MSIF invested £120,000 to support the £710,000 buy-out at the former Garston Machine
SWIMMERS aged between eight and 10 years are wanted to join Wallasey SC's successful junior section. Contact Mr C. Parry on 630-3618. Wallasey SC's annual dinner and presentation night takes place Saturday, February 8. Converted for the new archive on
THERE was joy for Birkenhead Park and despair for New Brighton in weekend league matches. Birkenhead bounced back in style after their Cheshire Cup exit to beat Isle of Man club Vagabonds 32-14 in North West One. Peter Lewis, Jamie Pollock and Sean O'Hare
CELEBRATING their birthdays this week - they each receive a card signed by members of the first team squad - are the following members of the Prenton Pups, Tranmere Rovers' official youngsters' club which is sponsored by the Wirral Globe:- Wednesday,
WALLASEY Wanderers Junior FC, who play in the Wallasey Junior League, are looking for more players to strengthen next season's Under-10 team. Any boys, aged between seven and nine, can attend the training sessions at the Delph, Rake Lane, every Saturday
Bromborough Pool FC manager Mike Keeley has been named Carlsberg West Cheshire League Manager of the Month. Mike received his award before Saturday's home match. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting may have been
RESULTS: Sunday, January 26:- Houlihans Challenge Cup 3rd Round - Woodchurch Comm 2, Club Octel 1 Premier Division - Archers Soc 2, Queens Park 2; Hr Beb RBL 0, SDV 1; Shaftesbury 1, Brow 3 Division One - Holt Springs 2, Windmill 2; Parkside 0, Cygnet
THERE is a great Dane on trial at Prenton Park! Peter Rasmussen, a 29-year-old midfielder/striker with 13 caps for Denmark, is on a short trial with Tranmere Rovers and is likely to play for the Reserves in tomorrow night's Pontin's League Cup match with
TRANMERE Vics Cricket Club are holding an emergency cricket debate in their club house on Thursday, February 13 (8pm). Motion to be debated is: English cricket died when Caldy went to Lords. Speaking for the motion is former Lancashire player and Cheshire
CALLING all 8-12 year olds! Four days of professional football coaching take place at Ridgeway High School, Noctorum, during mid-term break from February 11-14 (10am and 2pm each day). Cost is £25, including qualified coaching and the chance to improve
WALLASEY ABC Boxing Club's Bobby Gerard Brown showed in his first bout for 10 years that his class is still very much evident, when he stopped Croxteth's Mark Pugh in the second round of the Senior Novice Championships. Brown, also a Merseyside Police
RESULTS Tuesday, January 21 Division One - Lord Raglan 4, Victoria Lodge 'A' 5; Cleveland 5, Meadows 4; B'head Park CC 9, Old English Gents 0; Abbotsford 9, Tut 'n' Shive (Oxton) 0; Houlihan's 5, Rock Villa 4 Division Two - Toll Bar 4, Queens Arms (Oxton
IN the Northern Indoor Championships, Sian Polhill-Thomas won the Under-15 60m hurdles in a Championship best performance of 9.50 seconds. Team-mate Pam Cook was second in 9.60 seconds, also inside the old record. Sian and Pam also finished second and
WIRRAL AC's ladies team won the fourth Border League race of the season to leave themselves third overall with three races to go. The winning team was Julie Boscoe (2nd), Claire Hawkes (4th) and Cathy Dawson (7th). With the top three times very close,
A CONTINGENT of Wirral AC members took part in the Northern Cross Country Championships at the Meadowfield Sports Centre, near Durham. Races were held over a deceptively tough course, but the weather remained kind, with even the sun making an appearance
Emergency services - police, fire and ambulance - (24 hours) Tel: 999. Merseyside Police (all departments) Tel: 709-6010. Merseyside Fire Brigade, (Western Div Wirral) Exmouth St, Birkenhead, Tel: 647-9555. Community Patrol: Tel: 666-5265. Gas escape
THIS popular weekly column by Jim Strang focuses on welfare rights issues of interest to people living in Wirral. Last week I talked about prescribed industrial diseases for which you can claim Disablement Benefit and Reduced Earnings Allowance. Both
TRIBUTE has been paid to the late Mr Philip Greenwood, a teacher at Pensby High School for Boys. Headteacher Mr M.L. Jones told the annual Prizegiving Evening that the tragic death of Mr Greenwood during the Summer holidays meant that an otherwise happy
BIRKENHEAD Scouts are on the crest of a wave for their famous Gang Show being staged from February 10 to 15. The cast is made up of 17 Scout groups. Birkenhead's Gang Show enjoys the reputation of being one of the best in the North West. But, there is
UNDERTAKERS will join in a musical tribute tonight to the died alone ex-Searcher Johnny Sandon, who was found hanged at his Birkenhead home by his daughter on a surprise visit on Christmas Day. The Undertakers shared the stage with Johnny at the famous
LOCAL history book author Greg Dawson slips into Neston dialect in his latest offering, Wyrale, stories of Dee fishermen, Neston miners, Hilbre Island and Little Meols. Nestoners were always referred to as 'Yusers' by people from the Heswall area, while
WIRRAL Caravans in Moreton, founded in 1941, has gone into liquidation, making 12 redundant. Managing Director Graham Vaughan, of Hoylake, said: "It's very sad indeed and we would like to thank our past customers for their support and wish the workers
SETTING sail for a business launch, Graham Cooke, from Prenton, who has just started his own video business. Graham filmed footage of famous ships like the QE2 and Splendour of the Seas when they visited Merseyside. He has two videos for starters, Liners
MARKETING Executive Jim Burns, of Hoylake, is Martin Dawes Telecommunications' Employee of the Month for January 1997. Jim, who joined the company in 1995, was nominated for the award by Managing Director David Goldie, in recognition of his work on Martin
A CHARITY shop in West Kirby desperately needs volunteers to help run it since it relocated from Grange Road to Banks Road. Anyone who can help should contact the shop on Tel: 625-3882. HOYLAKE and West Kirby Soroptimists present a fashion show by Sue
WIRRAL Hospital Trust and Wirral Community Health Council are holding a meeting to discuss their hospital on Monday, February 17 at 7.30pm at Sandhills Day Hospital, Hoylake Cottage Hospital, Birkenhead Road, Hoylake. If people wish to raise specific
HOUSEWIFE Alison Nettle was so impressed with the product, she didn't exactly buy the company . . . but she did the next best thing - she joined it! And all because the 40-year-old mother entered a Wirral Globe competition... The contest was organised
PLANS are afoot to bring back the withdrawn off-peak bus service from Eastham to Liverpool City Centre. This follows a series of complaints by disgruntled local pensioners, who met with Merseytravel representatives in an attempt to have the withdrawn
GOING a bridge too far! That is the view of a nationwide transport company based in Birkenhead on learning that Bridge Street is to be demolished to make way for the tramway. Bridge Street would then become a cul-de-sac, restricting the turning circle
IN a computer-mad world, pupils from St Michael and All Angels School, Woodchurch, reflected on the 'magic lantern' during the Unilever-sponsored Art Moves at the Williamson exhibition. Schools throughout Wirral are staging a show of animated arts at
COUNCILLORS hear tonight a local authority heirloom is to be sold to save costs. Arrowe Hall in Arrowe Country Park is used by social services as a day care centre but leisure and tourism propose to sell the Grade 11 listing building as a 'surplus'. Property
AN Antiques Valuation Day by Cato Crane & Co, of Liverpool, in aid of Mobile aid to the Third World, will be held at Bromborough Civic Centre, Allport Lane, on Saturday, February 8 (10am-2.30pm). 50p per item to value. BEBINGTON branch of the English
WIRRAL people would pay a high price if the peninsula quit Merseyside, transport chiefs warn. Merseytravel Chair Mark Dowd said that a huge range of travel benefits, including free passes for the elderly and disabled, would be lost. And Councillor Dowd
NEW owner of Fort Perch Rock, Douglas Darroch, will live with his family in the Mersey landmark, built after the French invasion scare of 1797. Here, he shakes on the deal with Norman Kingham (right), who sold the fort for a bargain price after Doug,
BEBINGTON blonde beauty Alex Bell has just been 'picked up for a one night stand' by a second Soap heart throb. After Dave Glover in "Emmerdale", it is Nat from "Brookside". Alex, 17, explained: "I got picked up in a pub by Nat, who has just finished
Wirral West MP David Hunt, with other Conservative MPs, has moved a Bill to give police power to confiscate alcohol from teenagers under 18. The Hoylake-based MP was approached by Merseyside Police to sponsor a Bill to tackle under age drinking in public
WIRRAL GLOBE has 250 invitations to a readers' evening at B&Q on Tuesday, February 4, before the Wallasey store officially opens on Friday, February 7. Twice the size of a football pitch, it is one of the biggest B&Q warehouses in Britain, with
A MAN admitted slashing the throat of a Rock Ferry woman in the cab of his articulated lorry. Dudley Harris, aged 48, from Penwortham near Preston, who denied attempted murder, pleaded guilty to the lesser alternative charge of wounding 42-year-old Joy
CHESHIRE Police marked the second anniversary of the abduction and sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl in Ness, by launching a new appeal for information. In January 1995, the girl was attacked when cycling near Wirral Riding Centre. She was abducted
Carol Brown reports WITH a little help from her friends - and Globe readers - disabled Wirral student Helen Sykes hopes that 1997 could be her 'year of independence' . . . thanks to a motorised wheelchair. Nineteen-year-old Helen, who lives in Eastham
Village Motor Company in Wallasey has a unique special offer next month. They are running a 'Magnificent Seven' promotion, which gives a genuine £1,000 reduction in price on any one of the seven cars on special offer. There are no inflated prices on original
Merseytravel has secured Euro funding from January 1997 to pioneer an innovative bus service for Birkenhead town centre. Wirral Council went back in time to introduce trams but plans to extend the service from Woodside, around the town centre, have now
A LOCAL businessman is planning to turn the garage services business on its head - by joining forces with one of Europe's largest high street car service companies. MD of Hometune, Tony Kenny from Wallasey, thinks that garages should be on wheels, and
THE recent icy spell has left our roads suffering the after-effects of the lashings of road salt, but have you given a thought to the battering your car has taken as a result? Staff at Corner Garage, in Frankby Road, Greasby, believe they have the answer
LIKE many used car dealers, Grange Car Centre in Moreton have a lot to offer anyone who may not be able to afford main dealer prices, writes John Helme. Peace of mind with a Comprehensive Automobile Report (CAR) report, is offered, providing a 166 point
RED ROADSTER in the showroom window at BMW Williams caught the eye. BMW Z3? No, it turned out to be a rival BMW/Rover product, the MGF. Presumably, traded in for a new BMW, a BMW Z3? For I haven't seen one of these James Bond sports car on the road yet
From Ms M.M. Barlow:- FOLLOWING my recent hospital stay I would like to thank M. Berstock and all the staff of Ward M3 at Clatterbridge hospital for their first class care and attention. Cleveley Road, Wirral Converted for the new archive on 13 March
From John Noble:- THE letter from Mr Robert Taylor (Mailbox January 1) describing the lack of help from employment agencies in completing a CV didn't surprise me. I teach adult literacy and, because my current student is unemployed, I decided that it
From A.C. Dow:- I AM not enthusiastic about a system that 'regards' people for no more than carrying out their normal employment, and believe Honours should go to people who have shown exceptional levels of service, bravery or benefited their community
From Louis A. Llewellyn-Hodge, Chairman/Organiser, Foresters Horn Group: ON behalf of the members of the Foresters Horn Group I would like to thank owner, W. Titley Esq, and the Management, Dave Stockdale and all the staff of Larton Livery, Greasby for
From Mr R.W. Harvey:- AS a resident of Rock Ferry I would like to draw attention to the state of the subway leading from Corona Road to Beaconsfield Road. During the latest 'cold' spell the slopes of the subway have become very icy and slippery. Despite
CELEBRATE the Chinese New Year in style by visiting the award-winning Ming Dynasty in Hoylake. Open six days a week, offering high quality food and service in splendid surroundings, the Ming Dynasty has special entertainment in February. There's Lion
