Wirral | Archive | 1999 | November
DSS fraud in the spotlight more...
From Mr P.E. Bishop, Headteacher, Vyner Primary School:- more...
From 'Envious Husband':- more...
From Mrs J.B. Cox:- more...
From 'Pensioner':- more...
From Mrs Alison Cretney:- more...
From Mrs C.K. Renfrey:- more...
From 'Ashamed':- more...
From Miss J. Lloyd:- more...
From C. Baldock:- more...
From Mike Crowe, Membership Secretary, HMS Collingwood Association:- more...
From Kate Wood, Lesley Rennie and Ian Lewis, Conservative more...
From G.W.R. Hunt:- more...
From 'Delighted Hoylake resident':- more...
From Jack Hotchkiss:- more...
From 'Eastham resident':- more...
From Shirley Williams:- more...
Principal defends decision to issue notice to 50 staff more...
Piece of wood up nose pierces Scott's skull more...
REVOLUTIONARY FORENSIC CHECKS PLANNED more...
A TAXI driver who went to the aid of a man being attacked by two other men has been awarded £500 by a crown court judge. more...
WIRRAL'S biggest, brightest and best annual fireworks display celebrates an important milestone on Sunday (November 7) - its 30th anniversary. more...
ON the eve of this weekend's Guy Fawkes celebrations, Wirral fire officers have issued this sobering warning to local residents: "If you are lighting the fuse, lay off the booze". more...
LOCAL Labour MPs Ben Chapman and Frank Field have spoken out in support of Wirral's grammar schools. more...
THE important issues of protecting and sustaining the environment for future generations will be highlighted at the 6th EuroWirral conference. more...
LIGHTS glowing brightly among the treetops will again enable thousands of Wirral people to remember loved ones this Christmas - and at the same time help to raise much needed funds for St John's Hospice. more...
A WIRRAL man has died in a road accident in Chester. more...
Now he must pay court costs more...
WITH the ending of British Summer Time last weekend, Birkenhead MP Frank Field has drawn attention to the plight of the eight million households in the UK which will struggle to keep warm this Winter. Said Mr Field: "We must end this terrible waste. As we approach the new Millennium, it is totally unacceptable that anyone, let alone 15 million people, will be shivering in their homes." more...
SECURITY guard Paul Anthony Booth, 32, from Stockbridge Village, Liverpool, was further remanded in custody until November 12 towards committal proceedings by Wirral Magistrates. more...
HOUSEBOUND Wirral man is calling on local businesses to make more use of the internet - to give disabled people with IT skills a chance. more...
ANGELA Eagle, MP for Wallasey, has been chosen once again as the Labour Party's prospective parliamentary candidate for the next general election. more...
MORE than 100 delegates from voluntary organisations across Wirral are to put their heads together to improve their services for the new Millennium. more...
A YOUNG mother-of-three from Wirral faced serious wounding charges at Liverpool Crown Court. more...
A CAR boot sale in aid of the Stephanie Forrester Appeal is being held on Sunday (November 7) at the Shepherd's Rest Hotel, Wallasey. The appeal is for money to send two-year-old Stephanie, from Greasby, to America for an operation on her hand. Refreshments will be available and there will be a charge of £5 per table. To book a table, call 637-1321. more...
A SOLDIER from Moreton is being featured in a fly-on-the-wall documentary on prime time satellite television. more...
A MORETON woman has sounded an urgent plea for more voluntary helpers in her animal rescue centre. more...
WARNER Village Cinemas' brand new, luxury Multiplex opens at Europa Boulevard, Conway Park, Birkenhead, in just over two weeks' time - and to celebrate Warner's are offering one lucky Globe reader, and his/her partner, a chance to win a one month pass! more...
A RANGE of crafts will be available at an Autumn Fair being held at Weatherhead High School on Saturday (November 6) from 10am-12.30pm. There will be hand-made goods and produce to suit all tastes and pockets and the event is being held in the Lower School Hall in Coronation Avenue, Wallasey, organised by the Weatherhead Association. more...
PART of a major thoroughfare in Birkenhead will be closed for two weeks from Monday (November 8). Urgent work by Transco to repair a gas leak means that part of Argyle Street will be closed temporarily from 9.30am. more...
THE valleys of South Wales are echoing to the sound of big guns fired by a pair of Wirral soldiers. Lance Corporal Brian Lloyd, 27, and Trooper John Hannigan are practising their shooting skills on the Army's tank firing ranges. The two men crew a Challenger main battle tank and are helping their regiment, the Royal Dragoon Guards, get through its annual crew test. John, although in the regiment for only 18 months, has served in Northern Ireland and Canada. He has some catching up to do with Brian, who has served in Germany, Belize, Northern Ireland, Canada, Thailand and Bosnia. more...
PUPILS at Wirral Grammar School for Boys have presented a cheque for more than £7,000 to Clatterbridge Cancer Research, its chosen main charity. more...
They were also charged with conspiracy to commit robberies and Heffey with attempted robbery at a St Helens post office in 1997. more...
TV licence dodgers beware! Wirral is the latest area under the spotlight in TV Licensing's Target Zero campaign. Launched in May, Target Zero has a single mission - to target all unlicensed addresses and drive towards zero evasion in the UK. Enquiry officers, using hi tech portable detection equipment, will be zeroing in on evaders in Wirral who still persist in using TV without a valid licence. So far, 1,074 evaders have been caught in the CH postcode. more...
STAGE One Musical Youth Theatre - formerly Wallasey Operatic Society Youth Section - has taken a big step into the future. It is now an independent organisation and has changed its name to Stage One 2000. And its first major production will be performed at the Floral Pavilion, New Brighton, from February 24-26. Specially devised for the talented youngsters, the show will include a veritable feast of musical theatre. more...
A WIRRAL man serving in the RAF has been awarded a Commendation in conjunction with the Queen's Birthday Honours List. more...
WIRRAL Under-11 chess team are holding trials for players wishing to take part in the North West Championships next year. Trials will be held at Somerville Primary School, Wallasey, on November 11 (4pm-6pm). Coaching is provided. Players of all other primary school ages are also needed. For more information, call Duncan Rennie on 630-3420 (evenings). more...
BRITISH Diabetic Association Wirral Branch has changed its meeting times to 7.30pm. Next meeting is on Wednesday, November 17 at Clinic Four, Outpatients Department, Arrowe Park Hospital. Speaker Dr I.R. Jones will talk about 'control and complications'. more...
A TROPHY has been presented to 273 (Wallasey) Squadron of the Air Training Corps (ATC) in honour of former commanding officer Flight Lieutenant Joseph Walker. more...
TWO new sports clubs for kids have been set up at West Kirby Concourse. more...
A PUBLIC education think tank for Wirral is being set up to consider issues facing the new Millennium. more...
TRANMERE Rovers' first team players were given a day off on Monday to reward their 2-0 victory over Crewe Alexandra on Saturday. more...
Tranmere Rovers . . . . . . 2, Crewe Alexandra . . . . . . 0 more...
CELEBRATING their birthdays this week are the following members of the Prenton Pups, Tranmere Rovers' official youngsters' club which is sponsored by the Wirral Globe:- more...
CARLSBERG WEST CHESHIRE LEAGUE ROUND-UP by Ray Condliffe more...
THE Capital Cup 1st Round - in memory of the late George Stephens - produced no real upsets in the Wallasey & District Sunday Football League, but some lower division sides did provide a few surprises for their more illustrious opponents. more...
WIRRAL AC's Boys' teams were flush with success at Nike North of England Young Athletes Relays which were held this year around the paths of Stanley Park in Blackpool, with races in the three different age groups. more...
HOULIHAN'S Memorial Challenge Cup took Centre Stage in the Birkenhead Sunday League Programme. more...
NEW Brighton go top of the league following their 23-5 win over Sedgley Park at Reeds Lane on Saturday. more...
LOCAL RUGBY ROUND-UP by Andrew Stratton more...
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