HONDA has launched its Accord five-door in Britain. The new car is a first of its type in the medium class for Honda charged with doubling Accord presence in the UK market. more...
MALCOLM Shierson, Nigel Ruddock and Les Ross, partners at Grant Thornton and receivers to J Blake and Co Ltd (Blakes), announce the sale of the Liverpool Ford motor dealership to Peoples Liverpool Limited (Peoples) for in excess of £5 million. more...
THE Vauxhall Tigra, sponsor of the Cosmopolitan Catwalk, is the inspiration behind three unusual outfits which appeared on the catwalk at the Cosmopolitan Show at Earls Court in London (pictured left). Called Urban Protection, Elements and Architecture (pictured), the specially commissioned outfits are created from various Tigra parts. The Tigra is always associated with style, fashion and design and featured in three scnes of the catwalk show. "We know the Tigra is one of the most stylish cars on the road, so we were delighted it was a feature of a top fashion event," said Alison Thomas, Tigra communications manager. "The outfits are an innovative way to show the power of design and they all look fantastic on the catwalk." more...
ONLY 5,000 places remain unsold for this year's premier British motorsport event, the 1999 RAC British Grand Prix on Sunday, July 11, at Silverstone. more...
ONE lucky couple will be driving a new T-registration Hyundai Coupe for the weekend, courtesy of Wirral Hyundai dealer Eastham Motors. more...
SUNDAY, July 25 is a date for you classic car enthusiasts, as Ellesmere Port Boat Museum hosts its annual Vintage and Classic Car Show. more...
IT was a marriage made in heaven for Andrew Garry of Little Sutton Car Centre and bride Denise Gillam (pictured above), when they left the church in style, escorted to the wedding reception in a limousine more...
AS a nation obsessed with DIY, we want to get all our building and decor materials home as soon as possible, no matter if it didn't quite fit into the 2CV, and according to a survey conducted by home retailer B&Q, British motorists will go to any lengths to fit something into a tight space! more...
PEUGEOT'S new-look 406 range of executive saloons and estate cars is now on sale, ranging from £14,295 to £24,100 on-the-road, and there is virtually no change in price across the range. more...
VOLKSWAGEN has launched a new version of the Polo 1.0-litre called the Match which can be driven away for £7,995, or £7,940 from June 1, when the price of 12 months road fund licence for cars of less than 1.1-litre changes to £100 more...
WITH March 1999 sales up on March 1998 by 56 per cent, and with highest ever year-to-date registrations of 6,798, Suzuki is on target for record breaking sales in 1999, further improving the company's previous best ever achievement when sales rose to more than 20,000 units last year. more...
Road Test by Steve Hunter. more...
From 'Bereft Family':- more...
From 'Angry Mother':- more...
From 'Orange Badge Holder':- more...
From Mr A.R. Blake:- more...
From G.W.R. Hunt:- more...
From Charlie Fraser:- more...
From former Arsenal and Scottish international goalkeeper and ITV sports presenter Bob Wilson and his wife Megs, Patrons of The Cancer Research Campaign's Starflower Appeal:- more...
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From Mrs Dilys Robertson:- more...
From 'Dismayed':- more...
From 'Mrs T':- more...
From Mrs C.A. Fellows:- more...
From 'Disgusted':- more...
From Elaine Hayward (nee Pryce):- more...
One third of all seats in Wirral are up for grabs. The 66-strong Wirral Council currently has a split of 42 Labour, 16 Conservative and eight Liberal Democrats. more...
BIRKENHEAD voters go to the polls tomorrow to choose their last group of councillors of this Millennium. more...
Wallasey and Moreton voters go to the polls tomorrow to choose their last group of local councillors of this Millennium. more...
EDDIE Hebron - once fondly regarded as 'Mr Bebington' - has died. He was 87. more...
One third of all seats in Wirral are up for grabs. The 66-strong Wirral Council currently has a split of 42 Labour, 16 Conservatives and eight Liberal Democrats. more...
Lecturers blame FEFC for failing to uncover 'incompetence' more...
THE body of a Birkenhead man, who went missing 75 years ago, may hold the key to who first conquered the world's highest peak. Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine disappeared on Everest in 1924 with his partner George Mallory, whose father was vicar of St John's, Birkenhead. It was Mallory who, when asked why he wanted to climb Everest, famously said: "Because it's there". George Mallory's body was found at the weekend 2,000 feet below Everest's peak. The pair are confirmed to have been spotted 1,000 feet further up, so the position of Mallory's body would indicate that they were returning after reaching the summit. Search teams have found written evidence with Mallory that suggests the pair made it to the summit, but they are still looking for a camera he was carrying and which may be with Sandy Irvine's body. The record books show that New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepali Sherpa Tensing were the first to reach the 29,028 feet summit in 1953. Those record books could be re-written if it is proved that Irvine and Mallory achieved the same feat 29 years earlier. Irvine was 22 when he left his home in Park Road South for the Himalayas and Mallory, who moved to Birkenhead when he was eight-years-old, was 38. more...
THE funeral takes place on Friday of Wirral Globe photographer Bob Bird, whose death, at the age of 77, was reported in our last issue. more...
CO-OPERATIVE Retail Services has confirmed that the 102 staff at its Birkenhead Living store will be made redundant when it closes in under three months. more...
GLASS company boss John Edwin Taft has been further remanded in custody until May 25 by Wirral magistrates charged with the murder of Cynthia Bolshaw over 15 years ago. more...
THERE'LL still be fun, camaraderie and a great sense of achievement - but there has been one major change to the charity walk from Liverpool to Wirral in aid of the North West Cancer Research Fund! more...
A WIRRAL woman who has made a 'mockery' of the bail system nearly landed herself in custody last week after she turned up late for court. more...
WHAT will you be doing when Big Ben chimes midnight to usher in the new Millennium? more...
THE Foundation for the Study of Infant Death is set to benefit from The Big Push, a fun day at Wallasey's Primrose pub on Sunday. more...
HOME Secretary Jack Straw may be summonsed to attend court by lawyers angry at a governing ruling which may prevent a potentially dangerous Wirral sex offender from receiving specialised treatment. more...
WIRRAL Council is offering all its tenants free smoke alarms. more...
AN 18-year-old from Wallasey was severely injured when the scooter he was riding crashed into a lamp-post on Friday night. more...
A MAN who took a handbag from a worshipper at St Saviour's Church in Birkenhead was jailed for 90 days by Wirral magistrates. more...
A YOUNG Wirral man who attacked a workman with a steel bar, shattering his arm, has been jailed for two years. more...
A 10-year-old boy from Hoylake is recovering in hospital after a road accident which killed his mother - just two weeks after his father died. more...
IT'S official! The sixth EuroWirral Fit for Business week launch at the Leasowe Castle Hotel on Friday, May 14, is a sell out! more...
A PENSIONER was so overcome with joy after scooping the £2,000 jackpot on the St John's Hospice in Wirral Weekly Lottery, she was lost for words! more...
A FOOTBALLER faced Wirral magistrates after another player suffered a fractured jaw during a match at Wallasey in November. more...
CLAUGHTON Community Group has launched a series of initiatives to improve the area. Issues include road safety, the village's image and the need for resources for young people. more...
PARENTS of children who suffer from the condition Post Viral Chronic Fatigue (or M.E. as it was previously known) have started a new support group based in Birkenhead. They will be holding a meeting at St Catherine's Hospital Children's department, on May 10, the start of National Chronic Fatigue awareness week, at 7pm. more...
THIS popular column by welfare rights expert Jim Strang this week looks at the Benefit Integrity Project (BIP). more...
GOVERNORS, staff, parents and pupils of Woodchurch High School, Birkenhead, are celebrating their 'outstanding' Ofsted inspection report. more...
PLAYING his Cajun accordian for charity is both fun and a grave matter for Denis Candlish . . . the wooden instrument is made from a cross which marked the last resting place of a Cajun musician who died in 1860. more...
by Steve Hunter. more...
by Steve Hunter. 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...
Local Cricket round-up by Andrew Stratton. more...
Local rugby scene by Andrew Stratton. more...
by Andrew Stratton. more...
by Andrew Stratton. more...
Pyke Cup glory puts Lairds on way to 'double' more...
by Grahame Sutherland. more...
Latest results and fixtures. more...
by Tommy Potter. more...
Latest results and fixtures. more...
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