Wirral | Archive | 1999 | August
WE'VE all done it! Lent a favourite LP or CD to a friend only to discover three years and a couple of house moves later that it's gone - for good. more...
THE Globe has teamed up with Farmfoods, the frozen food specialists, to offer our readers the chance to win free food in a great, easy-to-enter competition. more...
VROOM into the Millennium in a brand new car from September, 1999 to 2000 is quite a motoring milestone. more...
RESIDENTS in the Poulton Road area of Wallasey say road works turned the area into Brands Hatch. more...
OWNERS of classic and vintage cars are invited to take part in the 2nd Wirral Bus and Tram Show at Pacific Road Transport Museum, near Woodside, on Sunday, October 3. more...
MITCHELL Mitsubishi Motors is introducing the second generation of the European manufactured Charisma medium sector saloon and hatchback models. more...
Cleland, the double BTCC champion announced his retirement from the series at the last meeting this weekend will be his chance to say 'goodbye.' more...
DO you need to find a car that'll fit comfortably into your garage? Have you ever wondered how a Renault Clio compares with a Fiat Punto but don't have the time to go to a dealership to find out? Do you want to know how far £20 a week will stretch? more...
SUPERSEACAT and Everton are both celebrating. Everton its draw with Manchester United while Sea Containers ferry operators have carried more than four million passengers and 499,000 during the first six months of 1999. more...
V-REGISTRATION marks the debut of the new Honda Accord five-door, and I enjoyed an early sneak preview, courtesy of Wirral Honda dealers Two Mills. more...
HYUNDAI at Eastham Motors has released details of special offers in the run-up to the September plate change, which include a choice of low rate finance options, free servicing and free insurance on selected Hyundai models. more...
IF you buy a property and have more than one name on the title deeds, there are two ways of doing this and you should think carefully about which is best for you. more...
IN response to increasing time for luxury superminis, Nissan is announcing details of two new luxury models in the top selling Micra range - the Micra SE and the Micra Mystique. more...
The new century heralds a new revolution for car registration with the current sequence expiring in August 2001. Number plates will then be based on the first three letters with an indentifying number changing every six months, with the last two letters indicating where the vehicle is registered. more...
CUBBIN & North, first for Citroen in Wirral, have some superb offers on new cars at their dealership in Teehey Lane, Bebington. more...
WHEN you're next in the Caldy/West Kirby area, take the time to visit Newhall Independent BMW Specialists and browse around their extensive range of carefully selected BMW vehicles. more...
OULTON Park is set to host another exciting meeting this weekend. The popular Cheshire circuit will hold a full day of club racing, organised by the BARC. There will be something for all motorsport fans this weekend, with a wide variety of saloon car and single-seater racing on offer. more...
THE mood of the car buying public is changing. No longer satisfied with a vehicle that gets them from A to B, they want a car which combines the value for money and reliability of a family car with the styling and sophistication of a luxury vehicle. more...
PROTON starts its countdown to the millennium by offering 1999 models at 1989 prices, available at Arrowebrook Motors. more...
BATTLE of Britain spirit is rising at Hooton Hangars threatened with demolition by Vauxhall at Ellesmere Port. more...
Volvo, the Swedish manufacturer famous for building safe cars is advising drivers of its new Volvo C70 Convertible to wear hats in the sun to protect their scalps from the sun's harmful rays. more...
PLANS to close the driving test centre in Wallasey have been criticised by local councillor Denis Knowles. more...
AUTO Trader British Touring Car Championship makes its annual raid North of the border this weekend (14th - 15th August) when the series visits knockhill for rounds 19 and 20 of the 26-round series. more...
Toyota has released a new special edition version of its popular RAV4 (Recreational Activity Vehicle with four-wheel-drive), known as the 'heat.' more...
MOTOR manufacturers are economical with the truth when it comes to mpg figures. Through the dealers' literature, they make it known what the fuel consumption is, mpg or litres, at constant speed driving for each model and engine size. more...
Road test by Steve Hunter. more...
COME rain, hail or shine, the forecast is sunny for Volkswagen buyers at leading Wirral dealership Smith Knight Fay, who have launched the new Supermini Lupo,plus a special series of cool promotions to put the fun into summer motoring. more...
From Wendy Pearce and son Jack:- more...
Young horse rider Elizabeth Steele called for drivers to show more care when overtaking horses on country lanes. This is what you have to say:- more...
From Ian Murray:- more...
From Mr M.Winstanley:- more...
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From 'Happy Music Lover':- more...
From Cllr Therese Irving:- more...
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From Mrs Barbara Harlow:- more...
From 'Appreciative':- more...
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A WIRRAL woman is the first pet owner to be fined by Wirral Council under a new law for not cleaning up dog mess. more...
THE world famous Red Arrows stunt team will be blazing the skies over Hoylake at the annual Lifeboat Open Day on Summer Bank Holiday, Monday, August 30, starting at 11am. more...
MUM Gaynor Maxwell thanked the Wirral Globe and the Big Chance Lottery after she received a £1,000 kick-start to an appeal to send her two-year-old daughter to America for an operation. more...
BRITAIN'S top anti-drugs co-ordinator Keith Hellawell was in Wirral yesterday and met a young man who had been a resident at Phoenix House, Bidston, but now helps others quit drugs. more...
THIS morning's eclipse may be a great event for most people but for some in Wirral this was their second sight of the 'once-in-a-lifetime' experience. more...
A DIRECTOR of a West Kirby-based company who plundered his firm's funds splashed out a whopping £740 of it on a lavish family photograph. more...
FLOWERS on a lamppost mark the tragic scene where a young motorcyclist was killed. more...
CLAIRE House children's hospice's Charity Ball at the Moat House Hotel, Paradise Street, Liverpool, on Friday, September 24, will feature Gerry and the Pacemakers, plus a disco. Tickets - £35 each in tables of 10 - are available from Val Hurren on 343-0883. more...
GREENLEAS Primary School, Wallasey, has won £1,000 in Abbey National's Helping Hands Community Partnership Programme. The programme was launched last year by TV and radio celebrity Zoe Ball. Schools were challenged to make a plan to improve the immediate environment inside or surrounding their school with the help of local community partners. more...
Awards recognise personal achievements more...
USERS of the Home Farm Trust's (HFT) scheme for people with learning disabilities, in Willaston, are set to benefit from an initiative to reach a target of £2 million by April 2000. more...
MOST events in Euro Wirral Fit for Business Week in September are filling up fast but there is still time to take part. more...
THIS week the topic is a short one about the orange badge scheme. WHO may qualify and WHAT is expected from badge holders. This article is for information only, all enquiries on this matter should be directed to your local department of social services. more...
SOLICITOR Alison Wright has joined the family department of legal practice, Lees & Partners, in Birkenhead. Born and trained in the area, Alison has specialised in family law since 1992 and is a member of the solicitors' Family Law Association. more...
LEASOWE Estate hosts a festival of fun and music this weekend, starting on Saturday (August 14) at 12.30 pm on the field by Leasowe Community Centre. more...
OUR recent Yates's Wine Lodge compeitition attracted a massive entry! The 10 winners, who each receive a free meal for two at Yates's Wine Lodge, Birkenhead, are:- more...
HESWALL resident Caroline Brockley returned home from holiday to find her garage completely destroyed in a blaze. She believes that the extent of damage could have been prevented had a fire engine been able to reach the property in The Moorings, Lower Heswall. more...
BIG Chance Lottery is celebrating its first anniversary with news of a £3,000 winner. more...
YOUNG Wirral entrepreneurs have benefited from £100,000-worth of loans and grants provided by The Prince's Trust. more...
SOME of Wirral's talented young musicians met with success at the 1999 National Festival of Music for Youth at London's Royal Festival Hall. more...
BLOOD donor sessions are being held today (August 11) at The Manor Trust Ltd, 79 Gorsey Lane, Poulton (10am-12noon and 2pm-4.15pm) and on Friday (August 13) at Charing Cross Methodist Centre, Claughton Road, Birkenhead (2pm-4pm and 5.30pm-7.30pm). more...
SPARE paint is wanted by youngsters at West Kirby Youth Club, which is currently being renovated. Members are asking for people to lend a hand by having a look in their sheds and garages for unused paint. Unwanted paint can be taken to the club, at West Kirby Concourse, between midday and 2pm on weekdays. more...
WIRRAL and West Cheshire branch of the UK Independence Party has had to split in two because, it says, of an increase in membership. A new Wirral branch has been formed to cover the Parliamentary constituencies of Birkenhead, Wallasey, Wirral South, Wirral West and Ellesmere Port and Neston. more...
PENSBY Wood Centre has unveiled its new mini-bus - bought after a massive fund-raising effort. more...
ROADWORKS at a busy Wallasey junction have caused headaches for residents as commuters have taken evasive action - down quiet residential streets. more...
A NEW company, Onyx Municipal, is taking over refuse collection and street sweeping in Wirral from August 23 and will be operating a new rota system which will result in changes to many household bin collection days. more...
BIRKENHEAD based publishers Countyvise has re-printed a book, Liverpool Docklands, because of demand for the original by Docklands History Project. The book looks at the life of people who lived and worked in Liverpool Docklands, including social life between the Wars. The book is available to Globe readers at the special price of £4, post free. Freephone 0800 298-5096. more...
HOYLAKE and New Brighton lifeboats were involved in the search for two divers reported missing. They joined other rescue services, including a helicopter from RAF Valley, searching waters around the wreck City of Brussels, north west of Liverpool Bar Lightship. The helicopter sighted the divers, in their bright dry suits, safe and just out of sight of the guard boat. New Brighton crew returned them safely to land. more...
ON Bank Holiday Monday Asda in Bromborough will be holding a fun fundraiser for the Claire House Children's Hospice. more...
RED ARROWS will be at Hoylake annual Lifeboat Day on Summer Bank Holiday Monday, August 30. more...
CHAMPAGNE corks were popping at the Max Spielmann shop on Oxton Road, Birkenhead, when it scooped a company prize three months in a row! The company ran a sales target competition for May, June and July and the Oxton Road store won the prize for all three months. more...
MORE than £1,800 has been raised by Hoylake Chamber of Trade's Summer Dance in aid of the 'Hoylake Christmas Lights Appeal'. more...
HESWALL resident Mr R.D. Haydock, Chairman and Managing Director of Roger Haydock & Co Ltd, of Widnes, has been re-elected President of the Timber Trade Federation for a further year. It is some 34 years since anyone from the North West was so elected. Mr Haydock, who lives in Tower Road North, is also Churchwarden at St Peter's Church, Heswall. Roger Haydock & Co Ltd has been established on Merseyside for 124 years as timber merchants and importers with branches in Aintree, Colwyn Bay and North Shropshire. more...
COASTGUARDS have issued a warning after a woman and schoolboy were rescued when they became trapped up to their waists in mud on the shore at Thurstaston, off Wirral Country Park. more...
WIMPEY Homes is appealing against Wirral Council's decision to refuse planning permission for the building of 24 four-storey flats on land near East Court, Talbot Road, Oxton. They refused because the appearance "would fail to preserve or enhance the setting of East Court, a Grade II Listed Building" as well as being detrimental to street scene. A public inquiry will be held on November 2 at Wallasey Town Hall. more...
NESTON Horticultural Society stages its Summer Show at Neston Town Hall this Saturday (August 14). It will be opened at 2.30pm by the Mayor of Ellesmere Port and Neston, Coun Stephen Earley, who will also present cups and prizes to the winning exhibitors. Visitors can view the show from 2pm-4pm. Admission is 40p (30p children and OAPs). more...
EXTRA parking spaces for Eastham House Old People's Home, Eastham Village, will involve alterations to the boundary wall and a formal planning application. The OAP home is in a Conservation Area and withing the Green Belt. more...
LEASOWE annual music festival is this weekend at Leasowe Community Centre with live bands and lots for teenagers and children to do. more...
A MEMBER of staff from a Wallasey firm of chartered accountants received special praise from Liverpool City Council when she challenged a national newspaper's damning report about the city. more...
A FALL which resulted in a broken kneecap prevented President Jean Drakes from attending the last meeting of Willaston WI. Vice President Thelma Kameen took the meeting, at which Mrs Mary Nieto reported on her visit to the Albert Hall, London, to attend an Intermediate General Meeting before Mrs Sheelagh Arden gave a bread-making demonstration. August meeting takes place at 'The Paddock', Benty Heath Lane. more...
CLAIRE House children's hospice is holding a Butterfly Boogie to raise money at the Chester Moat House on September 18. more...
SIXTH former Caroline Wood, of Weatherhead High School, Wallasey, aspires to become an engineer. Along with other participants, she visited the University of Wales, Bangor's School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Systems, to take part in 'Headstart 99', a four day programme of 'hands-on' activities. She is seen with University of Wales Professor Martin Taylor. more...
NORTH West Water is asking parents to tell their children to stay away from fire hydrants as they are putting lives at risk. Spokesman Tony Conway said: "In warm weather people might think it's fun to turn on hydrants to cool down or play under the gushing water. This can mean that there is then no water available to put fires out if water pressure is lowered." more...
YOUNG Active Visually Impaired Club (YAVIC) are celebrating after obtaining a National Lottery Grant of £5,000. more...
ANIMAL welfare groups will be protesting outside McDonalds, Grange Road, Birkenhead, on Saturday (August 14). Merseyside Animal Concern, Wirral Animal Rights and animal charity VIVA (Vegetarians International Voice for Animals) will be protesting over cruelty to pregnant cows in the meat industry. more...
LIFE begins at 40 for ex-students of Corpus Christi High School. Ex-student Colette Branscombe (nee Quinlan) wants to contact school leavers from 1975 who will all be turning 40 this year. She has arranged a reunion for September 4 at the One O'Clock Gun (8pm). Tel: 652-2785. more...
DAREDEVIL Globe readers can take part in a sponsored parachute jump - to raise cash for the British Lung Foundation. They are looking for volunteers. No experience is required as full training is given. And if volunteers raise more than £260 in sponsorship, they can jump free of charge. Ring 228-4723 for details. more...
CHILDREN at Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Moreton, have been working hard over the past school year to raise money for Claire House. Year 5 pupils collected £207 through saving their left over crisps money and organising cake sales. They also took part in a Fun Run, raising £220. One pupil, Lauren Pugh, aged 10, pictured above with headteacher Mr Sprenger, collected £310 by doing a sponsored walk while on holiday in Scotland. This outstanding effort means that the grand total contributed by the school is over £700. The money raised was presented to Mrs Olwen Jones of Claire House. more...
THE shock transfer of defender John McGreal to Ipswich Town has presented Tranmere Rovers manager John Aldridge with an unexpected opportunity to attract new faces to Prenton Park. And the manager has not been slow to act, with five new faces arriving at Prenton Park on trial. more...
STEVE Yates would like nothing better than to make his one month loan deal permanent at Prenton Park, after rejecting new terms to stay at Queens Park Rangers. more...
THE Premier League, Football Association and the Football League have joined forces to safeguard the integrity of their FA and Worthington Cup competitions because of Wirral multi-millionaire Peter Johnson's dual ownership of Tranmere Rovers and Everton. more...
Tranmere R . . . . 0, Bolton W . . . . . . 0 more...
STEVE Bruce's Huddersfield Town visit Prenton Park on Saturday week {August 21} in a Nationwide League Division One match - and Globe Sport, in association with Nationwide Building Society, sponsors of the Football League, is offering one lucky reader a chance to win a pair of Main Stand tickets for the game. 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...
FORMER Tranmere winger John Morrissey received a framed momento of his recent testimonial game against Everton at Prenton Park. more...
TRANMERE Rovers Supporters' FC, who play in the Wirral Sunday Football League Division Two, are looking for a sponsor. Contact the secretary on 652-8828. more...
CALDY Cricket Club are relying on fan power this Sunday to steer them to their third appearance in four years in the Village National Knock-out Cup Final at Lords, when they entertain Yorkshire outfit Woodhouse Grange at Paton Field (2.30pm start). more...
LOCAL CRICKET REPORT by Andrew Stratton more...
SAILING by Andrew Stratton more...
CARSLBERG WEST CHESHIRE LEAGUE PREVIEW with Ray Condliffe more...
WALLASEY biker Dave Spencer is competing in the Manx Grand Prix in the Isle of Man between August 21 and September 3. more...
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