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Stories for 2 September 1999

Wirral Business

Business beyond the Millennium

WITH the Millennium on the horizon, Peter McAlister of MSoft Software, a company specialising in e-commerce, looks to the future of business in the 21st century.  more...

Report dubs UK firms 'Internet Laggers'

Prime Minister Tony Blair is to issue a wake up call to UK companies about their failure to exploit commercial opportunities offered by the Interet.  more...

Writing their own success story

WALLASEY based Bee Creative is a company which is, quite literally, writing its own success story.  more...

Locals urged to make Gift Aid work

AS we head for the Millennium, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is urging people in Wirral to make the most of the Millennium Gift Aid Scheme.  more...

Wirral Features

Car Show

OWNERS of classic and vintage cars are also invited to take part in the 2nd Wirral Bus and Tram Show at Pacific Road Transport Museum, near Woodside, on Sunday, October 3. Forms with s.a.e. from Bob Tennant, Transport Manager, Friends of Pacific Road Museum, Birkenhead, CH 41 1LJ.  more...

Win VIP day at Touring Cars

WIRRAL Globe sponsored Touring Car racing driver Paula Cook and the D.C. Cook team have, sadly, decided to pull out of the championship with BTCC coming to Oulton Park in Cheshire over the weekend September, 11 to 12.  more...

Test your driving skills on Sunday

SO, you think you are a good driver? Well why not prove it at a driving assessment day on Sunday at Sainsbury's, Upton.  more...

Stunning Ford Puma leaps into action

FORD has announced its exciting Ford Puma ST160 Concept, revealed to universal acclaim as the ultimate Puma at the 1999 Geneva International Motor Show in March, will go into limited production in late 1999, priced at £23,000 on-the-road.  more...

Chrysler unveils future concept car

CHRYSLER unveiled a small concept car at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany, illustrated above.  more...

Lookers offer superb Vauxhall V-reg quality

LOOKERS superb new site at Ellesmere Port is now fully operational and open to view the Vauxhall range just in time for V-registration.  more...

Mazda Premacy has '100' seats in family car

Test drive by Robin Bird  more...

Renault bids 'au revoir' to BTCC

AFTER two manufacturers' championship wins, one driver's title and seven record-breaking years, Renault UK has decided to withdraw from the Auto Trader British Touring Car Championship at the end of the 1999 season.  more...

Proton woos V-plate buyers with stunning 1.8i coupe

CONSUMERS are being offered more choice than ever before by Proton Cars, following the introduction of a series of limited edition models that combine excellent specification with real value for money.  more...

RoVer announce V-registration Value

ROVER has announced enhanced finance packages and higher specification levels for both Rover 200 and 400 ranges, in time for V-registration today.  more...

AIELLO LEADS DRIVERS TO OULTON PARK

NISSAN driver Laurent Aiello tightened his grip on the British Touring Car Championship after Rounds 21 and 22 at Brands Hatch. Aiello won Round 22 and was runner-up in Round 21 to Rydell in a Volvo. BTCC is coming to Oulton Park in Cheshire over the weekend of September 11-12. At the time of writing, we are just negotiating a deal to go racing with the top Honda works team of James Thompson/Peter Kox in West Surrey/Esso Ultron racing team. Thompson was third in Round 21 and Round 22, while Kox was fourth in Round 22. The next round at Oulton has Aiello heading the championship followed by Leslie, Thompson and Rydell.  more...

Yaris debut

THE LONDON Motor Show at Earls Court (October 22-31) marks the UK debut of Toyota's new flexible friend, the Yaris Verso.  more...

Traders seminar

CHESHIRE motor traders are working in pathfinding partnership with Cheshire Trading Standards to help boost business opportunities and protect the industry's image.  more...

Undercover bikes on Cheshire roads

CHESHIRE Police will shortly take delivery of two unmarked motorcycles to be used by the Force's Traffic Enforcement Unit.  more...

V-reg Volkswagen at Smith Knight Fay

ON the evidence of swelling order books for V-registration models, most North-West car buyers are staying loyal to local dealerships and shunning the idea of a gamble on 'grey' or 'personal' import vehicles from abroad.  more...

June to September in V-reg Skoda Octavia

JUNE Spencer is the proud owner of a new V-registration Skoda Octavia from Wirral's Skoda dealer Wallasey Car Centre.  more...

'It's not how old you are but how you are old that matters . . .'

DURING Age Concern Week, Age Concern Wirral (AGW) will be celebrating its work for and on behalf of local older people. The message is simple: Age Concern makes a difference to the lives of all older people, whatever their circumstances.  more...

A brochure to get your teeth into

DENTURES are frequently the butt of jokes - but they are rarely seen as funny by people who are newly fitted with them. Now a new brochure has been launched which answers many frequently asked questions.  more...

Age Concern diary dates

Thursday, September 2  more...

Wirral Letters

Cell tower 'dangers' on Wirral

From Jeremy Benton:-  more...

Anger and chaos over 'pay and display' fee

From 'Concerned':-  more...

What happened to our notice?

From P.G.C.:-  more...

Why horseriders need to use the roads . . .

From J Casswell:-  more...

Let your garden benefit!

From Angela Byrne:-  more...

Show courtesy, drivers!

From Mrs J. Bates:-  more...

WHY CIRCUSES MUST STOP USING ANIMALS

From Dorothy Cowper:-  more...

Youths stoned elderly woman

From 'Angry':-  more...

I'm still waiting for 'test post' to arrive

From 'Dissatisfied':-  more...

Post Office staff shortages

From Ken Fletcher:-  more...

Wirral Way is for communal use

From G.P. Hughes:-  more...

Challenge to designer

From L. Edwards:-  more...

Resident sets shocking example

From A.J. Palfrey:-  more...

Vote for Stop The Pigeon Party!

From Charles Exford:-  more...

Kind-hearted bus driver and wife

From Mrs D. Stewart:-  more...

Wirral News

On the 60th anniversary of WWII

BATTLE of BRITAIN FIGHT ON HANGARS  more...

Celebration time for 'A' pupils

MANY Birkenhead High School girls are celebrating their A Level results as 64 per cent of all the results were A or B grades; 81 per cent were A, B, or C grades.  more...

Fatal stabbing in Rock Ferry

POLICE were yesterday interviewing four men following a fatal stabbing on a normally quiet housing estate during the Bank Holiday.  more...

Business Park - public get chance to have their say

LOCAL people are to be given the opportunity to air their opinions on the progress of Wirral International Business Park in Bromborough.  more...

'Railtrack out of control'

Merseytravel's blast after train cuts  more...

Father battles for better education for autistic daughter, 12

AN autistic Wirral girl has been taken out of school by her father because he claims she is not getting the level of education she needs.  more...

Donna was her name

DONNA was her name . . . She has died as a result of meningitis. Fun-loving young mother Donna Pilcher enjoyed taking her 12-year -old son to theme parks and dancing to Sixties music.  more...

Brawl at Tranmere

TRANMERE Rovers manager John Aldridge calls upon fans to write to the Football Association to ask for their money back, for he believes the referee totally spoilt Bank Holiday Monday's clash with Sheffield United at Prenton Park.  more...

New book uncovers port's work after slave trade

LIVERPOOL links with the slave trade have been well documented, writes Robin Bird.  more...

Penalty fares under attack over 'lost' revenue

MERSEYRAIL'S controversial penalty fares scheme has come under renewed attack, with Merseyside's public transport chief demanding a probe into 'lost' revenue.  more...

Benefit fraud

A BIRKENHEAD man who claimed benefit and failed to declare his wife was working was ordered to serve 80 hours' community work by Wirral magistrates.  more...

Rape suspect ordered to stay out of Wirral

WIRRAL Magistrates ordered an Eastham man to reside at an Essex address and keep out of the Wirral area when bailing him until September 24.  more...

Room to bloom

GREEN-FINGERED Beverley Connelly, of Cathcart Street, Birkenhead, is champion gardener in this year's annual garden competition sponsored by Cosmopolitan Housing Association for its Wirral residents.  more...

What lengths would you go to for ChildLine?

WOULD you like to do something exciting and raise money for ChildLine North West? If so, the ChildLine abseil event - 120 feet off the John Moore's University Tower Building in Byrom Street, Liverpool, on September 25, could be just what you are looking for!  more...

Groups slam the 'wasted' homes

CAMPAIGNING and community groups are working together this month to highlight the issue of homes being left empty and falling into disrepair while new houses are built nearby.  more...

Hair-raising success

HARD-WORKING hairstylists from Wirral had their efforts highlighted at a catwalk show in Leasowe Castle, Wallasey.  more...

Jail threat to woman found guilty of bottle attack

A WIRRAL woman who hit a teenage girl in the eye with a broken bottle has been warned she faces a jail sentence.  more...

£699,000 bid to cure viaduct problem

A MAJOR scheme aimed at solving the problems of resurfacing on the northbound carriageway of the M53 Bidston Moss flyover starting on Monday.  more...

I was injured two years ago - can I still make a claim?

THE simple answer is Yes.  more...

Murder attempt charges dropped

TWO men have been discharged at the prosecution request at Wirral Magistrates' Court on an allegation of attempting to murder John Allan Ackers at Wallasey in July.  more...

'Leafy lanes' role for ex-Wirral drugs worker

A FORMER Wirral community drugs worker is Cheshire's newly appointed Drugs Development Officer.  more...

Award could give your project truly healthy start

BIRKENHEAD Primary Care Group (PCG) is offering £20,000 to local charities and voluntary organisations.  more...

Prince of Wales should R.I.P.

RUMOURS abound that Japanese salvage companies want to get their hands on Birkenhead-built battleship 'HMS Prince of Wales', writes Robin Bird.  more...

New store

WORK on a Lidl supermarket starts today (Wednesday) in St Paul's Road heralding a £1.5m Tranmere urban village scheme.  more...

Roger's wing and prayer

BBC Radio Merseyside broadcaster Roger Summerskill made waves at Hoylake Lifeboat Day from the top wing of a stunt bi-plane. Above a crowd, estimated to have reached 30,000 people, Roger from New Brighton, waved to spectators.  more...

Around the Globe

HRH Princess Royal will visit Upton Hall Convent School, Upton, on Wednesday, September 8, to tour the new £2.4 m science and technology building and help the school celebrate its 150th birthday. She is also attending HM Prison Service chaplaincy conference in Liverpool.  more...

Drugs charge

AMPHETAMINE and cannabis resin was recovered when police searched the home of a Leasowe man.  more...

SUCCESS AT THE DOUBLE!

FIRST Thornton Hough Rainbow Unit and 1st Thornton Hough Brownie Unit have reason to be proud.  more...

How to complain to the Ombudsman

THIS popular weekly column by welfare rights expert Jim Strang this week looks at how to complain to the Parliamentary Ombudsman, the commissioner for administration. This article also gives a brief guide on who can make a complaint and how.  more...

Have a night out with Emlyn Hughes!

THE wit and wisdom of former Liverpool and England football captain Emlyn Hughes will be on offer at a fund-raising dinner in aid of the North West Cancer Research Fund at Liverpool Football Club on September 23.  more...

Wirral Sport

Aldo sees red and tells fans: DEMAND FA REFUND!

FURIOUS Tranmere manager John Aldridge is urging Rovers' supporters to write to the Football Association to demand their money back, in the wake of Bank Holiday Monday's 3-1 defeat by Sheffield United at Prenton Park.  more...

Rovers 'keen' on plum cup tie . . .

PREMIER League club Coventry City are heading for Wirral - but without their £6 million star striker, Robbie Keane.  more...

Rovers fans' first annual meeting

TRANMERE Rovers' Supporters Association (TRSA) hold their first annual meeting tomorrow (Thursday, September 2) in Aldo's at the Prentonian Suite, Prenton Park (7.30pm).  more...

Birthday Pup

CELEBRATING his birthday tomorrow (Thursday) is Craig Mitchell, a member of the Prenton Pups, Tranmere Rovers' official youngsters' club which is sponsored by the Wirral Globe.  more...

EMPHATIC WIN SETS BLUES ON TITLE PATH

New Brighton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33pts, Doncaster . . . . . . . . . . . . 9pts  more...

Falcon Class Champion - that's Mike

SAILING by Andrew Stratton  more...

Enter now!

THE 5K Liverpool Corporate Cup Race, sponsored by Norweb Communications, takes place on Sunday, September 12 (11am).  more...

Caldy's Bank Holiday 'double'

CALDY secured a holiday weekend double and now head the Bromborough Paints Merseyside Competition Division One table by 25 points from Sutton.  more...

  
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