Wirral | Archive | 2000 | March
THE public must guard against rogue traders claiming to be qualified legal experts, warns the Law Society. more...
IF you have seen ITV's 'The Bill' recently, you may think you can detect a familiar accent whenever newcomer WPC Cass Rickman is in front of the camera... and you'd be right. more...
WHO in their right minds has had the audacity to make the decision to close the numerous public toilets around Wirral? more...
I WAS delighted to see that Wirral Metropolitan College have decided to keep educational facilities at Carlett Park, Eastham. It is marvellous news. more...
IT was interesting to read the letter under the headline "Bring back ticket collectors" (Mailbox, March 8), but I was more interested to see the term 'Gestapo' being used to describe railway personnel at the station in Liverpool. more...
I NOTE with interest the letter (Mailbox, March 8) concerning the proposed cement kiln in Flintshire. While agreeing with the view that the proposal should be opposed, I feel the comments made by Mr Lynch and Mr Millard (Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidates for Wirral West and Wirral South, respectively - Editor) were otherwise uninformed. more...
WRITING as an ex-"wicked private landlord (of the fourth generation)", I would say that if any of my houses - none of which had central heating at the time - had had water streaming down the walls, I would have expected a notice under the 1936 Public Health Act from the Medical Officer for Liverpool. more...
THE new Tram and Transport Museum will shortly open in Taylor Street, Birkenhead, and the tramline will soon be completed connecting us up to the existing line to Woodside. more...
IN reply to a letter (Mailbox, February 16) from a mother of a missing son and the anguish she was going through, we encounter this most weekends. more...
MAY I suggest that a roundabout replace the traffic lights at the junction of the Upton By-Pass with Ford Road and Manor Drive? more...
I AM now convinced that G.W.R. Hunt (Mailbox, March 15) is not 'a wonder boy', hence his use of 'old hat' terms like 'flat cap syndrome'. more...
CAN Globe readers help me? I have been given four 'Scripture Examination Certificates' and I would like to pass them on to the family/families concerned. more...
I'M writing my second book regarding the Second World War in Belgium, especially the aerial conflict. The book describes the history of the 132 airmen who are buried at the Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, the Eeklo Town Cemetery and the Maldegem Communal Cemetery. I am, in particular, trying to find the family of a pilot, Flying Officer Roy Desmond Woods, who is buried in Grave 15 at Eeklo Town. more...
A LOCAL trader has accused banking giants Barclays of trying its best to 'kill the community' in West Wirral. more...
A WALLASEY woman, whose child's heart and lungs were retained by Alder Hey Hospital, has appealed for Wirral parents who may be affected to come forward. more...
WIRRAL is the only Merseyside borough still to benefit from a project which reduces crime and unites communities. more...
THE TIDE is turning against dirty sands and poor water - as two local beaches proved when they gained a Tidy Britain Group seaside award. more...
CARERS are to move offices to help meet demand for their work with disabled and elderly people. Professional Carers - an organisation that offers help to people who want to remain in their homes and keep their independence - is moving to bigger offices in Seaview Road, Wallasey, net week. more...
A NATIONAL anti-bullying video 'starring' local schoolchildren had its premiere last week as Wirral schools take another step to beat the bullies. more...
The size of the college site will be more than halved - from 22,000 square metres to 7,000 square metres - with some courses being moved to other sites. more...
THE fight against car crime in Wirral continues with the aid of the police's 'Vehicle Watch' scheme - now backed by the joint effort from the Globe and police with 'Carwatch'. more...
WIRRAL businesses will meet other firms from Merseyside today (Wednesday) to swap ideas to beat transport pollution. more...
WIRRAL South MP Ben Chapman has been promised that commuters will soon get a better deal at Heswall station. more...
A PUBLIC meeting is to be held to update people on the campaign to save Bebington's Mayer Hall. more...
THE family of a Birkenhead man who died at Arrowe Park Hospital have settled out of court for his death more than four years ago. more...
A LOCAL MP is urging Wirral people to join the NHS organ donor register and help save lives. more...
THREE young people from Wallasey have joined up with a ship in Portsmouth to take part in an adventure on the high seas. more...
STAFF at Scottish Power's Bromborough store aim to unravel one of the great mysteries of all time...where do all the missing odd socks go? more...
A LOCAL school wants to be fit enough to qualify as Wirral's first Sports College. more...
STAFF and pupils alike at a Birkenhead school were on their best behaviour on Monday - when the Government's Chief Inspector of Schools dropped in. more...
TRANMERE Rovers are 'home sweet home' with a chance to pull themselves into the top half of the Nationwide Division One league table this week. more...
A DODGY second half performance at Nottingham Forest left John Aldridge with a disappointed journey home last Saturday. more...
THE Calday Grange Grammar School's Under-16 boys' hockey team, pictured above, has won through to a prestige national final. more...
WALLASEY SUNDAY JUNIOR LEAGUE| more...
NEW Brighton bounced back to winning ways with a 48-21 win over Morley at Reeds Lane on Saturday. more...
YOUNG Wirral gymnasts Hayley Westhead and Richard Harris, both aged 16 and members of West Kirby Gymnastics Club, have returned from a major international competition against the world renowned East European gymnasts in the Ukraine with bronze medals. more...
HOULIHAN'S BIRKENHEAD SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE| more...
THE six-a-side season at Wirral Tennis Centre's Champion Soccer has finished - with the winners hoping to catch a cab to Sheffield. more...
TWO Wirral riders are to enter the Isle of Man pre-TT classic motorbike race. more...
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