A BROMBOROUGH man was brought before Wirral magistrates last week to face a murder allegation. John Bayley, aged 58, of June Avenue, who had been staying at a special clinic, was sent to the Crown Court and conditionally bailed to reside back at the clinic
THE Iron Door Club - anti-alcohol and anti-drug dance nights run by the Tranmere Alliance - is proving a great success, with young people from all over Wirral flocking to the music. Their young DJs have also gone on to do bigger clubs for over-18s, with
FOUR-year-old Leah Masters has won second place in the under sevens class for poetry speaking at this year's Bromborough Festival of Speech and Drama at South Wirral High School. Her success continued a family affair with the Festival. Leah's mother,
CYCLISTS are being urged by the council not to ride on pavements in a bid to improve safety for pedestrians. Riders who refuse to use the road can now face a fixed penalty of £30 if they are caught by the police. Cllr Harry Smith, cabinet member for transport
D-DAY for nominations for this year's Wirral Volunteer of The Year Award is Friday (April 27). And the organisers of the prestigious Award, designed to recognise the contribution of Wirral's selfless army of golden-hearted people, are delighted with the
FOR the benefit of posterity, as well as in the interest of accuracy, let us insist on our correct addresses - i.e. UPTON - being on census forms, not the distorted versions wished on us by the Post Office. Monica Hart, The Woodlands, UPTON.
THE new bus routes 430, 432, 433 and N31 from New Brighton to Liverpool have no direct route to either of the main transport terminals in Liverpool Lime Street for the main line trains and Norton Street for the national buses, nor for the Liverpool Royal
I RANG to enquire about goods at my local catalogue shop. No need to go all the way into town, a quick phone call should sort it out! How naive! The dreaded answer phone sucked me into a labyrinth of finger-tapping, multi-choice options! She put up a
REGARDING the anger expressed over the rise in council tax (the rate of increase has been well over the rate of inflation for years now), readers might be interested in an examination of the accounts contained in the booklet accompanying the demand notice
TO the mindless vandals who wantonly destroyed and damaged many sites at the Harris Allotments on Thursday night, April 12: Many of these allotments are cared for by pensioners who can ill afford the cost of repair and replacement to their sheds and greenhouses
Carl Bowen is hoping to reclaim his former titles by fighting abroad in May, but needs to raise £5/6,000 in sponsorship by May 5. Former European champion Carl, aged 27, has been involved in the sport for a number of years and has had a lot of success
WIRRAL Scorpions junior football team need a manager. Those interested should contact Dave on 652-5832.
ASHVILLE Youth, of the Houlihan's Birkenhead Sunday Football League, beat Leasowe Castle 5-0 in the Wirral Junior Cup quarter-final. Lee Sample scored twice with Eddie Jebb, Paul Rowland and Andy Wood grabbing a goal each. Christleton Youth also reached
GOALS by Lee Patterson and Andy Bolton gave Birkenhead & Wirral (Saturday) Football League club The Star a 2-0 win over Abbotsford in the Wirral Junior Cup Final.
A GOAL in extra-time by Gary Brabender won the Birkenhead & Wirral (Saturday) Football League's Joe Shields Cup for Kelma after a rollercoaster final against Exmouth. Jamie Atherton put Exmouth ahead only for Paul Butler to pull Kelma level before
A GOAL nine minutes from time won the Birkenhead & Wirral Saturday Football League Victory Cup for Abbotsford, runners-up for the last three years. Paul Haddock was their scoring hero, helping himself to both Abbotsford goals. But all credit to opponents
IT was celebration time for Birkenhead Park and Anselmians at the weekend Park crushed Leigh by a massive 80-3 to make absolutely certain of the South Lancashire/Cheshire One league title and Anselmians secured a terrific 23-19 win at Runcorn to win the
Stockport . . . . 0 pts, New Brighton . . . . 10 pts NEW Brighton always had just enough in reserve in last Tuesday's Cheshire Cup semi-final which was, in truth, an untidy and clumsy affair. They now meet Winnington Park. However, victory was not before
RESULTS - Sunday, April 22, Under-11 Division: Greenleas Celtic 5, B'head YC 1; Glenavon 5, Wirral Scorpions 0; Victoria Colts 0, New Brighton Saints Rgrs 4; New Brighton Saints Rovers 5, Upton FC 0; Ridgeview 3, Olympic 3; Wirral Panthers 5, Parkfield
RESULTS - Friday, April 20, Division One: ADS Graphics 0, Nova 3; Dingwall 0, Stirrup 3; PSI 1, Prenton Dell 4. Division Two: Cat 3, Farmers Arms 4; Old Brown Cow m1, Premier Social 3; Pollards Inn 2, Wirral Ath 1. Division Three: Port Sunlight 2, Ship
RESULTS Sunday, April 22, Cheshire FA Sunday Cup Final: Queen's Park 1, Offerton 1 (Queen's Park win 3-2 on penalties). Wirral Amateur Cup: Livingstone 3, King's Arms 1. Premier Division: Dock Hotel 3, Pelican 3; Shaftesbury 2, Parkldale 0; Royal Sun
RESULTS: Wednesday, April 18, Division One: Christleton 0, Heswall 0; Gen Chemicals 1, Cammell Laird 3; Mersey Royal 0, Blacon YC 0; Newton 0, Mond Rgrs 3. Division Two: Capenhurst Villa Res 0, Manweb 2; Castrol Social 3, Upton AA 3; Christleton Res 0
Leigh u15 12 Widnes u15 7 THIS shock defeat was hardly the best preparation for Sunday's Lancashire Cup final. It could be that concentration had wandered because of next week's game or simply underestimating the opposition was the problem, but the bald
FIXTURES and fittings from Runcorn Football Club's Canal Street Ground will be put under the hammer following its decision to sell up and change venues next season. Everything from seats and safety gates to turnstiles and tannoy systems will be auctioned
Widnes Vikings 28 Hull Kingston Rovers 0 THEY say defence wins matches and if that's the case the Vikings are certainly moving in the right direction. Widnes haven't conceded a single point in their last 120 minutes of rugby and were rarely threatened
A PIONEERING partnership could save lives, it was claimed this week. Firefighters have teamed up with taxi drivers to highlight the dangers of cooking whilst under the influence of alcohol. After a night out, many people go home by taxi and make something
A TEENAGE schoolgirl, critically injured in a cliff fall, is on the road to recovery, doctors announced this week. Carly May, 14, of Morley Road, is getting better. Her family, who have been keeping a vigil by her bedside, are understood to be relieved
A WOMAN said a big thank-you to the World this week - for saving her house! Pat McCormack usually leaves her washing machine on - whilst she goes out to work. However, she remembered reading a fire safety message in the World, warning people of the dangers
CONTENTIOUS plans to turn a furniture store into a nightclub were rejected by Halton Council last week - after residents protested. Sextons want to convert part of their premises - from 3-23 Alforde Street, into a two-storey nightclub, creating 12 new
FIDDLERS Ferry, one of Britain's largest power stations, has been put up for sale by Edison Mission Energy, putting 300 jobs at risk. The move follows financial problems the company has experienced since the changes in the electricity market in Britain
A WIRRAL company has been celebrating after being crowned with the Queen's Award for Enterprise. Less Common Metals, based in Birkenhead, manufactures rare earth and other alloys mainly used in permanent magnets. These can be found in a range of items
HUNDREDS of cyclists are preparing to take part in this Summer's Wirral Bikeathon to raise vital money for Leukaemia Research. The event, on Sunday, June 10, starts at Arrowe Country Park, Upton, at 9.30am - but cyclists can start any time between then
A BATS and birds evening stroll takes place at Burton's Inner Marsh Farm on Saturday, April 28. The walk starts at 6.30pm and finishes with cheese and wine. Tickets are £5 for RSPB members and £6 for non members. Details from 336-7681.
GOODS valued at £4,500 were taken during a burglary at a Heswall jeweller's shop. Laurie's, in Telegraph Road, was raided some time after closing on Saturday, April 7, and reopening on Monday, April 9. Among the items stolen were Swarovski crystal, watches
BRAVE Stephanie Forrester is back home after having a metal frame removed from her hand over Easter. Three-year-old Stephanie has undergone revolutionary surgery to lengthen deformed fingers on her right hand. She was born with two fingers missing on
HESWALL resident Sir Richard Foster drank a bottle of whisky before weighing himself down with sand and walking into the sea to his death. Despite his huge achievements as Director of National Museums & Galleries on Merseyside, the father-of-three
by Alison Klabacher THE grieving mother of six-year-old James Wylde, who died in a house fire on Easter Sunday, has spoken out in the hope of preventing another tragedy. Julie McAllister, of Birkenhead, is urging people to let the fire service into their
I WOULD like to say a special thank you to Alison from Alison Clayton School of Dance for the wonderful stage festivals at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton at the end of March. What a fantastic day it turned out to be; you are a very special teacher
WEST Kirby Light Opera Society presents Leonard Bernstein's 'Candide' at the Floral Pavilion, New Brighton, from April 25 to 28. Performances start at 7.30pm. Tickets, at £9 (and concessions) are available by ringing 342 2143.
A £1,000 donation has been made to Liverpool baby hospice Zoe's Place by local MFI stores, including Wallasey.
WIRRAL Heart Beat's collection at Sainsbury's Upton store on April 5 raised £220, which will help support the work of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit at St Catherine's Hospital in Birkenhead.
A-LEVELS may be just around the corner, but a group of Wallasey sixth form students already have something to celebrate. Pupils at Weatherhead High School have won a £500 prize through a national awards scheme. The money, which was given by Barclays New
THE biggest charity walk in the North West takes place on Wirral next month - and you can be part of it. Thousands of people from all over Wirral and Merseyside are expected to set off on the 15-mile Wirral Coastal Walk on Sunday, May 20 to raise money
VOLUNTEERS are being recruited to work with vulnerable members of the community. Wirral Association for Disability's Befriending Service aims to brighten the lives of adults with learning and physical diabilities as well as mental health needs. Mary Savory
A SPECIAL party has been held to salute an army of volunteers at Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology (CCO). These committed individuals complement the work of the CCO's staff by spending time with patients who receive treatment for cancer. They also run
WIRRAL has its very own disco diva who set the dance floor alight at the British Isles Dance Festival this month. Heather Farrell, aged 15 and from Moreton, competed against teams from all over the country and despite the stiff competition she went on
A PRENTON student is hoping to go on an expedition to Costa Rica - but needs your help. Clare Devon (pictured) hopes to join a Raleigh International expedition but needs to raise a minimum of £3,200 in six months. She is now looking for public donations
WHILE his girlfriend was in prison a Wirral man cashed orders belonging to her without her permission, Wirral magistrates heard. The woman would not have been entitled to the money in any case, said prosecutor Stephen McPeake. Glen Peter Evans, aged 38
A SCULPTOR from Wallasey will be taking his work across the Mersey when he exhibits at Liverpool's Hanover Galleries next month. Robert Briscoe presents 'A Journey In Stone' at the gallery in Hanover Street for a fortnight starting Wednesday, May 2. The
A MYSTERY tour raised £150 for Claire House. Travelcare West Kirby and Alfa coaches organised the fund-raiser which saw Lyndsay Dumbill escort 48 passengers to Skipton Market. Alfa charged only £50 for the coach and passengers paid £4 each, raising £142
POWERTOUR is heading for Oulton Park for the Mayday Bank Holiday weekend of Sunday and Monday, May 6 and 7 - and the Globe has tickets to give away. The best in British championship motor racing will be on show at the high speed Cheshire circuit, and
ONE of Wirral's busiest junctions is being closed for two nights to complete a scheme already praised for reducing traffic congestion. Spital crossroads was reconstructed in February to create extra turning lanes and slash traffic queues now enginers
PUFFINS are coming to Wirral's roads - in the form of new crossings. The more sophisticated cousins of Pelicans, Puffins have been installed at Seaview Road in Wallasey, Spital Road, Spital, and at Birkenhead Road, Meols. Another three are expected to
UPTON Evening Townswomen's Guild's Paradise Park was voted the best play at a drama showcase performed by Wirral Federation of Townswomen's Guilds at the Floral Pavilion, New Brighton. And a trophy for best performance was awarded to Doreen Ashworth,
A PAEDOPHILE who sexually abused four young boys over a 26 year period was jailed at Liverpool Crown Court for four-and-a-half years. Gerald Robinson had been leading a secret double life - apparently just a respected education worker and devoted son
THE next meeting of Burton & Puddington Women's Institute will be on May 2 in Burton Village Hall. The get-together starts at 1pm with a ploughman's lunch, after which members will talk over resolutions for the national AGM. SPEAKER Romy Tiongco,
SPEAKER Betty Heath's exploits as a land girl in WW2 entertained members of Poulton Lancelyn Women's Institute. The group learnt how she experienced hard and often dangerous work using unfamiliar farm machinery but built up a great sense of comradeship
HAVE you just returned from a holiday blighted by building work? Was the food dreadful? Was the accommodation awful? And did the holiday rep do anything to help? ITV is making a new programme called 'Package Holiday 2001', and wants to hear your package
PLANS have been submitted to build a three storey residential development on land in Heswall. The development would house 24 self-contained flats on land off Telegraph Lane which was last used as a petrol filling station.
THE spoils from this year's annual Egg Run were handed out by members of Wirral Motorcycle Runs to their four nominated charities. A committee made up of representatives from local motorcyling clubs descended on the playroom at Arrowe Park Hospital to
IT is very nice to see the tram car travelling along Shore Road in Birkenhead. Unfortunately the driver has to stop every so often to remove stones lodged in the lines. All that is needed is a small stretch of ground to be replaced with tarmac and this
I READ with great interest the reply to L. Wilkinson's letter which gave a realistic view of bus passengers just trying to get to work. D. Anderson's reply (Globe, March 28) clearly showed everyone who was to blame except, it seems, Arriva. I do agree
I HAVE found myself wondering what all the fuss is about, with regards to having to pay to park at Arrowe Park Hospital! I am from this area. However, up until four years ago I lived in Burnley, Blackburn and then Crewe. Having visited all the hospitals
TEAMS wishing to join the South Wirral Football League for next season can obtain application forms from League Secretary Alf Roberts (Tel: 644-9954). The Birkenhead and Wirral AF (Saturday) League is now accepting applications for season 2001-02. Details
TEAMS wishing to join the South Wirral Football League for next season can obtain application forms from League Secretary Alf Roberts (Tel: 644-9954).
SHAFTESBURY Boys, of the Houlihan's Birkenhead Sunday Football League, are through to the Cheshire Youth Cup Final after a convincing 7-1 victory over Witton Albion Youth, of Northwich. Allan Mortine scored two of the goals, Dean Stewart also netted twice
POULTON Vics will meet holders Vauxhall in the Carlsberg West Cheshire League Pyke Challenge Cup Final. A goal direct from a corner by Kenny Berry earned Poulton Vics a 2-1 semi-final victory over Christleton. Vics had gone in front just after half-time
GRANGE Athletic need just one point to clinch the South Wirral Football League Concorde Trophies Division title. On Saturday, they followed up their 2-0 midweek success over Rangers Breaks by routing Vanser 7-1 - a defeat which effectively ends their
MERSEY Royal emerged 5-3 victors over local adversaries Stork in a dramatic Wirral Senior Cup semi-final, last Tuesday. There was little sign of Royal's ultimate success when they went 2-0 down after 10 minutes through goals by Paul Wiggans and Paul McDonald
THERE was a miserable wet start to the local tidal sailing programme. Hoylake staged two races for the Operas over an inshore course and Gavin Melling won each time in Silvana. On the Mersey, Dave Lee's Wavesweeper won the Channel Handicap Division One
by Colin Bentley NEW Brighton's hopes of promotion from National League Division Three (North) were dealt a severe blow on Saturday, when Liverpool St Helens lost 16-48 to table toppers Stourbridge. It is still possible for the Blues to win the title,
RESULTS - Sunday, April 22, Under-16 Division: Princes Villa 2, W/Kirby Wasps 3; Parkdale 1, Hope Farm 3; Shaftesbury YC 3, Shore Villa 3; Vauxhall 8, Willaston Wndrs 0; W/Kirby Wasps 1, Shore Villa 5. Under-15 Division: Heswall 2, Shaftesbury YC 5; Eastham
RESULTS: Wednesday, April 18, Robin Hodgson Division: Charing Cross 2, Manor Athletic 0; Grange Ath 3, Rangers Breaks 0; Bronze Social 8, Hope Farm 1. Saturday, April 21, Robin Hodgson Division: Charing Cross 0, Avon Ath 2; Grange Ath 7, Vanser FC 1;
IRBY were denied victory by the narrowest of margins as the new Murray Smith Cheshire County League cricket season got under way on Saturday. An undefeated 75 from Dave Newman helped the Wirral outfit to 149-9 in Division Three, but visitors Hale Barns
TRANMERE went down 2-1 to Burnley at Turf Moor on Tuesday night in what was a 'dead rubber' for the relegated Wirral club. For more details see our Tranmere Rovers pages.
by Andrew Stratton DREAMS of Twickenham glory faded for heroic Hoylake in the Tetley Vase Final, on Saturday - they lost 20-36 to Malton and Norton. In an entertaining match, it was the first-half superiority of the Yorkshire side which was to prove decisive
by Steve Hallmark RAY Mathias, joint caretaker manager of relegated Tranmere Rovers, believes the Prenton Park club can bounce straight back into Nationwide League Division One next season. The man who made a record 636 league and cup appearances for
West Houghton u8 12 Halton Hornets u8 28 HALTON Hornets made it through to the NW Counties final with a comprehensive win at West Houghton, despite having three tries disallowed. In bad conditions, Hornets went into a 4-0 lead courtesy of a good jinking
West Bank u11 10 Wigan St Pats u11 24 North West Counties Cup Semi Final AFTER a two week break the Bears looked fresh. The bad weather did little to dampen the boys' spirits as their keenness to start the game began to show. Just a few minutes into the
BOXING world champion Robin Reid will step into the ring next month in a bid to bowl over South African rival Soon Botes. Runcorn's Grim Reaper will make his first defence of his WBF Supermiddleweight belt at the Wembley Arena, on May 19, a title he won
PLANS to build a waste combustion unit in Widnes were deferred for the second time this week by Halton Council. PN Skip Hire wants to erect a building and silo for the combustion of non hazardous waste as an extention their existing waste transfer station
TWO RUNCORN company's pioneering project's have been boosted after receiving £45,000 grants. Ionotec Ltd, based in Manor Park, and Technical Lightweight Composites Limited of Keswick Drive, are two of eleven projects throughout the North West to have
A NEW chemical company was celebrating this week after winning a prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise and Innovation. Feralco UK Ltd of Widnes received the accolade for inventing a pioneering eco-friendly method of producing water treatment additives
I'M SITTING on a railway station, got a ticket for my destination ......... These famous words to the hit song 'Homeward Bound' were penned by Paul Simon on the platform of Widnes station. A new plaque was unveiled this week to commemorate this historic
THE Domestic Violence Task Group are busy gearing themselves up for the launch of their campaign to raise awareness about domestic violence in the borough. The group has been working on initiatives for the last couple of months in preparation for the
MERSEYSIDE discount retailers TJ Hughes, which has a store in Birkenhead, has announced a 24.5 per cent increase in turnover for the year. Profit before tax was £4.2 million.
POLICE are taking action over the problem of constant false alarms from businesses. The force answers 30,000 alarm calls a year, 30 per cent of emergency calls. But 96 per cent are false. Police say they cannot afford to waste scarce resources and, after
Changes 'brought God's displeasure' MEMBERS of Wirral's gay community are furious at a group delivering leaflets linking reforms in the laws on homosexuality with the recent foot and mouth outbreak. Moreton Christian Assembly has distributed a newsletter
FOLLOWING the announcement that 150 jobs are to go at its Birkenhead yard, the hunt is on to find a buyer for Cammell Laird. And today union officials will meet with Laird's receiver PricewaterhouseCoopers and management to discuss progress to save the
A GOOD while ago, after having a coronation party photo printed in the Globe, I received a letter from a Mrs Sheldon asking me if I had any information about her husband's family who lived in Milner Road, Heswall (where the party was held). I have since
IT WAS interesting to see Mr Frank Burns, Chief Executive of Arrowe Park Hospital writing in you columns on the subject of parking at the hospital. Maybe while he is in good voice he could be persuaded to say a few words about the appalling accident and
I WOULD like to assure readers that despite the bad publicity a lot of youngsters receive these days there are still some lovely children about.. A group from the Family History Society of Cheshire have been working on a project at Holy Cross churchyard
YOU have recently published letters about new development which has spoilt a section of the Wirral Way at Caldy. This building in fields and large gardens alongside the country park has been going on for many years. Last September, the council refused
ARE you a budding female singer eager to develop your hidden talents? If so, Liverpool-based Sense of Sound are holding an 'Introduction to singing' course at the Bluecoat Arts Centre, Liverpool, on Tuesday May 1. The course - which is only open to women
THE comedy king of Knotty Ash, Ken Dodd, returns to the Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, with his Happiness Show on Saturday, May 5. Tickets are available from the box office on 639 4360.
JOE Brown appears at the Liverpool Neptune Theatre on Thursday May 3. In a career spanning four decades in showbusiness his many hits include 'Picture of You', 'All Things Bright and Beautiful', 'That's What Love Will Do', 'I'm Henry the Eighth (I Am)
A WALLASEY musician hopes to bring the sound of 1950s skiffle to a 21st century audience. Don Woods was inspired to become a musician and songwriter by a live performance of the Atlantics Skiffle Group at the Gaumont Theatre - which went on to become
THE Crescent Players promise 'a cornucopia of comic confusion' when they celebrate their Golden Jubilee this year with their 97th production. They perform Derek Benfield's farce 'Caught on the Hop' at West Kirby Grammar School for Girls from Thursday
EVERY two years the Carlton Players donate the first-night proceeds of their spring production to a charity nominated by Bebington Rotary Club. So this year Wirral Young Carers are set to benefit from their performance of Eric Chappell's comedy 'Heatstroke
IF only choices in life - like deciding on a job and a career - were as easy for teenagers as they are portrayed in the movies . . . Teenagers in the care of Wirral Social Services Department were given an opportunity to explore the world of work, shadowing
HISTORICAL author Steve Harding will give three talks on Wirral Vikings: Wednesday, May 2 - Wirral's Forgotten Vikings, Lingham's Bookshop, Heswall, 6.30pm. Tickets £3.50 from the bookshop on 342-7290; Tuesday, May 8 - Viking Wirral!, Birkenhead Town
CHILDREN from Marymount Convent School came out winners during this year's Bromborough Festival of Performing Arts, Speech and Drama. Among the trophy winners were Year 5, who won the trophy for choral verse speaking; Kathleen Nance who was first in under
A CASH aid pledge to farmers hit by foot and mouth has come from Thurstaston licensees Carl and Paula Starkey. Their pub, The Cottage Loaf, will donate £1 for every Farmers Stockpot meal ordered from the daily specials menu to the Royal Agricultural Benevolent
HESWALL Library is the venue for the fifth One Stop Shop in Wirral. The new centre, which opens next month, offers a full payment service, including council rents and council tax, as well as advice and information on council services and benefits. In
THE RSPCA is appealing to the public to help save thousands of fledglings, fox cubs and other baby animals from unnecessary handling by humans this Spring and Summer. Each year between April and July, as many as 20,000 fledglings are picked up and passed
BRAVE fundraisers will be taking the plunge when they abseil in aid of Landican Cemetery's baby memorial garden on Saturday. Globe reporter Craig Manning will be one of more than 100 people taking part in the 160-foot descent down Sunningdale Heights
WIRRAL holds its Europe Day celebrations over May Bank Holiday weekend, May 5 & 6, and this year should be the biggest and best ever, organisers say. There's a real carnival atmosphere as a mixture of musicians, dancers and entertainers visits for
BIRKENHEAD plumbing merchants Plumb Centre have given a £100 boost to Shaftesbury Youth Club's under-10 football team. The club, which is based at Mendip Road, Prenton, and plays in the Eastham Junior Football League, is using the donation to buy new
