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Stories for 11 January 2001

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Pensioners face new sex charges

FURTHER charges were listed against an Eastham man when he appeared before Wirral magistrates.  more...

Singles courses win new support

THE Foresters Fund for Children has given Relate £1,000 to help run vital courses in Wirral.  more...

Councillors and MP back call for lower speed limit

A LOCAL MP and councillors have promised to back a campaign by a Wirral woman to reduce the speed limit near a notorious accident blackspot.  more...

Police chief's new challenge

TOP Birkenhead policeman Sup't Val Barker has been selected as one of six area commanders as police in Merseyside make another move towards effective neighbourhood policing.  more...

Vital road link brings job hopes

A VITAL road link which could help create around 3,000 jobs in Wirral has opened for use.  more...

Biscuit firm jobs in balance

UNION officials are warning that 940 jobs are under threat at Horizon Biscuits in Moreton.  more...

Turnaround time for booming computer business

A BROMBOROUGH-based business has turned flagging profit into a flagship business.  more...

Affray brothers get jail term

TWO brothers who smashed their way into a Wirral woman's home because of the jealousy of a friend have been jailed.  more...

Firm scoops a healthy contract

A BIRKENHEAD company has secured a million pound contract with NHS Direct.  more...

Jobs pledge as firm finds new home

A COMPANY responsible for a remarkable new line of environmentally-friendly products has moved into Wirral Business Centre.  more...

News in Brief

BIRKENHEAD man Roy Wood has been selected as the Liberal Democrats' prospective Parliamentary candidate for the General Election.  more...

The secret's out... Wirral nuclear bunker would have held 4,000

IF nuclear war had erupted during the 1940s or Fifties, more than 4,000 Wirralians would have been protected in a local tunnel.  more...

Fight for your nurses!

A DIRTY thankless job that I know I couldn't do. That's what I thought as I marvelled at the committed staff on Ward 33 at Arrowe Park for two months.  more...

Grit pity side roads were left so icy . . .

CAN anyone explain why the side roads around Liscard were not gritted during the cold snap leading up to the New Year? Around noon on December 30 the corner of Daresbury Road and Rullerton Road resembled a skating rink. I observed cars skidding for several feet as they tried to stop at the road junction.  more...

Euro loons need us

WHY, oh why does Chris Davies get precious space for his one-sided argument? Who cares what Lord Inglewood thinks? He's that famous and important I've never heard of him!  more...

Paving the way to disaster

TODAY I witnessed the immediate aftermath of an incident: an elderly lady lying flat out, face down on a wet pavement in bitterly cold conditions. Shortly an ambulance arrived and she was taken away on a stretcher, presumably to occupy a bed, receive expensive treatment, possibly medical, surgical, and technical.  more...

What's the point of reporting crime?

YOUR article on car crime (Globe Carwatch) says it is surprising that the vast majority of incidents go unreported.  more...

Would the public put up with this?

I WISH to congratulate the private hire driver who produced some of the real facts (Globe Readers' Mail, January 3).  more...

Marks of a Wallasey revival?

NEWS that Marks & Spencer are looking to open small, convenient food stores across Britain is very welcome and reminds us of what we lost when they pulled out of Liscard.  more...

Sad state of thieves who took graveyard gifts

AS you know, for the vast majority, Christmas and New Year is a time for celebration. For some of us it is a time of mixed emotions, happy to be with those we love, sad at the loss of those who are no longer with us.  more...

Good deeds go unsung

WE constantly hear of the downside of today's young people. May I be allowed to redress the balance?  more...

New bid to secure crime-free car parks

WIRRAL is set to slash car crime with a number of car parks applying for 'secure' status.  more...

The stuff that dreams are made of

TO THUNDER around one of the world's most famous racing tracks in a single-seater that has the power to weight ratio of a Testarossa is the stuff of dreams...  more...

Let your solicitor take the strain

IT can be enormously helpful to have a solicitor's assistance if you are the person dealing with the administration of an estate as it is a heavy responsibility.  more...

Cops praise Christmas drink drive reduction

THE Merseyside Police Christmas Drink Drive campaign, Operation Nemesis, has been deemed a success.  more...

Court jails man found with drug

A YOUNG father who was caught with crack cocaine to share with friends has been jailed for a year.  more...

Community Noticeboard

A SELF protection school for adults ­ to teach residents how best to avoid violence and physical harm ­ is to be launched by instructor Steve Sharkey at the Oval Sports Centre, Bebington. For details, call Steve on 608 9376.  more...

Trust opens new park

THERE was celebration in New Brighton as residents gathered for the official opening of a new community park called 'The Gorse'.  more...

Birkenhead Sport

BRING ON THE BLUES

TRANMERE Rovers are set to take the 'Super White Army' into battle in a dream FA Cup Merseyside derby.  more...

HANDY ANDY DOES IT AGAIN

VICTORY against a supposedly depleted Portsmouth side gave Tranmere a dream FA Cup draw ­ a Merseyside derby at Goodison Park.  more...

New Brighton march on towards honours

NEW Brighton won their first league game of the New Year 35-26 against lowly Walsall ­ to stay well in the hunt for league championship honours and set up a mouth-watering meeting this weekend with the mighty Stourbridge.  more...

Local Football Results & Fixtures

CARLSBERG WEST CHESHIRE FOOTBALL LEAGUE ­  more...

Hoylake fly the flag

HOYLAKE produced a Herculean performance to keep the Wirral flag flying into round six of the nationwide Tetley Vase competition at the weekend.  more...

  
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