Wirral | Archive | 2001 | January
FURTHER charges were listed against an Eastham man when he appeared before Wirral magistrates. more...
THE Foresters Fund for Children has given Relate £1,000 to help run vital courses in Wirral. more...
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...
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...
A VITAL road link which could help create around 3,000 jobs in Wirral has opened for use. more...
UNION officials are warning that 940 jobs are under threat at Horizon Biscuits in Moreton. more...
A BROMBOROUGH-based business has turned flagging profit into a flagship business. more...
TWO brothers who smashed their way into a Wirral woman's home because of the jealousy of a friend have been jailed. more...
A BIRKENHEAD company has secured a million pound contract with NHS Direct. more...
A COMPANY responsible for a remarkable new line of environmentally-friendly products has moved into Wirral Business Centre. more...
BIRKENHEAD man Roy Wood has been selected as the Liberal Democrats' prospective Parliamentary candidate for the General Election. more...
IF nuclear war had erupted during the 1940s or Fifties, more than 4,000 Wirralians would have been protected in a local tunnel. more...
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...
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...
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...
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...
YOUR article on car crime (Globe Carwatch) says it is surprising that the vast majority of incidents go unreported. more...
I WISH to congratulate the private hire driver who produced some of the real facts (Globe Readers' Mail, January 3). more...
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...
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...
WE constantly hear of the downside of today's young people. May I be allowed to redress the balance? more...
WIRRAL is set to slash car crime with a number of car parks applying for 'secure' status. more...
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...
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...
THE Merseyside Police Christmas Drink Drive campaign, Operation Nemesis, has been deemed a success. more...
A YOUNG father who was caught with crack cocaine to share with friends has been jailed for a year. more...
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...
THERE was celebration in New Brighton as residents gathered for the official opening of a new community park called 'The Gorse'. more...
TRANMERE Rovers are set to take the 'Super White Army' into battle in a dream FA Cup Merseyside derby. more...
VICTORY against a supposedly depleted Portsmouth side gave Tranmere a dream FA Cup draw a Merseyside derby at Goodison Park. more...
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...
CARLSBERG WEST CHESHIRE FOOTBALL LEAGUE more...
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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