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I am looking for Margaret Georgina (nee Morgan) and Thomas Seddon or their daughters Margaret and Dorothy. Their last known address, in 1959, is Rankin Street, Wallasey. Please contact me on 201-3284. Dennis Morgan.

I WOULD like to thank you for printing details of the second Rock Ferry reunion in the Globe letters pages. I have had people who had moved as far away as Devon, Wales and St Helens who wish to attend and it looks like we will have another good night.

ALTHOUGH I accept that no-one has a right to park outside their own home, may I suggest to parents collecting children from school that it is extremely anti-social and possibly illegal to block people's drives? I have remonstrated with a mum - in a 4

ON Sunday, August 26, something happened that restored our faith in humanity. After a long day walking around Thurstaston/Royden Park my partner and I, being unused to the area, got slightly lost and asked a local couple walking their dog directions to

A few weeks ago I informed Kwik Save about children using skateboards along a part of their grounds. To facilitate this the youngsters had to pull off some bricks, which they threw down the embankment towards the lines - after pulling down the wire fence

THE Cammell Laird bandwagon continues to roll - emphasised by successive Carlsberg West Cheshire League Division One victories over Newton and Mersey Royal which sees the reigning champions already five points clear at the top, writes Ernie McDonald.

OLDERSHAW had fly half Willy Gardner to thank for a welcome 24-12 success at Birchfield to open their South Lancashire/Cheshire League Divi- sion One campaign. Gardner kicked all the points with eight penalties in a defence dominated affair in which the

VAUXHALL provided the perfect birthday present for manager Alvin McDonald on Saturday - their fifth victory in seven Unibond Premier League outings - to lift them to within one point of the league leaders. The demolition of Frickley Athletic completed

Carlsberg West Cheshire League: Results - Wednesday, September 5: Division One: Aintree Villa o Maghull 4, Ashville 1 Poulton Vics 1, Gen Chems 2 Manweb 3, Heswall 1 Shell 6, Mersey Royal 2 Stork 1, Mond Rangers 1 Christleton 5, Newton 0 Cammell Laird

BATTLING New Brighton forced a dramatic injury time score to snatch a point in a creditable 26-all National League Three draw at Dudley Kingswinsford. The Midlands side looked to have the game won but the Blues shocked the home side with a late fight

FASTEN your walking boots and join Wirral Globe's own Stuart Hughes and Craig Manning for the St John's Hospice-sponsored Wirral Way Walk on Saturday, September 15. Stuart, Craig and all the other walkers can choose to walk any distance between two-and-a-half

SHE probably knitted your first school jumper - and together they're known for spoiling you with spending money and treats - yes, it's time to celebrate the people whom without you wouldn't be here today, your grandparents. There are now around 16.5 million

A MARINE wildlife expert who has been involved in many environmental emergencies is to give a talk about his work. Veterinary surgeon Ian Robinson will speak at a public meeting organised by Wirral Wildlife at the Alexander Hall in Rocky Lane, Heswall

A WALLASEY supermarket has re-opened with a new look following an £85,000 makeover. The Kwik Save store in Poulton Road has been given a new look as part of a £14 million nationwide investment programme. Streamlined checkouts have been introduced to reduce

WIRRAL libraries archiving service is now available at the Wirral Museum, Birkenhead Town Hall. For more details, see the website archives@wirral-libraries.net. You can also search through the archives of the Wirral Globe, going back to 1997, on www.thisiswirral.co.uk

TWO solicitors in the Birkenhead firm Percy Hughes & Roberts have been praised by the Law Society for their commitment towards working in the community. Partners Gareth Edwards and Janet McBurney offer free professional advice and support to community

ADVISERS from the Benefits Agency will be on the Age Concern Bus outside the Globe offices in Catherine Street, Birkenhead, on Saturday. Look out for them, too, on the bus at Heswall Fire Station on September 25.

COMMUNITY work by a former Noctorum resident is to be remembered in a series of estate improvements. Moira Sephton Court, the new name of Sandalwood flats, recognises the work of Moira Sephton who died last year. Sandalwood flats were added to the original

A LIFELONG fan of Formula One racing had his dreams come true - when he won a weekend at a Grand Prix. Arthur Williams scooped the VIP trip to Frankfurt after entering a competition to rename Gateway House, Unilever's new Global Infrastructure Organisation-European

A BRAVE band of travellers are to attempt to climb South East Asia's highest mountain in aid of Claire House. The Mount Kinabalu mountain challenge could see temperatures soaring to 40 degrees, humidity reaching 99 per cent and thin oxygen levels for

A CHARITY is appealing for help to make sure its Christmas goes with a swing. The Tam O'Shanter Urban Farm wants mannequins for its popular stable nativity scene - a colourful attraction for the last few years. Farm manager John Jakeman says there are

MORE pictures of fantastic foliage in gorgeous gardens have been flooding in to Globe this week - as we call a halt to entries for our 'Window Box of the Year' competition. Now that the closing date has been and gone, judges are busy scrutinising your

OXTON Village retailers and residents have had to secure their properties against a wave of burglaries and thefts that have hit the village. For the past two years one retailer has slept at the back of his two shops to stop breaks-in while restaurants

WIRRAL Council has cancelled this year's EuroWirral Parkgate Country Fair due to continuing concerns over foot and mouth disease. Details of next year's function can be obtained from tourism officer Chris Higgins on 691-8269. HEALTH and fitness workshops

WIRRAL was left without fire cover on Monday when firefighters across Merseyside staged an unofficial walkout. Only a 'couple of people' were said to be left taking 999 calls until the strike ended at 5pm. The walkout began when a firefighter from Toxteth

A NEW-look website which aims to give Wirral people 24 hour access to local council information has been launched. An A-Z of services and numbers, a regularly updated news service and a list of useful contacts are all just the click of a mouse away. There

CAMPAIGNERS are hoping for Bidston people to come out in force on Saturday at a meeting about plans to put mobile phone aerials on a local water tower - in the same week another tower was saved from the same fate. Grade II listed Flaybrick water tower

A COCKTAIL of cocaine, cannabis and wine led a Wirral businessman to hold two acquaintances at knifepoint in his flat for five hours, Liverpool Crown Court heard on Friday. David McLean, partner in a car sales business, was spending the evening with a

I WAS delighted you reported on the International Green Apple Award for Dale Farm. It's staffed by council employees and the manager and staff are to be congratulated on this recognition of their skill and dedication. Their work has been so fruitful partly

I BELIEVE the Jigsaw Plan to build a health centre for gay, lesbian and bi-sexual people in I New Brighton could be seen as discrimination against the non-gay, lesbian and bisexual people. Projects like these can only divide communities . . . see what

WHAT a load of rubbish that a person from English Nature with an office in Peterborough can come to Hoylake and inform third, fourth and fifth generations of Hoylake people that their beach is to be covered in marsh grass, eventually looking like Parkgate

I HAVE looked upon the River Mersey as a mixed blessing. I would have liked to see it and its surroundings before it brought shipping and ship building to the area. Laird has inevitably been part of my life, but I have seen the curse of it, and the rapid

THIS vandal problem reported at Upton railway station (Globe, August 29) will probably never go away as the ill-bred thugs who perpetrate the damage are either too selfish or too ignorant to realise the consequences of their actions. The answer to the

WHAT is the obsession with tracksuits in Birkenhead? I had no idea so many people in the borough were that sporty, as obviously the only time you would wear a tracksuit is to, from or during a sporting event. Some of these scruffy items cost a fortune

SO, a Claughton resident's day out with grandchildren was spoiled because they trod in dog dirt near the pine woods. There is a notice requesting dog owners to clean up. It is on the fencing around the car park. Unfortunately there is no notice requesting

I WISH to bring to the attention of your readers the sad plight of one of the great emblems of Wallasey's past. The Royal Iris was synonymous with Wallasey's hey day as a successful, bustling tourist town. She proudly sailed the River Mersey as a cruise

BIRKENHEAD St Mary's travel to Prestatyn on Saturday for their final game of the season - knowing that victory will make them champions of the Merseyside Competition. But the incentive is just as great for the Welsh outfit, for they too will take the

AN OXTON man is to launch a career as a professional boxing referee as he takes charge of three fights in the coming weeks. Chris Kelly's first bout is tomorrow (Thursday) at Ponds Forge, Sheffield. This is quickly followed by a match at the MEN Arena

CHILDREN in West Kirby have been trying to save tennis courts from closure - by making use of them during the summer. The forgotten grass courts in West Kirby's Ashton Park have seen the likes of Pete Sampras, Monica Seles, Boris Becker and John McEnroe

TRANMERE Rovers have held up their hands and acknowledged that travelling fans would have been better off staying at home and watching pub football last Saturday. In an unprecedented move, the club is to refund the coach fare for all supporters who travelled

BASED on this performance the team that was not good enough to keep Tranmere in Division One may also not be good enough to keep them in Division Two. The season may only be six games old but five points from those six games is not good enough for a side

THE Social Security Fraud Act 2001 received Royal assent and came into force earlier this year - bringing with it far-reaching implications for employers with just a few staff and who pay them a casual wage. In the past if an employer thought that an

MORE people are planning ahead and using public transport for days out in Merseyside, new statistics from Merseytravel reveal. In the last year, 13 per cent more rail and 6.5 per cent more bus passengers bought prepaid tickets like the popular Saveaway

LISCARD Community Ren-aissance will announce the results of the annual Val Ledder Community Championship awards on September 21 at 7.30pm in the Bronze Bowling Club, Thorne Lane, Wallasey. Wirral Mayor Cllr John Cocker will present the awards for voluntary

LISCARD Community Ren-aissance will announce the results of the annual Val Ledder Community Championship awards on September 21 at 7.30pm in the Bronze Bowling Club, Thorne Lane, Wallasey. Wirral Mayor Cllr John Cocker will present the awards for voluntary

THREE Wirral police officers have been awarded long service and good conduct medals at a ceremony in Prescot. DC David Johnson from the family support unit, PC James McDonough and PC Michael Rimmer received the awards from the High Sheriff of Merseyside

WIRRAL & District Koi Society holds a Koi auction on Sunday, October 7, at Waterworld in Burton. Starting at 1pm, the auction features Koi, dry goods and fish-related items such as pumps. Bidders' tickets are £1. Following the auction, there will

WIRRAL Youth Exchange is holding a meeting at Birkenhead YMCA on Tuesday next week from 6pm to 8pm for all voluntary youth organisations working with young people. It will feature a presentation by the Children's fund and Connexions, and feedback from

A WOMAN ran into a burning house and pulled out her neighbour after hearing her screams for help. Widow Pauline Essam, 56, was in her garden in Morland Avenue, Eastham, doing her washing when the cables behind her television caught fire. Discovering the

THREE young Wirral space engineers are to represent the North West in a national design competition. The trio from Devonshire Park Primary School, Birkenhead, entered the competition as part of a their technology work using KNEX construction kits. The

LECTURERS at Wirral Metropolitan College are being balloted to take part in a national day of action in October. More than 1,000 staff across the North West will vote on strike action after pay talks between the lecturers' union and colleges broke down

A FORMER Wirral councillor and his wife have celebrated their Diamond Wedding anniversary. Anne and Jack Gershman, pictured right, were introduced at a Labour Party meeting more than 60 years ago and were wed in their home town of Manchester in August

A MOTHER of four wants a change in the law after her son's new music CD blasted foul language at a family gathering. Kim Walley's 11-year-old son had bought the CD from Woolworths. He asked to put the music on while his family sat in the garden - unaware

A SENIOR director of Cammell Laird's new owner has said the company's objectives would fail if ship-repair did not return in 12 months. At a meeting on Monday A&P's Brian Slade told Lib Dem North West MEP Chris Davies that the company had not bought

VANDALS have caused hundreds of pounds of damage to a Birkenhead charity centre which serves disabled people. Wirral Association for Disability (WAD), in St John Street, lends motorised wheelchairs to 500 people a month so they can shop in town. Vandals

WIRRAL'S drop-in centre for victims of domestic violence has launched a desperate plea for cash to save it from closure. The Zero Centre, in Laird Street, Birkenhead, was set up by Wirral Women's Refuge thanks to a £197,000 lottery grant in 1999. But

A WIRRAL mother-of-four whose family terrorised their neighbours for two years has been given 28 days to get out of her council house. A judge at Liverpool County Court granted an application by Wirral Council for possession of Carol Nursaw's house in

RESTRICTED cockling in the Dee Estuary could be 'devastating' for the industry, says an Irby cockler. Tony Eden's concerns came after Monday's re-opening of West Kirby's cockle beds after detailed discussions between fishermen and English Nature on the

THE Social Security Fraud Act 2001 received Royal assent and came into force earlier this year - bringing with it far-reaching implications for employers with just a few staff and who pay them a casual wage. In the past if an employer thought that an