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  • Fashion show for bone cancer fund

    By Frances Earlam A FASHION show at Leasowe Castle has raised £5,500 to fund research into a bone cancer that affects teenagers. A 350-strong audience watched as models choreographed by dance teacher Maxine Ellis showcased clothes from Retail Therapy

  • Community garden takes centre stage

    By Jane Robertson THE £10,000 Upton Community Garden was officially opened last week. The project, which has taken 12 months to complete, boasts a beautiful garden area that is open to local residents. The landscape now has a fountain amongst its newly

  • Powerful donation for Claire House

    By Justin Dunn YOUNG people at Claire House will have the chance to get creative with their new art room, thanks to the help of an £11,000 donation. The surprise donation of more than £11,000 came thanks to the Manweb Benevolent Society. ScottishPower

  • Picture helps hospital remember hero Ray

    By Craig Manning THE widow of distinguished Wirral-born wartime pilot Ray Holmes has donated a picture in his honour to Hoylake Cottage Hospital. Ray was admitted to the Grange Wing of Hoylake Cottage Hospital on June 14 and died less than a fortnight

  • Early hearing set for resort inquiry

    By Geoff Barnes A EUROPEAN cash bonanza for New Brighton - under threat following a Government ruling to call in the Neptune regeneration scheme for the resort - can still be retrieved according to Wirral Council leader Cllr Steve Foulkes. Delay in calling

  • Toll cash may pay for tunnel scheme

    By Geoff Barnes TUNNEL toll cash could be used to fund Liverpool's new tram scheme, the Globe can report. A decision was made by the Merseyside Passenger Transport Auth-ority to use the money to bolster Merseytram even though Wirral councillers refused

  • Hospice ready to pull plug on open air concert

    By David Williams WIRRAL'S biggest open air Summer concert - to raise much-needed funds for cancer patients - faces an uncertain future. Top officials of Clatterbridge-based St John's Hospice are ready to pull the plug on the annual 'Music Over the Dee

  • Care trust board 'must resign' call

    By Geoff Barnes COUNCILLORS from all parties have backed a call for the board of Birkenhead and Wallasey Primary Care Trust to resign over the closure of two wards at Victoria Central Hospital. The shutdown was condemned at last week's meeting of Wirral

  • Seeing the light once again

    By Justin Dunn NEW Brighton's decomm-issioned lighthouse, that has weathered 175 years on the rocky outcrop in the Mersey estuary, is shining again following a four-year renovation. Perch Rock Lighthouse, which is accessible only across a moat at low

  • Citizens to get a say

    Wallasey MP Angela Eagle has announced the establishment of a citizens' jury to monitor improvements in older people's services in the local health service. She has been campaigning for the innovation as part of her work on services for the town's elderly

  • Gardeners left in tears after arsonists attack

    By Craig Manning ARSONISTS have celebrated bonfire night two weeks early and caused thousands of pounds worth of damage on a Wirral alottment. Many sheds and a greenhouse were destroyed in the blaze last Friday morning. Fire crews were alerted to the

  • Stormy meeting over church mast

    By Justin Dunn HUNDREDS of people attended a stormy public meeting to protest over a mobile phone mast hidden inside a church tower. A special meeting of East Wallasey area forum was organised by councillors to allow all parties involved in the dispute

  • A fiery time for Jellybean appeal!

    DOES the thought of walking barefoot along a 20-foot stretch of coals burning at 1,236 degrees Fahrenheit appeal to you? If so, you could take part in a firewalk to raise money for the Globe-backed Jellybean Appeal on Wednesday, November 23. The walk

  • ENEMY AT THE GATES

    Exclusive by Frances Earlam A CHURCH has installed self-styled security guards during services because of constant disruption from yobs, the Globe can reveal. Worshippers in the Highfield Road area of Rock Ferry have been plagued by youths as young as