CHERIE Blair has opened a £1.2m school that caters for young people with a range of emotional, physical and social support needs. The Prime Minister's wife officially opened Wirral Hospital Schools' Joseph Paxton Campus in Claughton on Thursday. The campus
By Geoff Barnes THE Open Golf Championship could act as a catalyst for the creation of a world-class golf resort in Hoylake, complete with two linked courses and construction of a landmark five-star hotel, councillors have been told. Consultants, retained
IF you fancy bunking off school watch out - because Wirral's truancy hotspots are being targeted as part of a special month-long national campaign. Council truancy officers and Merseyside Police will patrol truancy hotspots using information supplied
BY FRANCES EARLAM Ninety per cent of retailers in Wirral targeted in a two-month sting operation illegally sold alcohol to children. The borough fared worst in the north west in the joint operation carried out by trading standards and police when ten
EXCLUSIVE BY JUSTIN DUNN NURSES at Arrowe Park Hospital are operating a zero-tolerance policy towards abusive patients. Some staff at Wirral's main hospital say they are abused by people they're trying to help every single day of the year. One ward sister
By Geoff Barnes CONTROVERSIAL proposals to create a massive wind farm off the North Wales coast will soon be submitted for go-ahead consent. Watchdog group The Wirral Society firmly oppose the scheme along with West Wirral residents and national campaigners
ELEGANCE: A bridal fashion show in aid of the Globe-backed Jellybean Appeal is to take place in Bromborough. Organised by Bebington-based bridal shop Elegance, the show will also feature Top Draw's evening wear and Felicity Hat Hire showing their mother-of-the-bride
By Craig Manning A BEBINGTON man has received a 60th anniversary medal from the Russian Embassy for his role in Arctic convoys during World War Two. George Harvey, known to his friends by his middle name Frank, already has medals commemorating the 40th
By Rachel Murphy A CLAUGHTON couple are appealing for the return of their highly unusual Persian cat. Dexter, a six-year-old chocolate point Persian, went missing last Tuesday from his home in St Andrews Road. He was last seen at midnight that night when
By Globe Editor Leigh Marles WIRRAL'S care services boss is to be given a grilling over why his department is heading to overspend its budget by millions of pounds. Kevin Miller, director of council social services, has reported they may have to withdraw
A NECKLACE of bright lights will again decorate a dark corner of Clatterbridge this festive season as Wirral people remember loved ones . . . The hugely popular 'Light Up A Life For A Loved One' appeal - an annual event which last year raised a record
THINGWALL has become the latest neighbourhood in Wirral to benefit from police measures to break up gangs of youths. Designated areas, in force for three months, are designed to rid local communities of anti-social behaviour and will add to the existing
Exclusive by Geoff Barnes A 65-year-old mother who has spent 40 years looking after her severely disabled son is threatening legal action against Wirral Council for alleged negligence. Howard Smith was born with two spines and operations to remove one
YOUR Globe has been praised for its support to ensure Wirral's famous Egg Run is allowed to go ahead next year. Following months of talks the Run's committee has finally been given the green light to stage the event on April 2 from Merseyside Police and
LIVERPOOL City Council leader Cllr Mike Storey has spoken out on the controversial issue of Mersey Tunnel cash being earmarked to fund Merseytram. He says it is important that tunnel tolls and the tram project for Liverpool should be being regarded as
By Justin Dunn HERE we go again. Mersey Tunnel users, the vast majority from Wirral, are to be forced to help pay for the already shaky-looking Mersey-tram scheme. Despite constantly telling us the tunnels are massively in debt - needing the hated tolls
