Wirral | Archive | 2005 | June
T'S official - men are fatter than women! Figures out this week from the Men's Health Forum reveal that more men than women weigh too much and unless immediate action is taken, three quarters of men will weigh too much by 2010. more...
TRANMERE Rovers has confirmed that season ticket offers will continue to be available until August 5 - the eve of the new season. more...
By Justin Dunn more...
TRANMERE Rovers has confirmed that season ticket offers will continue to be available until August 5 - the eve of the new season. more...
IN RESPONSE to two letters printed with the headlines "Keep supermarket off centre stage" and "New Brighton - case of 'stones and glass houses'" (Globe Mailbox, June 1), I have to write to say I couldn't agree more with both authors. more...
EXCELLENT results were achieved by West Kirby Gymnastics Club gymnasts at the British National Finals of Acrobatic Gymnastics. more...
By Justin Dunn more...
MOBILE phone technology is poised to swamp the UK - and Wirral communities face the prospect of absorbing a further 800 telephone masts. more...
THE Cheshire Regiment's march through the centre of Birkenhead over the weekend had sentimental significance as the recognised regimental title is soon to be consigned to history. more...
HALF-A-CENTURY of Green Belt protection is under threat as bulldozers continue to rip away England's green fields, Tory Cllr Chris Blakeley has claimed. more...
AN estimated 500,000 people celebrated the Mersey River Festival's silver jubilee weekend of land, sea and airborne entertainment. more...
A PLAQUE to commemorate the first tram manufacturer in Britain was unveiled last week by Birkenhead MP Frank Field. more...
NEW BRIGHTON's once majestic Hotel Victoria has been earmarked for demolition to make way for a seven-storey block of apartments. more...
MORE than 1,100 cyclists have taken part in this year's Wirral Bikeathon - and early indications are that they may have raised more than £50,000 for Leukaemia Research. more...
THE world's kite-flying talent was in Wirral at the weekend to show off their skills and were watched by more than 30,000 onlookers. more...
THE air will fill with the sound of classical music this weekend when the Music Over The Dee event in aid of St John's hospice takes place. more...
RESIDENTS have the chance this weekend to take a peak at a former landfill site now transformed into a community woodland. more...
WIRRAL athlete Becky McLinden is on the track to success after running up an impressive collection of medals over the last two weeks. more...
WHILE national attention will soon be focussed on tennis at Wimbledon, a centre court much closer to home will be holding an open weekend. more...
A LOCAL authority crackdown against anti-social behaviour in Wirral has led to court orders being taken out against five offenders in the past fortnight. more...
A WIRRAL businessman who completed the gruelling 26-mile London marathon in memory of his parents has raised £5,000 for a church project near his home. more...
CHARITY fundraising hero Swazi Turner was awarded the MBE in the Queen's birthday honours - and immediately dedicated it to his beloved late wife Marjorie. more...
SIXTY-five students and teachers from South Wirral High School joined thousands of runners at Tesco's Race for Life run in aid of Cancer Research. more...
WITH the growing season now well and truly underway, Wirral Council is expanding its garden waste scheme to a further 45,000 homes this week. more...
CAMPAIGNERS fiercely opposed to a massive three-storey block of flats at the showpiece village of Port Sunlight, have called for a show of strength from opposition groups at next week's public inquiry into the venture. more...
WIRRAL is the best council on Merseyside at tackling primary school truancy, it has been revealed. more...
£10 MILLION fundraising appeal to train lifeboat crews held its regional launch at the Mersey River Festival on Friday. more...
TRANMERE Rovers has confirmed that season ticket offers will continue to be available until August 5 - the eve of the new season. more...
LOCAL sailors basked in perfect racing conditions as the sponsored Wirral and Mersey Regatta series got under way with the Royal Mersey Yacht Club event. more...
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