By Frances Earlam WIRRAL'S first cheerleading squad is looking for new members - male and female - to join their ambitious team. The newly formed Wirral Wanderers is based at New Ferry Youth Club in Cornwell Close and will meet each Wednesday afternoon
By Geoff Barnes NEW Brighton's spectacular Neptune scheme - an investment of more than £80m - will bring a vibrancy and economic revival that has been lacking for years, a public inquiry was told yesterday. Steve Parry, managing director of Neptune developments
By Craig Manning THE well-known Cadbury's social club in Moreton is being closed after 30 years - because its current owners say it's too expensive to maintain. Premier Social Club, situated on what is now the Burton's Foods biscuits factory site in Pasture
MORE than 350 people have signed up for the Wirral Race for Life since registration was launched in the Globe last week! Wirral Race organiser Paula Jones said she was impressed by the start: "This is great progress - thank you Wirral! "But we cannot
By Geoff Barnes FURY is mounting in Wirral over the proposed use of surplus Mersey Tunnels cash to help foot the £56m bill for preparation work on the collapsed Merseytram project. High Court judge Mr Justice Sullivan pulled the plug on the tram scheme
By Catherine Lawler HUNDREDS of Wirral horses will soon be bedding down on recycled cardboard, thanks to a unique recycling project. This scheme, led by ABC (Action, Business and Community) recycles cardboard, that would otherwise end up in landfill sites
By David Williams WHO will become Wirral's 12th Volunteer of the Year? Entries have already started to arrive for this year's 'unsung heroes' - men and women, boys and girls who selflessly contribute to their local community. The prestigious annual award
By Geoff Barnes SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Alex Mason realised a schoolboy dream by travelling to Yorkshire for a special coaching session with England captain Michael Vaughan. The youngster, who plays for Neston Cricket Club juniors, travelled to the Headingley
WIRRAL Trading Standards are urging residents to be on their guard against companies running 'get-rich-quick' competitions. The warning is part of a crackdown on firms who send letters and emails telling them they have won exotic holidays, cash prizes
By Catherine Lawler A Wirral man is embarking on a journey up the highest volcano in the world to raise money for Claire House. Stuart Chanley, from Great Sutton, decided to climb up Mount Kilimanjaro because "it is a challenge." He will travel to Africa
By Geoff Barnes THE CAMPAIGN to save Wirral's historic warships collection is gaining support across the globe. Representations have been made from as far away as Australia, Canada and Italy following the recent shock announcement by the Warship Preservation
By Frances Earlam THERE were tears of anger and disappointment at Wallasey Town Hall on Thursday evening as parents and teachers were told their schools will close. The fate of four Birkenhead schools was in the hands of Wirral's School Organisation Committee
ENTRIES are continuing to flood in for the Globe's young readers competition to 'make Wirral a better place'. Schools across Wirral are also keen to get involved with the competition by encouraging all of their pupils to come up with ideas to improve
By Craig Manning TICKETS for a special concert in aid of the Globe-backed Jellybean Kids appeal have completely sold out! Wirral musicians Ragamuffin, Marc Kenny, The Tin Pixies, Tracer, The Foundry and Insanity Beach are giving up their time to take
Exclusive by Justin Dunn SURGEONS in Wirral have been ordered NOT to operate on non-urgent cases from Ellesmere Port and Neston - because its local Primary Care Trust has run out of money. It means people from that area needing any operation other than
