RESULTS: Tuesday, April 15:- Division One - Hornby Athletic 0, Harp Liverpool S&R 0 Division Two - Brown Cow 2, Premier Plant Hire 2; Eaton Landscapes 2, Southdale 0 Division Three - O'Donnells 3, Stork Club 1; Pilot Boat 4, Oxton Athletic 0 Sunday
RESULTS:- Division One - Phoenix (1) 1, NBCC (3) 9; GRPCC (2) 8, Alderley (1) 2; Civic (2) 0, Alderley (1) 10; Caldy (1) 10, Phoenix (1) 0; BBCC (3) 4, GRPCC (2) 6; B/Spartans (1) 8, Alderley (1) 2; Phoenix (1) 0, Civic (1) 10 Division Two - Pinewood
THE Wirral Table Tennis League Closed Championships were held at Wirral Tennis Centre, Bidston. In the Junior Boys' Singles, 14-year-old John Coysh played 11-year-old Danny Horner. Danny had already won the Under-12 and Under-14 finals, but couldn't beat
REPRESENTATIVES from five different clubs took part in West Kirby Sailing Club's Firefly Class Two Day Open Meeting for the George Jones Memorial Trophy. There was competition on the lake and tide and home competitor Chris Kameen took the overall prize
AN agreement to establish a 'special accord' between Waterloo and New Brighton, two of Merseyside's leading Rugby Union clubs, is being viewed as a momentous step forward in the future development of rugby in this region. Rather similar to the recent
LOCK Carl Turley claimed two tries and took the Man of the Match award as New Brighton defeated Macclesfield 23-6 in North One League. The margin could easily have been greater, but Macclesfield defended well. Alex Guest gained the other home points with
THE GAME everyone was waiting for between Queens Park and the Woodchurch took place in front of a few hundred people at Woodchurch - and it was Paul Stevenson who gave the home side a solitary goal victory. Only game in the Premier Division saw Pilot
WIRRAL golfer Susan Louden-Reid became the first woman to win a major event when she won the English Blind Matchplay Championship. Sue, aged 52, beat off competition from 26 blind golfers from around the country in the English Blind Golf Association event
Appointed Director when he joined Bromborough Golf Club in 1979, he has only recently retired. An enthusiastic golfer, David is married to Hazel and a long time member of the Liverpool Welsh Choral Union, which performs regularly at the Philharmonic Hall
NEW Ladies Captain at Eastham Lodge Golf Club is Miss Margaret Collins. Miss Collins joined the Club in 1983 and has served on the Ladies Committee for the past four years, three of which have been in the position of Assistant Secretary. She plays off
RESULTS: Sunday, April 20:- Under-10s Top Cup Final - Neston Nomads 1, Shaftesbury 0; Young Lions 1, Heswall 4 Under-10s Middle Cup Final - Allport Hawks 4, Fender Youth 6 Under-10s Invitation Cup Final - Irby 2, Young Lions 1 Under-11s Top Cup Final
RESULTS: Thursday, April 17:- Pyke Cup Final - Eastham Home Guard 6, Quest 3 (Paul Fitzpatrick 17 dart game, 91 run-out, Colin Ashley 180 in 19 dart game). Little House 'B' defeated both Rose & Crown and Halfway House to gain promotion. FIXTURES:
SKIPPER Mike Newman hit 110 as Irby swept to their second win in the Bromborough Paints Merseyside Competition by a 78 runs margin against Mossley Hill. The knock included 17 fours and a six and lasted 102 balls. John Ford made 45 and the bowlers to shine
WEMBLEY-bound Poulton Victoria continued their successful campaign by lifting the Cheshire Amateur Cup, on Friday, overcoming fellow league side Cammell Laird 2-0 at Vauxhall's. A first-half penalty by Dave Galloway and a brilliant headed goal by Mark
FULL details of Carlsberg West Cheshire League Champions Poulton Vics' dream trip to Wembley on Saturday, May 10, will be released next week. Provisionally, three supporters' coaches will leave Poulton Vics Sports & Social Club, Wallasey, at about
Friday, April 25th - Glen Cooper; Saturday, April 26th - Damian Jebb; Sunday, April 27th - Kenny Evans; Tuesday, April 29th - Thomas Christie. Next meeting is the Pups' Player of the Year Award on Thursday, May 1 in the Tranmere Suite (7pm). Converted
Claiming the DLA Mobility Component This popular weekly column by Jim Strang focuses on welfare rights issues of interest to people living in Wirral. This week the topic is about Disability Living Allowance (DLA). This article deals specifically with
DETECTIVES from Bromborough CID are hunting a man who burgled the home of a 78-year-old disabled widow in what they call 'a nasty attack'. The woman, who has to use a wheelchair and stairlift, lives alone in Park Road, Eastham. At 5.50am last Saturday
TROOPER Michael O'Connor, of Bramble Way, Moreton, has completed full military training and is now a serving member of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment. To achieve this, Michael endured 11 weeks' rigorous work at the Army Training Regiment in Winchester, followed
THE first of 31 NVQs were presented this week to employees from Wallasey-based company Daryl Industries. The company, a leader in the shower enclosures market, has invested over £100,000 in a special training programme and it is already reaping the benefits
CROWDS flocked in their thousands to the Wirral Globe'sbiggest ever Ideal Home Exhibition at Port Sunlight's Hulme Hall on Saturday and Sunday. Scores of companies from far and wide offered information and products relating to all aspects of home care
MAYOR of Wirral Coun Myrra Lea paid a visit to the Wirral Society of the Blind and Partially Sighted in Birkenhead, to officially unveil a new Braille-ing machine. The society was formed in 1989 and promotes self help and independence for visually impaired
POLICE are appealing for any information about a missing man who was last seen at Arrowe Park Hospital. Sixty-five year-old Albert Stenhouse, of Grosvenor Road, Oxton, had been receiving treatment at the hospital when he left the building on Friday night
A CHARITY football match takes place on Friday in memory of three Wirral teenagers who were killed in a tragic car accident last August. A minute's silence will be observed before the start of the match between a Neston XI and Handbridge College, to be
Council Leader Dave Jackson (Labour) writes exclusively for the Wirral Globe. I WAS at the closing ceremony for City Lands last Wednesday evening in the new International Business and Management Centre. I can't quite believe that is has finally come to
ST JOHN'S Hospice in Wirral, based next to Clatterbridge Hospital, Bebington, is to celebrate its 15th anniversary in June. A special service will be held at St Andrew's Church, Bebington, on Thursday, June 26 at 7.30pm. Converted for the new archive
HOYLAKE Cottage Hospital - the non profit-making community hospital serving Wirral - held a founders' reunion in the presence of Hospital president David Hunt. Members past and present from Hoylake Cottage Hospital Trust joined together to celebrate their
WALLASEY Further Education Action Group believes there could be new hope in the fight to save Withens Lane College. The Further Education Funding Council has appointed the Kennedy Committee, led by influential barrister Helena Kennedy QC, to report to
POLICE are hunting youngsters who hurled a brick from a bridge at a car on the New Ferry by-pass, which is fast becoming notorious for such 'bomb alley' incidents. The latest victim was family man Stephen Johnson, from New Brighton, with his wife and
A WOMAN doctor had a lucky escape after a man stole her handbag and then ran over her in his getaway car in the heart of West Kirby in the middle of the evening rush hour. Fortunately, the 49-year-old victim only suffered slight injuries after being mowed
A STUDENT from South Africa recently took delivery of a new MGF VVC from Windsors Wallasey, replacing a 1.8i MGF, one of the first ever supplied by Windsors. The student was looking forward to driving the more powerful version, ordered with a matching
IT is all change at Thingwall Garage with the new proprietor Nigel Thomas and his team of enthusiastic staff. Thingwall Garage has perhaps a slightly unusual setting in the middle of a row of residential houses, stemming back I suppose to the '30's when
VOLKSWAGEN has always epitomised German engineering expertise. The new Passat is clearly following this ideal, striving for perfection with outstanding build quality and longevity. The design ensures aesthetic appeal, low drag co-efficient and serene
LIVERPOOL football fans were sad, Tranmere fans frustrated on Saturday but MG fans at Oulton Park, in Cheshire, had a lot to smile about with a full day's action packed racing, ranging from historic T Type MG to the latest MGF. In fact, it was a second
THE General Election appears to have put the brakes on booming car sales in the North West, a study by Autoglass Car Confidence Index reports. Just under three in 10 (28 per cent) motorists in the region expect to update their cars this year - compared
DOES your motor insurance cover all eventualities? Many people believe that if they take out a fully comprehensive motor insurance policy they are fully covered. However, this may not be the case and many people would be shocked if they realised they
From Harriet Gill, Manager, Wirral Brook Advisory Centre Manager:- IT horrified me to see the front page coverage of the Bebington/Bromborough edition of the Wirral Globe (April 9) given to the Pro Life Alliance candidate standing for election. We, at
From Stephanie Davies, Counsel and Care:- IF you feel you need some help at home, and perhaps have been told that your needs are not urgent enough to have arrangements made for you by the local authoirty, don't despair. Counsel and Care, a national charity
From Geraldine Sheridan, Maverick Television:- HAVE you been married for 50 years or more? Would you like to tell me your story? I am currently researching a BBC1 television documentary with couples who have been married for 50 years or more, to coincide
From Mike Parkinson:-THREE years ago, members of the local community had an idea for an outdoor art exhibition site, and community garden. St Laurence's Centre were very supportive, and agreed to let us use part of their grounds. With letters of support
WHEN deciding on a place to eat, there are several factors to take into consideration. Some people like to go to a classy, well decorated and furnished restaurant. Other people state that good food at good prices is their priority, while others go for
LOCAL embroidery fans are in for a treat with the launch of a major European exhibition being staged at The Voirrey Embroidery Centre at Brimstage Hall. It is the only UK venue for the exhibition of work from all over Europe entered for the prestigious
FOLK dates for your diary:- Thursday, April 24:- Derek Brimstone at the Parkgate Hotel, Boathouse Lane, Parkgate, from 8.15pm. Info & tickets - 677-1840. Sunday, April 27:- Singers' night with Maria at the Albion Hotel, Albion Street, New Brighton
HARVEST completed phase two of their treble dream when they beat Corsair 4-2 after extra-time in the Dutchman Cup Final. Merv Williams netted twice in a great game which had end-to-end action throughout. Goals by Tony Wright and a Dave Lane penalty had
FORMER world snooker champion Terry Griffiths is to take part in an Exhibition Snooker Match on Wirral. The popular Welshman will be in action at Port Sunlight Royal British Legion on Saturday, May 10 (7.30pm). Tickets - £10 each, including buffet - are
RESULTS: Saturday, April 19:- South Wirral Challenge Trophy Semi-final - Sportsman 2, Bridge Athletic 1 Bill Johnson Bowl Semi-final - Grange Athletic 0, Rangers Breaks 1 Robin Hodgson Division - Newton 0, Mallaby 3; Manor Athletic 1, Runcorn Town 1 Standard
HESWALL Juniors require keen Under-16 footballers for next season. Telephone Tom on 342-2786. Liscard Panthers need experienced soccer players (Y4 in school) for their Under-9 team. Contact 639-9141 for further details. Converted for the new archive on
YOUNG Lions FC are holding a football coaching course on Saturday, May 10 (10am-12noon) at Higher Bebington Road Playing Fields for youngsters aged 7-11. £2 per session. Qualified FA coach. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and
SEVEN members of the highly successful Eastham Taekwondo Club are off to Eindhoven, Holland, next month to represent Great Britain in the European Taekwondo Championships. Students include 12-year-old Kieran Fell, 15-year-old David Snape, 13-year-old
IRBY Under-10s, of the Eastham Junior Soccer League, require players aged 9 and 10 for next season. Teams are also needed for a 7-a-side tournament at Arrowe Park on Sunday, July 13. Contact 648-3145. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some
Formerly Chairman of the House Committee, he has served on the Club's General Council and currently plays off a handicap of 21. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.
PARKFIELD Cricket Club want players for two sides in the Merseyside Competition, running a friendly team and an Under-17 side in the Wirral League. Anyone who would like to join up should attend the club house on Thursday evenings or 'phone Mike Brazier
Wednesday, April 16:- Division One - Bromborough Pool 0, Heswall 1; Vauxhall 3, Ashville 3 Thursday, April 17:- Division Two - Castrol Social 2, Stork Res 0; Upton AA 0, Mersey Royal Res 0 Friday, April 18:- Cheshire Amateur Cup Final - Cammell Laird
WILLASTON ABC schoolboy Barry White scored a magnificent points win over Stanley ABC's Jamie Murphy. Barry's straighter punching against the hard hooking Murphy earned the first round honours. Murphy rallied in the second with some powerful overhand punches
CHEMDAL won their first trophy of the season by beating unlucky FC Cleveland 1-0 in the Trueman Cup Final. In the RMNJ Cup Final, it seems to be Houlihan's season. They beat Ashville 2-1 with a last minute winner. Manager David Brookes may need a bank
EVERTON could line-up at Prenton Park on Wednesday, May 7 for a testimonal match to mark Dave Higgins' 10 years of service at Prenton Park. But before then, next Tuesday evening a Hot Pot Supper and players forum is being staged at the Belmont Suite in
TRANMERE Rovers travel to London on Friday knowing that nothing short of victory at Queens Park Rangers on Saturday (kick-off 3pm) in their penultimate Nationwide League Division One game will keep alive their hopes of qualifying for the end-of-season
THESE chemists will be on duty on Sunday (April 27):- Upton:- Arrowe Park Pharmacy, 23 Arrowe Park Road (11am-1pm); Birkenhead:- ABC Ltd, 88-90 Argyle Street (12.30-7.30pm); Woodchurch:- Chanins Pharmacy, 9 Hoole Road (10am-12noon); Bebington:- Chanins
ANGELA EAGLE, seeking re-election as the town's MP, will 'drop in' at the mental health care centre in Central Park today (April 23). She will meet visitors and volunteers at the Drop In Centre, run by churches in Wallasey for people with mental health
Organisers are appealing for sponsorship from local companies or organisations, as well as the loan of a large curtain wagon to act as a stage for bands, plus a back line of amplifiers and drum kit. If you can help, contact Julie or Paul on 639-3094.
EVENTS will take place at Wirral Country Park as part of National Spring Clean Week from 10am to 12 noon today (Wednesday) and on Sunday. The aim is for children to work and play in the process of cleaning up their environment, creating excellent opportunities
THE five winners of our recent PowerBreaker contest are:- W. Prudence, of Leasowe; M.D. Sayer, Upton; Mr I. Bartlett, Wallasey; Mr B. Miller, Birkenhead; and Mrs Diana Griffiths, Wallasey. They each receive a PowerBreaker Gardener Survival Kit worth more
VOLUNTEERS are urgently needed for Wallasey Citizens' Advice Bureau. Organisers ask that any members of the public who can give a minimum of nine hours a week, have a strong sense of commitment and would like to know more about the CAB should apply to
TRADE unionist Alec McFadden, from Wallasey, who stood down from the battle to be the next MP for Birkenhead to nurse his sick wife, is this week mourning her death. The mother of their newborn baby, Mrs Berit McFadden, who was suffering from cancer,
Eastham firm celebrates being among the winners AN Eastham company has won a prestigious national safety award. Roy Hankinson Ltd, painting contractors based in Eastham Village Road, has been awarded the accolade by the British Safety Council. Only companies
NYNEX is sponsoring a Hot Shots 10 pin bowling challenge, with free entry, starting Tuesday, April 29, at Hot Shots, Wirral Leisure Park, between 4 pm and 10-30 pm. "It is for fun and prizes include a trophy, cordless telephone and discounted cable services
THE ink on Auxiliary Nurse Glenda Ellis's retirement cards will scarcely have dried before she is back at Arrowe Park Hospital - this time as a patient. Having left the elderly patients on Ward 20 on April 16, she is returning to Ward 16 this week to
AMANDA Welsh, aged 31, of Fornalls Green Lane, Meols, was ordered to stay away from the Fisherman's Wharf pub at Wallasey when bailed by Wirral magistrates pending appearance at the Crown Court. She was committed for trial charged with assault occasioning
ANGELA EAGLE, Labour DEFENDING a majority of 3,809 votes, Wallasey's Labour MP Angela Eagle is 36, single and a former student of Formby High School and St John's College, Oxford. A former Parliamentary Liaison Officer for the union COHSE, before her
Andrew Miller - Labour LABOUR candidate Andrew Miller was elected MP for Ellesmere Port and Neston in 1992. Aged 48, Mr Miller attended the London School of Economics and is president of Computing for Labour. His political interests include the regional
STEPHEN HESFORD, Labour MARRIED with two young sons, barrister Stephen Hesford lives in Saughall Massie and is a school governor, vice-chair of the Community Health Council and board member of many local charities, including the ARCH Initiative, which
John Crosby - Conservative CONSERVATIVE candidate John Crosby was educated at Girton College, Cambridge University and at University College, Oxford. Selected as the prospective candidate two years ago, Mr Crosby is a manager at a computer software company
TRADERS in Allport Lane shopping centre are angry over a new one way 'both ways' road system, which they say is driving away trade and threatening the lives of pensioners. Chair of Wirral Highways Committee, Councillor Harry Smith, admits to being "very
RADIO Clatterbridge, the hospital broadcasting service, are holding a Country and Western charity dance at the Heswall Royal British Legion, Pensby Road, on Tuesday, May 27. Tickets for the night, hosted by Magic 1548s Joe Butler, cost £5 per head from
CHURCH security is under review throughout the town after masked thugs battered and robbed a Catholic priest, after bursting into the presbytery at Holy Name of Jesus Church, Oxton. As the man of God and his housekeeper recover from the nightmare attack
Studying civil engineering at Bristol University, the student ordered the car from Windsors following an association of more than 25 years by his father. "My father bought a 1988 Rover 820 from Windsors, which has completed 135,000 miles during the last
MANX ferry operator The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company has announced a programme of exciting special fares to the island this Spring, with big savings! The company will run midweek special return fares from Heysham, for a car and two adults for just
CHESHIRE's historic lorry and commercial vehicle run ends at Hooton Park, Eastham, on Sunday, April 29, to spend the afternoon there from 1 pm onwards. About 100 old lorries are expected, including a 1933 Dennis Ace up to a 1983 Fools and Horses-style
AS MOTORISTS all over Britain gear themselves up for the family outings and holidays of Spring and Summer, tyre giant Goodyear is warning that wrongly inflated tyres could spoil their trip. The company points out that the vast majority of cars are run
From Mrs P. Hughes-Jones:- EVERY year I take the trouble of planting flowers around a lamp post on the grass verge outside my house. This year I had a lovely show of daffodils which brightened up my day and hopefully a lot of passers-by too. Some louts
Brimful of farce, misunderstandings and deception, it has been brought to rip-roaring life again at Liverpool Playhouse from now until May 10. And it's one not to miss! Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting may have
Acclaimed professional folkster Phil will front the evenings with the assistance of sometime duo partner Penni McLaren Walker. They will perform material from recent albums and try to bridge the gap between the traditional folk club feel and more formal
A JOINT concert is to be given on Saturday by Wirral Schools' Concert Band and Wirral Community Wind Band. More than 100 musicians will be involved in the concert at Calday Grange Grammar School, West Kirby, starting at 7.30pm. Wirral Schools' Band, one
REMEMBER Abigail Iveson, the talented Hoylake ballet dancer who won a place at The Hammonds School in Chester a couple of years ago? Abigail, aged 17, has now been accepted to start training at the London Studios in September. To help fund this once-in-a-lifetime
EMPLOYEES at Premier Biscuits in Moreton can improve their skills thanks to a new Gateway to Learning centre. Premier Biscuits is among Wirral's largest employers with 2,300 staff and sees the learning centre as a key part of its five year plan to up-skill
Organised by three clerks from DP Roberts Hughes and Dene, of Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, the event was attended by 130 people from the local legal community. Guests included staff from Wirral Magistrates' Court, together with representatives from Barristers
