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Wirral | Archive | 1997 | September

Stories for 18 September 1997

Wirral Letters

NONE CAN COMPARE WITH THURSTASTON CAMPSITE

From 'A seasoned camper':- IN response to 'Camper' (Mailbox September 3) I must disagree with the comments made. more...

COUNCIL SHOULD HEED MR BLAIR'S RALLYING CALL

From S.E. Howard:- LISTENING to Mr Tony Blair prior to the last Election stating "We will be a caring government" and his recent rallying call for thousands of volunteers to aid the sick and old in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, I wonder whether this is hypocrisy. more...

WE WANT DETAILS ON HOW OUR MONEY IS SPENT

From 'Concerned':-I would like to add support to the letter of R.H.L. Mailbox, September 3) who complained about the poor condition of Wirral roads and pavements etc. compared to the vast amounts of money spent on Birkenhead. more...

FESTIVAL HELPED EASE SADNESS

From Pro Show Ltd:- DESPITE poor weather over 8,000 people attended Liscard Alive '97 - the free pop festival held in Central Park, Wallasey. The start of the event was delayed by an hour whilst we made the difficult decision to continue in light of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Our decision was strengthened by the attendance of Mrs Karen Cooper whose son Robbie was tragically killed in Wallasey only last week. Mrs Cooper said: "My son was looking forward to the event and I am sure he would have wanted it to go ahead. Diana also loved concerts and this was a fitting tribute to her and Robbie'. more...

From S Parkins:- I THOUGHT Lottery numbers could only come up in a random sequence so imagine my ama

The numbers were 5, 12, 20, 29, 39, 42. But Hey Presto 5+7= 12+8=20+9=29+10=39 the only odd ball being the last one 42 being 39+3=42! How remarkable! more...

HELP NEEDED TO TRACE GRANDFATHER'S STEPS

From Paul Sherry:- I WONDER if anyone can help me trace my Grandfather's steps. Michael James Sherry arrived in England from Ireland about 1898 and was registered as a Grocer at 118 St Pauls Road, Poulton-cum-Seacombe. He took over the Revenue Hotel at 30 Demesne Street (where my father and uncles were born). Later he was landlord of the Canada Hotel at number 82-84 Old Bidston Road, Birkenhead, in 1904. After that he became landlord of the Marine Hotel in Seacombe until 1913. He emigrated to America that year. more...

PAVEMENT ABUSERS MAKE LIFE HELL

From Angry:- THE narrow residential roads off Laird Street are particularly prone to pavement parking and as a result not only are the pavements obstructed and damaged, they are also covered in oil, which in turn is trodden into carpets of nearby homes. more...

TREAT US WITH RESPECT

From Incensed:-I AM, I believe one who would be termed 'mild mannered' but I must express my utter disgust with the way Wirral Borough Council treat disabled persons. more...

ROLL OF HONOUR

From S. Neal:-FOR five years I have been researching the servicemen from Moreton and district who were killed during World War I. Most of these men are named in the Moreton war memorial while some are commemorated on headstones in the local churchyard. I am also compiling a roll of all the Moreton, Saughall Massie and Leasowe servicemen who served during the war. To date I have compiled over one hundred names. more...

DISGUST

From K.Law:- I WOULD like to register my disgust at the person or persons who cut the ropes and stole the Union Jack from Upton Victory Hall. more...

Wirral Motoring

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG!

The barrier crashed down on a vintage car after Chitty, the famous film star car, officially opened the new multi-million pound car park for Grange Shopping Centre in Birkenhead. more...

LITTLE KA FOR A BIG MAN!

AT six feet eight inches, John Breading has always had to choose a big car to give him plenty of room - until now. more...

FORD ARE PROUD OF THIS SKID!

THE smallest Ford car ever built will be helping launch a new children's cartoon series planned for the ITV network. more...

KARTING CHAMP SET FOR HAT-TRICK

WIRRAL karter Carl Hulme is the new British Grand Prix Karting champion. more...

PRESTIGE MODELS AT BARGAIN PRICES

BUYING a used BMW - it's best to go to a reputable dealer. Mount Road Motor Company specialises in second hand BMW's with full service history. more...

NEON LIGHTS UP CAR SALES

SURGING demand for Chrysler and Jeep vehicles in the UK last month helped Chrysler Corporation to set an August record for sales outside North America. more...

RACING SCENE ROUND-UP

KART racing at New Brighton's Palace is fun, kart racing at Oulton Park can be really hairy! The race for karts at the Cheshire circuit was topped after these high powered, motor cycled engined machines were involved in a multi-kart pile up. more...

QUALITY ROVER IS A DELIGHT

Road test by Steve Hunter more...

SHOGUN - DOUBLE TOP

ALREADY the Mitsubishi Shogun has been acclaimed as the fastest selling 4x4 in Western Europe, with over 34,100 sales in 1996. It is sold in 158 countries around the world. more...

THEFTS DOWN - COSTS UP

STATISTICS produced by the BVRLA (British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association) have given a boost to its annual British Security Awards introduced ten years aog, aimed at encouraging manufacturers to improve vehicle security. more...

Transporters support local charity day

LOCAL Transport and General Workers Union, Ellesmere Port were active sponsors of the recent Bromborough & Eastham Gala Day. more...

Wirral News

Diana's death calls off charity night - YOU WILL NOT GO TO THE BALL

PLANS for a charity fancy dress ball in aid of a children's hospice, have been called off at the 11th hour because ticket sales have not gone well following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. more...

Angela says: I have not changed

BUSY Wirral MP Angela Eagle took time between engagements to speak to the Globe about her private life. The Junior Environment Minister and Labour MP for Wallasey wants to get on with her job, after being the first senior politician to come out as a lesbian. more...

High tide warning

Hoylake and West Kirby's coastline could see some of the highest tides of this century between Wednesday, September 17 and Saturday, September 20, due to the movements of the Moon and Sun. more...

Host family needed

A HOST family is urgently required for a Mexican student, who will be studying in Wirral until June 1998. more...

Historic battle remembered

WIRRAL Aviation Society is to remember those who fought and those who gave their lives in defence of this country during the historic Battle of Britain in World War Two. more...

Around Bebington and Bromborough

SOUTH Wirral High School, Eastham, is sending some 'golden girls' down to St James's Palace to receive awards from the Duke of Edinburgh.The gold D.o.E. awards go to Penny McKay, aged 18, of Bromborough; Vicki Southern, 18, from Bromborough, and Elaine Fripp, 19, from Eastham, with fellow student, Alan Shrewsbury-Gee, 19, from Eastham, who also took part in a 50-mile expedition in Snowdonia. more...

Man accused of planting a hoax bomb

A NESTON man appeared before Wirral magistrates charged with placing an item to give the appearance of a bomb at the Accident and Emergency Department of Arrowe Park Hospital on June 2 with the intention of inducing others to believe it would explode and cause injury or damage. more...

Pub boss to face court on rape charges

THEN licensee Peter Edward Craddock has been remanded in custody to appear at the Crown Court on October 2, for plea and direction on rape and other allegations more...

Author's debut

WIRRAL author Keith Sallis makes his debut as an author with The Irish Connection, Avon Books (£12.95). It is a thriller with terrorism involving the SAS trying to destroy a deadly toxin manufactured in Iraq. A sequel is already planned. He lives in Birchway, Gayton, and is described as happily married, with two sons, aged 18 and 24. more...

Burglary charge dropped

A BURGLARY charge against a 37-year-old man has been dropped at Liverpool Crown Court. more...

New drop-in health centre opens

A ONE-STOP drop-in centre to help families cope with health-related problems is opening in Birkenhead. more...

Eight in court on drug charges

EIGHT men, including one from Wirral, accused of plotting to smuggle £6.5 million worth of drugs including ecstasy and cocaine into this country appeared at Liverpool Crown Court. more...

Public support for MP Eagle

WALLASEY MP Angela Eagle has said in a newspaper article that she is a lesbian. more...

'Busy as usual' MP keeps her spirits up

WALLASEY MP Angela Eagle cut the tape to open Wirral's first mental health centre at VCH, Liscard, and toured Rathbone training centre in Corporation Road, Birkenhead. more...

Around the Globe

THE CHRISTOPHER Johnson Fund has a family day at Parkgate Primary School, on Saturday, September 20, starting at noon. Zany goings on, including It's a knock-out! will raise money to give seriously ill children a holiday of a lifetime. Admission is £1. The event was to have been held on September 6, but changed as a mark of respect for Diana, Princess of Wales. more...

Fly the flag

LOCAL people and businesses are urged to support Clatterbridge Hospital's League of Friends fund-raising in Bebington during September and October. more...

Stay young at heart!

THE VILLAGE Hotel and Leisure Club in Bromborough are holding a series of fund-raising events from Friday, September 19, to Monday, September 22, to raise funds for the National Heart Research fund. more...

Around Hoylake and West Kirby

BOARDERS and day pupils at KIngsmead School, Hoylake, Wirral's only boarding school, are playing in one of Merseyside's newest football leagues. The school joins eight others in Merseyside Inter-Church 150 League. The 150 refers to the combined ages of players on the field. Players' ages range from 11 to 16 and the league is open to both boys and girls. more...

Clean-up plan gets cash boost

NEARLY £2 million is to be ploughed into a programme to rejuvenate derelict areas of land at key locations throughout Wirral. more...

Cheque fraud mother jailed

A MOTHER of three who used stolen cheques to obtain almost £30,000 worth of property was jailed for nine months. more...

Artificial pool means new hope for rare toads

HOYLAKE is to give a new home to the rare natterjack toad. A new artificial pool at Red Rocks Marsh has been created by Cheshire Wildlife Trust and Herpetological Conservation. more...

Around Heswall and Neston

WHAT'S that on my shoulder? Cheshire Wildlife Trust membership manager Fiona Carter has enlisted the help of a ring-tailed lemur (pictured). She wants firms in the Neston and Ellesmere Port area to join the Wildlife Trust. Contact her on 01270-610180. more...

Newsquest make plans to float...

NEWSQUEST, owner of the Wirral Globe, and one of the UK's largest regional and local newspaper groups, plans to float on the stock market next month, offering shares to the public through stockbrokers, other financial advisers and share shops. more...

Parkgate trials this weekend

TOP international rider Ian Stark gets to know horses and riders for the Euro Wirral Parkgate Horse Trials and Country Fair at Backwood Hall, Boathouse Lane, this weekend. more...

Man to marry partner who stabbed him through the heart

A WOMAN who stabbed her partner in the heart, almost killing him, has been placed on probation for two years. more...

Men jailed for assault and robbery at station

TWO young men who assaulted and robbed another young man at a Wirral railway station have been jailed by Liverpool Crown Court. more...

Rovers top of safety league

TRANMERE ROVERS has a better league standing for safety than it has in the Nationwide Football league, Division One, where they currently sit one place away from the relegation zone. more...

Victorious Victoria!

STUDENT Victoria Letts is top of the 'A' team at Birkenhead Sixth Form College... more...

Make a splash!

WIRRAL swimmers are invited to make a splash for the National Asthma Campaign, on Saturday, October 11, during National Asthma Week - October 6 to 11. more...

Mayor joins Prince's Trust volunteers to celebrate!

PRINCE'S Trust Wirral celebrates its fifth anniversary with a fund raising charity night at Tranmere Rovers' Belmont Suite. more...

Around Wallasey and Moreton

WALLASEY Photographic Society are holding an open day on Monday, September 22, at the RAFA Club, St George's Road, from 7.45pm. Go and see how the society works - there will be demonstrations, portraits and a display of work done at the society. more...

Recovery of benefits

THIS popular weekly column by Jim Strang deals with welfare rights issues of interest to people living in Wirral. more...

Wirral Sport

ALDO'S BIRTHDAY WISH . . .

TRANMERE Rovers player-manager John Aldridge celebrates his 39th birthday tomorrow - but the perfect present for him would be three points against Reading at Prenton Park on Saturday (kick-off 3pm) . . . a clash which has all the importance of a 'six pointer' at the bottom of the Nationwide League Division One. more...

BAND TOGETHER AND GIVE ROVERS A LIFT!

ROVERS' diehards Richard Jones and Tony Morris want fellow supporters to join them in the Bebington Kop Stand in a bid to 'turn up the volume' at Prenton Park - and help lift Tranmere away from the Nationwide League Division One basement. more...

'Lady Luck' deserts Tranmere again . . .

Swindon .... 2, Tranmere .... 1 more...

Signed football to be won!

THERE'S still time for you to win a football signed by scoring legend John Aldridge and the Tranmere Rovers first team squad! more...

Happy Birthday, Tom!

CELEBRATING his birthday this week - he receives a card signed by members of the first team squad - is Tom Wilson, a member of the Prenton Pups, Tranmere Rovers' official youngsters' club which is sponsored by the Wirral Globe. Tom's big day is on Sunday (September 21). more...

Archers' 9-goal drubbing

QUEENS Park increased their lead in the Premier Division to six points after an amazing 9-0 drubbing of Archers Social, with Mike Riley firing a hat-trick and Damian Lepts netting a brace. more...

WALLASEY & DISTRICT SUNDAY LEAGUE

RESULTS: more...

SELECTION HEADACHE FOR NEW BRIGHTON

NEW Brighton selectors have an intriguing situation facing them for this Saturday's visit to Macclesfield in the Thwaites Northern League Division One. more...

WIRRAL SUNDAY LEAGUE

RESULTS: more...

Park tumble out

BIRKENHEAD Park, with a mainly young, inexperienced side, came a 13-23 cropper at home to Trafford MV, on Saturday, in the first round of the Intermediate Cup, after leading 13-0 at the break. more...

EASTHAM JUNIOR SOCCER LEAGUE

RESULTS: more...

Badminton club's plea

GROSVENOR Badminton Club are in desperate need of new players in order to maintain their 25-year existence. The club's Wallasey team won promotion last season to 'B' Division, the Birkenhead team was runner-up in Division Two and there is a Hoylake team in Division Two. more...

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