ROBBIE - the red London bus - is running around Birkenhead Hamilton Quarter picking up passengers. Normal bus fares apply, with a bonus of an all day ticket single ticket costing £1.60, half price children. The bus is known as 'Robbie the Routemaster'
MG champ Peter Harrison has got off to another flying start by winning the first race of the season at Cadwell Park. For 1998, Peter, of South Wirral, moves from the roadgoing MG Midget class to the modified, after a rebuild of the sports car with the
MORETON Motors offer a fully equipped service workshop and a range of used cars to suit all motorists' needs, ranging from a Golf through to a prestigious Mercedes for example, writes Steve Hunter. Mercedes tend to stereotype between retired folk and
CURRENT British Karting Champion Carl Hulme of Parkgate, has won the Winter Series karting championship held at Three Sisters, Aintree Racing Circuit and Ashton in Makerfield. Stratos Karting and Magnum Motor Sports are hoping that Carl's winning streak
HAPPINESS continues to be a car from Hamlet writes Steve Hunter. Serving the needs of Wirral's motorists since 1989, Hamlet Motor Company have a good range of vehicles available, from prestige and performance models, including a highly sought after Audi
Before you set off: 1. Check your car - particularly the spare tyre and the lights. Lights must have deflectors to cut down on their glare to oncoming traffic. If stopped in France and you are not carrying spare bulbs and a warning triangle - you will
ABS - anti lock brakes -may not be foremost in the mind when one buys a new car. I remember being a bit 'miffed' that my new BMW 3 Series came without a radio as standard but a radio would not have saved my life at the weekend, writes motoring editor
THE demise of Coronation Street's Deidre may be holding the Western world in thrall, but people really in the know will be leaving her prison saga behind to get out and about in sunny Meols a week today, April 15. The event is a magnificent, seven-course
RESULTS:- Division One - NBCC (2) 7, NBCC (1) 3; GRPCC (2) 5, B/Spartans (2) 5; Civic (2) 0, GRPCC (1) 10. Division Two - Wallasey Manor (1) 3, Pinewood (1) 7; Hoylake LTC (1) 6, WRCC (1) 4; Pinewood (1) 4, GRPCC (4) 6; Caldy (3) 6, ESWA (1) 4; Phoenix
EVERTON FC scout Mike O'Brien holds a three day soccer school at St Benedict's HS, Upton, on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (April 14/15/16), 10am-2pm. Tel: 677-8360. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting may have been
PLACES are available on Tranmere Rovers Soccer School, from next Tuesday (April 14) to Friday. The course, for boys and girls aged between seven and 12, costs £25. All children taking part will be entered into a free draw for a Haven Family Holiday worth
RESULTS: Sunday, April 5:- Under-10 Division - Shore Villa 6, Squibb 1; Young Lions 7, Heygarth Utd 4; B'head BC 8, Ashville 2; Neston Nomads 4, Allport Hawks 1; Fender Yth 5, Liscard Panthers 2; Stork 8, Irby Jnrs 0; Shaftesbury YC 0, W/Kirby Wasps 2
CARLSBERG WEST CHESHIRE LEAGUE ROUND-UP by Ray Condliffe POULTON Victoria consolidated an eight point lead at the top of the table with a 5-1 victory over Cammell Laird - but only after a much improved second-half performance. Vics manager Alvin McDonald
ROYAL Mersey Yacht Club has announced a membership development programme. Keelboat racing has been a feature over the centuries on the River Mersey at Rock Ferry. Now, the locally based Royal Mersey Yacht Club, 155 years old, approaches the millennium
Wirral Rugby Scene with ANDREW STRATTON OLDERSHAW had to work hard for their 18-12 victory over Isle of Man visitors Vagabonds in a re-arranged Thwaites North West League Division One clash. Ian Stead, who had an outstanding game in the back-row, and
HARRY Leyland is not a young man, yet I swear he vaulted the table clutching a piece of paper when leaving the boardroom after Saturday's game at Reeds Lane. Written on the paper: Wigton 23, Doncaster 22. New Brighton, having beaten Bridlington 27-0 earlier
CELEBRATING their birthdays this week are the following members of the Prenton Pups, Tranmere Rovers' official youngsters' club which is sponsored by the Wirral Globe:- Saturday, April 11th - James Yeardsley. Sunday, April 12th - Nikky Beedles. Converted
Steve Hunter reports from Prenton Park JOHN Aldridge, who plans to hang up his boots at the end of the season, may have an unexpected final flourish to his illustrious playing career because of a hip injury sustained by injury plagued striker David Kelly
THIS week the topic is once again about Disability Living Allowance (DLA). This article is the first in a number which deals with the care component of DLA. As with the mobility component, there are also age restrictions and they will be included each
These chemists will be on duty on Good Friday (April 10):- Birkenhead:- ABC Ltd, 88-90 Argyle Street (12.30pm-7.30pm); Boots the Chemist, 215 Grange Road (normal hours); Superdrug Pharmacy, 220 Grange Road (10am-4pm); Bromborough:- Boots the Chemist,
THE annual meeting of the Wirral branch of the Leukaemia Research Fund will be on Tuesday, April 14, at the United Reformed Church in Meols Drive, West Kirby, at 8pm. All are welcome, say organisers. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some
WIRRAL 16-year-old Kate Todd swapped the classroom for the corridors of power last week, when she joined MP Stephen Hesford's office for work experience. Kate, a student at West Kirby Grammar School for Girls, is hoping to study politics at university
VILLAGE HOTEL, Bromborough, was rally HQ for the Vauxhall Rally of Wales. RAC Motor Sport used the Hesketh Suite for media accreditation while drivers signed on at rally headquarters. Parc Ferme, where the rally cars stopped overnight, was also at Bromborough
WOODCHURCH public house licensee Thomas Bowman was brought back before Wirral magistrates to face a charge of taking indecent photographs of a child at Upton during 1994 and 1995. Bowman, 55, of the Woodchurch Hotel, in Grasswood Road, had originally
RESIDENTS complained to last night's meeting of Wirral highways committee about the number of heavy goods vehicles using Quarry Road East, Bebington. They want traffic regulation to limit the weight of lorries. Councillors were not expected to bring in
HEYGARTH Primary School, in Heygarth Road, Eastham, has celebrated the amalgamation of the school on to one site for the first time in its 60-year history. A special assembly was attended by governors, parents, staff, pupils and teachers, as well as Coun
WIRRAL'S Shaun Seddon has been presented with a national award for young dentists, the Greer Walker award, plus £400 towards advancing his career. He is based at the Glencairn Dental Practice, The Village, Bebington, and is also the first dental recipient
A DRUNKEN man who painted horses 'for a laugh' was told by Wirral magistrates he was lucky not to go to prison for a 'serious, cruel offence'. Terry O'Hanlon, 22, of Arley Close, Beechwood, Birkenhead, admitted causing unnecessary suffering to nine horses
FIVE years after its official opening, Ness Village Hall has become a vital focal point in the community. Reporting on its progress, the Trustees say bookings have shown a steady increase and the hall is in a sound financial position. Both the Village
MAYOR Making is on May 18 and the Globe offers this sneak preview of the ceremony. Retiring Mayor Barney Gilfoyle and the Mayoress will attend the annual meeting of Wirral Council. Then Leader of the Council Dave Jackson will move that Councillor Maragaret
A MAN has admitted sexually assaulting two young boys - one at Wirral's Europa Pools. Kevin Johnson, from Noctorum, pleaded guilty at Liverpool Crown Court to a total of 11 charges involving indecent assault and indecency against the boys, aged 13 and
PLANS for stables at Irby Hill Farm, Irby, went to plans sub committee with a recommendation for approval, subject to certain conditions involving the Green Belt. The committee was also asked to approve plans for a detached house in Dee Park Road, Gayton
HOYLAKE MP Stephen Hesford continues to do battle with the Halifax Building Society on behalf of divorced constituent Mrs Pat Arrowsmith. "I am unhappy to report that despite winning preliminary rounds in Birkenhead Crown Court, the Halifax continues
A NATIONWIDE search has begun to find the cream of Britain's small and medium-sized exporting companies. This year, the DTI's 1998 export awards for smaller businesses include regional winners for the first time. Prizes worth over £50,000 in cash and
WIRRAL SOUTH MP Ben Chapman is angry that he was 'misled' over plans to close Carlett Park College, Eastham, and sell it as business park. He joins a growing lobby critical of the Wirral Met College principal Jenny Shackleton and the College Board. Wirral
RESIDENT Fred Greaves has plunged to his death from the luxury high rise block of flats, the Cliff at New Brighton. He fell from the 13th floor ten days ago. He is believed to be aged 61 and leaves a disabled widow. Residents were visibly shocked by the
IF any Globe readers came into the world on July 5, 1948, and have their birth certificate to prove it, Wirral Hospital NHS Trust would like to hear from you! They may not be aware that they share a landmark birthday with one of Britain's most famous
ALICE RYE'S murderer is still at large, after the widow was brutally stabbed to death in her home last December. The killer may be a local person. Wirral Coroner Christopher Johnson has just closed the inquest at Wallasey Town Hall, on Alice Rye, aged
From Kay Hurst, (nee Baxter):- I AM planning another class reunion for former 5th form pupils of Oldershaw High School who left in July 1955. The previous reunion was very successful but I would still like to trace certain former pupils who we haven't
From K.M:-AS an enthusiastic, gardener I was pleasantly surprised at the brief spell of nice weather we have had recently, giving me the incentive to potter around my small front garden tending to pots, planters, plants and cutting the grass. To my disbelief
ON Tuesday, March 16 I lost my Free Travel Pass, somewhere around Seaview Road, Liscard. I got a nice surprise, when I received it back by post days later. To the kind person who found it and sent it back to me. I'd like to say a very sincere thank you
From P. Fitzpatrick:-AS a resident of a basement flat on Hamilton Square I would like to know where the council expect me to park my car if they say they want to encourage people to use public transport. I own a car and have to move my car every two hours
WORKERS at Vauxhall Motors, Ellesmere Port, where yesterday talking over a new deal offer aimed at securing the long term future of the Wirral factory. Employees at both plants, Ellesmere Port and Luton were shocked by speculation in the media that GM
NO RADIO, no heater, no hood, no worries. This car is fun with a capital 'F.' The Robin Hood 7, which is similar to the Caterham 7, is open top motoring at its very best. Power assisted steering isn't an option, but the steering is so precise that the
THE OFFICIAL opening of the new-look James Edwards Peugeot dealership in Heswall is good news for disabled customers in the region. The refurbished dealership on Telegraph Road has recently been awarded Approved Supplier Status by the national charity
MITSUBISHI CHALLENGE THE Mitsubishi GDi Challenge was held at Adlington Hall in Cheshire, with the team from Mitchell Mitsubishi, New Chester Road, Eastham, finishing a very creditable third overall. Over 100,000 UK drivers took part in this national
Boasting saloon car comfort, the Frontera is easy to drive and manoeuvre, whether you're cruising down country lanes or driving on rough terrain. I took a one owner Frontera 2.5 TDS for a test drive from Vauxhall dealers, Lookers, Ellesmere Port. This
WIRRAL Classic Car Club helped to raise over £16000 for Marie Curie at Oulton Park. The Club made up over half of the Historic Vehicle Class of cars to drive. As well as being the Drive of Your Life for the pass holders, it was the same for the Club members
AN UNLUCKY start and handling problems resulted in frustration all round for the DC Cook Motorsport team in the Autosport British Formula 3 Championship in Thruxton on Sunday. After qualifying sixth, David Cook was the victim of an over exuberant opponent
OH what a beautiful show it will be for Birkenhead Operatic Society's production of the musical 'Oklahoma' at the Liverpool Empire. The only amateur dramatic group performing at a professional venue, BOST belt out the big tunes between Wednesday, April
IN ITS Golden Jubilee season, Hoylake Choral Society presents an evening of Italian music featuring Rossini's 'Petite Messe Solennelle' at St Hildeburgh's Parish Church, Hoylake. Tickets for the event on Saturday, April 25, at 7pm, are available on the
AN AWARD of £49,320 from the Arts Council of England Lottery Fund means that Wirral Schools Brass Band have been able to give a cash boost to the Merseyside Autistic Children's Society. The award to the band's parents' association enabled them to buy
RESULTS: Manning Cup Final - Little House 'B' 5, Merseybus 4. Pyke Cup Final - Merseybus 6, Quest 3. Buxton Cup Final - Little House 'B' 7, Cleveland Arms 2. First Division Cup Final - Cleveland Arms 5, Archers 4. First Division Plate Final - Little House
JUST Champion! Old Bank collected their first silverware of the season, winning the First Division Championship, beating Brackenwood 9-0, with Duncan Van Marle, 2, Mally Dolan, 2, Peter Dicastiglione, Danny Butterworth, Tony Goodwin, Keith Mearns and
ASHVILLE Youth won the right to face Oyster Catcher in the Junior Cup Final with a 4-1 semi-final victory over Halfway Vets. Andy Robinson was the star of the show, scoring twice for Ashville, who had goalkeeper Alan Evans in unbeatable form. RESULTS:
RESULTS: Wednesday, April 1:- Robin Hodgson Division - New Brighton 2, Bronze Soc 0; Mersey Ferries 1, W/Kirby 3; FC Pensby 3, Rangers Breaks 4; E/Port Town 1, Charing Cross 1; Bronze Soc 3, Neston 3. Saturday, April 4:- Robin Hodgson Division - Bridge
RESULTS: Saturday, April 4:- Roberts Moore Nicholas Jones Cup (semi-finals) - Abbotsford 2, The Clarence 0; Seven Stiles 9, Nue Ave 1. Division One - Houlihan's PR 5, Royal Oak 4; Parkfield BA 2, Arrowe Pk 2. Division Two - Admiral 5, Overchurch Hotel
DEE SAILING Club expect a 50-strong turn out for their three day Dart Catamaran Open Meeting on the Estuary at Easter. The event, part of the Travellers Trophy Award, is sponsored by Royal Sun Alliance and entries include World Champion Gareth Owen, from
NEW Brighton 2nd XV won the Homebase Cup, on Sunday, defeating Oldershaw 29-5 in a thrilling final. Andy Nelson, Alex Bennett, Paul Kaye and Dan Tulley all scored tries for New Brighton, while Nelson managed three conversions and a drop goal. New Brighton
THE BBC Match of the Day LIVE Event with Nationwide Building Society, sponsors of the Football League, takes place at the NEC, Birmingham, from April 16th-19th - and Globe Sport has a Family Ticket to be won in another free-to-enter contest! We have teamed
Tranmere . . . . . .0, Sunderland . . . . 2 Attendance: 14,116 TRANMERE were simply outclassed at Prenton Park, on Friday night, by a rampant Sunderland side destined for a swift return to the Premiership. It's not that Tranmere were poor - far from it
TAPES have been coming in 'thick and fast' for Leasowe's Festival of Fun and Music over Whit Bank Holiday weekend, Sunday and Monday, May 24 and 25, to be staged at Leasowe Recreation Field and Community Centre in Twickenham Drive, Leasowe. Bands have
COUNTDOWN is now well under way to the closing date in the search to find this year's Wirral Volunteer of the Year. There are little more than two weeks to go before the Saturday, April 25th deadline - and the organisers have made a heartfelt plea for
MICHAEL KIPLING, aged 25, of Trinity Lodge, Hoylake, has been further remanded in custody until April 15 for committal proceedings by Wirral magistrates charged with the attempted murder of Mark James White in Hoylake in February. There was no application
MANAGEMENT and board members of Tulip International, with local civic dignitaries, officially witnessed the start of construction at Tulip's new £12 million factory at Bromborough. In August 1997, Tulip International announced plans to relocate its cooked
A CADET from Higher Bebington scaled new heights when he was awarded an RAF Sixth Form Flying Scholarship. Cadet Corporal David Gemmell, aged 16, of 1175 (Prenton) Squadron, is currently preparing for A levels at St Anselm's College, Oxton. The scholarship
A MAN who launched a 'cowardly attack' on a smaller, weaker man in the toilets of a New Brighton pub was jailed last week for three years. Liverpool Crown Court heard that after taking the man's wallet, Samuel Mills stayed in the bar at the Ship Inn and
A WOMAN who tried to rob a 70-year-old woman at knifepoint has been jailed for two years. Liverpool Crown Court heard that the victim was approached at a bus stop in Birkenhead by two people including Joanne Platt, who stopped and asked her for directions
TWO moves have been announced by ScottishPower, the parent of local energy company Manweb, to strengthen the group's leading position as the energy market opens up to competition. Charles Berry will become managing director of ScottishPower's energy supply
WIRRAL'S Lord Hunt has made his maiden speech in the House of Lords - on the same subject as his maiden speech in the House of Commons exactly 22 years ago: jobs and employment prospects in Wirral. Lord Hunt reminded the House of Lords that since he had
FOUR more Wirral newsagents have become agents for the St John's Hospice in Wirral Weekly Lottery. They are: New Dawn Retail, 19 Village Road, Higher Bebington; Broadway Post Office, Broadway, Higher Bebington; Buckleys, 45 New Chester Road, New Ferry
GROWING Wirral bus company A1A Travel is doing its bit to help spread the word about St John's Hospice in Wirral Weekly Lottery - literally! The company, based in Price Street by Birkenhead Boys' Club, has donated advertising space on one of its fleet
PENSIONER Margaret Hunt was so shocked at being told she had become the latest person to win the jackpot on Wirral's newest lottery that she 'phoned back half an hour later just to make sure her mind was not playing tricks! "I still can't believe it!"
EMPLOYEES from Horizon Biscuits in Moreton celebrated their phenomenal training achievements at a special presentation ceremony. More than 150 workers at Horizon, formerly Premier Biscuits, received a combination of certificates for gaining the City and
THE former commercial manager for Wirral Hospital Trust made a first appearance before Wirral magistrates on allegations of theft from his employers over a two-year period from July 1995. Paul Smith, aged 47, of Fairacres Road, Bebington, faced 32 specimen
WIRRAL fencers Lois and Sian Lloyd are setting their sights on competing in the Commonwealth Games after success at international level. Lois, aged 18, and her sister, Sian, aged 16, have just fenced for Wales in the junior home international quadrilangular
A SUDANESE man, described as a 'serial scrounger', who defrauded the DSS because of his gambling addiction has been jailed for nine months and recommended for deportation by a crown court judge. Liverpool Crown Court heard that Atif Osman, of Kingsland
BBC TV'S Kathy Tayler and former Miss Wirral Globe Alex Worth joined in the fun of the Cable and Wireless roadshow last week by giving a lively demonstration about the latest developments in technology. Birkenhead's Pyramid Centre was transformed into
FORMER Managing Director of Business Link Wirral, Ian Broscombe, is starting a four-year jail sentence for stealing almost £650,000, mostly from public funds. In court, the 42 year-old blamed a mid-life crisis, a crumbling marriage and negative equity
WIRRAL SOUTH MP Ben Chapman is angry that he was 'misled' over plans to close Carlett Park College, Eastham, and sell it as a business park. He joins a growing lobby critical of the Wirral Met College principal Jenny Shackleton and the College Corporation
From 'Concerned Grandfather':- Dear Compassionate Nurse, I am writing with in response to your letter (Mailbox, March 25). I would like to answer your comments as you are obviously not aware of all of the facts. First of all I am not 'sue-crazy'; seeking
LOCAL children have a chance of winning a Sony Play station win a 'Spot the Wheelcover' competition run by Mitchell Mitsubishi of Eastham. More details available from the dealership. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting
STANDARD air conditioning, alloy wheels and metallic paint, make the limited edition Tigra Chequers one of the coolest coupes around. Colour choice is Star Silver or Premium Blue in either a 1.4, 1.6, or 16v engines. Chequers cost the same as standard
ROVER dealers Windsors, Wallasey, has helped cater for 175,000 meals on the Wirral! Wallasey WRVS purchased two Rover Metros from Windsors of Wallasey for use with their meals-on-wheels service. Wirral meals-on-wheels organiser, Heather Carroll, collected
