AT last, a planning application for the marine lake at New Ferry - nearly two years after being announced in the press that it was 'going to be built'. No ordinary developer could get away with such confidence! This scheme will cost over £11 million of
From M.A. Jones:- Mr. Gunn, the secretary of Wirral R.S.P.C.A., is remarkably moderate in his language when he writes of the 'immense disappointment' of the organisations which have campaigned so tirelessly for a law to ban hunting with hounds. The failure
From Alan Bradshaw:-THE organising committee report that the Festival was a great success. The two Saturday and event days on the Puddydale were blessed with fine weather and were enjoyed by large crowds, with local shops reporting good business. Most
A SCOOTER it may be but slow it ain't, the Gilera Runner brings the fun back to fast motoring! For a commuter bike with a bit of oomph, visit Turners Motorcycles in Little Sutton. The Gilera Runners 50cc, 125cc and 180cc are bikes with the driving emphasis
AUTOSPRAY & Welding Co. (AWC) in Bebington are the company who offer service for your car while you wait. Situated just around the corner from Bebington Merseyrail station and Suzy Q's, Autospray & Welding Co is a very successful and well-established
A RUSSIAN Biplane has landed at Hooton Park. The Griffin Trust's Aircraft Restoration Team, which operates in historic World War One Hangars, has just completed the assembly and refurbishment of a Antonov AN2 Colt. This is a splendid example of the biggest
THE ultimate 4x4 off roading experience is undoubtedly the Rubicon Trail, up in the hills of Northern California, near the resort of Lake Tahoe and Jeep dealer, Ian Cubbin of Cubbin & North, pictured, had the ultimate challenge. Chrysler Jeep UK invited
MORETON Motors offer stress-free motoring for those people with credit problems. If you are one of the many people who have credit problems because of County Court Judgements etc, don't worry because Moreton Motors are the people at your service. Sales
THE Enterprise Printing National Forest Rally saw Car 31, the Ford Escort driven by Wirral born ITV Formula One pundit Tony Jardine, sponsored by RAC Insurance Direct and European Aviation, finished the fifth round of the Mintex National Rally Championship
THE golden age of Meccano Ltd, the original producers of the famous metal construction kits as well as Dinky Toys and Hornby Trains, is recalled in a new display at the Museum of Liverpool Life. Items from the museum's collection will highlight the high
HAMILTON Square Service Station Ltd are 18 years young and still providing a first class service for your car. An established service and repair centre, Hamilton Square Service Station have a respected reputation for offering good, honest and very reliable
IT'S official . . . cars are much more convenient than public transport, and that's almost all there is to it! A new survey by Autonational Rescue and The Mail on Sunday asked UK motorists why they are prepared to get stuck in traffic jams rather than
AUTO GEAR, the car accessory specialist, has so far organised four 'Sound-Offs' for its customers to come along and test out their audio systems against an RTA, decibel meter. The Sound-Off events have proved very popular and successful. At the latest
HAVE you ever thought of giving your car a stylish new look? If you have, and never quite got around to doing anything about it, then Prestige Auto Tint could have the answer for you. Situated on the Argyle Business Industrial Estate in Birkenhead, Prestige
ASTON Martin owners race at Oulton Park in Cheshire, on Saturday, August 1, in events for Astons and other sporting cars. Classes for post and pre-war Astons, plus a classic sports car v saloon challenge with Porsche. Caterham Lotus 7 style sports cars
SOUNDS and tastes of America take over Wednesday night entertainment at Stanley's at 83 Seaview Road, Wallasey, in August. On August 5, there's a Latin American themed night featuring the band Redwing and all sorts of Mexican food and drinks. Then, a
FOUR outstanding Liverpool artists are featured in an exhibition - 4most likely! - at Dunn Fine Arts in Banks Road, West Kirby, from now until August 6. The works of painter David Lovelady, whose band The Fourmost had five top 30 hits way back when; pop
DRAG out your dustsheet! Find your warmest Winter woolies! Midsommer Actors are ignoring our horrible weather to return to Wirral for their annual open-air treat at Royden Park in Frankby from August 4-8. This time it's the turn of 'Dracula' to receive
PERFORMERS from 21 international and local companies are taking to the streets of Merseyside as part of the 8th annual Brouhaha International Street Theatre Festival starting this Saturday and running for 10 days. Birkenhead's big day comes on Friday,
BOOK your flight now for Hoylake and West Kirby Theatre Group's 'Return to the Forbidden Planet' on stage at Port Sunlight's Gladstone Theatre from now until Saturday. This is the Wirral premiere of the cult rock'n'roll musical very loosely based on Shakespeare's
YOU'LL be seeing double at the Moonlight Tandoori, Brook Street, Neston, where Globe readers can get two starters and main meals for the price of one! Just roll up, take your pick from the menu and only pay for one starter and main meal - outstanding
LOCAL amateur football's showpiece game - the Joey Griffiths Cup - is on Sunday (August 2). Queens Park, champions of the Houlihan's Birkenhead Sunday League Premier Division, face St Joseph's, champions of the Wallasey & District Sunday League at
SAILING ROUND-UP by Andrew Stratton AFTER too much wind in recent weeks, it was ironic that crews had to wait for a breeze in Dee Sailing Club's Regatta at the weekend. There was a 45 minute delay before the fleet got underway and results were obtained
THE John Smith's (Monday Night) Birkenhead Darts League AGM is on Sunday at The Royal public house, Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead (11am). Teams interested in joining next season should attend to collect registration forms. Further information from the League
PLAYERS from Tranmere Victoria Cricket Club have started a junior team, to attract youngsters and schools to the game. The club has just received funding to buy cricket gear for the team. Said Tranmere Victoria CC member Andy Sewell: "We need to encourage
Local Cricket Scene with ANDREW STRATTON CALDY kept up their pursuit of Bromborough Paints Merseyside Competition leaders St Asaph with a two wickets win over Ainsdale. They scrambled home in the last over by two wickets, Phil Mcdonald making 39 and Chris
CHRIS Eubank, eat your heart out! Birkenhead lightweight Jamie McKeever won his fourth straight professional fight at the Shea Neary World Championship fight night at the Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes. Jamie, just turned 19, managed by boxing promoter
WIRRAL Athletic Club's junior men's team gained sweet revenge over Liverpool Harriers when the second junior meeting of the season was held at The Oval, Bebington. Wirral, who in the first meeting were beaten by their Harriers counterparts, this time
ATHLETICS REPORT by Christine Yavari WIRRAL AC were in the medals at the English Schools' Athletic Championships in Exeter. They won one silver and two bronze medals. In the Junior Boys' discus, Simon Bulley threw 37.63m to take silver, while Oliver Mahoney
A TRUE star - that's 17-year-old Vicky Peters, from Pensby, who added another string to her bow when she won a bronze medal in the Junior National Archery Championships at Lilleshall, Shropshire. Vicky's archery suffered when she developed ME, but after
TRANMERE supporters should note there are a number of fixture changes for the forthcoming 1998/99 season, due to matches being screened live on Sky TV. Not on Sky TV, Queens Park Rangers v Tranmere has been brought forward 24 hours, from Wednesday, September
TICKETS for Tranmere Rovers' first game of the season against Wolves are now on sale from the Prenton Park ticket office, priced £12 adults and £8.50 juniors and senior citizens. Anyone wishing to renew membership for coach travel to away games should
TRANMERE Rovers manager John Aldridge says his priority for the forthcoming 1998-99 season is to preserve Rovers' Nationwide League Division One status and avoid a repeat of last season's fight against the unthinkable - relegation. With the big kick-off
THIS popular weekly column deals with welfare rights issues of interest to people living in Wirral. This week the topic is about the new drive by the DSS to remove people from Disability Living Allowance (DLA), but inevitably it will result in genuine
A LISCARD man served only 16 hours of a 200-hour community work order imposed for handling a stolen vehicle, Wirral magistrates heard. Darren Paul McLeod, aged 34, of Edinburgh Road, admitted breaching the order, which was revoked. He was fined £500 on
LOCAL bowlers Dot and Eric Boyle celebrate their Diamond wedding anniversary on Saturday. Dot and Eric, who live in Birkenhead, have enjoyed a lifetime's connection with the crown green bowling scene on the Wirral. Glynis Lomax, press officer for the
TWO Wallasey women faced Wirral magistrates on allegations under the Protection from Harassment Act. Jacqueline Violet Winstanley, aged 49, and Denise Christine Winstanley, 41, both of Hillcroft Road, Wallasey, were bailed until August 14 to fix a trial
THE legendary 1960s Tiller Girls, and a host of other celebrities from the world of entertainment, headed by top comedian Norman Collier, are set to tread the boards at Wirral's premier theatre - to help local sick children. They are all coming together
TRANSPORT chief Hugh Lloyd took a walk on the wild side at Bromborough to promote the Green Transport Campaign. Merseytravel has joined the Cheshire Wildlife Trust as a corporate member, creating an environmental partnership that brings together two vital
A TEENAGER in a hurry reached 70mph when followed by the police, it was alleged at Wirral Magistrates' Court. Luke Seymour at one stage overtook three vehicles in a single manoeuvre and in doing so failed to comply with a keep left bollard, said prosecutor
MARK Fleming has been appointed as a trainee fitter at Blakes Rapid Fit, Hind Street, Birkenhead. Mark, 17, from Wallasey, arrived at Blakes Rapid Fit on a work placement from Wirral Metropolitan College - and impressed. A keen and willing worker, he
THE latest phase of 'over-the-shop' development regenerating central Birkenhead has just been completed at the junction of Market Street and Argyle Street. Three of the six just-finished shops have already been let with, say chartered surveyors Honeybourne
WINNER of our Pernod wordsearch competition, organised in conjunction with Campbell Distillers, makers of the world-famous Pernod drink, is Miss L. Holtham, of Wallasey. She receives a bottle of Pernod and a Pernod sports bag including a Pernod T-shirt
FIRST Aid certificates have been presented to pupils at Hillside Primary School, The Ridings, Noctorum. They were taught basic but important First Aid rules by Birkenhead Centre of British Red Cross Merseyside. MP Stephen Hesford, whose constituency covers
MORE than 8,000 people are now playing the St John's Hospice in Wirral Weekly Lottery! The latest milestone to be reached in the short life of Wirral's newest lottery - it was launched only in January - was announced on Monday by Allan Stewart, lottery
THE New Wallasey Community Advisory Team wants to hear your views about strategies for involving local people in playing a vital role in their area. Every second month the New Wallasey Partnership meets to make decisions about how money and resources
SURFERS on the Internet will be able to access details of the Wirral Drugs Service this month when Wirral and West Cheshire Community NHS Trust launches its first world-wide website. It's a unique project involving GP liaison worker Mark Harris and Louis
A GREASBY man expecting a delivery of topsoil moved his girlfriend's car out of the way of the path and was picked up for disqualified driving, Wirral magistrates heard. Robin Kendall, for Larry Stephen Stroud, 40, of Thornes Drive, said the car contained
RETENTION of a Portakabin at the the vehicle storage compound in the heart of Wallasey Village is expected to be allowed following a meeting of Wirral plans sub committee tomorrow (July 30). Planning officers advise councillors to approve the application
POLICE in Birkenhead are anxious to hear from people who may have seen the victim of a serious sexual assault, her attackers or the Good Samaritan who took her home around midnight last Wednesday (July 22). The woman, who is 20 years old, 5ft 6ins tall
MERSEYSIDE POLICE have issued their latest list of men and women wanted for bail busting. As part of the on-going Townsafe anti-crime campaign, the Globe are publishing the names on a regular basis. Police are determined to catch bail bandits who do not
BIRKENHEAD MP Frank Field is expected to make a 'Big Issue' out of resigning as Welfare Reform Minister after frank words with Tony Blair following the Prime Minister's Cabinet reshuffle. The Birkenhead Labour MP, appointed to 'think the unthinkable'
POLICE are holding a full inquiry into the riots surrounding the Glasgow Rangers versus Shelbourne game at Tranmere Rovers with a report going to UEFA, the body responsible for the cup clash between the Scottish and Irish sides. Birkenhead Townsafe chief
From Colin O'Mahoney:- I WONDER if readers are as concerned as I regarding the restrictions imposed by Wirral Borough Council to limit the tending of graves in Landican Cemetery? It appears that the ruling restricts anyone tending to the grave to within
From J. Irvine: I WOULD like to extend my gratitude to the lady who stopped to help my daughters following their road accident at the corner of Hanns Hall Road and Quarry Road in Willaston on Friday July 24. I only know her as a Willaston resident called
From R.M.;-I WOULD like to thank the thief/thieves who let themselves into my garden and helped themselves to my mountain bike. "How dare you simply take something just because you want it. You may have noticed a bracket under the seat, this was for my
A LETTER published in last week's Mailbox from Mr Ian McKellar, of Sandy Lane, West Kirby, contained a number of claims against Mr Stephen Hesford, Labour MP for Wirral West. Mr Hesford wishes to make it quite clear that the public apology published in
VOLVO is not a company to stick its head in the ground when it comes to achieving first-class quality in its cars. At a time when car manufacturing is surrounded by sophisticated technology and the number of computer-controlled robots is increasing, Volvo
TOYOTA is to build a new car design centre in the South of France to enable future cars to be fully in tune with European styling themes and tastes. The new centre, which will be in operation by the year 2000, will link with Toyota's other cenrtres -
There are organised events and an excellent social scene, 30 scooters had a run out to sunny New Brighton and the sun cracked the flags. There they met up with scooter clubs from Blackburn, Manchester and Blackpool. A forthcoming event takes place on
The Rover 200, pictured below, is available in three or five door form. The nippy 1100cc K-series engine will surprise the most discerning driver featuring electronic multi-point fuel injection, called programmed ignition and hydraulic tappets. Collectively
THE INTERMOTO Promenade Stages Rally roared into New Brighton on Saturday and it was a hat-trick of victories for the MG Metro 6R4, piloted this time by Warrington's Lyndon Barton and Johnny Vance, although crowd favourites Mike Oates and Andy Marchbank
WIRRAL rally driver and co-driver Mark Cowell and Barbara Graham have made a promising debut in their first season of the 1998 Skoda Trophy Rally Championship after competing in the latest round at Llandrindod, in Wales, at the weekend. Banker Mark and
LIVERPOOL'S World Cup star Michael Owen will kick off the new season with a Jaguar XK8 sports car. The young starlet, who will be testing the award-winning sports coupe over the next few months, collected the car from Jaguar's Coventry headquarters. Said
LOCAL Ford Dealers have a new Special Edition Fiesta Finesse for August registration. The Fiesta Finesse has extras but a low price of £8,315 on the road with power steering. The limited edition Fiesta Finesse comes with one year's free insurance. There
FOLK dates for your diary:- Wednesday, July 29:- Don't forget, singers' nights every Wednesday with Bromborough Folk Club, at Bebington RAFA Club, Bromborough Road, Bebington. Theme night tonight featuring protest songs, from 8.30pm. Thursday, July 30
THE new management team at the Kings Gap Court Hotel in Hoylake is certainly making the local entertainment scene a lot brighter. Apart from serving excellent food which is good value, they have a regular Dance Club night each Thursday and have run a
ROCKWOOD Media Productions, based in Liverpool, wants to hear from dynamic girl vocalists, aged 18-23, to sing and appear in a broadcast-quality promotional video they are producing of their own material. If you think you fit the bill, send one recorded
Cartoon Festival gets mighty 'thumbs up' from Wirral folk by David Williams THE Golden Grin is spreading across Wirral - and how! Everybody, it seems, wants to show off their doodles - and that really is terrific news for the organisers of Wirral's first-ever
TRANMERE Rovers Republic of Ireland internationals Liam O'Brien and Alan Mahon went along to St Winefride's School, Neston, to congratulate the Year 6 football team on winning a mixed tournament hosted by Chester Catholic High School. So impressed were
HESWALL Youth, of the Houlihan's Birkenhead Sunday Soccer League, require players. Training is held every Tuesday (6.45pm) at Gayton Park, Heswall FC. Contact John Henderick on 342-7595 or Jake on 644-0459. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001
From D. Phillips, of Wirral Sports Council:- ON behalf of Wirral Sports Council, I would like to thank the Wirral Globe for the comprehensive report (Globe Sport, July 15) of the Wirral Sports Personalities of the Year Awards. As always, the Globe's coverage
Ladies' Crown Green Bowls Report by GLYNIS LOMAX ESWA enjoy a comfortable lead at the top of the Birkenhead Ladies' League Division 'A'. But in Division 'B', Thingwall 'A' and Hoylake 'A' are locked in a close leadership battle. Greasby 'B' have a good
THE UECHI Ryu Karate Club in West Kirby is holding a four-week Summer karate course for beginners starting on Tuesday (August 4). The course is open to men and women over 16. For further information, phone 625-5908. Converted for the new archive on 13
BILL Lindfield, of Greasby, leads the way after six rounds of the North West Association of Sea Angling Clubs' 1998 Personal Members' Championship. He has 106 points, followed by Lee Edwards, of Wallasey, with 93, Andy Hardman, Rock Ferry (88), Keith
TRANMERE Rovers Football in the Community programme are holding a soccer school for boys and girls on Tuesday (August 4), at Borough Road playing fields, next to Tranmere Rovers FC. The soccer school is for boys and girls, aged between seven and 12, and
COUNCILLORS meet this week to sort out funding for a New Brighton Centre Vision study as part of a national regeneration initiative managed by the Civic Trust on behalf of DETR and Boots the Chemist. Wirral Council is also seeking funding for a Millennium
HESWALL CVS is issuing an urgent plea for volunteers to work as befrienders in Pensby, Irby, Thingwall, Heswall, Barnston, Gayton and Thurstaston. Volunteers are asked to give up an hour of their time visiting local people who are elderly or housebound
HOYLAKE Cottage Hospital League of Friends are holding a Tea Party at the hospital on Birkenhead Road on Saturday (August 1) from 2.30pm-4pm. Admission (pay at the door or tickets at the hospital reception) is £1. Converted for the new archive on 13 March
TEEHEY Allotments and Gardens Association, Higher Bebington, hold their 44th annual show at Victoria Hall on Saturday, August 8. Open to the public from 3-5pm, the show features exhibitors in 60 categories, comprising vegetables, flowers, fruit, home-made
WIRRAL Scouts are joining TV stars at Birkenhead Scouting's special needs camp starting on Saturday. Taking over 18 months to organise, the camp at Dehon House, Ledsham, takes place every four years so that special needs children can enjoy a week of activities
TWO Post Offices in Wirral are among 10 which have been shortlisted for the area title in the 1998 Best Post Office in the Community competition. The Post Offices in Oxton Village, Birkenhead, and The Village, West Kirby, have been nominated by members
A TEENAGER who stamped on a young man's head and fractured his skull is beginning a four-year jail sentence. Liverpool Crown Court heard that Frazer Pollock left his shoeprint on the forehead of an 18-year-old man in the attack that finished outside the
A MOTORIST who left the scene of a Heswall accident was not traced until the next day. But Wirral magistrates were told by solicitor Mark Bland that he had consumed four pints ahead of the crash and had he stayed until the police arrived would almost
THE British Heart Foundation (BHF) is appealing to Wallasey people for help as volunteers running their charity shop in Liscard Way. Shop manager Karyn Butterworth explains: "Our shops are becoming more and more popular and we really need your help. There's
GARDENERS around the area are busily putting the finishing touches to their prize specimens in preparation for the Neston Horticultural Society Summer Show. Next Saturday (August 8), Neston Town Hall will be packed with potatoes, crammed with carrots
MARIE Curie Cancer Care has organised a once-in-a-lifetime chance for locals to abseil down the historic landmark of Leasowe Lighthouse - all in a good cause. With the help of the best qualified instructors in the area, you can have the opportunity to
ANIMAL rights supporters held a peaceful protest against the sale of kangaroo meat outside supermarket giant Sainsbury's Prenton store on Saturday. Known as Viva!, the protesters claim the sale of kangaroo meat contributes to one of the biggest wildlife
A WIRRAL man has been jointly charged with his brother with trying to stab another man to death. Liverpool Crown Court heard last week that 22-year-old Simon Hill, of no fixed address, stands co-accused with Matthew Hill of the attempted murder of Leslie
OAP's £8,000 Customs dodge A PENSIONER evaded duty in the region of £8,000 on tobacco, it was claimed at Wirral magistrates' court. Charles Ernest Lane, aged 68, of Knowsley Court, Birkenhead, was arrested after he sold tobacco to Customs officers who
A REMINDER that an adults-only charity night takes place tomorrow evening (Thursday) at the Ex-Civil Defence Club, New Ferry, at 8pm. The night is to raise funds to send three-year-old Lauren Foster (pictured) to the USA to remove a red birthmark on her
A ROCK Ferry man who committed burglary with his pregnant girlfriend has been jailed for four-and-a-half years. Judge Denis Clark described 26-year-old Stephen Harold, who travelled across Wirral to raid up-market homes, as "a serial burglar". He said
